| Events 8-14 February 2021 |
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More and more 'live' events are happening these days alongside the mediated ones. Do let us know of events that we should be telling people about. - Julie
Colour coding:
'Live' events are in green.
'Mediated' events are in yellow.
Hybrid 'live' + 'mediated' events are in blue.
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Two Farewells
We have lost two good people this month:
On Tuesday 2 February, Bill Arnett ('Billy Folkus'), after a long illness - longtime supporter of folk & live music. Our condolences to his family. On Friday 5 February, John Thompson, of Cloudstreet. Our condolences to his wife & singing partner Nicole Murray.
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The Loaded Dog at Newtown Neighbourhood Centre on Saturday 27 February - with Craig Sinclair, & The Three Audacities (Emma Norton, Dan Kenny, Margaret Walters). Only 40 tickets allowed - & tickets are still available. More info.
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The Battle of the Somme Video - In the mid 1960s Phyl Lobl wrote these poignant lyrics to a pipe tune by Pipe-Major William Laurie, who fought in the Battle of The Somme & then was repatriated to England where he died. This evocative video is a wonderful collaborative project between Phyl Lobl, Dingo's Breakfast, Lindsay Martin & a host of other generous & talented souls. In the background we can hear Phyl's 1982 Sydney NFF appearance with Declan Affley, the only previous recording of the song.
Phyl's father was under-age when he enlisted, though he was 18 by the time he went to the Somme, & one of the images is a very young soldier looking at the photographer. A DVD of this video & the story of this 5-year project is available from the 'Video & Audio' button on the Dingo's Breakfast website.
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Songwriting Society of Australia Showcase - 7.30pm
Kellys On King (285 King St, Newtown)
Acts: John Chesher, Gavin Fitzgerald, Jocelin Chan, Geoff Gates, Ward P, John Givins, Jo Kerr, Peter Gee, Allan Crew, Russell Neal (Host) - FREE SPOTS
Facebook event. Email Russell Neal or go to his Facebook page for more info.
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The Rhythm Singlet - 8pm. ahhhhhhhh, I have been thinking about this. it's groove equivalent to singlet theory. what's going on? with groove, with time, with signatures, with cross rhythms, with everything? what do all the numbers mean? how do you get better at rhythm? we will explore this, in real time, luxuriously, and purely with feet, hands, and voices. oh, I have been thinking about this. all things are, as usual, at website. - Stephen Taberner.
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NEWCASTLE: Hunter Bush Poets are Back in Action. 6-8pm at the Seven Seas Hotel, Cowper St, Carrington. Details, Ron Brown 0427 261 313.
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SongsOnLine Songwriters/Open Mic - 7-10.30pm
Zoom session.
Acts so far: Musique A Deux, Les Matthews, Russell Neal (host) - FREE SPOTS
Facebook event. Email Russell Neal or go to his Facebook page for more info.
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Battle of the BandsOnStage Heat 2
7.30-10.30pm
7:30-8:15 RIFFT
8:30-9:15 Hyper Heart
9.30-10:15 Anton Johansen
Host: Mark Barnett
Kellys On King (285 King St, Newtown)
Facebook event. Russell Neal, 0411 827 571. I still have one Free Spot at each of the other heats.
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CANBERRA: Canberra Contra Club Session - 7.30pm
Turner Baptist Church
17 Condamine Street
Turner, ACT.
7.30-9.30pm. Musicians & MFS members $6, others $8. Maximum number of people in hall is 33. Kitchen is closed. Bring your own food & water, etc. Toilets will be open & there will be sanitiser wipes & hand bottles. Remember to socially distance 1.5m. Be aware of others & don’t encroach.
Remote access by Zoom.
Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 884 5031 8576
Password: CCC
Enq. Rob.
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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. Guests are invited into a virtual 'pub' to sit on 'The High Stool', & discuss music, musical influences, & whatever they like, with their virtual 'bar-person'. His guest this week is Brian Branigan of A Lazarus Soul. Their 4th studio album 'The D they put between the R and the L' was nominated for best Irish album of 2019. Brian was nicknamed Lazarus by his mother, told he wouldn’t survive at birth. He did, but had major surgery for a form of Spina bifida - only to have cancer in his teens, saved again by good fortune & surgery. This had a huge effect on a young mind & song writing became his coping mechanism, a way of figuring out the world. His songs became those of A Lazarus Soul & he is one of Ireland’s finest lyrical commentators. He writes songs on behalf of the dregs & the disenfranchised of Irish society; for the poor, the homeless, addicts, refugees; kids & mothers who wait at home while fathers shout drinks for strangers at the pub; Dubliners whose communities were broken & flats torn down as the inner city became gentrified. A fascinating interview & some amazing music! Streaming live on 2RRR (88.5MHz FM). Podcasts online after each show. Send suggestions for music, suitable guest etc. to Patrick.
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Australian Spectrum Show - 9pm. Presented by Ross M Fear on Alive 90.5 fm. Listen online. Streaming worldwide.
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The Marais Project - 1.15pm
Jennifer Eriksson (viola da gamba), Tommie Andersson (theorbo), Susie Bishop (voice, violin). Baroque songs & interludes from around Europe. A celebration of music for viola da gamba inspired by Marin Marais, French virtuoso viola da gamba performer & composer. Now includes Swedish folk music, mediaeval & renaissance repertoire.
St James
King St, Sydney. $10. Listen live or online. Tickets & program.
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SongsOnStage Songwriters/OpenMic - 6.30-9.30pm.
Bandit's Roost
7 Sussex Lane, Sydney
Acts so far: Paul and Gina, NovaBossa, Kenneth D'Aran, James Lyon (host) - FREE SPOTS
Facebook event. Email Russell Neal or go to his Facebook page for more info.
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The Classic Singlet - 8pm. The classic singlet, it’s back! Join up to 500 participants worldwide in warm ups, the learning and singing of a song, a little drink break, and then a bit of sharing: thoughts, knitted things, flags, or snippets of music from you, possibly finishing with a dance track. All things are, as usual, at website. - Stephen Taberner.
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Classic Folk - 9-10pm, 2NURFM, with Phil Bates and Jane Klein.
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SongsOnStage Songwriters & Performers - 7-10pm
Captain Cook Hotel
33-35 Kent St, Millers Point
Acts: Dylan and Al, Steve Walsh, Chris Brookes, Jo Kerr, John Wright, Peter Granton, John Chesher, Kenneth D'Aran, NovaBossa (host) - FREE SPOTS
Limited numbers, social distancing still applies!
Facebook event. Email Russell Neal or go to his Facebook page for more info.
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SongsOnLine Songwriters/OpenMic - 11am-2pm. Zoom session. Facebook.
Acts so far: Michael Marker, Maggie Huang, Neil Bennett, Shawn Lawrie, Musique A Deux, Les Matthews, Kenneth D'Aran, Russell Neal (host) - FREE SPOTS
Email Russell Neal or go to his Facebook page for more info or to book to play.
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Mitch Grainger - 8pm
Mitch Grainger, world-renowned blues harmonica-player, guitarist, & Australian roots-music troubadour, now based in Nashville, Tennessee, has returned to catch up with family & friends, & Australian fans. His only Sydney show! Mitch started out on the local Sydney blues scene at 14 with fellow Balmain boys, Alex Lloyd & Declan Kelly, in The Beefs. He then joined the Bondi Cigars, before forming his own band, Papa Lips, in 1994, with Declan Kelly, Clayton Doley, Rowan Lane, & his sister, Kara Grainger. On Facebook.
Leichhardt Bowling Club
88-92 Piper St, Lilyfield
$26. Bookings essential. Limited tickets due to Covid-19 restrictions!
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MORPETH: 'Summer Days' Celtic session - 2-5pm. At the Morpeth Commercial Hotel. Gary, 0412 827 380
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Worldwide Folk - 2-4pm, VOX FM. Presented by Yvonne O'Grady.
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Sunday 14 February - Valentines Day
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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. Presented this week by Gerry Myerson.
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Songwriters/OpenMic 2-4pm.
Cocina del Barrio
526 King St, Newtown
Acts so far: Steve Clark, Kenneth D'Aran, Russell Neal, James Lyon (host) - FREE SPOTS
Facebook Event. Email Russell Neal or go to his Facebook page for more info or to book in to play.
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SongsOnStage Songwriters/OpenMic 5-8pm
Dapto Diamond Dogs
Music Lounge & Bar
37-39 Princes Highway, Dapto
Acts so far: Kon Natalizi, Shannon McGrath, Darren Bennett, Lance Aligiannis, Neil Townsend (host) - FREE SPOTS
Facebook event. See Facebook or call 4288 4730 more information.
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SongsOnStage Songwriters/OpenMic 6-9pm
Garry Owen Hotel
778 Darling Street, Rozelle
Acts so far: Jo Kerr, Russell Neal (host) - FREE SPOTS
Facebook event. See Facebook or call 4288 4730 more information.
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Folk Federation of NSW Inc. If you are receiving it, and are a lapsed member, or not a member at all:
1. Please consider joining/rejoining. Details
2. Support folk music in NSW by 'attending' some of these events!
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