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Towamba Acoustic Sessions – Saturday 19 May 2012

allan — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:28:50 +0000

The Towamba Acoustic Sessions will be convened for the first time on Saturday 19 May 2012. A series of informal “workshops” held mostly around various campfires will offer musicians and spoken word performers an opportunity to share their art, tricks and experiences in a family friendly bush setting.

Food stalls, a bar and market stalls will ensure you have all your needs for the day and there is plenty to keep the kids amused. On Saturday night there will be a blackboard concert in the hall.

Camping is available for just $10 for the weekend. Showers are available but there are few other facilities so we suggest you BYO everything. A soup kitchen will operate on Friday night for early birds and breakfast will be available on Sunday morning.

The nearest shop and fuel are 30km away in Wyndham or Eden.

Further information:

towambasessions@gmail.com
or “Towamba Acoustic Sesssions” on Facebook

Brought to life by Southern Valley Folk Club

Perisher-Snowy Mountains of Music-Australia’s Coolest Festival

allan — Sat, 28 May 2011 02:12:05 +0000

Long Weekend 10-13 June 2011

Perisher-Snowy Mountains NSW

World, Roots, Blues, Gypsy, Acoustic, Celtic Music:

Christine Anu
Ash Grunwald
Skipping Girl Vinegar
Eric Bogle
King Marong and Afro Mandinko
The Sunny Cowgirls
and many, many more

AND FEATURING A CELEBRATION OF INDIGENOUS MUSIC

Tickets and Programmes Available at:

Cooma School of Music: (02) 6452 6067
Online: www.snowymountainsofmusic.com.au
or call 1300 811 324

Click Here For More Info

Antal Szalai & His Gypsy Band – Wednesday 1 September 2010

allan — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 03:37:02 +0000

Antal Szalai is considered the best gypsy violinist in the world and the winner of the coveted “Liszt Ferenc Award”. Antal comes from a family of gypsy musicians. He has a diploma from the famous Bela Bartok Conservatory of Music in Budapest. The band has been playing together and entertaining music lovers around the world for 25 years. They have appeared in festivals from Europe to China, from the Barbican to the Sydney Opera House.

The band also features virtuoso soloists: Jeno Farkas on the famous Hungarian Cimbalom, a type of hammered dulcimer, Laszlo Feher on Tarogato, a clarinet like instrument – as well as on the Hungarian Pan Pipe. Other members of the gypsy band include: Kalman Bakos on the “Bracsa”, the Hungarian Viola, and Pal Sarkozy on the Double Bass - together they promise the highest standard of vocal and musicianship – World Music at its best!

The Antal Szalai Gypsy Band’s infectious gypsy Rhythms are steeped with rich gypsy musical traditions, astonishing live performance that you could term as “vibrant and sensous”. Critics have lauded their performances with such praises as “Szalai is everything a gypsy violinist should be, playing with swooning ardour and gorgeous tone, but the joy is in the total experience. This is a must see event, whatever your musical tastes….” (Sydney Morning Herald)

Location: St Paul’s Anglican Church Hall, Commissioner Street, Cooma NSW
Link out: Click here
Description: Wednesday 1st September at 8:00pm – St Paul’s Anglican Church Hall, Cooma
Bookings: The Fabric Salon 02 6452 3480
Tickets: Adult $30; Concession $25
Start Time: 7.30 pm

Click here to see this band on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/woodfireproductions

Kieran Glasgow at the Aussie Sunday 28 March 1pm

allan — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:20:14 +0000

Kieran Glasgow's latest CD "Harvest Time"

The Australian Hotel, Sharp Street Cooma

Link out: Click here
Roots-Blues-Folk
Sunday 28 March at 1.00 pm
$8.00 at door.
Support Act: Michael Wieland

Cobargo Folk Festival – 26 to 28 February2010

allan — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:02:38 +0000

Title: Cobargo Folk Festival 2010
Location: Cobargo, SE NSW
Link out: Click here
Description: 15th Annual Festival.
26th, 27th & 28 February
Start Date: 2010-02-26
End Date: 2010-02-28

Illawarra Folk Festival 2011

allan — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:16:34 +0000

Title: Illawarra Folk Festival 2011
Location: Slacky Flat, Bulli
Link out: Click here
Description: The historic Slacky Flat at Bulli will host the 26th Illawarra Folk Festival from 13-16 January 2011.
Start Date: 2011-01-13
End Date: 2011-01-16

National Folk Festival 2010

allan — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 01:38:23 +0000

Title: National Folk Festival
Location: Exhibiton Park, Canberra
Link out: Click here
Start Date: 2010-04-01
End Date: 2010-04-05

For more information go to:

http://www.folkfestival.asn.au/

Irish Cultural Festival-Lake Jindabyne

allan — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:09:55 +0000

Title: Irish Cultural Festival-Lake Jindabyne
Location: Jindabyne NSW
Link out: Click here
Description: “The Irish Cultural Festival Lake Jindabyne is Known to attract Traditional Musicians from all over Australia and abroad including: Jimmy Mullarkey (Central Coast) & Joe Fitzgerald (Melbourne) 2010 will see ‘Blackwater’ hit Jindabyne and the return of ‘Gerogie’”
Start Date: 22 January 2010
End Date: 24 January 2010

Contacts:

John McLoughlin (General Info) 0414 439 659
Loretta Cosgrove (General Info) 0438 202 689
Joe Fitzgerald (Music) 0405 419 508
Tomas Fahy (VIC GAA) 0421 809 032
Steve Carey (NSW GAA) 0418 433 661

Numeralla Folk Festival 2010

allan — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 04:51:10 +0000

Title: Numeralla Folk Festival
Location: Numeralla, NSW
Link out: Click here
Description: ‘the little festival with the big heart’.
This Folk Festival is held annually over the Australia Day long weekend, and there is no charge for camping or entertainment.
Start Date: Friday 22 January 2010
End Date: Monday 25 January 2010

Performing for fun!

Numeralla Plunkers performing bluegrass

The Ruby Everett & Family Bushdance was a great success!

allan — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:46:22 +0000

Wow what a fun night that was! We had a fantastic band of over 15 musicians. We also had wonderful special performances from the Cooma Harmony Chorus, Numeralla Fingerplunkers, Ned McPhie, Brodie Nossiter and Megan Williams. And thank you, Judith, Anna, Tina, Rowena, Kellie, Viki, Ross, Peter, Maxine, Dave, Rod, Paul and Lou for playing in our bush band. We’re also very grateful to all those helpers who so cheerfully helped with the set up, clean up, ticket selling, supper preparation and washing up! xox

The supper tables were also piled high with loads of wonderful food; so thanks to all those great cooks!

And very special thank you to Rev. Paul for donating the use of the Anglican Hall.

Also thank you Fran for the dance calling!

So, with everyone’s help we were able to raise $1,021.70 for Ruby Everett and her family… And, I think everyone had a fun night!