Events FolkMail: 1-7 April 2024 |
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Items for FolkMail - Please send items for FolkMail to folkmail@folkfednsw.org.au following these guidelines. And don't forget to also send in your suggestions for FolkMail's 'Video of the Week' (see below). Enquiries to Wayne (0400 803 804). N.B. If you add an event to the NSW Folk Federation's web site there is no need to send it to me as I always include those events in Folkmail.
Colour coding:
'Live' events are in green. 'Mediated' events are in yellow. Hybrid 'live' + 'mediated' events are in purple.
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Video of the Week
'Somebody that I used to know' (CDK)
Truly amazing choreography by the renowned CDK company.
Thanks to Andrew Goodman-Jones for drawing this to my attention.
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Monday 1 April (Easter Monday)
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SongsOnStage Songwriters & Performers Night - 6-9pm
Camperdown Commons 31A Mallett St, Camperdown
James Lyon will host. Booked in: Cruise Ship, Zoe Rain, Jack Peck, Colleen Kenny. Let Russell know if you'd also like to play.
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SongsOnStage Songwriters & Performers Night - 6.30-9.30pm
Melthouse Pizza 247 Kingsgrove Rd, Kingsgrove
Russell Neal will host. Booked in: Ramshackle Boys, Raven Joy Bower. Let Russell know if you'd also like to play.
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Playford Dancing - 7.30pm 1st Tues. All dances are called and walked through and live musicians make this a very enjoyable evening. More info: Julie (02) 9524 0247
Tritton Hall (Hut 44)
Addison Road Community Centre
142 Addison Road, Marrickville
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Canberra Contra Club - 7.30pm 1st & 3rd Tues. Contra Dance is an energetic and exciting form of social dance which couples dance in two facing lines or groups of four. Throughout the course of a dance, couples interact with different couples as they progress. More info: David.
North Canberra Baptist Church Hall
17 Condamine Street, Turner
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Tales from the High Stool - 9pm
Pádraig Ó Cuinn hosts this program on 2RRR with interviews with people involved in local & global music. The program is repeated on Saturday mornings at 5am.
This week is a repeat of Patrick's interview with Irish folk legend Andy Irvine.
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Australian Spectrum Show - 9pm
Alive 90.5 FM, presented by Ross M Fear every Tuesday night. Check Facebook for details.
His guest this week is Hussy Hicks who will be talking about their current Australian tour featuring their new 12th album 'Swimming in Uncertainty'.
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Celtic Tones - 6.30pm
Celtic Tones, presented weekly on Eastside FM by Eileen Cantwell, is your opportunity to drench yourself in the heartfelt lyrics & musical flow of home-grown Irish talent that tends to stay within the borders of the Emerald Isle. Some say it is the history & heartache of ancestors that provide the consistent talent, but whatever is the cause lets all sit back and enjoy the affect. To contact Celtic Tones, send an email.
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Songsalive! Australia OnLine Workshop - 7.30-10pm
Zoom Session
Russell Neal will host. Booked in: Roxanne Kiely, Stephen Kiely, Angie Thornton, Paul McGowan, Al Crew, Shaun Walker. Let Russell know if you'd also like to play.
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Tom Flood 'A Farewell to the Blue Mountains' - 7.30pm
Blackheath Folk presents Tom Flood’s “Farewell to Blue Mountains” performance before he returns to Western Australia sometime this autumn.
More info & bookings on the FF web site.
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Eleanor McEvoy - 8pm
After selling out her Petersham Bowlo show, Eleanor has added an extra Sydney show at The Gaelic Club at the end of her current tour!
Tickets: $41
The Gaelic Club Level 1, 64 Devonshire St, Surry Hills
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NEWCASTLE: Classic Folk program on 2NURFM, Wednesdays, 9-10pm. Folk music - classic songs & emerging artists, from the Australian folk scene & around the world - Phil Bates & Jane Klein bring you the best of folk.
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Folk Live@Lunch in the Mall - 12pm - every Thursday and it's free!
Wollongong Mall
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SongsOnStage Songwriters & Performers Night - 7-10pm
Captain Cook Hotel 33-35 Kent Street, Millers Point
John Chesher will host. Booked in: Chris Brookes, Elizabeth Hylton. Let Russell know if you'd also like to play.
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SongsOnStage Songwriters & Performers Night - 7.30
Coach & Horses Hotel 147 Avoca St (Cnr Alison Rd), Randwick
Russell Neal will host. Booked in: Osmosis, Gerald Khoury, Sparkle. Let Russell know if you'd also like to play.
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Troubadour Session Night - 7-9pm - first Friday. Come along and sing, play, recite or just listen. We supply the music or you can play something of your own. Bring a music stand & snacks to share. Enq. Hugh (0402 529 474)
Community Hall Holy Apostles Anglican Church 147-149 Blackwall Rd, Woy Woy
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Bush Traditions Session - 7.30pm (1st Friday of the month) - An evening of Australian folk music - songs, dance tunes, poems and more. More info: Dave (4884 4214)
The Goulburn Club,
Market St. Goulburn
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SongsOnLine Trans-Pacific OpenMic - 11am-2pm
Zoom Session
Neil Bennett will host. Booked in: Tony Becker, Storm, Nigel Gordon, David Ballinger, Shawn Lawrie, Neil Bennett. Let Russell know if you'd also like to play.
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Worldwide Folk - 2-4pm. Illawarra Folk Club has supported local community radio station VOX FM 106.9 for many years.
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Focus on Folk - 5-6pm. on 1st Saturdays. The Folk Federation of NSW's monthly radio programme, on 2MBS FM 102.5, & DAB radio or via the internet & can also be heard up to 6+ months after broadcast by looking for previous first Saturdays here. Presented this month by Paul Jackson.
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Raduga Trio - 6.30pm
“Raduga”– rainbow or joyous arch – is an eclectic, energetic and exciting take on a raw gypsy style. Original compositions and arrangements of melodies and songs from around the world on the clarinet, piano accordion, ukulele, gitano guitar, acoustic bass, bass balalaika and various percussion including spoons, flavoured with singing in English as well as in Slavic and Roma languages. More info & bookings.
Newcastle & Hunter Valley Folk Club New Lambton Community Centre 14 Alma Road, New Lambton
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The Shack - 7.30pm
World Contemporary Folk Music for those who love to listen. More info & bookings. This month featuring:
Aljamia The Go Two's The Luvvies
Ted Blackwood Hall, Jacksons Road, Warriewood
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Sydney Bluegrass & Old-time Music Get-together - 7.30pm
We're back up & running and looking forward to having some special musical times together. Learn and rehearse couple of songs in SAFETY IN NUMBERS from 6.30pm - beginners welcome - and perform them at the start of the concert.
Performers who play bluegrass, old-time and acoustic traditional country music send us an email if you would like to play.
Annandale Community Centre 79 Johnston Street, Annandale
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The Parson & The Peas - 9am
Come and listen to our revival folk & Celtic wind, strings & bodhran music at the Uralla Markets. More info & bookings on the FF web site.
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Whirled Wide - 1pm, Fine Music 102.5 FM; & live streaming, Showcasing diverse music from cultures around the world, both traditional & modern. It features musicians from all corners of the globe including Australia.
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Wingham Community Folk Group - 2-5pm
Share new & forgotten folk songs, stories, poetry, & whatever else takes your fancy. You can just listen, or better still perform something folky that you like. 1st Sunday of the month Enquiries: Jana 0448 354 840. More info & bookings on the FF web site.
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A Celebration of Comrade Johnny Clough - 2-6pm
Our dearest Johnny Clough has left us and is now likely sharing a song and a pint with Mr Ochs.
Please join us for a celebration of Johnny's life and times.
Johnny's wishes were for no funeral, instead a wake - so let's make it a wake for the ages! There will be stories (oh the stories!), songs (of Phil Ochs, fook me dead!), dancing, and (god help us all) maybe even some jazz!! More info.
The Gaelic Club Level 1, 64 Devonshire St, Surry Hills
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The Sydney Balalaika Orchestra - 2.30pm
More than 20 musicians from a dozen different nationalities unite in their passion for music and performance. The Sydney Balalaika Orchestra presents traditional Russian folk tunes and modern-day classics, both orchestral and vocal, all arranged by musical director and conductor Victor Serghie. More info and bookings.
The Art House Theatre 19-21 Margaret Street, Wyong
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SongsOnLine OpenMic - 7.30-10pm [TBC]
Zoom Session
Russell Neal will host. Let Russell know if you'd like to play.
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