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Although there are very few 'live' folk events taking place, there are plenty of 'mediated' experiences for us to enjoy including community radio and more active Zoom on-line meetings/sing-alongs. Do let us know of other such events that we should be telling people about. - Julie
Please Note - New/seriously revised items are in yellow and this week's calendar, starting with Monday 29 June, is at the bottom.
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Bush Music Club will start opening up in July (very cautiously!). Activities are limited to 20 per group, & singing & dancing will resume when all restrictions are lifted. Cover charge for each of the following sessions is a gold coin donation (or a note!), & BYO food & drink.
- Our monthly Poetry group will resume on Saturday 11 July, contact Karen Fong before attending.
- Bush Music Slow Session, 5.30-7pm, Monday afternoons from 6 July, contact Kerry Doherty 0409 600 949 before attending.
- Concert Party/music session, 7.30-9.30pm, Mondays from 6 July, contact John Burch before attending.
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September 2020 Regency weekend cancelled - From Caroline Barrell (Blue Mountains): "It is with regret I announce that our September 2020 Regency weekend is cancelled. I hope by September 2021 we will be able to run this weekend. More time to learn some new tunes, sew, embroider, and try to make Venison pie, and other recipes in the interim."
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Gulgong Folk Club Inc. The new Secretary is Patricia Summers, who has held this important position since March. Please contact Trish when you need promotions or info from Gulgong Folk Club.
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Portarlington Dance Weekend cancelled - From Norm Ellis: "Regrettably, in light of the current situation, the TSDAV have decided to abandon any attempt to run our annual Portarlington Dance Weekend in November this year."
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Cygnet Folk Festival cancelled - From Erin Collins, Artistic Director: "We've sadly cancelled the 2021 festival as a weekend event, due to COVID-19 restrictions. However, 2022 is our 40th anniversary so we are looking forward to a HUGE celebration!! We are planning to produce 'The History Project' to acknowledge all the workers, performers & lovers of the festival from the last 40 years! We have a form on the website (under 'History Project') where you can upload photos, text or a short audio recollection of festivals past & we’d love to hear from you! Also, if you have any old video from past events that you have uploaded to the internet, you can send us the links via email. Or you can post a usb (we can return if required) to: Cygnet Folk Festival, c/- 29 Macfarlane St, South Hobart, TAS 7004.
In sad news, we have lost two of our close-knit community in the past week or so. Marcus de Rijk, who performed with Taliska, was tragically hit by a car & died peacefully the following day. Friends have set up a Gofundme page to support his musician wife Claire & their expected first child. And Cape Barren Island/Flinders Island elder & songman, Uncle Ronnie Summers, died last Monday. Our condolences to his wife Dyan & family. His friends & family have set up a memorial Facebook page to celebrate his amazing life)
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The Victorian Folk Music Club Inc. is pleased to announce that a revised edition of the Joy Durst Memorial Australian Collection is now available. You can buy a copy from VFMC or download it for FREE (for non-commercial purposes). Get the book here or go to 'publications' on the VFMC website. The VFMC constitution requires us to promote Australian folk songs, & what better way to do this than to give them away. After a four year project, this famous Australian song book has been carefully reviewed, revised & expanded, & now runs to 238 pages. It is set up for easy use on your computer with comprehensive search & index functionality, or you can download & print it. This is free of charge for non-commercial purposes. The VFMC retains copyright, & will sell printed copies at printing cost plus postage. Steve Bullock, President, Victorian Folk Music Club - June 2020. 0408 055 777
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Gaelic Club re-opening delayed - Due to Sydney’s current Great Guinness Shortage we’ve had to postpone re-opening of the Gaelic Club. Will keep you posted - when supplies become available. More details on Facebook page.
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Boston Virtual Song Sessions. You are invited to participate in an ongoing series of online (mostly zoom-based) pub sings, chantey sings, and ballad sessions that have started up under the Coronavirus lockdown. N.B. The times are shown for whatever time zone YOU are in.
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Online Meetings/Sing-alongs/Sharing
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Troubadour Sessions - Each Sunday, 2-4pm. Third Sunday of each month, session is live in Kariong gardens, with virtual attendance by Zoom for those who can’t get there in person. First, second, fourth Sunday of the month, session is currently a virtual one, by Zoom or phone. Details: Hugh Worrall 0402 529 474
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SongsOnLine - Russell Neal runs on-line OpenMics and Songwriters nights every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday nights, plus Saturday mornings, using Zoom (see "SongsOnLine" in the Calendar, below). He also has 1 live SongsOnStage Songwriters/OpenMic every Sunday afternoon, 2-5pm at Cocina del Barrio, 526 King St, Newtown - see this Facebook page.
Email Russell Neal or go to his Facebook page for more info, or to book in to play.
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World Music Singing for Mums & Bubs - Wednesdays & Fridays at 9am. With Miriam Lieberman. Carers & kids also welcome. Live streamed via Zoom, Launch week free!! Email Miriam to register your interest.
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The vibrant Newcastle Ukulele Community who used to attend ukestras has now quietly retreated to five Zookestra sessions a week, led by Mark & Jane. We've even got some international visitors!
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Alone Together Choir - Mondays 1-2pm. Time to sing! A wide range of songs, great harmonies, free your voice. Presented by Christina Mimmocchi. All welcome - no previous experience necessary. Email to register.
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Newcastle & Hunter Valley Folk Club Virtual Floor Spot
We can’t have in-person “Come All Ye” but that doesn’t mean we can’t connect.
The idea is to do something as if you are performing for a “Come All Ye". We’re not looking for pre-recorded and edited videos, or videos done for promotional purposes. Just use your phone, video camera or laptop.
We want to make it as easy as possible for people to participate and we’re looking for genuine performances.
- Go to our Facebook page and click on the photo/video icon under the "Create Post" button. Select your video to upload.
- Write a short description in the space about your video. Use the heading ”Come All Ye"
- Your floor spot should appear soon after it has finished uploading.
- Press "Post". That's it!
- "Follow" this Newcastle & Hunter Valley Folk Club Inc. Facebook page so that it appears in your own Facebook news feed.
We’re looking forward to seeing you in a Newcastle & Hunter Valley Folk Club Virtual Floor Spot.
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Covideo Folk Club
The idea is to post self-filmed smart phone videos of folk club-going folkies singing the songs they usually sing at their local folk club - no studio produced videos or videos of gigs or live streaming you have previously recorded. Hopefully this will create an online club which gives some of the feel of those real world folk clubs. Your video should include you providing the title and name of writer (just as you would have done in a real folk club). There are lots of folk club type performances, usually by a single performer, from different parts of the world, it seems, as well as from Australia.
If you'd like to participate, go to our Facebook page and join the group.
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Australian Spectrum Show - 9pm-midnight. Alive 90.5FM with Ross M Fear. This week Rod Crundwell will be Ross's featured guest and the show will feature Rod's new solo album 'American Radio' & his previous 'Summer Roads' album. Singer songwriter, keyboards, guitar, bass, mandolin, ukulele player, he performs solo & as a member of Men With Day Jobs, Los Skeletone Blues Band, Hit Makers 4 & with various friends. He is previously known for his membership of Ol’ 55 On The Prowl (2001), The Bleach Boys, Winter, Berdum Berdum, & keyboards for John Swan, Swanee & Lonnie Lee Band. New album. On Facebook. Streaming online. Contact Ross.
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Songsalive! Australia On Line Workshop - 7-10.30pm. Zoom session. Facebook event. Acts so far: Elizabeth Usher, Shaun Walker, Peter Granton, Angie Thornton, Allan Crew, Jo Kerr, John Maddox, Kenneth D'Aran, Russell Neal (host). NOTE: This is a Workshop, not an OpenMic or Showcase. At these events each songwriter performs one of their songs, then the other songwriters give their feedback - what they like about it, suggestions for improvements, etc. Everyone is welcome to play, you don't have to be a member of SongsAlive! Australia. Email Russell Neal or go to his Facebook page for more information or to book in to play.
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Classic Folk - 9-10pm, 2NURFM, with Phil Bates and Jane Klein.
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SongsOnLine Songwriters/OpenMic - 7-10.30pm. Zoom session. Facebook event. Acts so far: Gia Clarissa, John Wright, Jo Kerr, John Maddox, Kenneth D'Aran, Russell Neal, John Chesher (host). Email Russell Neal or go to his Facebook page for more information or to book in to play.
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Worldwide Folk - 2-4pm, VOX FM with Rod Cork.
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Focus on Folk, 5-6pm, Fine Music 102.5 FM, Prepared by Kate Delaney & presented by Roger Fyfe. This program is pre-recorded.
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Smörgåsballad - Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer are live streaming from the UK a concert called 'Songs & Tales from the Land of the Midnight Sun - an evening of music & tales from Sweden'. Find out about the tradition of the Easter Witches, what happens if you pick seven different wild flowers & put them under your pillow at Midsummer, the real meaning of the midsummer majstång; & participate in some traditional drinking songs in celebration of the crayfish. Enjoy some 'nordic noir tales' & fall in love with the heroes & heroines. They are using Zoom to broadcast this concert for Australia at 7pm Sydney time (10am UK time). More details on their website.
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NEWCASTLE: Rosie McDonald & Nigel Lever Rosie McDonald & Nigel Lever are Elevator pitch - cross pollination of folk & bluegrass music drawing the long bow across the Atlantic via the Antipodes. Support: Sweet Songs & Soft Guitar, Morpeth vocal duo, Kathy & Matthew Clarke. Songs of Love, Hope, & Caring for the environment & each other - incl. songs by Jenni Kane, Eric Bogle, Judy Small, Bob Dylan & Matthew himself. Please BOOK your tickets. Audience is limited to 40 - a good reason to book. Please BYO refreshments to avoid contact & reduce the need to clean kitchen areas. Additional basic protocols outlined at beginning of night. Hygiene & social distancing rules enforced. Arrive 7pm for a 7.30pm start, to follow legal requirements: on entry, you will need to provide some details & sign for their veracity, ie Name, Contact Phone, email OR residential address; AND answer questions about your health, recent contacts & travel. Answers will determine entry. Disposable gloves, sanitiser & masks provided. A limited supper - disposable cups & spoons for coffee/tea etc. You may wish to BYO bottled water. If you wish to ‘sing-along’, you will be required to use a mask. Newcastle & Hunter Valley Folk Club, Uniting Church Hall, 178 Glebe Rd, Merewether. 7-10.30 pm. Concert will be streamed - for information, or concerns - Bilbo, 0410 584 533.
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