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AUGUST 2014In this issueDates for your diary p4Festivals and Other events p5Folk News p6A Song for Supper p6Vale: Yuri the Storyteller p7My Grandpa's Song p10Frank Bulgin's 70 amazing years p10Dance News p11Folk Contacts p12

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Max & Leyne Elbourne present a John Dengate Memorial Get-together at The Gaelic Club at 2pm on Sunday 24th.

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A word from the Folk Federation PresidentDear Folk Fed Friends,Each issue of Cornstalk opens with a paragraph that states the aims of the Folk Federation. It’s just inside the front cover of the newsletter. Like me, I’m sure you’ve seen it so often that you stopped noticing it years ago. I would like to draw it to your attention. It begins : The Folk Federation of NSW, formed in 1970, is a Statewide body which aims to present, support, encourage and collect folk music, folk dance, folklore and folk activities as they exist in Australia in all their forms. At the end of the 2013/14 Folk Fed year, it is worth considering how well we are meeting these aims. In the past year, we presented the Pete Seeger concert and a brief showcase of NSW folk talent at the National, we supported members’ initiatives through our auspicing program and we encouraged new and emerg-ing folk artists by mentoring the MoFo (Modern Folkie) concerts. Collected? Not that I can recall. And does our reach currently extend across folk activities in all their forms? We certainly support these activities by reporting and advertising activities in Cornstalk and Folk mail, but is there more we could be doing in this regard? The statement continues : It provides a link for people interested in the folk arts through its affiliations with folk clubs throughout NSW & its counterparts in other States. It bridges all styles & interests to present the folk arts to the widest possible audience. Here is a challenge for the incoming Committee – and the Folk Federation membership – to consider. What can we do to provide an effective link between people interested in the folk arts in all their various forms, how can we extend our affiliations with folk clubs throughout NSW and our counterparts in other States and, perhaps most im-portantly of all, how can we present the folk arts to the widest possible audience? I look forward to an exciting year ahead as we develop a program to meet these challenges.Thank you to all those who have supported the Folk Federation – and me - over the past year. In a previous column, I paid tribute to Coral, Julie and Wayne who keep members well informed via Cornstalk, Folk mail and JAM. But equally important are the Committee members who work so hard behind the scenes to keep the Folk Fed afloat. How would I have survived as a newbie President without the wise counsel of immediate past President – and cur-rent Vice-President – Anthony? How could the Folk Fed continue without our Treasurer (Bruce),Secretary (Dallas) and Membership Secretary (Wayne)? And of course Jim, Margaret, Terry & Sandra– always ready to give advice and roll up their sleeves when needed. Thanks, one and all.

Pam Davis

Humph Hall7pm, Friday 8th August

85 Allambie Road, Allambie Heights

with Michael Galeazzi (bass) & Michael Quigley (drums)

You are invited to experience an intimate evening with

Rachel Collis & Band

“sheer genius!”

“consummate entertainer!”

“refreshingly funny!”

“beautiful piano!”

“the sort of voice that would stop a show!”Formerly the Allambie Heights Uniting Church, Humph Hall is now the private home of Gial & Wayne. Bookings: 9939 8802 [email protected] - humphhall.org


MetropolitanDates for your diary August 2014

Friday 1stIllawarra Folk Club. VINCENT CROSS (USA). “His songs are rooted in blue-grass and country tradition both the-matically and stylistically, yet he is also willing to push at the edges a little bit, introducing a subtle sensitivity” (Matt Winters, WKCR, NYC). “A crystal clear voice that took me back to when I was being introduced to mountain music groups and families of Appalachia. It was a pleasure to hear such beauty" (The legendary Odetta, NYC). www.vin-centcross.com. + Support acts. OWEN ROOM, City Diggers Wollongong, cnr Church & Burelli Sts. 7.30-10.30pm. $15. Tickets at the door from 7pm. 1300 887 034, www.illawarrafolkclub.org.auHumph Hall - CREEDENCE CLEAR-WATER REVIVAL 'THE ULITMATE REVIEW' - free DVD screening. This insightful 2012 doco features complete live performances of classic tracks such as Travelin' Band, Green River, Midnight Special, Bad Moon Rising and Proud Mary. Incorporating rare concert footage and television performances. Humph Hall, 85 Allambie Rd, Allambie Hts. 7pm. Enq, bookings: Wayne Richmond 9939 8802, [email protected] humphhall.org. This screening is a taster for The Creedence Clearwater Revival Choir - an 8 wk course starting at the Tramshed in Narrabeen on Thursday 31st July. Enq: Kate (0412) 771 394. Saturday 2ndBeecroft Bush Dance, with SNAKE GULLY. All dances taught. Community Centre, Beecroft Rd, opp. Fire Station. 7.30-11.30pm. $19, $17, $14 BMC Members, $39 Family. Sigrid 9980 7077, Wilma 9489 5594The Shack. VINCENT CROSS. Roots-oriented songwriter, musician, and composer born in Dublin, raised in Australia, now based in NY City. His new album, A Town Called Normal, has jazz infused old-time ballads, downhome country blues, traditional bluegrass, and indie-folk rock. vincentcross.com/live. + DAVE CALANDRA AND THE MIN

MIN LIGHTS. Rugged vocals, fluid gui-tar style, haunting songwriting, drawing inspiration from great folk, blues, country artists of 1970s. Backed by sublime voice and ethereal violin of SUSIE BISHOP, and smooth upright bass of JOHAN DE-LIN. davecalandra.com. + Rabin Davies and Green. Beautiful vocal harmonies, excellent instrumental support, a real sen-sitivity for words & music. Leon Rabin, Toni Davies, Arnie Green are seasoned performers. Strong vocals, well chosen songs, straight from the heart. Mona Vale Bowling Club, 1598 Pittwater Rd, Mona Vale - with its own bar. Can BYO snacks, nibblies. Open fire. 7.30-11pm. $25, $20. 0413 635 856. shackfolk.comWednesday 6thWongawilli Dance. 27th Anniversary Bush Dance. Sheet music provided. Nov-ice dancers and musicians are invited to participate. Wongawilli Community Hall, Lot 422 Wongawilli Road. 8-9.45pm. Light supper provided, with tea & coffee. $3, children free. David De Santi, 0409 57 1788, [email protected]. wongawillicolonialdance.org.auFriday 8thDuke's Place. Australian songs in con-cert and session with guest performers COOLFINN MAC - PAM & NORM MERRIGAN & FRIENDS. Bush Music Club, Tritton Hall, Hut 44, Addison Road Centre, 142 Addison Rd, Marrickville. 7.30 for 8pm. Concert till 10.30, fol-lowed by singing session (gates close at midnight). $10, bring supper, and songs. Sandra 9358 4886. bushmusic.org.auHumph Hall - RACHEL COLLIS & BAND Rachel Collis is coming back to Humph Hall with her band to perform songs from her upcoming album, Night-light Delightfully, Rachel’s live perfor-mances are infused with humour, irony, and unexpected turns. Whether she's banging on the piano like Ben Folds, or recounting urban folk story like Joni Mitchell, it’s the same spell: deep, tender, bursting with energy. Humph Hall, 85 Allambie Rd, Allambie Hts. 7pm. Enq, bookings: Wayne Richmond 9939 8802, [email protected] Saturday 9thCentral Coast Bush Dance, with CUR-RAWONG. Dances taught and called. East Gosford Progress Hall, cnr Henry Parry Drive & Wells St. 7.30-11.30pm. $18, $12. Supper provided. Robyn 4344 6484. ccbdma.org/schedule.htmSunday 10thSapling Master Class. Giving young musicians the experience and enjoyment of playing Australian collected music in

a relaxed atmosphere with expert Bush Music Club members as tutors. Suitable for musicians of all levels, incl. including those who do not play (yet), aged 8-16 years. Full day, Marrickville. Bookings essential. For a prospectus, venue, times, cost, and enquiries: Helen 4297 5128, Kerry 0409 600 949, or Bush Music Club [email protected] 15thPetersham Bowling Club, 8PM 77 Brighton St, Petersham. Ph. 9569 4639. http://thepbc.org.au/Back for One Night Only! Blues, Soul & Very Funky Grooves with The Mighty Reapers - featuring “Continental” Robert Susz: Vocals, Harmonica; Dave Brewer: Guitar, Vocals; Vito Portolesi: Bass; Antero Ceschin: Drums; Lachlan Doley: Hammond Organ. $25; $20 conc. All tickets at the door.Saturday 16thIllawarra Folk Club. ANZAC Show with JIM HAYNES, GRANT LUHRS. City Diggers Wollongong, cnr Church & Bu-relli Sts. 7.30pm. 1300 887 034, illawar-rafolkclub.org.auSunday 17thGood Tunes and Songs Session, 1.30pm. Acoustic musicians welcome: sheet mu-sic provided. Bring music stand, instru-ments, and voice. David De Santi, [email protected]. Followed by The Curious Rendition Orchestra and The Con Artists 3-5pm. Figgy Bowlo, The Avenue, Figtree. Free entry. illawar-rafolkclub.org.au/page/MusicSessionsSaturday 23rdLoaded Dog. MARTIN PEARSON. A seasoned trouper of the folk festival circuit, who reveres few sacred cows, neither Prime Minister nor Pope. All are grist to his musical mill and get the treat-ment from his creative pen. He is a good yarn-spinner, and time passes quickly, as it does when you're having fun. + BAR-BARA SANDERS. In the late '90s and early noughties she focussed on acappella singing in groups such as Vox Humana and Echolalia until a busy life intervened. She recently found herself back at the folk hearth trying desperately to remem-ber the words. Annandale Neighbourhood Centre, upstairs, 79 Johnston St. 7.40 for 8pm. $20, $18. BYO, supper available. Sandra (02) 9358 4886. theloadeddog.org.auThe Troubadour. VINCENT CROSS (USA). "I first became interested in being a roots-oriented singer and songwriter when a high school friend of mine gave me a faded Bob Dylan cassette. Some-


festivals and events1st-3rd AugustFolk Alliance Australia Conference, Melbourne.

8th - 10th August20th Redlands Bluegrasswww.redlandscountry.asn.au

30th - 31st AugustHobart Regency Festival.Enq. 0362732127

[email protected] - 21st September, 2014Turning Wave [email protected]

26th -28th September 2014Folk By The Seawww.folkbythesea.com.au

3rd - 6th October 2014Uranquinty Folk [email protected]

17th - 19th October, 2014Kangaroo Valley Folk [email protected]

24th, 25th, 26th October, 2014Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festivalwww.dorrigofolkblues.com.au

21-23 November. 2014Majors Creek FestivalUpdate to come

27th - December, 2014 - 1st January 2015Woodford Folk [email protected]

9th - 11th January, 20151st HONK! OZ. Free 3-day street music festival in Wollongong. www.honkfest.org.au

15th - 18th January, 201530th Illawarra Folk [email protected]

27th February - 1st March, 2015Cobargo Folk Festival 2015Applications close 31st August, [email protected]

thing about a mythical place called Greenwich Village captured my imagi-nation and took me far away from the damp and dreary wetlands of Ireland. ... My new album, 'A Town Called Normal', is now available in cyberspace." CWA Hall, The Boulevarde, Woy Woy (opp. Fisherman’s Wharf). 7pm. $12, $10, $8. Children free with paying adult. 4341 4060, 0419 231 319. troubadour.org.auSunday 24thJohn Dengate Memorial Get Together, organised by Max Elbourne and his daughter Leyne. Leyne has recently posted videos from John's Wake and the Loaded Dog Memorial Concert on her youtube site. She is currently editing video of the Bush Music Club Memorial concert - links at www.johndengatecol-lection.wordpress.com. The Gaelic Club (upstairs), Level 1, 64 Devonshire St, Surry Hills. 2pm. More information: Leyne, [email protected], or face-book.com/events/313181258806592Humph Hall - MARTIN PEARSON Martin returns to Humph Hall with another year's worth of song & story. Hear more about travel & travail, Mo-roccan riads & Cornish pasties. It's even possible he might be a bit grumpy with the government! Come and watch him age gracelessly before your very eyes. Humph Hall, 85 Allambie Rd, Allambie Hts. 7pm. Bookings: Wayne Richmond 9939 8802, [email protected]

Regional and ACT Saturday 2ndDownside Bush Dance, with Tin Shed RaTTleRS. Open fire. Tea & coffee always available. Maybe fresh scones, maybe mutton stew. North from Wagga Wagga, over Gobbagum-balin Bridge towards Junee, to a large roundabout: take left turn to Coolamon. About 9km further, turn right to Down-side Hall (just past Houlighans Creek Bridge). After about 200m turn right, to large tin shed in paddock! 8pm (hall opens 7pm). 1971 prices - $4; gold coin for kids. Noel 6928 5541 (ah), 6925 4800 (bh). www.facebook.com/pages/The-Tin-Shed-Rattlers

Nowra Bush Dance, with no Such Thing. School of Arts Annex, Collins Way. 8-10pm, Tune practice session 6.30pm. Acoustic musos of all standards welcome. Dancers $5. Bring a plate of supper to share if you like. Andrew or Alison 4447 5663. Musos, Stuart 0412 288 923

Kangaroo valley Folk FestivalIn Australia’s most beautiful valley17-19 Oct 2014Super Earlybird Tickets on sale now! Until 31 August, grab your weekend ticket for just $75. That’s a saving of $20 on the gate price. Check out ticket prices at our website or go straight to Ticketebo, for secure on line booking with no booking fee!Who’s at KVFF 2014?Some of the fantastic acts booked so far: Fred Smith, Enda Kenny Band, Martin Pearson, Bajaly Suso from Gambia, The Borderers, Liz Frencham, Nick Rheinberger, Glenn Cardier & Christian Marsh, The Wheeze and Suck Band, Michael Waugh, Paul Greene and the Other Colours, Sparrow Folk, Penny Larkins and Carl Pannuzzo , Salvation Jane, Sal Kimber and the Rollin’ Wheel Danny Spooner , Crystal Barreca and lot’s more, including plenty of dancing, poetry, music sessions and workshopsWe’ll be adding artist bios & pics to our website so stay tuned.Volunteers and Stallholders Wanted [email protected]

Planet Dungog PostponedPlanet Dungog Music Festival is POSTPONED until 29-31 MAY 2015. "Expressions of Interest are now closed and will re-open in No-vember 2014. Please check website closer to November for re-opening dates. If you have already sent us an EOI you will be contacted about the change, and asked if you would like your EOI held over until the new May date. We apologise for any inconvenience that you might experience as a result of the change. We wanted to give the festival the best chance to grow and develop and we felt that a move to Autumn would help that process. A good deal of work has taken place already and we are on track to deliver a great event in 2015." planetdungog.com


old. Instruments played include fiddle, mandolin, tenor banjo, whistle, melodeon, accordion, concertina, bodhran, spoons, guitar and bouzouki.

Although we concentrate on playing traditional Irish music, we also play Scottish, English, old time American and Aussie bush tunes. Between sets of tunes, singers have an opportuni-ty to perform a song or two, whom we normally accompany.

Many people come to listen to the session, socialise and have a few drinks. They come from the Newcastle-Lake Macquar-ie area and even from Maitland and Singleton. At the Bennett we used to have a suitable floor space for dancing and members of the Newcastle Irish Set Dancers came to dance some sets to our music.

We play unamplified and do not receive any remuneration, which is how we like it.

[Our session will be 23 years old this August! It is still at the Bennett.]

Roz Kerr(Reprinted, with permission, from Coaldust, October 2012; and from Carole's blog http://folkonovo.blogspot.com.au)

A Song for SupperQuite recently, I have had some health concerns which have led me down many an unkenned highway. For once it was not, the extravagances of my teenage years, or the ungodly state of my soul. My tormentor appeared as ravaged red eyes, a swollen blotchy face, and gosh! did it itch! On seek-ing medical help I ended up with a diagnosis of Salicylates Intolerance.

Er! What? Indeed it’s hard enough to say let alone know what it means. Briefly, say goodbye to the diet of the twenty-first century. Or the twentieth come to that!

Formerly a healthy diet consisted of tomatoes, eggplant, capsicums, grainy things, lots of seeds and nuts. There were delicious curries and meals with herbs and spices, and with multi-grain bread. Pizzas, with mushrooms (no) tomatoes (no) onions (no) and pepperoni (no). No more berries, dried fruit or olives, no fruit juice, not even a grape, crushed or otherwise - all forbidden.

Overnight I was pitched into a food world more akin to that

folk newsNewcastle Hunter valley Folk ClubFolk clubs are made up of many individuals, all of whom work for nothing for the common good. Without the excel-lent music our guests are able to produce, it can be a shallow experience. Mostly however, performers rise to the occasion and excite the audience.

The folk club night on 5th July was like that. Springtide, Greg and Jackie Wilson, with Rita Woolhouse on cello, ex-ceeded any ideas I had of them, and I have known them many years.

The fusion of sound between the three instruments, the many layers between instinct, technique, scholarship and pure hard work, have given rise to a group that you could place in front of anyone, anywhere. I should mention 'good taste' - they have it in spades. They will be taking their new CD 'The Wis-dom of Trees' around in many future performances. I whole-heartedly recommend them, either live or recorded. Another night when the audience just wouldn't go home. Springtide were 'thronged.'

Thank you also to D.O.U.G.the Ukulele group with lots of really nice songs, a few fancy flowers, and some pretty smart brains behind them.

Carole Garland (Bookings & Publicity for Newcastle Hunter Valley Folk Club)

traditional Irish Music Sessions in NewcastleA short history of monthly sessions hosted by Shayne & Roz Kerr

We held our first session on Sunday 25th August 1991 at the General Roberts Hotel, New Lambton. Other local sessions had faded away after some musicians moved from Newcastle. So we decided to start our own. Roz rode her bike around New Lambton and Lambton one Sunday afternoon to check out possible venues for a music session and found the Gen-eral Roberts was willing to give us a go. Shayne produced a poster and distributed it to likely participants. Many musi-cians turned up and we enjoyed a great musical and social afternoon. So we had another one the following month and just kept on going.

We moved to the Duke of Wellington Hotel in New Lamb-ton on Sunday 9th July 1995 because the General Roberts decided to establish an Italian restaurant in our session space. They must have thought there was more money in Italian food than Irish music punters.

On 16th July 2000 we had to move the session again as the Duke was closing for major renovations. Chris Cady sug-gested the Bennett Hotel in Hamilton. Fortunately we are still playing at the Bennett in 2012, a friendly pub for acoustic music, thanks to the great support of the proprietors John and Betty McCoy. We have survived about three renovations here.

the Musicians and the MusicThere is a pool of about 30 musicians who attend our regular monthly session. At any one time we have 10 or more turning up. Most live in the Newcastle-Lake Macquarie area. Occa-sionally Irish musicians from the Central Coast come and join us. Musicians range in age from pre-teens to over 70 years


of our Colonial ancestors. In fact, growing up in post-war British household, with all its aching austerities (to which I fear we may all have to get reacquainted, in an Abbott led world), the food was plain beyond belief.

So what has all that got to do with Folk you might ask? The songs of those periods detail the diet in various ways. The obvious one for Australians is the ‘Old Bark Hut’, listing '10 lbs of flour, 10lbs of beef, some sugar and some tea.' That’s all they give a hungry man, until the seventh day.’

A kilo is close to 2 lbs which puts a modern handle on it. Curiously, no mention of fat, which would provide energy, flavour and the ability to turn all that flour into baked goods. (My mother used to render down, or melt, lumps of beef fat and drain it into a pot, kept by the stove. Beef fat was drip-ping, pork fat was lard, and no oil in sight, unless it was on the end of a cotton bud for cleaning out ears.)

A lovely Scottish song, ‘McGinty’s Meal and Ale’ has a pig, obviously tempted by all the cooking smells prior to a party, breaking into a pantry where he opened, shived the pantry door, and cam upon the Toddy, (a whisky drink)

And he took kindly tae the stuff, like any human body.’

The now sozzled swine crashed into the larder shelves, upset-ting the dripping pan. To add to this slithery mess, comes the soft soap, pease meal, cornflour and, finally, treacle.

A humble sort of fare is proffered as part of a wedding pro-posal in another Scottish song, ‘At the Kirk at Birnie Bouzle’ and yet it is very diverse, and probably illegal.

‘I’ll hunt the otter and the brock (badger)The hart, the hare and heathercock.

I’ll pu’ ye limpets frae the rock,Tae mak’ ye dishes dainty.’

Rabbits are thought of as food for the poor, on both sides of the world. Curiously they did not do so well in Scotland. They are not waterproof like Hares, and living in that cold wet climate, they did not do so well. Australians may have cursed their import many times, but the meat and fur are fully usable, and rabbit cooked in beer is superb. I still remember Len Neary singing ‘The Rabbiter’.

Other humble meats, offal particularly, went into many dish-es, proving you ‘could eat everything but the squeak’. The art of meat puddings goes from Haggis in Scotland, to Haslet*, sausages of all kinds, black puddings, brawn and dozens of variations. As well as oatmeal, there would be onions, herbs and sometimes dried fruit. The song ‘Stanley Market’ from County Durham goes;

‘There’s black puddings, nearly white,They’re made to suit yer appetite,

One’ll serve from six to eight,Up at Stanley Market.’

Sometimes these mixes went into pastry instead, and a whole raft of pies, pasties and sausage rolls evolved. Cyril Tawney wrote ‘The Oggie Man’ An oggie was a sort of pasty. The Oggie man sold his wares by the Dockyard gates, as hungry workers and sailors left for home. The supermarkets try to carry on the traditions of the old pork butchers, but inevitably the flavours are supermarket-bland. I still smile when I see a Harry’s Café de Wheels’ knowing the great traditions behind them.

Colonial diets were greatly improved after the invention of canning in 1845 by Louis Appert, a French chemist. He was

apparently responding to the need Napoleon found, trying to get foods to his troops over long supply lines. The early adoption of canneries led to milk, meat, fish, jam and treacle widening food choice.

Ron Edwards notes, in the Overlander Songbook, an interest-ing swag of dishes for the Bullockies’ Ball.

‘Sal…….down to a dish of Hash did stoop,She’d got a smack in the eye with a doughboy,

Put her sitting in a bucket of soup.’

Then come encounters with damper, leg of mutton, and Irish stew. More interestingly is the seizing of a roly-poly as a weapon. That is an actual dish with a recipe, unlike soups and stews which use whatever comes to hand. A roly-poly, either the jam or the savoury mince version, is boiled in a pudding cloth, probably made with suet pastry. It is very filling and probably made an excellent shillelagh.

In all of the above you will notice there is not a vegetable in sight. I suppose Barcoo Rot, or scurvy, was fairly widespread. We know that vegetables were grown quite widely. Windsor in NSW was called after its namesake in Britain, because the water in the river stopped being salty, becoming clear enough for agriculture. Potatoes have lots of vitamin C directly under the skin. This was the major source for the Brits during World War 2, and, together with cabbage, kept the country healthy. Still they seem to remain a low status food, so no odes to a cabbage leaf.

Perhaps I will finish with a song with vegetables in it, though not one I would enjoy singing. From ‘Depression They gave me a big bowl of soup.

‘I went out to fight for my country,I went out to fight and to die,

I went out to fight for my country.And this was my Country’s reply.

Sou-oup, sou-oup,They gave me a big bowl of sou-ou-oup,

Sou-oup, sou-oup.They gave me a big bowl of soup.

As a footnote: This curious condition of salicylates intoler-ance is greatly undiagnosed, but is a lot more common in ‘Al-lergy’ families. It comes and goes, bringing asthma, urticaria, and can involve the gastro-intestinal tract. Talk it over with your doctor if you suspect you too may have the condition.

Carole Garland(Reprinted, with Carole's permission, from her very interest-ing blog, http://folkonovo.blogspot.com.au)

*From wikipedia:In British English, Haslet (also spelled 'Acelet'), refers to a pork meatloaf with herbs, originally from Lincolnshire. The word is derived from the Old French hastilles meaning entrails.

Carrot Clarinet

Make your own carrot clarinet. – Linsey Pollak.


Songs from Henry Lawson‘Rain in the Mountains: Songs from Henry Lawson’, a production by Christine Wheeler and Friends, is heading for north Queensland this August and September. The show is a musical celebration of Henry Lawson’s evocative and vivid poetry.

About a hundred years ago Lawson’s poems were appearing regularly in The Bulletin magazine. His idiomatic and casual writing style reflected the people he wrote about, whose real lives with all their joys and hardships shine through in his poems, unadorned and authentic.

It’s for this reason that ‘Rain in the Mountains’ holds par-ticular appeal in regional Australia, where people identify strongly with stories of rural hardship, a wry sense of humour and a well-honed sense of fairness, as well as Lawson’s hon-est and often painful self-reflection. Christine Wheeler with wonderful musicians Leigh Birkett and Lindsay Martin will tour north Queensland with the support of ArTour and Playing Queensland, initiatives of the Queensland Government.

Christine is co-editor of the songbook regularly promoted in Cornstalk, ‘The Songs of Henry Lawson’, published by the Folk Federation of NSW. The CD and show ‘Rain in the Mountains’ developed from her interest in showcasing the songbook to a wider audience. With a compelling union of timeless lyrics with stunning musical settings, Christine and friends have been warmly received over the past two years touring regional NSW and Victoria. From country waltzes to introspective airs and lively comic turns, jazz-tinged ballads and upbeat anthems, the music in the show was composed by diverse writers including country music icon Slim Dusty, John Schumann of Redgum fame, jazz composer Ade Monsbourgh and folk musician Chris Kempster, as well as several origi-nals.

The tour will take Christine, Leigh and Lindsay over a three-week period from Gladstone west to Winton, north to Nor-manton then east again to Atherton – an adventure in itself for a bunch of southerners.

Christine Wheeler

vale Yuri the StorytellerIn the dying decades of the last century, the shadowy and iconoclastic HuldreFolk appeared out of nowhere with their unique combination of stories and songs, and then almost as suddenly, disappeared into the mists of memory.

I was playing at the famous Three Weeds Folk Club in Rozelle in the spring of 1983, performing a cover of Meniscus Diabetes' song 'Roman Holiday', when I heard a cackling in the front row. There was Yuri, laughing his head off. After my set, we got together and swapped notes on life, the universe and everything. Fate would have it that celebrated bandurist Victor Mishalow was also on the bill that night. And Yuri and I were enthralled by the magic of the Carlingford Cossack's grand instrument.

Yuri told us he was a Russian Storyteller, and that he was performing at the Humanist Society the following Tues-day. Come along and play some songs and tunes, he said. We did, and so it was that in Shepherd Street, Surry Hills, HuldreFolk were born. Over the next two years, Huldre-Folk, named for the mythical and mystical 'hidden people' of Icelandic legend, played throughout Australia.

Although they then pursued their own paths and pro-jects, during the following decades, they would pop up in unexpected places, like their namesakes, in ones, twos, threes, and on occasions with guest HuldreFolkies. Their last outing as a trio was in October 2007 at the North By Northwest Poetry and Folk Club.

Whenever they worked together, their collaborations were creative and at times, crazy. Listen to Victor's haunting bandura arrangements behind many of Yuri's stories, the bravado of 'The Ballad of Boreslav' and the wackiness of 'The Song of The Volga Shearers'.

We would always introduce George as "The One & Only Yuri The Storyteller". Watch him on You Tube reciting the epical 'McArthur's Fart' or the poignant 'Claudy', and tell-ing the magical story of 'The Algonquin Cinderella' or the faerie 'Green Lady', and you will see that he really was.

Goodbye, old friend.

Paul Hemphill


HuldreFolk Live at The Murray Bridge Folk Festival (South Australia), October 1985. Story: Carl Foreman, Yuri The Storyteller, Paul Hemphill Song: Dimitri Ti.

[Yuri (George Hofsteters) died at home, in his sleep, on 8th July 2014. Our sympathy to Melanie, his family and friends.]

Influencing Mary-Jane There will be many of us writing about Pete Seeger & his in-fluence on our music, but I’d like to add a very personal note.

Of the years I spent living in the U. S. A., many of them were, off and on, between l956 and 1975. What a great time to be there for a folk singer just starting out!

It was the heyday of modern folk music, and I was there on the spot and swept up in the music that was being sung and produced at that time, by Pete Seeger and others. During those years I attended live concerts by the Weavers (with Pete Seeger), performances by Joan Baez and Carolyn Hester in Boston coffee houses and sessions in New York with Jean Ritchie and Bill Monroe. What wonderful opportunities!

Those experiences changed my life as a singer in two ways: They were my first introduction to this kind of music, which I found because Pete disseminated it at every chance, on the ra-dio, TV & in print. I still have an old “Sing Out” full of songs from Pete. Many of those songs eventually became a big part of my repertoire, especially in my work with children.

This folk song movement also helped change my think-ing. I came from a very conservative family background (“Why, Janie, that man singing up there is a communist!”) but I learned through Pete Seeger’s music and influence that human rights and peace are issues that go beyond politics. It took a while, but I came to stand up for my convictions, in spite of my family’s concerns. I became active in supporting the Lynchburg sit-ins - just down the road from my university - and in denouncing nuclear bombs and nuclear energy, and here in Australia supporting the Chilean community and oth-ers denouncing dictatorship.

Pete’s songs were seminal to this process for me, which is

still going on. More importantly, I believe - no, I know - that his music was one of the factors that brought an end to the Vietnam war.

I loved the way he brought “Guantanamera” into a wider audience as well as songs such as “Somos el Barco,” connec-tions with my South American folk singing background.

So thank you, Pete Seeger, for touching my life. I hope I have given back some of your ideals through my own music.

Mary-Jane Field

Kate's Choir(s)An open letter from Kate Maclurcan to the people who par-ticipated in her Kris Kristofferson Choir:

"What a great job you did! Everyone loved the concert - one of our best yet! Three people commented they thought we were even better than Kris Kristofferson! Congratulations to our brave soloists - you were all marvellous. To Wendy for the fine guitar accompaniment and BIG THANKS to Rob who makes us sound ten times better with his excellent bass playing.

Thank you Brian, for two lovely photos!

With the market stall, raffle and wine auction, we raised a total of $1305 for the Aphasiacs Choir (for stroke survivors with aphasia-loss of speech). Thank you so much. John will be thrilled. This will go a long way to seeing us through next term on the Central Coast. Thank you all for your generosity in so many ways.

I do look forward to seeing you next term for Creedence Clearwater Revival - we are going to have some fun! Please tell your friends & invite them to join us - more voices would be very welcome. [The choir would have started late July]

My thanks to you all for your support, hard work and appre-ciation - and for the fun we've had!"

Best regards

Kate


My grandpa's SongWhen I was a kid, I sometimes went fishing with my dad and grandpa at Port Stephens, north of Newcastle. Now, I hate to fish - always have, always will - but I never let on because I loved the long drive home in the dark, when Dad and I would sing our hearts out. Grandpa was an enthusiastic audience but he never sang, except for one curious ditty:

"How well I do remember the fifteenth of OctemberWhen I nearly went and broke me mother's heartFor I signed on with the skipper of a fine four-masted clipperBound around the world to see some foreign parts..."

It's taken me about 50 years to track down that song. Turns out it's called Captain Nipper (recorded by the Foc'sle Singers in 1959).

The curious thing is that while my grandpa hardly ever sang, my mum's father (I called him Papa) was a gifted singer; a fine lyric tenor, formerly a boy soprano in Malmo Cathedral (Sweden). When he was 15 he nearly went and broke his mother's heart, for he signed on with the skipper of a fine four-masted clipper, bound around the world to see some for-eign parts. After many adventures he ended up in Fremantle and never saw Sweden - or his mother - again.

My grandfathers lived on opposite coasts of Australia and never met, but my non-singing grandpa's only song told the story of how my singing papa came to Australia.

Pam Davis

Frank Bulgin Celebrates 70 Amazing YearsWhile I was interviewing Frank for this article he showed me a 1953 record of ‘Reedy River’, a collector’s item, proving that Frank was a folkie from the start!

He was born at Paddington Hospital in 1944 to Joan and Ben. Ben was a boilermaker at Bunnerong, Botany Bay, at the big power station once there. He had a sister Virginia, 3½ years older. Frank’s mum had German measles while pregnant and he was born Rh negative which left Frank in such a state that various doctors said cheerily that he wouldn’t live and if so would be a vegetable and never walk! ‘You can have another’

they said which led Frank to surmise that life was cheap in those wartime years. At first disowning Frank his mum would go on to be a great support and have a lot to do with Frank’s love for all the women of the world.

The family rented a house in Woollahra and he went to a nor-mal public school with no assistance at Bellevue Hill. When he was 9, his Dad brought a house 300 yards up the street in Bondi Junction which his nephew lives in today.

Frank had a bit of trouble walking but soon overcame it. By the age of 6 he had had 6 operations to correct his cross eyes – 5 successful and 1 botched which left him with double vision to this day. Frank writes with a tight grip: most of the movement comes from his wrist which he has found a bit embarrassing and makes writing difficult. It is a marvel to me to see all over his table writing upon writing and know that in writing Frank has found himself and we have found Frank.

Frank’s childhood was in two parts for when he was 9 he entered the Collaroy Convalescent Home for Children to treat Perthes Disease. Children were tied to a wooden frame unable to move for 12 months. Afterwards he wore a calliper which couldn’t bend at the knee. Fifty years later Dr Molnar who replaced his hip described it as like chalk and Swiss cheese. This didn’t stop him playing cricket till he was 51 and rugby league till he was 26!

On leaving school Frank got numerous jobs in the public service but ended in Dept of Agriculture Quarantine where he stayed till retirement. He is not sure how he met his wife Helen but believes it was at a dance. Frank didn’t like dancing much but went there to meet the ladies. He married Helen in June 1970 with whom he had a beloved daughter Kylie. His first poem 'O Love' was written to impress Helen which suc-ceeded and started him on a life journey into poetry.

At Clyde Mail Exchange in 1995 his job was to inspect the contents of the parcels. Never allowed to open the parcels he made use of the spare time to put words together to occupy his mind and keep it off the recent passing of his mother.

He was inspired by Banjo Paterson, Henry Lawson and on the local scene Denis Kevans. He knew Denis through the anti-Vietnam rallies a long time before he appreciated his poetry. On holiday in Katoomba Denis came out of a supermarket and said “I know you” and Frank said “I know you too you’re Denis Kevans” and so started a friendship of sorts. Frank also admires Denis’ musical partner Sonia Bennett, and adored Faith Petric.

Frank has been a regular at the Gosford Bush Poets under the auspices of Vic Jeffries and Peter Mace for 5 years making the 6 hour return trip on the train. He was happy to do it be-cause of the great poetry scene there in the Gosford Hotel. He was able to contribute many interesting poems and limericks one of which won the limerick competition at Illawarra Folk Festival. Unfortunately he is not able to attend now due to the recent changes in train timetables (thanks very much Minister Berejiklian!). Frank is also a regular and devoted member of Sutherland Acoustic Music Club.

Now Frank is retired and acts as a carer for his wife and daughter both stroke survivors, but still he continues to write poems on the vagaries of the day and also the absurd and ri-diculous places his adventures in poetry take him, in the hope that he will bring pleasure to the people who hear it. Frank Happy Birthday you are a legend and we salute you! We hope you have many more.

Jenny Watson


dance news

Hobart regency Festival 30th-31st AugustNarryna historic home and costume tour, 11.30am-1pm, Sat-urday, Narryna Heritage Museum, 103 Hampden Rd, Battery Point. Bookings essential. $11.

Dance workshop (optional) for the ball, 2.30-4.30pm, Satur-day, Wesley Hall, 58 Melville St, Hobart. Learn some dances and steps before the ball if you wish. Among other dances, learn the recently rediscovered Mundy's Quadrille and if you desire, be part of demonstrating it at the ball. It won't be taught at the ball. This suite of quadrille music was composed by colonial artist Henry Mundy and only came to light last year. Live music. $8.

Grand Regency Ball and Harp Concert. Tasmanian Harp En-semble, 7.30pm-12, Saturday, in historic Hobart Town Hall, 50 Macquarie St. The ball will feature music by 19th Century Tasmanian/ Scottish convict, fiddler and composer Alexander Laing. All dances taught. No dancing experience or partner required. All ages welcome. Please bring a plate of supper befitting a ball. Period attire admired but not required. Sash prizes for the best dressed. Dancing Master: David Wanless. Lively dancing to lovely music. Come to dance or listen and watch. Bookings advised. $25, $22, $20.

Tasmanian Museum special tour, 11am-12.30, Sunday, TMAG, Dunn Pl, Hobart. Bookings essential. $6.

Afternoon Tea Dance Party, 2.30-4.30pm. Sunday, Wesley Hall, 58 Melville St, Hobart. Please bring a contribution to afternoon tea. Live music. $8.

'Loveless in Hobart', 5-6pm, Sunday, Wesley Hall. Folk opera set in 1830s Hobart about Tolpuddle Martyr George Loveless. Tasmanian Grassroots Union Choir. $5.

Group tour of Port Arthur, Monday 1st September. Bookings essential. $10+site entry.

“Instances have been known of young people passing many, many months successively, without being at any ball ... but when a beginning is made - when the felicities of rapid mo-tion have once been, though slightly, felt - it must be a very heavy set that does not ask for more.” - Jane Austen.

Tickets for all events: trybooking.com/FHUL or at the door if available.

Event page: facebook.com/events/1434671186806500

Enq, David Wanless 03 6273 2127, [email protected]. Facebook: dancefolktasmania

Colonial Subscription BallThe Bush Music Club holds a Colonial Subscription Ball each year at Maitland Town Hall – chosen because it has one of the best sprung floors in the country. This is the 34th annual Maitland Ball.

The program will feature a wide range of dances, including Colonial, traditional, Celtic, Regency, European, and bush, re-flecting the diverse nature of social dancing in Australia. The dress style preferred is formal and Australian Colonial.

The Ball will be held Sat 23rd August, 6.30pm for 7pm start.

There will be various practice sessions. Attendance at prac-tices is highly recommended!

On the Central Coast: Saturday 2nd August. 10.30am-4.30pm. East Gosford Progress Hall, Wells St and Henry Parry Dr. Arthur or Julia, 4955 5701

In Newcastle: Sunday 10th August. 10am-5pm. Masonic Hall, Metcalfe St, Wallsend (near intersection with Cowper St). Arthur or Julia, 4955 5701

In Sydney: Sunday 10th August. 10am-4pm. Scout Hall, Park Ave, Concord. Wendy, 0412 145 262.

Dancers interested in a practice session in Canberra should contact Daryl, 6295 8280, [email protected].

Practice sessions cost $8 for the day - tea & coffee provided.

There'll also be practice nights at Pennant Hills Dance Workshop.

And then, on the day after the Ball, there will be the Recovery Picnic: Sunday 24th August from 11 am at Speers Point Park. The BBQ/picnic is a time to recover, relax and socialise, with the opportunity for more dancing if desired. The site boasts views over the beautiful Lake Macquarie and the Heritage Hall provides plenty of undercover space for dancing and for shelter in inclement weather. To partake of the BBQ lunch provided, please book and prepay ($10); or BYO. Please BYO chairs and drinks. Musicians, bring your instruments.

For BMC members, a Ball ticket is $50, non-members $60, full-time students (aged 13 and over) $40. (Children 12 and under are free.) Groups of 8, booked together by the 14th, pay $3 less per person. After 10th August, all tickets are $70. No tickets will be sold after 18th August.

See payment details at www.bushmusic.org.au/bmc_dance_ball.html#subscription. If paying online, please email details of payment and dancer/s to Wendy Richmond.

Enquiries to Wendy, (02) 9642 7950 or 0412 145 262, or wendy_richmond(at)yahoo.com.


Mal Webb

Ann & Charlie Heymann

Railway Pde, Sydenham from 7pm onwards. Adult classes from 7.15 pm, Vasilios Aligiannis, tel/fax 9708 1875 [email protected] Folk Dancing for older womenSchool terms only, 9-10am beginners, 10-11am advanced. Bankstown Older Women’s Wellness Centre, Police and Community Youth Club, cnr Meredith St and French Ave. Gabrielle 9728 7466, Alita 9798 9269Irish Set Dance class, Irish Gaelic Club, 64 Devonshire St, Surry Hills. 8-9.30pm. Alarna 0401 167 910.Sutherland Shire Bush Dance Group. Uniting Church, 4 Gosport St, Cronulla, 7.30-10pm. $3. Beginners most welcome. Partners not necessary.Mike 9520 2859Sutherland Shire Folk Dance GroupInternational dancing, Como Guides Hall, cnr Warraba & Mulyan Sts, Como West 9.30a, - 11am & 11.30am - 12.30pm. Kaye 9528 4813, [email protected] Country Dancing for the over 55’s. American Contra + Beginners English, 11.30am - 1pm. Advanced English 2-4pm. School for Seniors, Wesley Mission, 220 Pitt St. Sydney. (Opposite back of Hilton Hotel.) Roslyn 9263 5416English Country Dancing. 1st & 3rd Thurs. Church by the Bridge hall (St John’s Anglican), Broughton St (cnr Bligh St), Kirribilli. Enter courtyard gate - hall is on right. 7.15-9.15pm. Donations (optional), for the church or expenses. Please email Margaret Swait, so that you can be advised of schedule changes: [email protected] Labyrinth International Folk Dance from 7pm, Baptist Church Hall, King St Glenbrook. Jo Barrett 4739 6498Greek Folk DanceMytelinean House. 225 Canterbury Rd, Canterbury.Adult classes from 7.30pm - 9.00pm (Clio Group - 21 years and up Greek dances). Cost involved. Vasilios Aligiannis, tel/fax 9708 1875 [email protected] Shire Folk Dance GroupInternational dancing. Scout Hall, June Place, Gymea Bay. 10am. Kaye 9528 4813 [email protected] Irish Ceili Dancers Kingsgrove Uniting Church Hall, 289A Kingsgrove Rd (cnr Moreton Avenue, Kingsgrove. Beginners to intermediate step dancing 6pm, advanced step dancing 7pm Set and ceili dancing 8-10.30pm. Margaret and Bill Winnett 9150 6765. email: [email protected] Colonial and Folk Dancers Every Friday, Scouts/Guides Hall, Plympton Road, Carlingford, (opposite Nth Carlingford shops). Anthony and Lisa 9873 4805. Greek Dancing. St Therapon Greek Orthodox Parish (Church Hall) 323 Cumberland Highway, Thornleigh. Time: Juniors 6.30pm - 7.30pm (Callipe Group)Pontian House. 15 Riverview Rd, Earlwood. Junior Class - 6.30pm - 7.30pm (Thalia junior group - 3yrs to 12 yrs. Class is free, Pontian only)International Dancing. Sedenka Folk Dancers, Rozelle Neighbourhood Centre, 665A Darling St Rozelle. 8-llpm, $3. Chris Wild 9560 2910.Scottish Country DancingAdult classes, beginners welcome, children 6.30 -7.30pm, adults 8-10.30pm, Beecroft Primary School, $2. Sheena Caswell 9868 2075, Heather Dryburgh 9980 7978Scottish Country Dancing■Caringbah Seniors Hall, 386 Port Hacking Rd, Car-ingbah (rear Library), 8pm. Beginners/other levels. G. Milton 9524 4943, Erica Nimmo 9520 4781SaturdayBush Music Club Bush Dances■Feb-Dec (not Easter), 8-12pm, $17/$14/$12 incl. supper, children to 12 free. Beecroft Community Ctr 1st

MondayBush Music Club Dance WorkshopBeginners, experienced, 7.30pm, Pennant Hills Community Centre, downstairs. Except Jan. and public holidays. Felicity 9456 2860International Folk DancingSchool term, Earlwood Senior Citizens Centre, 362 Homer St 10am-noon. Debbie 4294 1363. 0427 315 245Scottish Country Dancing for beginners, with ‘Scots on the Rocks’, Fort St Public School, Observatory Hill, Sydney, 6.30-7.30pm. Nea 9994 7110, Lynn 9268 1246, SC [email protected], http://www.rscds.org.auBelly Dance, basic/beginners 7pm, choreography 8pm, Girraween Hall, 17 Tungarra Rd. Vera Myronenko 9665 9713tuesdayBlue Mountains Scottish Country Dancers Catholic Church Hall, 7-9pm, Wentworth St, $3 Verley Kelliher, 4787 5968, [email protected] Carol Gardner 4751 6073/[email protected] Folk DancePontian House, 15 Riverview Rd, Earlwood. Adult class 7.30pm - 9.00pm (Senior Diogenes Grooup - 15 yrs to adult. Cost involved.Vas Aligiannis, 0407 081 875, [email protected]. www.greekdancing.com.auHungarian Dance ClassUltimo, 8-10pm. Gary Dawson 9559 4485. [email protected] Country Dancing, SydneyPlayford Dance Group. Occasionally at Lidcombe. TBA. Patricia 9649 6978 or Mike or Ros on 9929 8193 Scottish Country DancingSt John’s Uniting Church Hall, Coonanbarra Rd, Wahroonga, 7.30-10.30pm. All welcome. Catherine Bonner 9489 5027Scottish Country DancingFort Street School, Observatory Hill, City. 6pm to 8pm Nea MacCulloch 9904 1358(a/h) or Lynn 8244 9618(w)Sutherland Shire Folk Dance GroupInternational Dancing, Gymea Bay Scout Hall, June Place, 7.30-9pm. Kaye Laurendet 9528 4813Turkish Dance ClassLidcombe Community Centre, 8-10pm. Yusuf Nidai 9646 1166Ukrainian (Cossack) Dancing Class for fit and energetic young people (16-23yrs), 7.30 pm to 10.00 pm. Ukrainian Hall 59 Joseph Street, Lidcombe. Jaros Iwanec 9817 7991, [email protected] /www.veselka.com.auInternational Folk Dance class - Open Door, Georges Hall Senior Citizens, Birdwood Rd, 11.30am-12.30pm. Gabrielle 9728 7466, [email protected]“The Dance Buffet”, wide variety taught, Liverpool City Pipe Band Hall, Woodward Park (next to Whitlam Centre), Memorial Ave, 7.30-9.30pm. $8 ($5 conc). Nicholai 9822 7524, mob 0407 178 228WednesdayAlbion Fair, North-West Morris DancingLilyfield Community Centre, Cecily and O’Neill Sts, 7.45pm. Angie Milce 9817 3529Australian Heritage DancersAnnandale Neighbourhood Centre, 79 Johnston St, 8 -10pm. Jim Young 9412 3721 [email protected] - australianheritagedancers.org.auBalmoral Scottish Country Dance Group7.00-9.15pm, Seniors’ Centre, Mosman Square, Mosman. Nell Morgan 9981 4769.Epping Scottish Country Dance ClubSt Aidan’s Church Hall, Downing St, 7.30-10pm. All levels welcome. Clare Haack 9484 5947 [email protected] Scottish Country Dance Society7-10pm, Church of Christ, Henry Parry Drive, Wyoming. Cecily Cork 4384 3527, Jan McCudden 4329 5537Greek Folk Dance. Pan Macedonian Assoc Building,

folk contactsCHOiRSMonday■A Choired Taste, Glebe, led by David Westmore, 9716 7016■Bright Star Singers Ashfield, led by Mary-Jane Field, 9090 2362■Ecopella. Blue Mountains, contact Miguel Heatwole, 9810 4601 [email protected]■Glory Bound Groove Train. Petersham, led by Linda Calgaro, 9518 4135■Inner West Chamber Choir, Leichhardt, led by Rachelle Elliott. 9797 1917. [email protected].■Intonations. Manly, led by Karen Smith, 0415 221 113, [email protected]■Martenitsa. Ultimo, led by Mara & Llew Kiek, 47514910 ■People’s Chorus. Newcastle, led by Rod Noble, 49 623432■Unaccompanied Baggage. North Sydney, led by Stuart Davis, [email protected]■Voiceworks, Katoomba, ledby Rachel Hore 4759 2456, [email protected]■Cantorion, Neutral Bay, led by David Westmore, 9716 7016■Ecopella. Illawarra area (alternate Tuesdays), led by Miguel Heatwole 9810 4601, [email protected] ■Roc Lawson, led by Rachel Hore, 47592456, [email protected]■The Honeybees. East Sydney, led by Dynes Austin. Contact Jenny Jackson, 9816 4577 [email protected] ■Sydney Trade Union Choir Sydney City, contact Nola Cooper 9587 1165 - [email protected]■Songs Next Door, Seaview Street, Dulwich Hill, meets weekly at Sea View Hall, Seaview St, Dulwich Hill. 12.30pm. (Seniors mostly) Contact Allan 9520 6180Wednesday■Choralation. Abbotsford (school terms), contact Margaret Grove [email protected] ■Ecopella. Erskineville, led by Miguel Heatwole, 9810 4601 [email protected]■The Heathens. Blackheath, day time 2pm- 4pm. Led by Chris Wheeler 4787 5725 chriswheelersanddealers.com.au■NoteTonight, Josephine. Glebe, led by David Westmore, 9716 7016■The Spots. Christina Mimmocchi, Randwick 0410 682 061The Sydney Welsh Choir, men and women. Meet on Wednesday evenings at Concord Baptist Church hall. 7pm - 9pm. 20 plus performances per year. Contact MD Viv 4739 0384, [email protected]. President Clive 9997 2019.thursday■Bouddi Voice. Kincumber (school terms), led by C & C Sainsbury, contact 43 683270■Chorella Community Choir. Richmond, contact Ellen 4578 2975 ■Cleftomaniacs. Waterloo, led by Gary Smith, [email protected] ■Solidarity Choir. Erskineville, contact Cathy Rytmeister, 0438 683 867, [email protected]■Friday■The Sydney Street Choir. CBD, led by Peter Lehner 0425 268 771■Mudlarks, women’s a cappella choir. Woodford. Led by Alison Jones 4759 2880■Pacopezants. - Balkan Choir. Meets Fridays 4pm, Katoomba. Enquiries: June (02) 4782 1554. [email protected]■Blue Mountains Trade Union Choir. Upper Mts., contact Kate 47 82 5529

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tuesdayThe Screw Soapers Guild - Writers Presenters & Listeners Group 4th Tues, 7.30pm, stories, poems, songs and conversation. Albert 9600 7153, email: [email protected], website: www.folkclub.com/folkodyssey/WednesdayWisefolk Club Last Wed in month, 11am-2.30pm, Toongabbie Bowling Club, 12 Station Rd, lunch at club bistro. Sonia 9621 2394 Allen 9639 7494, ThursdaySutherland Folk Club2nd Thurs concert night. All ages. Members are welcome to join us at any of our concerts, do a floor spot. Enjoy a friendly , sociable night’s entertainment, support local talent. Contact Jenny 9576 2301.FridayHornsby Kuring-Gai Folk Club■3rd Fri, 8pm, Each month Beatrice Taylor Hall, rear Willow Park Community Centre, Edgeworth David Ave, Guest artist and floor spots, light supper provided BYO grog. Barry Parks 9807 9497 [email protected] Folk Club■1st Friday, Wollongong City Diggers Club, cnr Burelli & Church Streets, 1300 887 034 www.illawarrafolkclub.org.au Springwood Neighbourhood Centre Acoustic Club, or SNC Acoustic Club. Regular folk nights on the 4th Friday of each month (Feb - Nov), 8pm $7/$5 Springwood Neighbourhood Centre, Macquarie Rd, Springwood. (next to Civic Centre). Visitors and floor performers welcome.

SESSiONS & FREE WORKSHOpSMondayBush Music ClubCommunity Centre, 44/142 Addison Rd, Marrickville, 7.30pm. Music workshop. All singers and musicians welcome. Bob 9569 7244, [email protected] Music Session: Every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month from 7.30 – 10.30pm @ The Shamrock Inn, Asquith Leagues Club, Alexandra Pd. Waitara (short walk from station). It’s an open session and all musicians are welcome with focus on tunes rather than songs. Phone Norm 9489 5786/[email protected] music lessons, beginners and advanced, instruments including fiddle, flue, whistle, guitar, banjo. Gaelic Club, 64 Devonshire St. Surry Hills, 9212 1587 [email protected] Frog Hotel. Jam Night. Cnr Bridge & Macquarie Sts, Windsor. 7.30pm to late. Mark 0419 466 004Gosford Bush PoetsLast Wednesday night of every month 7pm. The Gosford Hotel, cnr of Mann & Erina Sts Gosford. Everyone welcome to share in night of fun, friendship and great poetry. Contact Vic Jefferies, 02 96394911 or [email protected] Bash. Weekly gathering celebrating Australian bush songs, ballads, city ditties, yarns, recitations, bush dance tunes. Imperial Hotel, 252 Oxford St, Paddington. 830pm-1030pm. (Lounge opens 7.30pm). Free. Warren Fahey [email protected]■Sutherland Acoustic4th Thursday of each. month from 7.30pm Gymea Tradies Club, Kingsway, Gymea. Friendly jam. All welcome to sing, play an instrument, recite poetry or just listen. Enq. Jenny 95762301■Blackheath Folk Club1st Thurs, 7.30pm, Ivanhoe Hotel, cnr Gt Wstn Hwy and Govetts Leap Rd. Christine Davies, Peter Duggan 4787 7246■Gaelic Club.Irish music session, 8pm. Plus Irish music lessons, instruments including fiddle, flute, whistle, guitar, banjo. Gaelic Club, Surry Hills 9212 1587 info@

Sat, Helen 9626 7816; Balmain High School hall, Terry St, Rozelle, 3rd Sat, Don 9642 7949■Central Coast Bush Dance2nd Sat, 7.30 - 11.30pm, East Gosford Progress Hall, Henry Parry Dr and Wells St, $15/$12. Beate 4323 3356. Robyn 4344 6484.Scottish and Old Time Dance■2nd Sat, 8pm, Uniting Church, 9-11 Bay St, Rockdale. $3 incl. supper. Chris Thom 9587 9966■Scottish and Old Time DancingOrkney and Shetland Assoc. 3rd Sat, 8-11 pm. St David’s Hall, Dalhousie St, Haberfield. $3 inc. supper. Visitors most welcome. Jean Cooney 9874 5570.■Macedonian Dance Class Rockdale. 6.30-8.30pm, $5. Y Kaporis 0412 861 187■Mortdale Scottish DancersLearners night (for learners and experienced), 7.30- 9.30pm. Pensioners Welfare Club Hall, 76 Pitt Street, Mortdale. Pam Jehan 9580 8564.■Linnéa Swedish FolkdancersEstonian House, 141 Campbell St, Surry Hills. New members welcome. For times contact Graeme Traves 9874 4194, [email protected]■Medieval Miscellany (Medieval Dancing). All Saints Parish House, cnr Oxford and Cromwell Sts, New Lambton. Saturdays, 3.30-5.30pm. $10. Dianne 4936 6220

gaelicclub.com.auFriday■Sutherland Acoustic4th Thursday of each. month from 7.30pm Gymea Tradies Club, Kingsway, Gymea. Friendly jam. Enq. Jenny 95762301■BMC Beer & Cheese NightThemed music nights, 1st Fri (except holidays), 8-10pm. Bring something to sing, eat, drink. Bush Music Club, Hut 44, Addison Rd Community Centre, 142 Addison Rd, Marrickville. 9569 7244, [email protected]■Eastern Suburbs Poetry Group1st Friday, Church in the Market Place, Bondi Junction. 6.30-8.30pm. Gina 9349 6958■Springwood Neighbourhood Centre Acoustic Club 4th Fri, (Feb - Nov) 8pm, $7/$5, Springwood Neighbourhood Centre, Macquarie Rd (next to library and Oriental Hotel.) Visitors and floor performers welcome, Theresa 47518157, Jeannette 4754 4893■Open Mic Dalor Cafe. 7.30pm 1st & 3rd Friday. 237 Wardell Rd Dulwich Hill. Enq. Roger Fyfe 0425 261 953 FreeSunday■Hotel Illawarra Wollongong, 3rd Sunday, 3pm, spoken word, 5pm acoustic music ■Irish Music Session ellys, King Street, Newtown, 6pm. Enq. 9559 6300■Irish Music Session. 3rd Sunday. Bennet Hotel, Hamilton, 4-7.30pm Roz and Shane Kerr 44967 3167■Irish Music Sessions - Dicey Riley’s, Wollongong 2pm.■Music lessons for kids. 12 noon - 3pm. Focus on tin whistle. Gaelic Club. Surry Hills 9212 1587.■Music Session Hero of Waterloo, cnr Lower Fort St and Windmill Street, The Rocks. 6-10pm. Brendan 9818 4864

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MUSiC iN CONCERTtuesdayThe Screw Soapers Guild - Writers Presenters & Listeners Group 4th Tues, 7.30pm, stories, poems, songs and conversation. Albert 9600 7153, email: [email protected], website: www.folkclub.com/folkodyssey/WednesdayWisefolk Club Last Wed in month, 11am-2.30pm, Toongabbie Bowling Club, 12 Station Rd, lunch at club bistro. Sonia 9621 2394 Allen 9639 7494, ThursdaySutherland Folk Club2nd Thurs concert night. All ages. Members are welcome to join us at any of our concerts, do a floor spot. Enjoy a friendly , sociable night’s entertainment, support local talent. Contact Jenny 9576 2301.FridayHornsby Kuring-Gai Folk Club■3rd Fri, 8pm, Each month Beatrice Taylor Hall, rear Willow Park Community Centre, Edgeworth David Ave, Guest artist and floor spots, light supper provided BYO grog. Barry Parks 9807 9497 [email protected] Folk Club■1st Friday, Wollongong City Diggers Club, cnr Burelli & Church Streets, 1300 887 034 www.illawarrafolkclub.org.au Springwood Neighbourhood Centre Acoustic Club, or SNC Acoustic Club. Regular folk nights on the 4th Friday of each month (Feb - Nov), 8pm $7/$5 Springwood Neighbourhood Centre, Macquarie Rd, Springwood. (next to Civic Centre). Visitors and floor performers welcome. Enquiries, Mark Hand 02 4721 4230 or [email protected] Music Club2nd and 4th Fri 8pm, Northmead Scout Hall, Whitehaven Road, Northmead. A session always happens so bring instruments. Allen Davis 9639 7494 [email protected]. or Ray Pulis 9899 2102.Saturday■Bluegrass & Traditional Country Music Society of Aust. 1st Sat, March-December Sydney get-together. Annandale Neighbourhood Centre, 79 Johnston St, Annandale. Band workshop 7pm, concert 8.15pm, jamming all night. All welcome: $5/7. (02) 9456 1090 www.bluegrass.org.au


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Propert 02 4946 5602 email [email protected] and Hunter Valley Folk Club, 1st Sat. 7.30pm (not Jan) Wesley Centre, Beaumont St, Ham-ilton. (Dances held 4 times a year, March, June, Sept, Nov) Lainey 4943 4552, 0421 412 358 [email protected]. www.newcastlehuntervalleyfolkclub.org.auTraditional Irish/Folk Session, 1st Sunday, 3-6pm. Lake Macquarie Hotel, opp. Morissett Railway Station. Gabriele 0418 146 555, Sharyn 0418 146 554, [email protected] Folk Circle, 4th Sunday, every month. Teralba Community Hall, Anzac Pade, Lake Macquarie. 4-7pm. $2.50. Paul 4959 6030. [email protected]’s Chorus Practice, 6pm, Trades Hall Council Meeting Rooms (opp. Panthers’ Club, main entrance), Newcastle. Rod Noble 4962 3432 email: [email protected] Irish Set Dancers, Tuesdays, 7.30-9.00pm, Scots Kirk, Hamilton, Newcastle. Julia or Arthur, 4955 5701 [email protected], or <http://users.tpg.com.au/juliasm/Irish-Dance/Hunter Bush Poets, 2nd Tuesday 7pm, Tarro Hotel; Ron Brown 4951 6186. Hunter Folk Dancers, Enquiries: Julia or Arthur on 02 4955 5701, Irish Music Session, Bennett Hotel, Hamilton, 3rd Sun, 4pm. Roz and Shane Kerr 4967 3167Newcastle Poetry in the Pub, 3rd Monday, 7.30pm, Northern Star Hotel, Hamilton. Glenn 4967 1460.Newcastle Strath Hunter Dancers, Mondays Adults 7.30pm, Wallsend Uniting Church. Thurs-days Juniors 4.15pm, Youth 5.30pm, All Saints Hall, New Lambton. Elma: 4943 3436.Welsh & Cornish Folk Dancing, Mon, 7.30-9.30pm, All Saints Anglican Hall, Cromwell St, New Lambton. Beginners and visitors always welcome. Enq. Margaret Kenning 4952 1327. Email: [email protected] Beehive, as requested. 8 Lewis St, Is-lington. Neville Cunningham 4969 4246. NOWrA:Balkan and International Folk Dance, Mon, 7.30pm, Cambewarra Hall. Suzi Krawczyk 4446 0569, [email protected] Folk Dance, Progress Hall, Boorawine Tce, Callala Bay. Tuesday (school term), 7.15-9pm. Maureen 446 6550, [email protected] Craic – 9 piece acoustic traditional band. Tuesday 7.30 John’s place. Chris Langdon 4446 1185, [email protected] or Mark Nangle 4454 5028, [email protected] Country Dance Group, Presbyterian Church Hall, Kinghome St (next to Woollies), Wed, 8pm, all welcome. Jill 4421 3570Shoalhaven Bush and Folk Dancing Club, Friday (school term, 8-10pm, Cambewarra Hall. Margaret 4421 0557.Shoalhaven Acoustic Music Assoc, Bomaderry Bowling Club, formal concerts, not always folk, approx quarterly. George Royter 4421 3470.ORANGEOrange Dirt Music (new club) meets 3rd Saturday of the month from 3pm. These are jam sessions of acoustic folk, jazz, blues etc. rotating around each oth-ers’ houses and all are welcome. For more information and registration contact Cilla Kinross [email protected] tel 02 6365 8221 (ah) or Nick King 6362 .SOUTHERN HIGHLANDSBowral Folk Club. 3rd Thurs, 8-10.30pm. Fentons Cocktail Bar, upstairs at the Grand Bar, 295 Bong Bong St, Bowral. Traditional music from around the world. Brian Hayden 4861 6076.Burrawang Folk, 4887 7271Southern Highlands Recreational lnternational Folk Dance Group, Bowral Presb Church Hall, Bendooley St, Thurs (school term), 9-llam. Margaret 4861 2294 Southern Highlands Scottish Country Dance Group, Moss Vale Uniting Church, Cnr Argyll and Spring Streets, Wednesday, 7.30pm. All welcome. Enq. 4861 6471.tAreeLazarka International Folk Dance Group, Manning River

BAteMANS BAY: Scottish Country Danc-ing, Batemans Bay Caledonian Society -Tues-day 7.30pm at Batemans Bay Bowling Club - visitors welcome. Warren 4457 2065.BAtHUrSt:Irish Ceili. Mon. 7.30 - 8.30pm. Irish Step dancing, 6.30 - 7.30pm. Bathurst CWA Hall, Russell Street.BeLLINgeN: Celtic Australian Session. Saturday from about 1pm. Northern end of Church Street cafe strip. John 6655 5898 Carole 6655 1225BLUe MOUNtAINS: Blue Mountains Heritage Dancers, Wednesday in term time, 730pm-930pm. Wentworth Falls SOA. 217 Great Westn Hwy. Caroline 0439 314 948, [email protected] or Patrick 0412 786 988Blue Mountains Folk. Mid Mountains Commuinity Centre. Joy Anderson Room, 7 New St, Lawson. 3rd Sunday, 3.30pm - 6pm. $7, $5, under 12 free. Nick Szentkuti 4758 7953, [email protected] Session at the Carrington, Katoomba. 4th Sunday, 3pm.BrAIDWOOD: Braidwood Folk Music Club meets every 3rd Thursday now at the Anglican Church Hall, BYO everything. Info Sue 4842 8142tallaganda Dance troupe. Folk dance, Mon. 9.30am (Noela 4842 8004) 35 Coronation Ave, Braidwood.BrOKeN HILL: Occasional acoustic jam nights at Bell’s Milk Bar. Contact Broken Hill Art Exchange, (08) 8008 83171CANOWINDrACanowindra Folk Club. 4th Sun, 4pm. Fea-ture act plus open mic. taste Canowindra.CeNtrAL COASt, Troubadour 4th Sat. in month 7pm CWA Hall, Woy Woy. (opposite Fisherman’s Wharf), The Boulevard, Woy Woy. Admission: $11/$9/$8. Floor spots available.. includes light supper. Marilyn or Frank 4341 4060 or 0419 231 319COBArgO: Yuin Folk Club, Occasional Folk Nights. Enq. Richard Depledge 6493 6199. [email protected], website: www.cobargofolkfestival.com COOMA, International Folk Dancing, Uniting Church Hall, Soho St, Thurs, 6pm. Fran 6453 3282 (h)DUBBO FOLK CLUB, Usually 2nd Sunday, 2.30pm, Western Star Hotel All welcome. Di Clifford 6882 0498 0458 032 150gOSFOrD BUSH POetS - last Wednesday night of every month 7pm. The Gosford Hotel, cnr of Mann & Erina Sts Gosford. Everyone welcome to share in night of fun, friendship and great poetry. Contact Vic Jefferies, 02 96394911 or [email protected]. Bush traditions sessions at the Old Goulburn Brewery. 1st Fri (except Jan & April), 7.30pm. Bradley Grange, Bungonia Rd, Goulburn. David Johnson 4884 4214 bushtraditions.org/sessions/goulburnsession.htmIrish and Celtic music sessions at the Old Goulburn Brewery. 3rd Fri. Bradley Grange, Bungonia Rd. 4821 6071.gULgONg gulgong Folk Club, 3rd Friday, Waratah Hotel, Mudgee 5pm. PO Box 340, Gulgong NSW 2852, Bob Campbell 02 6373 4600, gulgongfolkfestival.comGulgong Music Session. 2nd & 4th Thurs, 5-8pm. Centennial Hotel. 63722068 KIAMA “No Such Thing”. Yvonne O’Grady hosts an Australian tune session suitable for beginners every Monday in Kiama. Yvonne 02 4233 1073, [email protected] - Folk Club session. 1st Sun, 3pm. Courthouse Hotel. 6372 2068MUDgeeMusic Session. 1st & 3rd Thurs, 5-8pm. Courthouse Hotel. 63722068NeWCAStLe:Acoustic Folk Lounge, 1st Wednesdays, 7-10pm. Downstairs, Grand Hotel, cnr Church and Bolton Sts, Newcastle. Circle session. All welcome. 4967 3146, [email protected], Tracy 0402 761 520Bush and Colonial Dancing, 3rd Sund each month 2-4pm. Beginners and visitors always welcome. All Saints Anglican Hall, New Lambton. Enq. Margaret Ken-ning 02 4952 1327 email: [email protected] or Bill

REGiONAL EVENTS Steiner School Hall, Wed. 5.30-8.30pm, Thurs 9am - 11am. Sandra 6552 5142.WAggA WAggADownside Bush Dance & Open Mic, Tin Shed Rat-tlers, 1st Sat, Noel Raynes 6928 5541.WAUCHOPE, 1st Saturday Concert with in-vited artists 7.30 pm 3rd Saturday Open perfor-mance session 7.30 at Café Blue Frog, High St. Enq,John 6585 1488 email [email protected] Jam Session, 3rd Sat each month. 7.30-11pm. Thirroul Neighbouhood Centre next to post office.lllawarra Folk Club, 1st Friday and 3rd Saturday, Wollongong City Diggers Club, cnr Burelli & Church Streets, 1300 887 034 www.illawarrafolkclub.org.au Jamberoo: Session, Jamberoo Pub, Thurs, 7.30pm. [email protected]’s Breakfast, Wed. 7,.15am. Wollon-gong Writers’ Centre, Town Hall, Corrimal St. Tony Stoddart, [email protected] Folk Club, 12.30pm, Mondays, Fridays. Old timey, bluegrass, Celtic session. Duck Pond (in front of library), University of Wollongong. David Harman, [email protected] White Heather Scottish Country Dance Group, Mon, 7.30 -10pm, St Andrew’s Church Hall, Kembla St. All welcome. Arnold Thurl-ing 4228 1986 or Grace Halliday 4229 3480Wongawilli Colonial Dance Club, Bush Dance, Wed, 8pm, musos and dancers all welcome, Com-munity Hall, West Dapto Rd, Wongawilli. David 0409 57 1788. www.wongawillicolonialdance.org.au:

ACTMonaro Folk Society Inc, Post Office Box 482 Civic Square, ACT 2608. 0409 817 623 [email protected] http://mfs.org.au/wiki/index.php/Calendar.NORTHERN TERRITORY: Top End Folk Club, PO Box 41551, Casuarina, NT 0811. :Di Howard, 08 8945 0436 (ah), www.members.ozemail.com.au/QUEENSLAND Brisbane Folk Club, Larrie Cook 07 3345 1718.Cairns Folk Club, Ray Elias 07 4039 2493The Folk Rag (Mag), PO Box 517, Everton Park 4053, Tel. 0437 736 799 or 07 3855 1091, [email protected]; www.FolkRag.orgQld Colonial and Heritage Dancers. PO Box 3011, Yeronga 4104. Jan Orloff ph/fax 07 3848 7706, [email protected] Folk Festival. PO Box 1134, Woodford 4514. [email protected]; www.woodfordfolkfestival.com.TASMANIACeltic Southern Cross Folk Music Catalogue. Beth Sowter, [email protected]; www.celt.com.au; PO Box 100, Legana, as 7277.Folk Federation of Tasmania Inc. PO Box 1638 Hobart 7001. Peter Hicks 0409 216 752VICTORIABallarat Folk Club, John Ruyg 03 5332 7872Boite World Music Cafe, Fitzroy, 03 9417 3550 (w), http:// www.boite.asn.auGeelong Folk Club, 2nd. Fri - Coffee House Folk- singing and session - at Cafe Go! Bellerine St. Geelong, from 7.30pm. Last Fri - Upstairs at The Pancake Kitchen, Moorabool St. for songs and session. Contact: Marie Goldsworthy 03 5221 1813 or Jamie McKinnon 03 5261 3443Traditional Social Dance Assoc. of Victoria. Marion Stabb (03) 9439 7100Victorian Folk Music Club Inc. GPO Box 2025S, Melbourne 3001. Brian Venten 03 9884 9476, [email protected] Butler 03 9876 4366, [email protected] AUSTRALIAWA Folk Federation. PO Box 328, Inglewood, WA, 6932. Rob Oats 08 9375 9958.www.wafolk.iinet.net.au Email: [email protected]


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