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Folk Federation of New South Wales Inc
Issue 499 December 2019 - January 2020
Shortis and Simpson
folk music dance festivals reviews profiles diary dates
sessions opportunities
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or is it a uke, out of
From the President which extrudes the
waratah emblem
Folk Federation of NSW AGM 2019 of NSW. Thanks to
It is with great pleasure and a sense of excitement and op- all on the commit-
timism for the future of our organisation that I present this tee and to our ever
year’s President’s Report. At last year’s AGM I tentatively cheerful sometime
announced that we were investigating the possibility of hold- graphic designer
ing a folk festival in Sydney Central and as you all know and longstanding
now, it happened, and I think you’ll all agree it was a crack- dedicated webmas-
ing success and a great credit to our organisation. ter Ally Mosher-
Taylor for persever-
Thanks to all on the management committee plus a handful ing with us in its
of dedicated long- standing and experienced members who creation.
jumped aboard as supernumeraries and onto a sub-committee
formed to assist with the festival, many of them ex-commit- I would specifically
tee members and a couple of ex-presidents. Special thanks like to thank all
also to the almost one hundred volunteers who came on board those who served
later to offer their assistance without which we couldn’t have and assisted on this
staged it. year's management
committee and who without exception gave so generously
It wasn’t all plain sailing of course, but we succeeded in of their time, and in particular my offsider, Vice-President
building from the ground up, an inaugural Sydney Folk Festi- Margaret Walters. Your forthright good counsel, always prof-
val which met the ideal of highlighting some of the best folk fered with kindness, was truly helpful in supporting me in
offerings available in our state, some old legends and specifi- my role as President. Special thanks also to Treasurer Dallas
cally the next generation of folk, and to make them available Baxter who skilfully negotiated the delicate path of fiscal
potentially to a new audience in a program of music, song, responsibility whilst supporting our enterprises, and to the
poetry, plays, dance and participatory sessions presented in ever reliable and proficient Pam Davis our secretary. We are
ten beaut venues over three days across a small strip of Pitt St also extremely grateful to committee stalwart Terry Clinton
slap bang in the middle of Sydney’s CBD. for his assistance across the board and specifically in IT, but
in particular for undertaking and expertly completing the
It was by all accounts an enjoyable festival for audience and
arduous task of applying for grants for the festival to the City
performers alike, and this was borne out in formal audi-
of Sydney and Create NSW.
ence feedback collected after the event. Furthermore thanks
to very decent attendances as well as a grant from the City Thanks also to all who contributed on the Sydney Folk Fes-
of Sydney and some very generous sponsors, whom we’ve tival sub-committee whose input and ideas helped shape it,
thanked elsewhere, we succeeded in making a surplus. We and in particular to Alex Bishop who assisted with so many
also expanded our sphere of influence and made many new aspects of the festival as well as being Director of Finance, to
connections, contacts and friends, as well as new members. Wally Byrne for his Trojan labour as Volunteers Co-ordinator,
We now have significant seeding funds available for a further to Lynn Hudson for expert Artist Liaison, and to Anthony
festival and I am delighted to report that our committee is in Woolcott who stepped in for a time to assist me with produc-
principle looking to hold the festival again next year. tion. Last but not least a huge thanks to Warren Fahey for
his inestimable and tireless contribution as Artistic Director,
The Sydney Folk Festival, though by far the most challeng-
and for being such a good mate to me in my role as Festival
ing event organised by us over the year, was just one of
Producer.
many other projects. We followed through with our inaugural
Young Artist Awards initiated the previous year, and were de- This AGM marks the completion of my second term as
lighted to select Josh Maynard and Allegra Dunning as young President and I must now declare that I have decided to stand
and junior artists of the year respectively, for the awards. down and not seek re-election. I do so however with a great
Josh received cash and Allegra mentoring and some record- sense of optimism for the future of this worthy organisation.
ing sessions, and both performed, and acquitted themselves I wish to announce that I have nominated Pam Merrigan for
very well indeed, at the Sydney Folk Festival. I’m pleased to the role of President of the new committee and I move aside
report that these awards are also being continued and will be in the firm conviction that the new committee will effectively
judged in March 2020. continue the programs we have established over the last few
years, and more. Having increased the momentum in devel-
We also held more of our popular occasional musician’s work-
oping and promoting the folk arts in NSW in accordance with
shops and are most grateful to past Vice President Max Gregory
our charter we have as a result expanded our reach and sphere
for organising these. I would also like to thank our current
of influence and I believe that new leadership with broader
Vice-President, the indomitable Margaret Walters, for again
experience and connection within the folk world is now
organising what is traditionally one of the first events in our
required to build on this foundation.
calendar after the AGM, the ever popular and fun ‘End of Year
Bash’ which she has done so very well for many years now. Next year is our fiftieth anniversary and it appears as if it
is already shaping up to be a momentous year. I wish our
This year also marked the creation of a new FFNSW logo to
federation a truly happy fiftieth birthday and many happy and
replace a much loved but technically outmoded and arguably
successful returns, and may we continue to grow and prosper
outdated one. Though we had mixed feelings about jettison-
for the benefit of the community as a whole, throughout NSW
ing the old logo we had a lot of fun designing a new one and
and beyond.
I think we’ve all become quite attached now to our brand new
high res lilting little Kookaburra which sits on a neat guitar, Brian Jonathon
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END OF YEAR FOLK BASH
Organised by the Folk Federation of NSW
Sunday 8th December 2019
♦ 1:30 for 2:00pm ♦
upstairs at the Gaelic Club 64 Devonshire Street Surry Hills
♦ Brian Jonathon s/songwriter♦ Kejafi amazing Celtic trio ♦
♦ Jennifer Lees trad & contemporary songs ♦
♦ Unaccompanied Baggage – a cappella choir ♦
♦ Black Joak Morris with a Mummers Play ♦
♦ Light refreshments ♦
♦ Christina Mimmocchi ♦ Cameron Mather ♦
♦ Men With Day Jobs + Aubrey & Purton ♦
♦ English Village and Folk Carols ♦
Admission: $15 or Folk Fed members $10
ALL WELCOME
Enquiries: Margaret Walters margaretwalters2@gmail.com mobile: 0427 958 788
More info soon at www.folkfednsw.org.au
https://www.facebook.com/events/2347479455378629/
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End of Year Folk Bash - Performer Details
https://www.facebook.com/events/2347479455378629/
Brian Jonathan grew up in Dublin amidst the Irish trad and 50’s folk revivals. Singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist,
he’s played in many bands. He’s recently completed a gig as President of Folk Federation of NSW.
Kejafi – Ken O’Neill, James Gastineau-Hills and Fiona McVicar cre-
ate an exciting and energetic sound with dual fiddles, octave mandolin
and moving songs that will have your feet tapping and heartstrings
pulled.
Jennifer Lees is a talented singer with a strong background in tradi-
tional song and is also a sensitive songwriter. She sings unaccompa-
nied and also plays electric keyboard.
Unaccompanied Baggage is a community choir based in North Syd-
ney and directed by Stuart Davis. They have a joyful history of over
25 years making music together.
https://www.facebook.com/Unaccompanied-Bag-
Kejafi gage-266110636871256/
Mummers Play. Black Joak Morris draw on the English pastoral tra-
dition of a Christmastime mummer's play to produce A Mid-Mummer
Night's Dream. Suspend your disbelief and gird your loins for this
phantasmagorical journey, beyond the wasteland of unchecked capital-
ism, through the primordial woodlands of myth and legend, lubricated
with song, dance, improbable characters, and dreadful rhymes.
Christina Mimmocci –
Just back from a Cuban
Singing Adventure with
a 24-piece choir, Chris-
tina will perform some
new songs inspired by the
adventure. She currently
works with choirs around
Sydney as well as perform-
ing solo and in the trio
“Strawberry Thieves”. She Mummers Play
is collaborating on a show
called “Bound for Botany Bay” with PP Cranney in time for the 2020 celebrations
of Cook’s circumnavigation of Australia (sic) and is writing the history of the St
Albans Folk Festival.
Cameron Mather is a versatile performer playing tenor banjo, guitar, bouzouki and
mandolin. As well as playing traditional Irish music, Cam sings songs from Ireland,
Canada, Scotland and Newfoundland. He's known for his interpretations of songs by
Christina Mimmocci the great Stan Rogers.
Men With Day Jobs + Aubrey & Purton are five
inventive and gleeful geezers. There’ll be memo-
rable and varied originals, running the gamut from
poignant to political and plain puerile – also some
covers to die for, or possibly, because of. And
LOTS of crowd engagement. None shall escape
this gig without a laugh, tear, pricked conscience
or stomped foot. But don’t encourage them – they
don’t know when to stop!!
English Village Carols. A hidden tradition from
the villages of England has become a tradition in
Sydney. Sunday arvos at the Shakespeare in Surry
Hills from 2:30 from 17 Nov – 22 Dec. https://
www.facebook.com/events/399667337358438/
Meanwhile we’ll also be enjoying some of these
lively songs at the Gaelic Club on Sunday 8th
along with other folk carols for a lovely end to the
Folk Bash. Men with Day Jobs +
Aubrey & Purton
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Dates for your diary December 2019 - January
Centre, Beecroft Rd (opp. Fire Station). humour associated with the Wheezers
7.30-11.30pm (note start time). $19, $17, continues; as does their determination to
DECEMBER BMC members $14. Sigrid 9980 7077 contribute new material. Expect to sing
Sunday 1st December along. BYO dinner / nibblies. Tea,
Humph Hall. 'Evening Primrose' -
'Evening Primrose' - LOOSELY WO- coffee, bikkies available. The Narrabeen
LOOSELY WOVEN. A free, brand
VEN. A brand new free show featuring TRAMSHED, Lakeview Hall, 1395a
new show featuring 20 instrumentalists
20 instrumentalists & singers. The pro- Pittwater Rd, Narrabeen. 7.30pm - late.
and singers. 85 Allambie Rd, Allambie
gram includes songs addressing social Bookings trybooking.com/book/
Heights. 1.30pm + 6pm. Bookings ad-
justice issues incl. a fabulous song by event?eid=572914&. Any problems with
vised 9939 8802 wayne@humphhall.org
Khristian Mizzi called ‘We ain’t all online bookings, please call Rhonda on
equal’, Eric Bogle’s powerful song 0413 635 856 for tickets.
’Shelter’ and one by local Northern COMHALTAS IRISH CONCERT.
Beaches songwriter Ian Macintosh re- Great Irish music & songs. The Gaelic
lated to the plight of Sydney’s homeless Club, 64 Devonshire St, Surry Hills. 7pm
people. Avalon Baptist Peace Church, 2
George St, Avalon. 4pm. End of year 'Come All Ye' with spe-
cial guests - NEWCASTLE PEO-
PLES CHORUS; & ECOPELLA.
Newcastle & Hunter Valley Folk Club
Inc., newcastlehuntervalleyfolkclub.org.
au. New Venue: Merewether Uniting
Church Hall, 178 Glebe Rd, Mereweth-
The Shack. The last for the year. MIC
er. Enq, folkclubcontacts@gmail.com.
CONWAY WITH ROBBIE LONG.
Comedy, music and magic, an hilarious Sunday 8th December
array of idiosyncratic songs that will Sunday 8th December. The Folk
make your jaw drop, toes tap and sides Federation's End of Year Folk Bash, at
Kalang House Concert with FRED split. Those who know Mic from his the Gaelic Club. Put it in your diary,
SMITH. Fundraiser for the Kalang days with Captain Matchbox Whoopee calendar, phone, or whatever!
headwaters protest. About 10 km from Band and Circus Oz will be delighted by
this incarnation: Mic as teller of tall tales 'Evening Primrose' - LOOSELY WO-
Bellingen. 3.30 for 4pm start. $20
and true. There are new songs and some VEN. A brand new free show featuring
suggested donation. Details, bookings,
oldies close to his heart. He croons a 20 instrumentalists and singers. The
email lindacdalton[at]gmail.com
heart-breaking version of Mad World, Lakes Catholic Parish Hall, 21 Lagoon
Yuin Folk Club (Cobargo) dispenses good advice in Never Bite a St, Narrabeen. 2pm.
End of year Party. 2pm. Entry $15/$25. Married Woman on the Thigh and Friday 13th December
Cobargo Showgrounds. Enq: 64936758 revisits Tom Lehrer's Masochism Tango.
Wednesday 4th December Stripped back, irreverent, and shame-
Bush Music Club Concert Party will less... it's surreal vaudeville. + Big Sky
play for Sutherland Shire Bush Dance Mountain. An all female band from
Group's last dance for 2019. All the Sydney, coining their heartfelt brand of
dances are taught and called. Bush Americana Country Pop. Armed with
dancing, a yarn and a cuppa. Singles, several layers of heavenly vocal
partners and groups are welcome..The harmonies, the 7 women combine
group has a new website: shirebush- melody-driven guitars with a flourish of
dancing.site. Gymea Anglican Church trumpet, giving their songs a gritty yet Humph Hall. GREEN MOHAIR
hall, 131 Gymea Bay Rd, Gymea. 7.30 vulnerable touch, enticing audiences SUITS. A quartet of expressive song-
- 10pm. $6, $3 school child. On time with their charming live shows. + writers that take their four-part harmo-
arrival with correct cash is requested. TRADITIONAL GRAFFITI - the nies as seriously as they take their
Mike 9520 2859 or Leila 9545 1576 multi-faceted roots music experience dedication to a good time, Green Mohair
that evolved out of Australia’s popular Suits, (Brian Campeau, Richie Cuthbert,
Friday 6th December gang of ex-pats, The Wheeze & Suck Jason Mannell & Ben Romalis) hold a
'Evening Primrose' - LOOSELY WO- Band. Ian ‘The Pump’ Macintosh reputation for inspired showmanship &
VEN. A brand new free show featur- (melodeon, guitar, harp), John ‘Red Tips’ performances as brash as they are
ing 20 instrumentalists and singers. Milce (percussion and japes ie: he hits emotive. 85 Allambie Rd, Allambie Hts.
Eastwood Uniting Church, 16 Lakeside things hard!) and Nigel ‘Muddy’ Waters 7pm Bookings advised 9939 8802
Road, Eastwood. 7pm. (mandolin, cello mandolin, harp, guitar) wayne@humphhall.org
with their unique readings of British-
Saturday 7th December Saturday 14th December
based traditional, ceremonial and
Beecroft Bush Dance, with Concert contemporary folk, but now embrace Celtic Christmas Concert. MANUS
Party Bush Band. All dances taught & their strong Australasian and North MCGUIRE - acclaimed Irish fiddle
called. Supper provided. Community American influences. The warmth and player whose exceptional musical gift
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is widely recognised. He has performed Shire singer and multi-instrumentalist Canberra’s leading musical satirists
with Buttons and Bows, Moving Kate Burke (voice, fiddle, guitar) has confirm what a stunning year this has
Cloud, Brock McGuire Band, and with assembled a fine line-up: Tasmanian been as they take you through the
his brother Seamus McGuire. Manus Luke Plumb (bouzouki, mandolin) will stories and characters that have made
will be accompanied by BEN STE- be joined by Victorian double bassist 2019 so memorable - the unwinnable
PHENSON, a multi-instrumentalist. + Oscar Neyland and Four Winds own election was won, Abbott fell off his
KEJAFI, inspired by the music, dance Artistic Director James Crabb, a Scot- bike, the polls were up the pole, Shorten
and piping from the Scottish Highlands tish classical accordion player. Bega fell short. When Greenland was almost
and Islands, open the concert with tra- Valley’s celebrated Friday Choir will sold, journalists were raided by the
ditional and original tunes and songs on sing strident Georgian ‘Alilos’, warm AFP, a cardinal lost his appeal, Aldi
fiddles, viola and octave mandolin. The and wistful Irish carols, lively French shopping bags became the new method
Gaelic Club, Level 1, 64 Devonshire songs and an English wassail. Swed- of making political donations. So join
St, Surry Hills. 7-10pm. Bookings, ish polskor, Irish and Scottish jigs and them as they go Morrison dancing, and
trybooking.com/BFHVN. slides, and gently improvised instru- prove, in the words of The Titanium
mental music based on original sea- Man himself - How Good Is 2019?
Troubadour Xmas Program. Home
sonal themes. Enjoy the chance to sing bushmusicclub.blogspot.com/2019/10/
grown mayhem and seasonal fun. Keep
carols accompanied by fine musicians dukes-place-with-shortis-simpson-sat.
up to date with our Facebook page
and singers, with a glass of mulled wine html. BYOG & a supper contribution.
facebook.com/TroubadourCC. Trou-
and a mince pie under the stars. More Bush Music Club, Tritton Hall, Hut 44,
badour Folk Club (troubadour.org.au),
information and tickets at fourwinds. Addison Road Centre, 142 Addison Rd,
St Luke's Hall, 147-149 Blackwall Rd,
com.au/whats-on. 7.30-9pm. $40; Marrickville. 7.30 for 8pm. $10. Sandra
Woy Woy. 7pm (tickets from 6.30).
under-17s free. 9358 4886
$10, $13, $15 at the door. 4342 6716
Monday 16th December House Concert. THE BORDER-
Tradewinds House Concert
EAMONN AND DRUCILLA ERS will be visiting the Gong for a
(tradewindsfolk.com) with WITCHES
WALL, American poets. Poetry on house concert at Parsons St West Wol-
LEAP, witchesleap.com, from the Blue
Ireland and its diaspora. The Irish longong. Music will commence c3pm.
Mountains for some Xmas fun! $25
Consulate, 1 Market St, Sydney. 5pm. All you have to do is bring a chair &
(includes snacks and a glass or two). In
your alcohol. Tickets $30.00. Food &
Newcastle - venue details from Peter Poetry at the Pub Knock Off Party. party after the concert. It should be a
0417 461 030, Carole 0249 293 912 Time to let the poems run free. For the fun Christmas celebration.
Sunday 15th December final reading of the year the theme is Christmans Carol Ball in Canberra.
‘knock offs’ whether that’s a cheap imi- It will be just a few nights before
Django Bar. Dangerous Song and
tation or what happens when the factory Christmas so everyone's seasonal panic
Bukhu. The incredible Mongolian
whistle sounds and its time to go home. will be over & we can enjoy a magical
overtone throat singing of BUKH-
Join us for a end of year poem, a beer night of fun, friendship & dancing to
CHULUUN GANBURGED. Looped
and a damn good time. All meetings dozens of well-loved carols. Canberra
sounds of endangered species played on
include an open reading bracket. Wick- Baptist Church Hall, Currie St, Kings-
a digital wind instrument by LINSEY
ham Park Hotel, cnr Maitland Road ton. 4-9.30pm. Family & group tickets
POLLAK and the extraordinary voice
and Albert St, Wickham (Newcastle). at earthlydelights.com.au/upcoming.
of LIZZIE O’KEEFE – who are
7.30pm. Gold coin donation requested.
‘Dangerous Lizzie O'Keefe is an incred- Tuesday 31st December
ibly versatile singer with an unbeliev- Saturday 21st December
able range and an absolutely beautiful
voice. She works across genres and is an
extraordinary improviser. In this project
they are joined by BUKHU , a master
musician performing the folk music of
Mongolia, with virtuosic Morin Khuur
(horse head fiddle) and Khuumii (har-
monic overtone throat singing). Under-
18s must be with an adult. Fully licensed
Humph Hall. CELEBRATE NEW
– NO BYO. Delicious food (incl. pizza!)
YEARS EVE IN HUMPH HALL.
available. 19 Marrickville Rd, Marrick-
Looking for something different this
ville. 7pm (doors 6pm). Tickets $27.90 Duke's Place. Australian Songs in NYE? '2019 in Humph Hall' (a video
at stickytickets.com.au/i4en3. Concert and session, with SHORTIS retrospective), + informal sing-a-longs,
Windsong Pavilion, Barragga Bay. AND SIMPSON. Duke's Place (not bring your own party piece (song, poem,
A warm and eclectic Christmas folk usual 2nd Friday). Australian Songs tune, joke, magic trick etc.), watch the
experience, in the enchanting, bringing with Shortis & Simpson. A satirical fireworks on the big screen, bring food
together Scandinavian, Celtic, English, look at events and characters of the year to share. 85 Allambie Rd, Allambie Hts.
Georgian, French and Australian tra- we’ve almost survived. When the Prime from 7pm. No bookings necessary. Enq.
ditional Christmas music. Bega Valley Minister is writing their titles for them, 9939 8802 wayne@humphhall.org
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JANUARY 2020 Saturday 25th January Sunday 26th January (Australia Day)
Saturday 11th January
Humph Hall. RORY MCLEOD
(UK). Rory is so popular in the UK and
around the world that views for his
Humph Hall. JOEL HAVEA (BERLIN). Fairlight Folk. JENNY BIDDLE + YouTube clips are in the 10s of thou-
Joel Havea is a man of many talents. A STEVE TURNER (UK). We are sands! "...he inspired both a standing
skilled songwriter, natural singer, great delighted that Sydney songsmith Jenny ovation on the main stage & widespread
guitarist & an overall engaging performer Biddle will return to perform here. She enthusiasm at his many workshops." -
whose songs demonstrate his wide ranging is touring here from Scotland where she The Ubyssey, Vancouver Folk Festival
musical & cultural influences. With his currently lives and will be hot on the (Canada) "Rory is a dynamic live
unique background, Joel is certainly well heels of her Canadian and European performer - never still or silent, his shows
prepared to handle the impressive new tour. Jenny is a crowd favourite with radiate energy. All this dynamism does
heights being reached by his music. 85 her extremely dextrous guitar playing in not obliterate his songs which are always
Allambie Rd, Allambie Hts. 7pm Book- alternate tunings and her insightful fun thought-provoking & well crafted. Get
ings 9939 8802 wayne@humphhall.org and clever songs. Her music is de- hold of one of his albums & come & see
Friday 24th January scribed as Aussie indie folk with a twist one of the folk circuit's greatest live
Humph Hall. THE SAUERKRAUTS of blues. jennybiddle.com. Online performers." - Venue magazine, Bristol
(BERLIN). Deta (accordion,vocals) and bookings open soon: fairlightfolk.com. (UK) “Incredible talent!” “Just sub-
Rob (guitar, vocals) from The Beez pres- Cafe style seating. BYO food & drink. lime!” “Amazing, fucking amazing!”
ent: a yodellin´, thigh slappin’, lederho- Tea & coffee available. Disability “Mesmerising!” “The best folk musician
sen wettin´ fest of German music. 85 Al- access. Acoustic Lounge, William St of all for me!” 85 Allambie Rd, Allam-
lambie Rd, Allambie Hts. 7pm Bookings Studios, Fairlight. 7.30pm (doors 7pm). bie Hts. 3pm Bookings 9939 8802
$25, conc. $20, family concession. wayne@humphhall.org
9939 8802 wayne@humphhall.org
0412 949 842.
poet's corner
The Flag
That flag that you are waving son What poison seeped into your soul
I've seen that flag before To help make you who and what you are
It's from another time That filled your empty heart with hate
It's from another war And left you maimed and scarred
It was the flag of the so-called master race On our long journey to God knows where
Who goose-stepped through the holocaust The wrong path we often choose
and turned the earth into a slaughterhouse So sometimes we have to stop and scrape
Beneath that crooked cross. Shit like you from off our shoes.
My father's brother fought them and was killed For all your racist chants and slogans
Near a place called El Alamein And the Nazi filth that you expound
Dying far from his home and his family You're not Adolf's brave new battalions
When he'd barely turned eighteen You're just sad irrelevant clowns
I sometimes wonder if he thought of those he loved You may think that your time has come again
As he breathed his last But your judgement and your timing's bad
And now I'm standing here thinking of my Uncle John So march back down the road to oblivion son
As you scum go marching past. And take your fucking flag.
(reprinted with kind permission from Eric Bogle) © Eric Bogle October 2019
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Turning Wave Farewell to Norm
Just want to say a huge heart felt thank you to everyone who came to Gun-
dagai to share tunes and friendship. I also want to say thank you to Dan and
Kelly and all the staff at the Family Hotel for making us feel very welcome.
Thank you, thank you, thank you. Norm would have loved that he was the
catalyst for bringing everyone together.
Pam Merrigan
festivals /events 2020
Rory McLeod
returns to 29th - 31st December 2019
Gulgong Folk Festival
Australia gulgongfolkfestival.com.au
16th 19th January, 2020
Illawarra Folk Festival
illawarrafolkfestival.com.au
25th - 27th January, 2020
Numeralla Folk Festival
numerallafolkfestival.com
28th February - 2nd March 2020
Cobargo Folk Festival
cobargofolkfestival.com
6th - 9th March
Port Fairy Folk Festival
portfairyfolkfestival.com
13th - 15th March 2020
Blue Mountains Music Festival
Rory Mcleod (UK) - ex-circus clown and fire eater. A one man soulband, poet bmff.org.au
and storyteller, singing his own unique upbeat dance stories. A modern travelling 20-22nd March 2020
troubadour using tap shoes, acappella, harmonica, guitar, trombone, spoons, finger Yackendandah Folk Festival
cymbals, bandorea, djembe and various percussion instruments! yackendandahfolkfestival.com
Rory will be one of the featured international acts at next year's Illawarra Folk 9th - 13th April, 2020
Festival. If you are quick to book you can also experience Rory in the intimate, National Folk Festival
unplugged atmosphere of Sydney's Humph Hall (humphhall.org) on Australia Day. folkfestival.org.au
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folk news
This year we placed a focus on crafts. This worked well with
intriguing displays of skills and technique in the production
of hats made from cabbage tree fibres, silk and wool threads
dyed intense colours of yellow, orange, russet and various
Northern Rivers Research greys using eucalyptus leaves and various mordants. Stitch-
ing, tatting and soap making - passing on skills.
Luke Byrnes is undertaking the National Folk Fellowship for
2019-2020. His project is 'Folk Music and Folklore of the The Gathering has come and gone for 2019, we are now
Northern Rivers Region NSW'. looking towards 2020. Labour Day Long Weekend, 2nd - 5th
October 2020. – Ray Mulligan.
He is looking for field recordings of Ned McElligot - a rail-
way labourer who wrote a tune called 'Tweed and Lismore'.
He may have written or learnt more tunes around the region.
Sydney Trades Hall
Luke has two leads:
1. In Ron Edwards 'Big Book of Australian Folk Songs' there
is a note saying Wendy Lowenstein rediscovered it from a
field recording made by Edgar Waters.
2. Chris Sullivan said that Russell Ward may have made a
recording of Ned McElligot around Kyogle.
"I've done a thorough search of the NLA's trove database and
a decent exploration of googleland but I can't find any record-
ings. If anyone within FolkFedNSW has any info on where
these field recordings may lie I would love to know.
"Also, if anyone in the FolkFedNSW knows of any tradi-
tional tunes collected from the Northern Rivers regions NSW,
then I would also love to get in contact with them." Sydney Trades Hall is the home of the NSW union move-
Luke's contact details: 0403 725 138 lxbyrnes@gmail.com. ment. We hold union history items dating from the 1870s
including banners, posters, badges, books and documents.
History Tour, Norfolk Island Trades Hall is also a great place to learn about union history
and its relationship to current union activities.
The tour, 16th to 20th March 2020 is for the 230th Anniver-
sary of the wrecking of HMS Sirius. This important Austral- The large banners in the Collection date from 1889. Our
ian anniversary marks 230 years since the 1790 wrecking of smaller banners are mostly from 1910.
the flagship of the First Fleet HMS Sirius on Norfolk Island.
There will be a unique program of events - with Professor
Graham Seal plus BMC members Don and Sue Brian. Book-
ings at norfolkislandtravelcentre.com/event/230th-anniversa-
ry-of-the-wrecking-of-hms-sirius.
Victorian Folk Music Club
VFMC (vfmc.org.au) has celebrated its 60th anniversary this
year – 60 years of practising Australian traditional dance,
music, poetry & song, since 1959 – with sessions, concerts,
and dances.
Bush Traditions Gathering
Four days of traditional Australian music, dance, poetry,
songs and general good fun.
The Gathering happened in Yass over the Labour Day week-
end. The feedback has been one of superlatives and satisfac-
tion. The Gathering works like a convention. There was much
to do, much to be part of. The atmosphere can be character-
ised as warm, friendly, sharing, informal. There were ses- The fabrics tend to show a lot of wear and tear from their
sions, some slow, some faster and some pretty. years of service and the skills involved in maintaining the
Rob Willis & John Harpley spoke of their interviews with banners are quite specialised. Trades Hall has been very
Bill Case, and played snippets of their recordings. These fortunate over the past 15 years to have been able to call upon
recordings are available in full from the National Library of the restoration services of Karen Coote, who runs Antiquities
Australia. Conservation. Her skills, patience and tirelessness have seen
many banners brought "back to life" and she has uncovered
Marion Haig brought us some poems of John O’Brien, put to some unknown gems. The conservation and restoration work
song by Dom Moreno. There was shanty singing, and a work- involved stabilising the silk, putting the fragments together
shop led by Dave Johnson featuring songs found in Trove. on top of a new piece of silk dyed the same colour as the
10 - The CORNSTALK Gazette DECEMBER 2019 - JANUARY 2020original as a kind of a giant banner jigsaw. Then Karen
stitched the old to the new with a piece of silk thread drawn
Mandolin and Irish Fiddle Camp
from the whole silk piece, then another layer on top and The Riverina Summer School for Strings will be conducting
stitching that on in the same way. Then the edges had to be a week-long school from 11th to 18th January, 2020. Held in
added to, washed and resewn. Wagga Wagga NSW, it will include Mandolin classes with
renowned musician Luke Plumb and Irish Fiddle classes with
The People's History Museum in Manchester has a Textile award winning Irish fiddle player Khalida de Ridder. Each
Conservation Laboratory and visitors to the museum can see morning these classes focus on traditional music from Ireland
the work being undertaken in real time. Many of the banners and Scotland but also branching out further afield, and will
on display at the museum had brief conservator notes along- join with other string players each afternoon to explore World
side explaining the original condition of the banner and what Music. The school is open to all ages. More info is available
had to be done to restore it to the current display condition. at riverinasummerstrings.com or talk to Jeff on 0408 114 858
Eight Hour Day
Singing on Deerubbin Shores
Two days 22nd - 23rd February 2020, of joyful singing on
Darug country with Aunty Jacinta Tobin, Stacy-Jane Etal,
Rachel Hore and Suze Pratten. Singing on Deerubbin Shores
is a wonderful weekend of singing and connection while
The anniversary of the Eight Hour Day is at the beginning of learning some Darug language and culture. Participants will
October, commemorating when the Sydney Stonemasons at be invited to learn songs in both Darug language and English
the Mariners Church worked an eight-hour-day on the first and to sing them together in lush harmony! This workshop
Monday in October 1855. Eight-Hour-Day parades were presents a unique opportunity to celebrate and learn about
happening all over Australia in the early 20th Century. There Darug language and culture on Darug country. At Richmond
are images & photos depicting various street parades all over School of Arts, 26 West Market St, Richmond, NSW. More
New South Wales celebrating the Eight Hour Day. One of the info at these links:
first Eight-Hour day parades took place in 1871 in Sydney, rachelhore.com/deerubbin.html, facebook.com/
followed by Lithgow, Wrightville (near Cobar), then Ba- events/1353120001519798. Bookings: trybooking.com/
thurst, Orange and Goulburn. The Goulburn parade features BFKUW. Enq, Stacy Etal, deerubbin19@gmail.com.
the Australian Federated Union of Locomotive Engine-men,
Firemen and Cleaners (AFULE) banner and was made by
Althouse and Geiger around 1903, who made another three of
these banners for the AFULE. In the centre is a photo of a Focus on Folk
5-6pm 1st Saturday
replacement Eight Hour Day Banner that was originally hand
made by Edgar Whitbread and family in 1907-1908 for the
Sydney Eight Hour Day Committee that was restored to its
former glory only last year by Karen Coote.
The McDonald Sisters Tribute Focus on Folk can now be heard on 2MBS-
A fitting tribute to Lorna Morrison (OAM) and Elaine Morey FM 102.5, DAB radio and both real time and
(formerly McDonald) is now on permanent display in the west
side ground floor corridor. Lorna & Elaine played a huge part up to one week later on finemusicFM.com.
in the life of Trades Hall from the late 1940s until 2004.
Sat 7 December - John Penhallow
Their legacy is the retention and conservation of the finest
trade union banner collection in Australia. Their efforts in Sat 4 January - Roger Fyfe
saving them has meant that these extraordinary works have
remained as part of the heritage of Sydney Trades Hall. Anyone with a CD they would like to add to the
library collection for consideration for airplay
We thank Lorna and Elaine for their immense contribution please forward to:
to the labour movement in Australia. Come and check out
the legendary Lorna Morrison Banner Room - it contains the Focus on Folk, Post Office Box A182, Sydney
largest collection of Union Banners in Australia. South 1235.
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UK singer Christine
Christine Collister (UK) Collister will also return
& Michael Fix to the folk festival, con-
tinuing her partnership
Eric Bogle heads with Wollongong-raised
guitar maestro Michael
35th Illawarra Folk Festival Fix that has taken them
Perennial favourite Eric all over the world,
Bogle will join Shellie “We also have many
Morris, Nicky Bomba, fabulous youth acts from
Marcia Howard, the Toe Australia and overseas,
Sucking Cowgirls and including Brighde
around 150 other acts Chaimbeul from Scot-
when the Illawarra Folk land – a young Gaelic-speaking performer from the Isle of
Festival celebrates its 35th Skye who has made a huge impact in the UK with her debut
anniversary in January. album The Reeling. She plays the small pipes and her music
The annual four-day event is very traditional Celtic. It is very exciting to have an emerg-
– the State’s largest folk ing international star at our festival,” Mr De Santi said.
festival – will be held Also part of the strong youth
at Bulli Showground on contingent are Elephant Sessions
January 16-19. from Scotland, leading national
Artistic Director David De Santi said the lineup was particu- youth acts Cigany Weaver, Chai-
larly strong, with top international, national and local acts ka, Finn, Greann Dove, Honey-
and one of the largest contingents of young performers in the moon Bridge, Kahl Wallace, Great
event’s history. Aunt and Sue Ray, and a large
local youth presence headed by
“This will be Eric Bogle’s fifth appearance in our 35 years, the very popular trio Dear Violet.
and he always attracts large audiences,” Mr De Santi said.
“It’s great to have him back.” “We’re really thrilled with the
program for our 35th festival – 20
The Scottish-born singer-songwriter, whose anti-war song at Jamberoo and the last 14 at
And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda is an international Bulli Showground,” Mr De Santi
classic, first played at the festival in 1988, and returned in said. “And we’re very proud of
2012, 2014 and 2018. the fact that from very humble
Shellie Morris is a multi- beginnings our festival has grown
award-winning singer-song- to now be recognised on the inter-
writer who sings in 17 Austral- national folk music calendar, with Nicky Bomba
ian Indigenous languages. She strong interest each year from
is a member of the Black Arm overseas acts who want to come here to perform.
Band and was part of the in- “We always have a great mix of international, national & local
ternationally acclaimed Prison artists, & that helps give the festival its special appeal,” Mr De
Songs documentary. Santi said. “Since we started more than 3000 acts & 15,000
“Shellie is a captivating artist performers had been part of the festival, & we have always
and we are delighted that she supported local acts by giving them the chance to perform.
is coming to Bulli in January,” “For our 35th festival our featured instrument will be the violin,
Mr De Santi said. “We are which is certainly the most played instrument at folk festivals!”
also thrilled to have the Toe Regular festival features including the Folk School in the
Sucking Cowgirls include us week leading up to the festival, the Thursday Charity Night,
in their 20th anniversary reun- Shellie Morris Green Music Trains from Sydney and environmental sustain-
ion tour,” Mr De Santi said. ability initiatives will all be part of the 35th Illawarra Folk
The Cowgirls made a big name for themselves across Austral- Festival. The festival is run entirely by volunteers.
ia from 1999-2006 with an eclectic fusion of Celtic, Country
& Bluegrass influences, & Mr De Santi said their reunion tour
was shaping as a national celebration of their music.
Nicholas Caruana, aka Nicky Bomba, is an Australian musi-
cian and singer-songwriter whose many credits include lead-
ing the ARIA Award-winning Melbourne Ska Orchestra and
being the frontman of his band, Bomba, as well as being the
former drummer and percussionist of John Butler Trio.
Marcia Louise Howard is multi-instrumentalist, singer-song-
writer who was a long-term member of the 1980s folk rock
group, Goanna with her older brother Shane Howard. She has
also released three solo albums. Toe Sucking Cowgirls
12 - The CORNSTALK Gazette DECEMBER 2019 - JANUARY 2020ASRA Award to Rob and Ollie Willis
Rob and Olya (Ollie) Willis are a remarkable team who interviews as part of larger social history and memory pro-
together have made an outstanding contribution to Australian jects like Bringing them Home (stolen generations), Voices
sound recording and to the preservation ofAustralian culture. of the Bush, Drought, Forgotten Australians and Children’s
Since commencing as an oral historianand folklorist in the folklore.
mid-1980s under the mentorship of the pioneering Australian
During interviews, Rob might seek to record how people
folklore collector John Meredith, Rob, supported by Ollie,
share their journeys through song, story, dance, yarns and
has dedicated his life to collecting the stories and songs of
other forms of cultural expression, often as a way of creat-
Australians from all walks of life, different geographical
ing and sustaining communities. In music, for example, he
regions, diverse communities and across cultural and racial
captures mostly non-commercial ‘vernacular’ music that is
backgrounds. Rob and Ollie have recorded a staggering 2220
sung or played in private, domestic or community settings.
hours of audio for the National Library’s Oral History and
Thus Rob has recorded a whole repertoire of music, much of
Folklore program. It’s now the largest audio collection in the
it multicultural, that would have otherwise been hidden from
Library. Rob has also undertaken almost one hundred inter-
public view. Such songs often signify stories of survival
views for the National Film Sound Archive. Rob and Ollie
and of cultural transmission that could not be told in other
are still recording andin fact have just returned from record-
ways – for example, amongst remote Indigenous mission
ing on Norfolk Island, so that contribution will only continue
settlements, tobacco-growing Italian immigrant families in
to grow!
Queensland, Aboriginal descendants on Flinders Island, Sikh
communities in NSW, or in the homes of rural Australia.
Rob records both the songs/tunes and the social context that
lies behind their performance, providing insight into the
process and power of cultural transmission across families,
generations and communities. Rob has thus documented a
rich body of cultural knowledge about Australia and Austral-
ian life.
Rob and Ollie are well known fixtures at the National Folk
Festival in Canberra. Since 1994 Rob has continued the
tradition started by John Meredith to invite folk performers
from around Australia to record in the Library’s studio and
perform at the Folk Festival. This year is actually the 25th
year that Rob Willis has recorded folklorists and performers
for the Library as part of the National Folk Festival.
Rob and Ollie are treasured for their concern for people,
their humility and empathy and their generosity. While their
career spans many audio formats, these personality traits
have been a constant that have made them some such a
respected and successful team. Their body of work embodies
and expresses a breadth of historic and cultural life and com-
munity music-making – through the past and into the present
Rob spends an enormous amount of time engaging in - that is much richer and more diverse than would otherwise
community outreach in person, in print and through his be known, valued or understood.
Youtube channel. He produces podcasts and is a regular guest
on regional radio, bringing Australian music and folklore to (Speech given at the presentation on 12 November 2019.)
appreciative and far flung audiences. This year, as we reflect
on the ways that various audio formats will be handed down
to future generations, the scope of the collecting that Rob and
Ollie have been engaged in, is particularly noteworthy. The
Rob and Olya Willis collection at the National Library
encompasses all audio formats that the National Library
holds. It ranges from analogue audiotape reels, cassettes,
through to DATS, HDD and now to the latest digital formats.
Rob and Ollie work as an impressive team and together,
they offer enormous strengths to the process of oral history
interviewing and folk recording. In interviews, Rob engages
people to reflect on their personal or communal experiences.
Ollie usually simultaneously summarises the interviews.
The interviews might capture stories of immigration, war,
loss through hardship or disaster, social change, chang-
ing patterns of work, or simply daily life in rural or urban
Australia. While Rob has undertaken hundreds of ‘whole of
life’ interviews with individuals, he has also created series of
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folk contacts
CHOIRS DANCE Cecily Cork 4384 3527, Jan McCudden 4329 5537
Monday Monday Greek Folk Dance. Pan Macedonian Assoc Building,
■AshCappella Ashfield, led by Mary-Jane Field, 9090 Bush Music Club Dance Workshop Railway Pde, Sydenham from 7pm onwards. Adult
2362 Beginners, experienced, 7.30pm, Pennant Hills classes from 7.15 pm, Vasilios Aligiannis, tel/fax 9708
■Ecopella. Blue Mountains, contact Miguel Heatwole, Community Centre, downstairs. Except Jan. and public 1875 greekdancer@excite.com
9810 4601 mheatwole@bigpond.com holidays. Felicity 9456 2860 Irish Set Dance class, Irish Gaelic Club, 64 Devonshire
■Glory Bound Groove Train. Petersham, led by Linda International Folk Dancing St, Surry Hills. 8-9.30pm. Alarna 0401 167 910.
Calgaro, 9518 4135 School term, Earlwood Senior Citizens Centre, 362 Sutherland Shire Bush Dance Group. 131 Gymea
■Inner West Chamber Choir, Leichhardt, led by Homer St 10am-noon. Debbie 4294 1363. 0427 315 245 Bay Road, Gymea 7.30 - 10pm. $6 (short walk from
Rachelle Elliott. 9797 1917. info@innerwestchoir.com. Scottish Country Dancing for beginners, with ‘Scots Gymea Railway Station, near President Ave). Until
■Intonations. Manly, led by Karen Smith, 0415 221 113, on the Rocks’, Fort St Public School, Observatory Hill, mid-December. For bush dancing, a yarn and a cuppa.
karensmith@artsconnect.com.au Sydney, 6.30-7.30pm. Nea 9994 7110, Lynn 9268 1246, All dances are taught, walked through and called.
■Martenitsa. Ultimo, led by Mara & Llew Kiek, SC Dancers@netspace.net.au, http://www.rscds.org.au Beginners, singles, partners and groups most welcome.
47514910 Belly Dance, basic/beginners 7pm, choreography 8pm, Mike 9520 2859, Leila 9545 1576.
■People’s Chorus. Newcastle, led by Rod Noble, 49 Girraween Hall, 17 Tungarra Rd. Vera Myronenko 9665 Sutherland Shire Folk Dance Group
623432 9713 International dancing, Como Guides Hall, cnr Warraba
■Unaccompanied Baggage. North Sydney, led by & Mulyan Sts, Como West 9.30a, - 11am & 11.30am -
Tuesday
Stuart Davis, singup@optusnet.com.au 12.30pm. Kaye 9528 4813, okaye@optusnet.com.au
Blue Mountains Scottish Country Dancers
■Voiceworks, Katoomba, ledby Rachel Hore 4759 Thursday
Catholic Church Hall, 7-9pm, Wentworth St, $3 Verley
2456, rachelhore@ozemail.com English Country Dancing for the over 55’s. Playford
Kelliher, 4787 5968, kelliher@lisp.com.au Carol
(old English dances) 11.30am-1pm. English Country,
Tuesday Gardner 4751 6073/a.c.gardner@bigpond.com
beginners 1-2pm, intermediate 2-4pm. Wesly School
■Ecopella. Illawarra area (alternate Tuesdays), led by Greek Folk Dance
for Seniors, Level 3, 220 Pitt Street, Sydney. $55 for
Miguel Heatwole 9810 4601, mheatwole@bigpond.com Pontian House, 15 Riverview Rd, Earlwood. Adult class
5 subjects per term. 9263 5416, schoolforseniors@
■Roc Lawson, led by Rachel Hore, 47592456, 7.30pm - 9.00pm (Senior Diogenes Grooup - 15 yrs
wesleymission.org.au
rachelhore@ozemail.com to adult. Cost involved.Vas Aligiannis, 0407 081 875,
greekdancer@aapt.net.au. www.greekdancing.com.au English Country Dancing. 1st & 3rd Thurs. Church
■The Honeybees. East Sydney, led by Dynes Austin.
Contact Jenny Jackson, 9816 4577 lindsayandjenny@ Hungarian Dance Class by the Bridge hall (St John’s Anglican), Broughton St
hotmail.com St Peters Public School, 8-10pm. Gary Dawson 0425 (cnr Bligh St), Kirribilli. Enter courtyard gate - hall is on
■Sydney Trade Union Choir Sydney City, contact Nola 268 505. gazad49@hotmail.comScottish Country right. 7.15-9.15pm. Donations (optional), for the church
Cooper 9587 1165 - Nola.Cooper3@three.com.au Dancing or expenses. Please email Margaret Swait, so that you
■Songs Next Door, Seaview Street, Dulwich Hill, meets St John’s Uniting Church Hall, Coonanbarra Rd, can be advised of schedule changes: MargaretTalbot@
weekly at Sea View Hall, Seaview St, Dulwich Hill. Wahroonga, 7.30-10.30pm. All welcome. Catherine me.com
12.30pm. (Seniors mostly) Contact Allan 9520 6180 Bonner 9489 5027 Blue Labyrinth International Folk Dance from 7pm,
Wednesday Scottish Country Dancing - Scots on The Rocks. Baptist Church Hall, King St Glenbrook. Jo Barrett 4739
■Choralation. Abbotsford (school terms), contact Fort Street Public School, Upper Fort St, The Rocks, 6498
Margaret Grove mggrove@optusnet.com.au Sydney. 6.30-8.30pm. Robert Davidson 0435 154 433 Greek Folk Dance
■Ecopella. Erskineville, led by Miguel Heatwole, 9810 Sutherland Shire Folk Dance Group Mytelinean House. 225 Canterbury Rd, Canterbury.
4601 mheatwole@bigpond.com International Dancing, Gymea Bay Scout Hall, June Adult classes from 7.30pm - 9.00pm (Clio Group - 21
■The Heathens. Blackheath, day time 2pm- 4pm. Led by Place, 7.30-9pm. Kaye Laurendet 9528 4813 years and up Greek dances). Cost involved. Vasilios
Chris Wheeler 4787 5725 chriswheeler55@gmail.com Sydney Playford Dance Group (English country Aligiannis, tel/fax 9708 1875 greekdancer@excite.com
■The Spots. Christina Mimmocchi, Randwick 0410 dancing from 1650 onwards). 1st Tuesday (except Sutherland Shire Folk Dance Group
682 061 January), Bush Music Club, Hut 4, Addison Rd Centre, International dancing. Scout Hall, June Place, Gymea
The Sydney Welsh Choir, men and women. Meet on 142 Addison Road, Marrickville. 7.30pm - 9.30pm. $5, Bay. 10am. Kaye 9528 4813 okaye@optusnet.com.au
Wednesday evenings at Concord Baptist Church hall. Julie 9524 0247. Sydney Irish Ceili Dancers
7pm - 9pm. 20 plus performances per year. Contact Turkish Dance Class Kingsgrove Uniting Church Hall, 289A Kingsgrove
MD Viv 4739 0384, taffy@pnc.com.au. President Rob Lidcombe Community Centre, 8-10pm. Yusuf Nidai Rd (cnr Moreton Avenue, Kingsgrove. Beginners to
Horlin 9617 0401. 9646 1166 intermediate step dancing 6pm, advanced step dancing
Thursday Ukrainian (Cossack) Dancing Class 7pm Set and ceili dancing 8-10.30pm. Margaret and Bill
■Bouddi Voice. Kincumber (school terms), led by C & for fit and energetic young people (16-23yrs), 7.30 Winnett 9150 6765. email: wnntt@optusnet.com.au
C Sainsbury, contact 43 683270 pm to 10.00 pm. Ukrainian Hall 59 Joseph Street, Friday
■Chorella Community Choir. Richmond, contact Ellen Lidcombe. Jaros Iwanec 9817 7991, jarosiwanec@ Australian Colonial and Folk Dancers Every Friday,
4578 2975 optusnet.com.au /www.veselka.com.au Scouts/Guides Hall, Plympton Road, Carlingford,
■Cleftomaniacs. Waterloo, led by Gary Smith, garys7@ International Folk Dance class - Open Door, Georges (opposite Nth Carlingford shops). Anthony and Lisa 9873
optushome.com.au Hall Senior Citizens, Birdwood Rd, 11.30am-12.30pm. 4805.
■Solidarity Choir. Erskineville, contact Cathy Rytmeister, Gabrielle 9728 7466, gabybaby@optusnet.com.au Greek Dancing. St Therapon Greek Orthodox Parish
0438 683 867, crytmeister@bigpond.com “The Dance Buffet”, wide variety taught, Liverpool (Church Hall) 323 Cumberland Highway, Thornleigh.
■Friday City Pipe Band Hall, Woodward Park (next to Whitlam Time: Juniors 6.30pm - 7.30pm (Callipe Group)
■The Sydney Street Choir. CBD, led by Peter Lehner Centre), Memorial Ave, 7.30-9.30pm. $8 ($5 conc). Pontian House. 15 Riverview Rd, Earlwood. Junior Class
Nicholai 9822 7524, mob 0407 178 228 - 6.30pm - 7.30pm (Thalia junior group - 3yrs to 12 yrs.
0425 268 771 Mal Webb International Folk Dance for older women. School
■Mudlarks, women’s a cappella choir. Woodford. Led Class is free, Pontian only)
by Alison Jones 4759 2880 terms only. 11.45am - 12.45. Bankstown Older International Dancing. Sedenka Folk Dancers, Rozelle
■Pacopezants. - Balkan Choir. Meets Fridays Women's Wellness Centre, Police and Community Neighbourhood Centre, 665A Darling St Rozelle. 8-llpm,
4pm, Katoomba. Enquiries: June (02) 4782 1554. Youth Club, cnr Meredith st and French Ave, Wendy $3. Chris Wild 9560 2910.
junerose12@gmail.com Walsh 0432 399 056. Scottish Country Dancing
Wednesday Adult classes, beginners welcome, children 6.30
Sunday
Albion Fair, North-West Morris Dancing -7.30pm, adults 8-10.30pm, Beecroft Primary School,
■Blue Mountains Trade Union Choir. Upper Mts.,
Lilyfield Community Centre, Cecily and O’Neill Sts, $2. Sheena Caswell 9868 2075, Heather Dryburgh 9980
contact Kate 47 82 5529
7.45pm. Angie Milce 9817 3529 7978
Balmoral Scottish Country Dance Group Scottish Country Dancing
7.00-9.15pm, Seniors’ Centre, Mosman Square, ■Caringbah Seniors Hall, 386 Port Hacking Rd, Car-
Mosman. Nell Morgan 9981 4769. ingbah (rear Library), 8pm. Beginners/other levels. G.
Epping Scottish Country Dance Club Milton 9524 4943, Erica Nimmo 9520 4781
St Aidan’s Church Hall, Downing St, 7.30-10pm. All ■
levels welcome. Clare Haack 9484 5947 clare_kirton@
hotmail.com
Gosford Scottish Country Dance Society
7-10pm, Church of Christ, Henry Parry Drive, Wyoming.
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