September, 2007

20th October 2007 - Deans Marsh Public Hall, Deans Marsh, Victoria
7pm till late - gold coin donation entry -
Also featuring The Corrugations and Russell Holloway & The Billy Tea Bush Band.

LET’S HAVE A RAIN DANCE…
Many people are suffering from the prolonged drought Australia is experiencing at the moment. In 2006-07 many fodder crops failed and people on the land had to sell stock at little or no profit, buy in expensive feed and water to keep remaining stock alive, and now as we move toward spring the prospects of continued drought remain. Read more »»

Sleepy Hollows Blues Club present:
Stringybark McDowell - CD Launch
September 30th 2007, Geelong Trades Hall, 127 Myers Street, Geelong
6pm-9pm, Followed by Jam Session.

Peter Maskell, has been variously described as “a great singer/songwriter” (Jeff Lang) and “a stocky little roughnut who pushed me over in the sandpit” (David Menadue).

Along the way he has played at birthday BBQs, Port Fairy Folk and Queenscliff Music Festivals, and suffered kidney stone attacks during the recording of his first album. Read more »»

Friday October 5th, 8pm
Emerald Lounge, Clifton Hill Hotel, Queens Parade, Clifton Hill.

“Blackwood” Warm, engaging, laid-back, cosmopolitan, rhythmic, lyrical … compulsive! ‘Blackwood’ make sweet yet powerful music on harp, guitar, whistles, fiddle, mandolin, cuatro and percussion, and with well-crafted songs and fine vocal harmonies they bring you ‘a superb bunch of songs that start out somewhere deep in the wide world of tradition and end up right in the moment…talented gits’ (Enda Kenny). Kwela jive from South Africa, Venezuelan joropos, and ancient Irish harp melodies, all in the same half hour! Read more »»

Traditional Social Dance Association of Victoria
Annual Portarlington Dance Weekend
9-11 November 2007, Parks Hall, Portarlington
Workshop & Dance Program all weekend with the big Saturday night feature "fancy-dress" dance "Lavender, Lace & Tweed!" More information call Marion 9439 7100 or visit www.tsdav.asn.au

Not The Wolf are all set to serve up some old-style, down-home original material at the next "Live & Local"!

"Not The Wolf is Paul Monk and Matiss Schubert together playing fiddle, mandolin, guitars, trumpet and singing songs.

Back in 1992, the boys began their musical apprenticeships with legendary old-man bush band, Full Circle, and then went on to help form the contemporary Celtic Punk/Country/Rumba band, The Mongolian Fishmongers. Read more »»

Inspired by the great Motown artists of the 1960's, Laura Baxter's got soul!

With that said, it was Baxter's performance with Geelong Motown Girlgroup Sweethearts at the Porretta Soul Festival in Italy this year, that caught the attention of original Stax artists Toni Green and the 'Queen of Soul' Betty Harris. Harris was so inspired she invited the girls to support her on her next Australian tour! High praise indeed! Read more »»

The Paddy O'Neill Award was first held by the Lake School of Celtic Music in January 2007, and resulted in the creation of the amazing young celtic band Beltane.

After working for a week in January in Koroit under the guidance of tutors Ade Kelly and Geoff McArthur, Beltane went on to record a demo CD "The First Summer" and to perform at the Port Fairy Folk Festival, the Koroit Irish Festival and the National Celtic Festival in Portarlington. Their photo is featured on the 2008 Lake School flyer/application form. Read more »»

If you would like to either have your details added (or update your details) for the 2008 Turramurra Folk Music Camp ticket mailout, please email us with the info.

At this stage Turramurra still sells its tickets by post so we need a postal address to send you the brochure and the program in early October. You then simply fill in the form and post it back to us with your payment. Easy!

Please email new and updated postal information to us.