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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Vale Kevin Baker. A true folk singer, who wrote and sang the most incredible songs. A life member of Illawarra Folk Club (Margaret Walters). A great poet and singer songwriter, a nice bloke, a rebel and a committed socialist ... Vale Kevin. The world is worse off with your passing (Denis McKay).
Only 2 recordings of his songs or voice on YouTube - Riding the wind and Snowy River Men (Sandra Nixon).
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Folkopedia. A Wiki dedicated to the Folk Arts of England & beyond. A peer reviewed resource for students, teachers & enthusiasts. A growing resource containing all sorts of interesting & valuable information about traditional song, dance & music in England & beyond. It's NOT about gigs or artists or festivals. It IS about songs, tunes, customs, folk plays, dances, etc. - about where they come from, what they mean, who else does something similar elsewhere in the world; in time it will provide interesting trails to follow & find treasure you didn't know about before. (Thanks to Sandra Nixon for this item!)
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Corella is a friendly, inclusive choir, now meeting at the Bush Music Club in Marrickville on Thursday evenings. We sing Australian stories & folk music from around the world. All are welcome! For more details contact director Christina Mimmocchi.
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Strings at St Alban's - 28-30 May. String players are invited to join in a glorious weekend of music in the beautiful village of St Albans culminating in a community concert with conductor Paul Taylor and specialist music tutors for each strings section.
Go to the web site for more information and to register.
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Minstrels Gallery - 6pm - Folk music program is broadcast every Monday, 6-8pm Sydney time. We've missed a great program presented by Bob Connor last Monday. The program can be heard locally on Highland FM 107.1, & streaming.
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SongsOnStage Songwriters/OpenMic - 7pm
Kellys On King (285 King St, Newtown)
Acts so far: Fallon Bourke, Goldilocks Zone, Allan Crew, Sean Cooper, Jo Kerr, Kenneth D'Aran, Russell Neal (host) - FREE SPOTS
Facebook event. Email Russell Neal or go to his Facebook page for more info.
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Figgy Folk Session - 7.30pm. Figgy Folk Session returns to Pub! The Figgy Folk Open Mic Session is held on the 3rd Monday of each month at 7.30pm at the Figtree Hotel, 47 Princes Hwy, Figtree, NSW. All musos, poets & storytellers welcome, & it's FREE. Come along & have a go or just enjoy the show! Like & Follow the Figgy Folk Session Facebook page to see the latest photos & session write-ups.
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NEWCASTLE: Poetry at the Pub - 7.30pm. Poetry at the Pub is held on the 3rd & 5th Monday of every month at Wickham Park Hotel. The readings have an open set & a performance for a feature poet. 7.30pm start. Four Flying Islands pocket books are being launched tonight - by Irina Frolova, Steve Armstrong, Chris Mansell & KA Rees. WIth other Flying Island books, they will be on sale on the night. Membership to Poetry at the Pub is an annual $5. It entitles you to submit a poem to our annual anthology.
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NEWCASTLE: Hunter Bush Poets - 6pm. Our merry band of Bush Poets will be gathering again at the Seven Seas Hotel (33 Cowper St N, Carrington), from 6pm to 8pm. Someone new always turns up to our monthly meeting to enjoy & share the spoken word. Bring your poems & stories to share on Tuesday. We’ll have a party. Ron Brown 0427 261 313
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Songsalive! Songwriters/OpenMic - 7-10pm
Zoom session.
Acts so far: Dave Wheeler, Peter R. Inglis, Dave Moir, Les Matthews, Peter Granton, Russell Neal (host) - FREE SPOTS
Facebook event. Email Russell Neal or go to his Facebook page for more info.
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CANBERRA: Canberra Contra Club Session - 7.30-9.30pm
Turner Baptist Church 17 Condamine Street Turner, ACT
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. 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'. Streaming live on 2RRR (88.5MHz FM). Podcasts online after each show.
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Australian Spectrum Show - 9pm. All Australian blues, roots, folk, Indigenous, jazz and contemporary artistes, on Alive 90.5 fm. Presenter, Ross Fear, chats to some special studio guests and presents you with the perfect weekend gig guide. Listen worldwide.
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Toongabbie Music Club - 11am. This is a daytime trial, by request, with the current Covid medical restrictions applying. Some members may not be aware of how delightful the setting is in the surrounding bushland. Please feel free to invite friends interested in all types of music from classical, folk, rock, blues, jazz, country & Latin, or simply listening, to join us in this new trial venture.
Scouts Hall 17 Whitehaven Road Northmead
11am to 3pm. $5. Bring your own refreshments. Allen.
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St Patrick’s Day at Gaelic Club - 12pm. Live Irish bands, drinks, food. Facebook.
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SongsOnStage Songwriters/OpenMic - 6.30-9.30pm.
Bandit's Roost 7 Sussex Lane, Sydney
Acts so far: Peter Salt, Sean Cooper, John Wright, John Chesher, Kenneth D'Aran, Russell Neal (host) - FREE SPOTS
Facebook event. Email Russell Neal or go to his Facebook page for more info.
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WOLLONGONG: St Patrick’s Day Concert - 6.30pm. With The Carefree Road Band. Centro CBD Wollongong. 6.30pm. Tickets.
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Christina Mimmocchi with Greg White - 7pm
Original plus well-loved songs in well-crafted arrangements, sometimes delicate & sometimes hearty but always resonant. The two have recently started making music together after many years of Greg composing for film & working at the more experimental end of music (austraLYSIS) & Christina singing in vocal groups & being immersed in the world of folk music & folklore. (With three other acts.)
Gasoline Pony 115 Marrickville Road Marrickville
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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: Jae Magsipoc, Ilya Budovsky, Leo Anthony, Chris Brookes, Elizabeth Hylton, Sean Cooper, Jo Kerr, John Wright, Peter Granton, John Chesher, Kenneth D'Aran, NovaBossa (host) - FULL
Limited numbers, social distancing still applies!
Facebook event. Email Russell Neal or go to his Facebook page for more info.
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Loosely Woven 'Live from Humph Hall' - 1.30pm
Loosely Woven, on this occasion with 18 instrumentalists & singers, will be streaming 'live' to the Internet (via YouTube) a free concert specially for seniors in retirement villages and elsewhere that in 'normal' years they would have been visiting in person! This concert was originally scheduled for last December but was cancelled at the last minute due to the Northern Beaches Covid outbreak!
To watch all you have to do is search for 'Live from Humph Hall' from within YouTube or simply click here or type 'humph.org/stream' into your browser.
Send Wayne an email and he'll give you a personal 'shout out' during the concert!. :-)
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Traditional Graffiti - 8pm
Traditional Graffiti is the exciting roots music band that evolved out of Australia’s ever-popular gang of ex-pats, The Wheeze & Suck Band. Ian ‘The Pump’ Macintosh (melodeon, guitar, harmonica), John ‘Red Tips’ Milce (percussion & japes ie: he hits things hard!) & Nigel ‘Muddy’ Waters (mandolin, cello mandolin, harmonica, guitar) continue their unique readings of English-based traditional, ceremonial & contemporary folk material, but now embrace both the strong Australasian & North American influences that have influenced their lives over the years.
Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Folk Club Beatrice Taylor Hall 25 Edgeworth David Ave, Hornsby
Email Bob to book your seat. For further information: Barry Parks .
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Daniel Champagne - 8pm
Daniel Champagne, the young Australian-born, world-acclaimed guitar virtuoso & singer-songwriter, returns after his sell-out Nov 14 show! He began writing songs at 12, training classically throughout his teens, performing wherever he could, honing his craft & developing the dynamite live show he is renowned for today. He has released 4 studio albums, toured relentlessly around the globe with upwards of 300 shows per year, played some of the biggest festivals & shared stages with Tommy Emmanuel, INXS, John Butler, Lucinda Williams, Ani DiFranco, Judy Collins, Rodrigo y Gabriela
Leichhardt Bowling Club 88-92 Piper St, Lilyfield
$26. Bookings essential. Limited tickets due to Covid-19 restrictions!
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SongsOnLine Songwriters/OpenMic - 11am-2pm. Zoom session. Facebook.
Acts so far: Neil Bennett, Shawn Lawrie, Musique A Deux, Les Matthews, Eugene Mitchell, Maggie Huang, 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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Worldwide Folk - 2-4pm, VOX FM. Russell Hannah will present a special show and tribute to Kevin Baker who passed away on 12th March..
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Miriam Lieberman Trio 6pm.
Miriam Lieberman with Susie Bishop & Lara Goodridge.
House Concert, Sydney (North side),
Tickets.
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Urban Guerillas - 8pm
Urban Guerillas will unleash at Gabba Gabba Hey at the Link & Pin. Stadium rock in a coffee shop! This time last year the Urban Guerillas toured to Brisbane, the Gold Coast & Sunshine Coast with Spy V Spy before doing a fund raiser for the fireys at Jewell's Tavern near Newcastle a day before the shutdown due to Covid 19. We still have a long way to go before the pandemic is over so the risk of further shut downs is ever looming. No-one should ever take a gig for granted at any time but now gigs are precious. Expect the Guerillas to turn it up a notch for their first gig for 2021.
Support is local Central Coast band 'Turtle Custard'. Admission free, but you must book. Numbers are restricted. A seated event with Covid Safe Plan. Happy hour from 4pm; music 6-8pm. A delightful range of food & drinks available all day until close! 18A Railway St, Woy Woy.
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Sydney St Patrick’s Day Festival - from 11am. Live music, dancing, Pop-up Gaeltacht, GAA demonstrations, food stalls, arts & crafts. Circular Quay & The Rocks, Sydney, from 11am. More info at the web site.
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St Patrick’s at Gaelic Club - 12 noon. Celtic Tones, County Katoomba, Port Agus Ril. Sydney’s best Irish music & songs. No cover charge.
Gaelic Club 1/64 Devonshire Street Surry Hills, from 12 noon.
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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 Linda Marr.
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SongsOnStage Songwriters/OpenMic 2-4pm.
Cocina del Barrio 526 King St, Newtown
Acts so far: Steve Clark & Russell Neal, Steve Walsh, Kenneth D'Aran, Russell Neal (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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NEWCASTLE: Irish Music Session, 3-6pm. Town Hall Hotel, cnr Turton Rd & Station St, Waratah. 3rd Sunday of month. For a feast of fantastic tunes. Enq., Roz or Shayne ph. 4967 3167, m. 0407 643 844.
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Chord-eaux, Fiddledance & Dirt Road Days - 3.30pm
Chord-eaux is an Illawarra-based folk band which has, for over 10 years, built up a wonderful repertoire of folk songs & tunes from Australia, Ireland, Scotland, England & other countries around the world. Fiddledance is a well established Aussie Bush Band from Helensburgh, playing Aussie/Irish folk music for over 25 years. Dirt Road Days comprises Ann Lehmann-Kuit & her 11 year old daughter Minna who write songs about life, journeys & cups of tea, accompanied by nylon string guitar.
Folk At The Servo 6-8 Wentworth Street Port Kembla
3.30-7pm (music starts 4pm). Tickets $17.37 - must be booked, as no walk-in tickets will be available, & tickets will be limited.
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NEWCASTLE: ClydeStreet - 7.30pm
Clydestreet - formed in August 2016, previously known as Ukenjamit, ClydeStreet (they practise in Clyde St) is a 5-piece band playing creative interpretations of jazz, country, contemporary & original numbers. With U.Bass, baritone ukulele, harmonica, banjo, keyboard, drums & vocals, they enjoy showing the versatility of skilled ukulele playing. This beautiful instrument brings people together to experience the joy of shared music making.
Newcastle & Hunter Valley Folk Club Uniting Church Hall 178 Glebe Rd, Merewether
7.30-10.30pm. $15, conc. $12, Members $10, under-16s free. Supper is a BYO affair for the time being. To comply with COVID-19 restrictions this will be a ticketed event.
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Folkmail is issued as a service to members of the 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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