Folk Federation of New South Wales Inc Dates For Your Diary
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Folk Federation of New South Wales Inc Dates For Your Diary
Dates For Your Diary Folk News Dance News Folk Federation of New South Wales Inc Issue 452 JULY 2013 $3.00 Rapskallion - one of the groups at this year's hugely successful Snowy Mountains of Music Festival [Photo by Mandy Lamont] folk music dance festivals reviews profiles diary dates sessions opportunities Advertising sizes Size mm Folk Federation of New South Wales Inc Post Office Box A182 Sydney South NSW 1235 ISSN 0818 7339 ABN9411575922 jam.org.au Members Not Mem Full page 210 x 297 $80 $120 1/2 page 210 x 146 or 102 x 146 $40 $70 1/4 page 102 x 146 $25 $50 1/8 page 102 x 70 $15 $35 The Folk Federation of NSW Inc, 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. It provides a link for people interested in the folk arts through its affiliations with folk clubs throughout NSW and its counterparts in other States. It bridges all styles & interests to present the folk arts to the widest possible audience. Advertising artwork required by 5th of each month. Advertisements can be produced by Cornstalk if required. Please contact the editor for enquiries about advertising (02) 6493 6758 Committee Cornstalk is the official publication of the Folk Fed. of NSW. Contributions, news, reviews, poems, photos welcome! President: Anthony Woolcott president@folkfednsw.org.au All cheques for advertisements and inserts to be made payable to the Folk Federation of NSW Inc Cornstalk Editor - Coral Vorbach PO Box 5195. Cobargo NSW 2550 6493 6758 cornstalk@folkfednsw.org.au JULY 2013 In this issue Memories of Gay Scot p3 Dates for your diary p4 Festivals and Other events p6 Turning Wave Rolling in Again p6 5th Snowy Mountains of Music p7 Folk Contactsp8 Dames & Daredevils for Democracyp12 'Click go the shears' p14 If your event misses Cornstalk, Julie Bishop 02 9524 0247, julie@folkfednsw.org.au can include it in Folkmail, the weekly email to members. And don’t forget that as a member you can put information on jam.org.au, where helpful tutorials will guide you. Deadline for AUGUST 2013 12th JULY 2013 Photographs - high resolution JPG or TIFF files. 300 dpi images cropped at correct size. Vice President: Dallas Baxter Secretary: Pam Davis 9955 3677 secretary@folkfednsw.org.au Treasurer: Bruce Cameron 6331 1129 treasurer@folkfednsw.org.au Committee: James Baxter, Terry Clinton, Patrick Kelso, Sandra Nixon, Margaret Walters Membership/Listser/JAM: Wayne Richmond 9939 8802 wayne@humph.org We use Adobe InDesign, Photoshop 6, Microsoft Word. PLEASE do not send photographs as part of a Word doc. No part of Cornstalk may be reproduced without permission of the publishers. All care but no responsibility taken for omissions or errors. Wrap Co-ordinators Dallas & James Baxter 9810 4131 baxjam@folkfednsw.org.au Rachel Collis will perform her sell-out onewoman cabaret 'The Art of Letting Go' at Humph Hall, 7.30pm, Friday 12th July The Folk Federation of NSW - Membership Application Form Name/s: Eve phone: Address: Mobile: Day phone: Email: Membership Type (Tick one) Individual - $25 Family (more than one in same household) - $30 Other name/s: _________________________________ Affiliate (organisation) - $35 Contact Name: _____________________________________ Please find enclosed $ ____ being my subscription for ___ years. I enclose my cheque/money order payable to: Folk Federation of NSW; or Please charge my credit card: (Tick one) Card number: ___ ___ ___ ___ / ___ ___ ___ ___ / ___ ___ ___ ___ / ___ ___ ___ ___ Expiry Date: ____ / ____ Name on card: ________________________________________________________________ Signature: The membership year runs from 1st May to 30th April or from 1st November to 31st October. Allowances are made in your favour for people joining at other times. Send to: PO Box A182, Sydney South NSW 1235. 2 - The CORNSTALK Gazette JULY 2013 Memories of Gay Scott With head thrown back and rattling her bones, I first noticed Gay Scott singing ‘On the Banks of the Condamine’ beside her husband, Alan, around 1961. Gay, along with Alan or Scottie and Merro [John Meredith] was a stalwart of the Bush Music Club and had performed as part of the Concert party in the late 1950s. Gay told an amusing story of their visit to Orange for a Paterson festival when she was walking behind the men in the BMC concert party. She overheard the locals declare that a band of gypsies ‘in their shabby uneven clothes had come to town’. So much for the band from Reedy River’s efforts to look like old bush musicians. Gay told me about the early BMC concert party and attitudes to performing with serious intent. It was not to be taken lightly. They hoped to encourage an awareness of the unique quality of Australian traditions in song, music, verse and story. Gay loved reading and discussing the ideas one can get from books. She was involved in the Peace movement and would speak her mind on feminist issues of the day. Gay was also interested in the Arts and she was also part of the innovative pottery making group centred around Balmoral Village. Some time in the 1980s Gay rang me and asked me to do some drawings to put in a book of Sally Sloane’s songs which she had typed up. Alan transcribed the music and Gay was keen to produce a songbook which provided material which women might have traditionally sung or songs they might enjoy singing. She said that she needed the sketches in two weeks time as someone had agreed to publish the book. So each night after work, I would do a black and white ink or wash drawing and send them off to Gay. But all sorts of problems were met and the manuscript had just about disintegrated by the time of the Jubilee celebrations of the BMC, in 2004. I suggested publishing it to the BMC Committee who agreed; so it was launched at the National Folk Festival, at a special Sally Sloane concert where Gay spoke and the first edition sold out. I recall meeting Alan on the Mittagong station some time back in the late 1960s and hearing him talk animatedly about the adobe mud brick cottage he and Gay intended to build on the land they bought in the Bargo Brush. Eventually they built a kit home and the stories Gay told of Alan’s effort to put up the roofing while swinging from guttering, often single handed brought tears to our eyes. Eventually the house at ‘Bent Acrea’ was up and a fine house warming was held. The first of many entertaining afternoons of singing with good tucker and home brew, music and yarning at the Scotts. Gay and I shared frustration at our husbands’ lack of patience with developments in bush dancing. We were at a bush dance held in Sydney Town Hall, during an early 1980s National Festival. A number of the BMC members got up for a dance which involved a series of different moves and was taking a long time to explain, so the blokes decided to sit down. They said: we used to teach these bush dances when no one else did them, but what is happening to them now! Gay left active participation in folk music to Alan, who was my mentor in the days of the Australian Folk Trust. However, she did a lot of transcribing of tapes of interviews for the Oral history and Folklore Section of the National Library as she was a trained typist and always maintained an interest in traditional Australian material. After Alan’s death, Gay stayed on at Balmoral as she was a very independent and self sufficient person and had very good neighbours. Gay had a direct sense of humour and made me laugh when I was talking to her about Alan, when she said: I was so annoyed with Alan for dying when he did, as he and Merro had planned to debate, as they had many times already about whether the millennium started with 2000 or 2001. Well, Gay has departed this earthly life and maybe she has gone to join the comradely debates among the old musicians, singers and artists who have already gone or maybe she has gone to rest in peace away from earthly pain and troubles. VALE Gay Scott. From R. Dale Dengate Folk Federation of New South Wales' Annual General Meeting Friday, 23rd August, 6.30pm Gaelic Club The Folk Federation of NSW ONLINE - jam.org.au The CORNSTALK Gazette JULY 2013 3 da t es f or your diar y july 20 13 Metropolitan Monday 1st Bush Music Club Dance Workshop. Practice for Central Coast Banksia Ball. Pennant Hills Community Centre, Yarrara Rd. 7.30-9.30pm. $7. Felicity 9456 2860. www.bushmusic.org.au/ bmc_danceworkshop.html Wednesday 4th Wongawilli Colonial Dance Club. American Independence Day Contra Dance. Dances taught. Acoustic musicians welcome to join the band. Wongawilli Community Hall. 8pm. $3 (kids free), includes light supper. 1300 887 034, info@ wongawillicolonialdance.org.au. www. wongawillicolonialdance.org.au Friday 5th Bush Music Club Singabout Night. 'The Route March.' With the centenary of Addison Road Community Centre's birth as an Army Camp - think about the songs of our forces and past wars - as well as those who questioned the justice of it all! Bring along a song or a poem, and some tucker to share. Tritton Hall (Hut 44), Addison Road Community Centre, 142 Addison Rd, Marrickville. 8-10pm. $5. Bob Bolton 9569 7244, bobbolton@netspace.net.au Illawarra Folk Club. Dana Lyons (USA) www.cowswithguns.com. His song 'Cows with Guns' became a huge hit. Now the Kimberley Cane Toad Busters have inspired 'Cane Toad Muster'. A mix of comedy, ballads and love songs, with sharp with and beautiful voice. + John Flanagan and Jane Patterson. City Diggers Wollongong, cnr Church & Burelli Sts. 7.30pm. $20, $15, (12-17) $5, under-12s free. 1300 887 034, info@ illawarrafolkclub.org.au Camelot Lounge. Jim Conway's Big Wheel. 19 Marrickville Rd (cnr Railway Pde), Marrickville. 7.3011.59pm. $27.70. Bookings www. camelotlounge.com Saturday 6th The Shack. Jim Pike and the Euphemistics. A writer all his life; radio, tv, stage, poetry, comedy, drama, all leading to his songs today. Pretty good melodies, too. The Euphemistics’close harmonies; warm and familiar yet original stories. He’s 4 - The CORNSTALK Gazette JULY 2013 quite funny and may resort to poetry. + Grimick. Acoustic, folk-rock, energetic singer songwriters, with great rhythm, contagious melody, and something to say; and great vocal range. Ripping guitar riffs and solos, smooth harmonies, earthy rhythms, arrangements on conga, trumpet, ukulele, piano. + Raw Sienna, unique Northern Beaches acoustic band fused with a '60s, '70s eclectic edge. Alternative blues folk rock psychedelic shoegaze. Tramshed Community Arts Centre, 1395a Pittwater Rd, Narrabeen (betw. car park & Ambulance). 7.3011pm. $20. 0413 635 856, www. shackfolk.com Beecroft Bush Dance, band TBA. All dances called. Beecroft Community Centre, Beecroft Rd (opp. Fire Station). 8pm-12. $17, $14, $12, incl. supper. Sigrid 9980 7077, Wilma 9489 5594. www.bushmusic.org.au Camelot Lounge. The Transylvaniacs - 20th Anniversary Concert. 19 Marrickville Rd (cnr Railway Pde), Marrickville. 7.30pm. $27.70, $22.70. Bookings www. camelotlounge.com Cat & Fiddle Hotel Dana Lyons www.cowswithguns.com (USA). , 456 Darling St, Balmain (cnr Elliott St). 5pm. $20. All tickets at door. 9810 7931 Wednesday 10th Wongawilli Colonial Dance Club. Bastille Day French Dance. Dances taught. Acoustic musicians welcome to join the band. Wongawilli Community Hall. 8pm. $3 (kids free), includes light supper. 1300 887 034, info@ wongawillicolonialdance.org.au. www. wongawillicolonialdance.org.au Thursday 11th Sutherland Acoustic. Pete Campbell, guitarist and vocalist with 'Brave and Crazy' and 'Maryanne Rex' through the '90s. Toured extensively, performing standalone shows and supports for local and international acts. After an extended break from music now re-emerging as a singer songwriter drawing on folk, blues and rock to deliver passionate, intimate performances. Original material and favourites. myspace. com/petecampbellmusic. + Melissa Paige, singer songwriter, and cover songs - heartfelt, thought provoking and courageous - with gentle style accompanying herself on guitar. A genuine soul. Kaimea Room, Tradies Club, Kingsway, Gymea (short walk from station). 7.30pm. $15, $10, kids free. Flr spots, raffle. Jenny 9576 2301 Friday 12th Humph Hall. Rachel Collis: 'The Art of Letting Go' - The one-woman cabaret that premiered last year to sellout audiences at Riverside Theatre & the Sydney & Adelaide Fringe Festivals. 85 Allambie Rd, Allambie Heights. 7.30pm. Bookings advised: 9939 8802, wayne@humphhall.org, humphhall.org Sunday 7th Central Coast Practice for Banksia Ball. East Gosford Progress Hall, cnr Henry Parry Drive & Wells St. 10am - 5pm. BYO lunch. Tea & coffee supplied. $8 full or $4 half day. Robyn 4344 6484. www.ccbdma.org Monday 8th Bush Music Club Dance Workshop. Practice for Central Coast Banksia Ball. Pennant Hills Community Centre, Yarrara Rd. 7.30-9.30pm. $7. Felicity 9456 2860. www.bushmusic.org.au/ bmc_danceworkshop.html Saturday 13th Central Coast Banksia Ball, with 'Currawong' and invited callers, MC John Short. Formal costume is requested. 7.15 for 7.30pm. Grand March commences at 7.30 sharp. East Gosford Progress Hall, cnr Henry Parry Drive & Wells St. 7.30-11.30pm. $30, $25, $20, until 7th July; then $35, $30, $25. Supper provided. Dance instructions and booking form at www. ccbdma.org. Richard or Robyn 4344 6484, Carmel 0432 323 496, Allan 4333 1638; dance@ccbdma.org Sunday 14th Banksia Ball Recovery Picnic. The Mud Hut, Kincumba Mountain Reserve, Kincumber. Pre-paid BBQ lunch $10. Robyn 4344 6484. www.ccbdma.org Monday 15th Bush Music Club Dance Workshop. American Contra. Pennant Hills Community Centre, Yarrara Rd. 7.30-9.30pm. $7. Felicity 9456 2860. bushmusic.org.au/bmc_danceworkshop. Friday 19th Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Folk Club. Warren Fahey and Clare O’Meara. It's Sydney or the Bush! Warren Fahey (English concertina and jaw harp) will perform with Clare O'Meara (vocals, fiddle and accordion) in a night of tall tales, ballads, broadsides and stories from the back of Woop Woop and around the corner at Wooloomooloo. Warren has been collecting and performing Australian folk songs since the 1960s and offers a unique swag of songs that always press nostalgia buttons and remind us of our colonial history. Free tea, coffee. BYOG & nibbles. Beatrice Taylor Hall (candle lit), rear Willow Park Community Centre, Edgeworth David Ave, Hornsby. 8pm (doors 7.30). $15. Enq, table bookings, David Spira 9488 9309, dspira1@bigpond.com Twilight Music Cafe. The Lonely Swingers. Springwood Sports Club, 83 Macquarie Rd. A family friendly environment with meals available. 5-8pm. Free. 4751 1298 Monday 22nd Bush Music Club Dance Workshop. Dancers' Favourites. Pennant Hills Community Centre, Yarrara Rd. 7.309.30pm. $7. Felicity 9456 2860. www. bushmusic.org.au/bmc_danceworkshop. html Saturday 27th Loaded Dog. Two hours of Parodies with John Dengate and Jenny Fitzgibbon (Qld) and a cast of thousands. BYO parody. For over 60 years, John has been writing songs and poetry about life in Australia. Tonight he will entertain us with a parody or two or three or ... www. jam.org.au/moxie/artists/soloists/ john-dengate-national-treasure.shtml. Jenny Fitz just loves singing and is also the author of many a wicked parody! Together they will host a great evening of songs and merriment. Upstairs, Annandale Neighbourhood Centre, 79 Johnston St. 8pm (doors 7.40). $20, $18. BYO, supper available. Sandra 9358 4886, kxbears@ozemail.com.au, theloadeddog.org.au Sunday 28th Humph Hall. Alanna & Alicia EgaN BAND (VIC). 85 Allambie Rd, Allambie Heights. 2pm. Bookings advised: Wayne 9939 8802, wayne@ humphhall.org, humphhall.org Monday 29th Saturday 20th Illawarra Folk Club. Hither and Yon + Shenanigans Barbershop Quartet. City Diggers Wollongong, Bush Music Club Dance Workshop. Special Dance Night. Pennant Hills Com. Centre, Yarrara Rd. 7.30-9.30pm. $7. Felicity 9456 2860. bushmusic.org. au/bmc_danceworkshop.html cnr Church & Burelli Sts. 7.30pm. $15, $10, (12-17) $5, under-12s free. 1300 887 034, info@illawarrafolkclub.org.au Sunday 21st Contra Dances - 'My Favourite Things'. Caller Keith Wood. Main Hall, Pennant Hills Community Centre, Yarrara Rd. 2-5pm. $5. Tea and coffee available. Keith 0420 913 934 The Folk Federation of NSW ONLINE - jam.org.au Regional and ACT Saturday 6th Newcastle & Hunter Valley Folk Club. Double Bill: Gilbert Whyte, acclaimed singer song-writer, www. myspace/Gilbert Whyte, and Doctor's Wife, a local trio with beautiful work on strings and vocals, mix of old and new music. Wesley Centre, 150 Beaumont St, Hamilton. 7.30pm. $15, $12, $10. Ron Brown 4926 1313. www. newcastlehuntervalleyfolkclub.org.au Lawson Live. 6-7pm, The Three Sisters - theatrical local ukulele and songster trio. 7-8pm, Ecopella - Blue Mountains acapella with environmental swing. 8-10pm, Christmas Swamp - great Mid Mountains funk 'n' dance band. (1.30-5pm, free Ecopella Workshop, with Miguel Heatwole. Annmarie 0402 691 599.) Mid Mountains Community Centre, New St (behind new shops). Affordable hot food. BYO wine, glasses provided. $15, $10, under-14 free. Nick 4758 7953 Aberdeen Highland Games with a Ceilidh. www.aberdeenhighlandgames.com Sunday 21st Bush Dancing Workshop, Newcastle: for beginners & experienced dancers; practice for next week’s Scottish Ceilidh. All Saints Anglican Hall, cnr Oxford & Cromwell Sts, New Lambton. 3-5pm. Margaret Kenning 4952 1327, Ken Leslight 4946 5026 Saturday 27th Scottish Ceilidh, with ‘Fiddle Tunes’ Shayne Kerr, fiddle; Roz Kerr, banjo, recorder, caller; Gabriele Calcagno, guitar; Sharyn Nicholas, bodhran. http:// users.hunterlink.net.au/~mbgsk. Dances walked through & called. All welcome. Wesley Centre, 150 Beaumont St, Hamilton.7.30pm. Margaret 4952 1327. newcastlehuntervalleyfolkclub.org.au Sunday 28th Maitland Ball Dance Practice: learn/ revise dances for the Ball. All Saints Anglican Hall,cnr Oxford & Cromwell Sts, New Lambton. 10am to 5pm. Arthur 4955 5701. users.tpg.com.au/ juliasm/BMC-Ball The CORNSTALK Gazette JULY 2013 5 Turning Wave Rolling in Again 20-22 September this year will see the festival return and Yass will again come alive to the sound of music when the 8th Turning Wave festival brings folk enthusiasts flocking from far and near. The air of excitement in the lead-up to the 2013 festival is palpable and the level of support from both Council and the townsfolk has been wonderful and grows stronger all the time. In the wake of last year’s festival, Turning Wave has been officially nominated as one of the two major events for the town by both the Council and the Business Chamber. Yass has a strong connection with Irish Australia and so truly reflects the ethos of the festival. A significant number of local families have links to the Irish orphan girls brought out in the wake of the Great Famine. Their history in the district has been documented in “A Fine Set of Girls” co-written by local woman, Cheryl Mongan. This year the festival features Irish author Evelyn Conlon who has been researching those same girls but from the Irish side of their journey. festivals and events 19th - 20th July Coolamon Winterfest Coolgrass'Bluegrass'Concert www.coolamonshire.com.au 9th - 11th August Redlands Bluegrass Festival www.redlandscountry.asn.au 20th - 22nd September Turning Wave Festival info@turningwave.org.au 27th - 29th September Folk By The Sea folksea@illawarrafolkclub.org.au 4th - 7th October Bush Traditions Enq. Ray Mulligan. 0262474725 25th - 27th October Kangaroo Valley Folk Festival mail@kangaroofolkfestival.com.au 25th - 27th October Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival info@dorrigofolkbluegrass.com.au 1st - 4th November Maldon Festival www.maldonfolkfestival.com 27th December Woodford Folk Festival www.woodfoodfolkfestival.com The town- only 40mins from Canberra & under 3 hrs from Sydney is an ideal location for the festival with all the action taking place within a couple of blocks. A wealth of character-filled venues brings real atmosphere to the concerts, workshops and sessions which fill the town over the weekend. The old chapel at St Augustine’s church (currently being refurbished) dates from 1838, with its beautiful stained glass windows, slate roof and original tallow-wood floors and will be an outstanding venue for the 2014 festival. Aesthetically, the town has come a long way from being an infamous bottleneck on the old Hume Highway and is now an impressive showcase of heritage buildings, tree-lined streets decked out in spring blossoms and all the warmth and bustle of a thriving country community. The town boasts five motels and three hotels but there is also plenty of camping space with the Council granting use of Joe O’Connor Park and its facilities for campers. The park lies on the banks of the Yass River, just a short walk over the river weir from the festival hub. A Homestay option is also on the cards, should accommodation be booked out. The Yass Valley Visitor Information Centre (02 6226 2557) keeps tabs on what’s available and can advise who has vacancies. This year the town’s three pubs will play host to sessions and workshops, while the Memorial Hall, Soldiers’ Club and the historic Oddfellows’ Hall and St Clements church will host concerts, ceilis and master classes with this year’s overseas artists Fintan Vallely (flute), John Devine (pipes & whistle) & Eimear Buckley (concertina). Already the festival has announced the first of this year’s artists. Tolka and Saoirse, along with the Corinn Strating Band, Fox’s Hat Trio, Takadimi, Richard Perso, Battlers Ballad, the Recycled String Band, Pete Wild, Kate Burke & Richard Zielinski and a host of others will be on the program as well as local performers, Chard Croker and Vague. A truly fabulous weekend is ensured with a great line-up of acts, festival markets, sessions & a truly supportive community looking forward to the event. Cobargo Folk Festival 2014 Volunteering is a big part of festivals such as the Turning Wave. It’s a great way to Applications are now open to apply to perform at the Cobargo Folk Festival in 2014. Dates are 21st, 22nd, 23rd February 2014. Applications close 31st August, 2013. cobargofolkfestival.com 6 - The CORNSTALK Gazette JULY 2013 get an inside experience of the festival; after all, our volunteers are an essential part of the teams that keep our festivals going. Volunteer applications are currently so go to the website, download a form and get involved! Further details at turningwave.org.au or find us on Facebook! 5th Perisher Snowy Mountains of Music With great crowds and a stellar line-up over 9 on-snow venues, the 5th Perisher Snowy Mountains of Music welcomed in winter on the June Long Weekend with a mountain of music with many festival-goers affirming it was the best festival yet. Attendance was 5,500 over the four days of the festival across the nine stages, drawing packed audiences and festival-goers from Sydney, Canberra, Jindabyne, Melbourne, the south coast and regional areas. The headlining concerts proved hugely popular with Jeff Lang, Kylie Auldist, King Tide and Blue King Brown attracting large crowds and getting people out on the floor and dancing late into the night. The surprise festival favourites of the 2013 Festival was the wild theatrical gypsy sound of Rapskallion, the debonair Mikelangelo and the Tin Star and the chilled tunes of Oh Pep!, perfect for curling up by the fire to. There was lots of opportunities for festival-goers to immerse themselves in the festival vibe from a guitar workshop with Jeff Lang to a dynamic African Drumming workshop with Keyim Ba and open mic competitions for all ages. Spoken word sung, with poetry slams and competitions bringing lyricists out onto the snow to strut their stuff. David Campbell from Melbourne VIC won the Broken Ski Award, for his original poem ‘Jindabyne’ and the Snowy Poetry Cup for a live recitation was won by Tom Williams of Manly. The Finals Concert of the Snowies Online Busking Competition saw four finalists taking to the stage with Melbourne singer/songwriter Matt Glass taking out the top prize which was judged by Dan Fallon of the Sydney Morning Herald and Natasha Lee of Drum Media. The success of this year’s festival was thanks to the hard-work, sweat and tears from the festival core team, the generous support of our sponsors, and couldn’t have been possible without the enthusiastic hard work of over 80 volunteers who came from all over Australia to be part of the Perisher Snowy Mountains of Music festival. THANK YOU all volunteers!! dance news Banksia Ball Central Coast Bush Dance and Music Association Inc. requests the pleasure of your company at their Banksia Ball on 13th July, at East Gosford Progress Hall, cnr Wells St and Henry Parry Drive; with music provided by "Currawong", and John Short as Master of Ceremonies. Formal costume is requested. The Grand March will commence at 7.30 pm sharp. Dances on the program, a mix of easy, interesting and challenging, are (in alphabetical order): Australian Ladies, Beaumaris Bay, Caledonian Quadrille, Childgrove, Circassian Circle Pt 1, Dead Cat Bounce, Eva Three Step, Geud Man of Ballangigh, Gypsy Tap, Love 'em and Leave 'em, Margaret’s Waltz, Pelorus Jack, Queen of Sheba, Salmonella Evening, St David’s Waltz, The Barmkin, The Victoria Cross, Trip to Bavaria, Virginia Reel, Waltz Country Dance. See website www.ccbdma. org for dance instructions – also for booking details. Prior to 7th July: Non Members $30, Concession/Affiliates $25, Members $20. After 7th July: $35, $30, $25. You can pay directly into the CCBDMA bank account (see booking form), using your surname as reference (and follow up with an email to Richard knight44@ netspace.net.au), or purchase tickets at Kariong, or mail the website booking form to PO Box 95, Woy Woy 2256. The inaugural Recovery Picnic on the Sunday will be held at Kincumba Mountain Reserve, Kincumber, with the Mud Hut hired for under cover dancing. It's a great time for socialising – with some casual dancing thrown in – and a lovely way to extend the ball. A BBQ lunch will be available, for $10 – but must be prepaid, with ticket booking. There are lots of accommodation options on the Central Coast: contact Robyn for suggestions. As in previous years, dances will NOT be walked through or taught on the night – just re-capped and called, with couples dances led from the floor. John Short is conducting practices at Pennant Hills (details on website) on the four Mondays preceding the ball. Dances are also revised at the Kariong Workshops (Kariong Progress Hall) each Friday night, commencing at 7pm. There is a full day of practice on Sunday, 7th July, 10 -5pm, at East Gosford Progress Hall. The cost is $8 for the full day or $4 for a half day. Tea and coffee are supplied, but don’t forget to bring your lunch. The Ball Practice Day is always a great day of dancing in its own right. Enquiries: Richard or Robyn 4344 6484, Carmel 0432 323 496, Allan 4333 1638 Kirribilli Dancing Since Margaret Swait arrived in town from the US, she has been teaching English country dance with a difference. These are interesting modern dances, written in the English style, with beautiful new music. As well as taking on the English dance class at Wesley School for Seniors, Margaret started an evening class in Kirribilli, on 1st and 3rd Thursdays, 7-9pm. Coming dates are 4th and 18th July, 1st and 15th August.Now she is running an occasional Saturday afternoon dance, more convenient for some people: "a pleasant afternoon of friendly dancing", with the chance to "gather in the delightful cafes of Kirribilli to socialise before or after the dance". The next one is on 27th July (and then 10th August), 1-3pm at The Church By The Bridge, Broughton St, Kirribilli. Check website for possible changes to any of these events: www.englishcountrydancesydney.com Sydney Playford Sydney Playford Dance Group will soon be reborn, in another month or two. Watch this space, for more details! The Alanna & Alicia Egan Band are performing at Humph Hall, 2pm, Sunday 28th July The Folk Federation of NSW ONLINE - jam.org.au The CORNSTALK Gazette JULY 2013 7 folk contacts Choirs Monday A Choired Taste, Glebe, led by David Westmore, 9716 7016 AshCapella, Ashfield, led by Mary-Jane Field, 9090 2362 Ecopella. Blue Mountains, Miguel Heatwole, 9810 4601 mheatwole@bigpond.com Glory Bound Groove Train. Petersham, led by Linda Calgaro, 9518 4135 Inner West Chamber Choir, Leichhardt, led by Rachelle Elliott. 9797 1917. info@ innerwestchoir.com. Intonations. Manly, Karen Smith, (0415) 221 113, karensmith@artsconnect.com.au Martenitsa. Ultimo, led by Mara and Llew Kiek, 47514910 People’s Chorus. Newcastle, led by Rod Noble, 49 623432 Unaccompanied Baggage. North Sydney, led by Stuart Davis, singup@optusnet.com.au Voiceworks, Katoomba, ledby Rachel Hore 4759 2456, rachelhore@ozemail.com Tuesday Cantorion, Neutral Bay, led by David Westmore, 9716 7016 Ecopella. Illawarra area (alternate Tuesdays), led by Miguel Heatwole 9810 4601, mheatwole@bigpond.com Roc Lawson, led by Rachel Hore, 47592456, rachelhore@ozemail.com The Honeybees. East Sydney, led by Dynes Austin. Contact Jenny Jackson, 9816 4577 lindsayandjenny@hotmail.com Sydney Trade Union Choir Sydney City, contact Nola Cooper 9587 1165 - Nola.Cooper3@three.com.au Songs Next Door, Seaview Street, Dulwich Hill, meets weekly at Sea View Hall, Seaview St, Dulwich Hill. 12.30pm. (Seniors mostly) Contact Allan 9520 6180 Wednesday Choralation. Abbotsford (school terms), Margaret Grove mggrove@optusnet.com.au Ecopella. Erskineville, led by Miguel Heatwole, 9810 4601 mheatwole@bigpond.com The Heathens. Blackheath, day time 2pm4pm. Led by Chris Wheeler 4787 5725 chriswheelersanddealers.com.au NoteTonight, Josephine. Glebe, led by David Westmore, 9716 7016 The Spots. Christina Mimmocchi, Randwick 0410 682 061 The Sydney Welsh Choir, men and women. Meet on Wednesday evenings at Concord Baptist Church hall. 7pm - 9pm. 20 + performances p.a. Contact MD Viv 4739 0384, taffy@pnc.com.au. 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 8 - The CORNSTALK Gazette JULY 2013 Cleftomaniacs. Waterloo, led by Gary Smith, garys7@optushome.com.au Solidarity Choir. Erskinville, Cathy Rytmeister, 0438 683 867, crytmeister@bigpond.com Friday Mudlarks, women’s a cappella choir. Woodford. Led by Alison Jones 4759 2880 Pacopezants. Balkan Choir Fri 4pm, Katoomba. June 4782 1554. junerose12@gmail.com The Sydney Street Choir. CBD, led by Peter Lehner 0425 268 771 Sunday Blue Mountains Trade Union Choir. Upper Mts., contact Kate 47 82 5529. Dance Monday Bush Music Club Dance Workshop. Beginners, experienced, 7.30pm, Pennant Hills Community Centre, downstairs. Except Jan. and public holidays. Felicity 9456 2860 International Folk Dancing. School term, Earlwood Sen Citizens Ctr, 362 Homer St 10am-12pm. Debbie 4294 1363 0427 315 245 Scottish Country Dancing for beginners, with ‘Scots on the Rocks’, Fort St Public School, Observatory Hill, Sydney, 6.307.30pm. Nea 9994 7110, Lynn 9268 1246, SC Dancers@netspace.net.au, rscds.org.au Belly Dance, basic/beginners 7pm, choreography 8pm, Girraween Hall, 17 Tungarra Rd. Vera Myronenko 9665 9713 International Dancing for Older Women. Sutherland Pensioners' Centre, 749A Old Prince's Hwy. 1.30-2.30pm. $40 per term (incl. 8 other activities). Noreen 9545 3489, nguihot@virginbroad.com.au or Pat pdonaghy@aapt.net.au Tuesday Blue Mountains Scottish Country Dancers Catholic Church Hall, 7-9pm, Wentworth St, $3 Verley Kelliher, 4787 5968, kelliher@lisp.com.au Carol Gardner 4751 6073/a.c.gardner@bigpond.com Greek Folk Dance Class. Mytilenean House, 225 Canterbury Rd, Canterbury 7.30pm - 9pm. Vas Aligiannis, 0407 081 875, greekdancer@aoptusnet.com.au Hungarian Dance Class. Ultimo, 8pm -10pm. Gary Dawson 9559 4485. garydawson@ozemail.com.au English Country Dancing, Sydney. Playford Dance Group. New venue TBA SOON. Scottish Country Dancing. St John’s Uniting Church Hall, Coonanbarra Rd, Wahroonga, 7.30pm-10.30pm. All welcome. Catherine Bonner 9489 5027 Scottish Country Dancing Fort Street School, Observatory Hill, City. 6pm to 8pm Nea MacCulloch 9904 1358(a/h) or Lynn 8244 9618(w) Sutherland Shire Folk Dance Group. International Dancing, Gymea Bay Scout Hall, June Place, 7.30pm-9pm. Kaye Laurendet 9528 4813 Turkish Dance Class. Lidcombe Community Centre, 8pm-10pm. Yusuf Nidai 9646 1166 Ukrainian (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, jarosiwanec@optusnet.com.au /www. veselka.com.au International Folk Dance class - Open Door, Georges Hall Senior Citizens, Birdwood Rd, 11.30am-12.30pm. Gabrielle 9728 7466, gabybaby@optusnet.com.au “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 178 228. Wednesday Albion Fair, North-West Morris Dancing Lilyfield Com. Centre, Cecily & O’Neill Sts, 7.45pm. Angie Milce 9817 3529 Australian Heritage Dancers. Annandale Neighbourhood Centre, 79 Johnston St, 8pm -10pm. Jim Young 9412 3721 jayoung3@bigpond.net.au australianheritagedancers.org.au Balmoral Scottish Country Dance Group Seniors’ Centre, Mosman Square, Mosman 7pm - 9.15pm. Nell Morgan 9981 4769. Epping Scottish Country Dance Club St Aidan’s Church Hall, Downing St, 7.3010pm. All levels welcome. Clare Haack 9484 5947 clare_kirton@hotmail.com Gosford Scottish Country Dance Society 7pm-10pm, Church of Christ, Henry Parry Drive, Wyoming. Cecily Cork 4384 3527, Jan McCudden 4329 5537 Greek Folk Dance Class. PCYC Marrickville, 531 Illawarra Road, Marrickville. 7.30pm - 9pm. Vas Aligiannis 0407 081 875 (02) 9708 0801, greekdancer@optusnet.com.au International Dancing for Older Women. Sutherland Pensioners' Centre, 749A Old Prince's Hwy. 1.30-2.30pm. $40 per term (incl. 8 other activities). Noreen 9545 3489, nguihot@virginbroad.com.au or Pat pdonaghy@aapt.net.au Irish Set Dance class, Irish Gaelic Club, 64 Devonshire St, Surry Hills. 8pm-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 2859 Sutherland Shire Folk Dance Group International dancing, Como Guides Hall, cnr Warraba & Mulyan Sts, Como West 9.30am, - 11am & 11.30am - 12.30pm. Kaye 9528 4813, okaye@optusnet.com.au Thursday Blue Labyrinth World Dancers. Term time, 7.30-9.30pm. Glenbrook Baptist Church Hall, King St. Jo Barrett 4739 6498 or Jeanette Mollenhauer 4739 0909 Country Dancing for the Over 55’s. American Contra + 11.30am - 1pm. Beginner English 1pm-2pm. Advanced English 2pm-4pm School for Seniors, Wesley Mission, 220 Pitt St. Sydney. (Opposite back of Hilton Hotel.) Roslyn 9263 5416 English 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. 7pm -9pm. Donations (optional), for the church or expenses. Please email Margaret Swait, so that you can be advised of schedule changes: MargaretTalbot@me.com www.englishcountrydancesydney.com Blue Labyrinth International Folk Dance from 7pm, Baptist Church Hall, King St Glenbrook. Jo Barrett 4739 6498 Greek Folk Dance Class. Mytilenian House, 225 Canterbury, 7.30pm. (Vas Aligiannis, 0407 081 875, greekdancer@optusnet.com.au Sutherland Shire Folk Dance Group. International dancing. Scout Hall, June Place, Gymea Bay. 10am. Kaye 9528 4813 okaye@ optusnet.com.au Sydney 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 8pm10.30pm. Margaret and Bill Winnett 9150 6765. email: wnntt@optusnet.com.au Friday Australian 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. 8pm-llpm, $3. Chris Wild 9560 2910. Scottish Country Dancing. Adult classes, beginners welcome, children 6.30pm -7.30pm, adults 8pm-10.30pm, Beecroft Primary School, $2. Sheena Caswell 9868 2075, Heather Dryburgh 9980 7978 Scottish Country Dancing. Caringbah Seniors Hall, 386 Port Hacking Rd, Caringbah (rear Library), 8pm. Beginners/other levels. G. Milton 9524 4943, Erica Nimmo 9520 4781 Saturday Bush Music Club Bush Dances. Feb-Dec (not Easter), 8pm-12pm, $17/$14/$12 incl. supper, children to 12 free. Beecroft Community Ctr 1st Sat, Sigrid 9980 7077, Wilma 9489 5594, Peter 9477 5848 Central Coast Bush Dance. Second Saturday, 7.30pm - 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. Second Saturday. 8pm, Uniting Church, 9am-11am Bay St, Rockdale. $3 incl. supper. Chris Thom 9587 9966. Scottish and Old Time Dancing Orkney and Shetland Assoc. 3rd Sat, 8pm-11 pm. St David’s Hall, Dalhousie St, Haberfield. $3 inc. supper. Visitors most welcome. Jean Cooney 9874 5570. Macedonian Dance Class Rockdale. 6.30pm-8.30pm, $5. Y Kaporis 0412 861 180 Mortdale Scottish Dancers Learners Night (for learners and experienced), 7.309.30pm. Pensioners Welfare Club Hall, 76 Pitt Street, Mortdale. Pam Jehan 9580 8564. Linnéa Swedish FolkdancersGraeme Traves 9874 4194, linneafolk@hotmail.com Medieval Miscellany (Medieval Dancing). All Saints Parish House, cnr Oxford and Cromwell Sts, New Lambton. Saturdays, 3.30pm-5.30pm. $10. Dianne 4936 6220 Music in Concert Wednesday Wisefolk Club. Last Wed in month, 11am2.30pm, Toongabbie Bowling Club, 12 Station Rd, lunch at club bistro. Sonia 9621 2394 Allen 9639 7494, Thursday Sutherland Acoustic . 2nd Thurs, 7.30pm Tradies Club, Kingsway, Gymea. Friendly, sociable entertainment. Floor spots welcome. Jenny 9576 2301. Friday Hornsby Kuring-Gai Folk Club. 3rd Fri, 8pm, Each month Beatrice Taylor Hall, rear Willow Park Community Centre, Edgeworth David Ave, Guest artist & floor spots, light supper provided BYO grog. Barry Parks 9807 9497 bpparks@tpg.com.au lllawarra Folk Club. 1st Friday, Wollongong City Diggers Club, cnr Burelli & Church Sts, 1300 887 034 www.illawarrafolkclub.org.au Springwood Neighbourhood Centre Acoustic Club, or SNC Acoustic Club Regular folk nights 4th Fri (Feb-Nov), 8pm $7/$5 Springwood Neighbourhood Centre, Macquarie Rd, Springwood. (next to Civic Centre). Visitors and floor performers welcome. Mark Hand 4721 4230 eternitynow@ tadaust.org.au Toongabbie Music Club. 2nd and 4th Fri 8pm, Northmead Scout Hall, Whitehaven Rd, Northmead. Sessions always happen so bring instruments. Allen 9639 7494 allendavis@ iprimus.com.au. or Ray Pulis 9899 2102. Saturday lllawarra Folk Club. 3rd Sat, Wollongong City Diggers Club, cnr Burelli & Church Sts, 1300 887 034 www.illawarrafolkclub.org.au Loaded Dog Folk Club. 4th Sat, Annandale Neighbourhood Centre, 79 Johnston St, 8pm. Sandra Nixon, 9358 4886, kxbears@ozemail. com.au. www.theloadeddog.org.au Macquarie Towns Music Club.Saturday 'The Beat', an acoustic concert, 4 times a year, featuring guest artists; floor spots by arrangement. BYO drinks, snacks. St Peters Educational Centre, 384 Windsor St, Richmond. 7pm. $12, $10. Lydia 4576 0521, info@macquarietownsmusicclub.com.au or on Facebook. The Shack. 1st Sat, 21st century original, contemp & trad. folk music at The Tramshed, 1395a Pittwater Rd, Narrabeen 7:30. BYO drinks & nibblies. Rhonda (0416) 635 856 or Roxana rjarolimek@bigpond.com Troubadour Folk Club. Central Coast, 4th Sat. 7pm CWA Hall, Woy Woy. (opp. Fisherman’s Wharf), The Boulevard, Woy Woy. $11/$9/$8. Floor spots available.includes light supper. Marilyn or Frank 4341 4060 or (0419) 231 319 Fairlight Folk Acoustic Lounge. Four times a year, Feb, May, Aug, Nov (usually 1st Sat) 7.30pm. Quality live acoustic music in a comfortable, relaxed environment. After show - jam. BYO drinks and nibbles. Light refreshments available. William St Studios, Fairlight (Baptist Church down from Sydney Rd.) Rosie 9948 7993. www.fairlightfolk. com Twilight Music Cafe. 3rd Sun, 5-8pm. Springwood Sports Club, 83 Macquarie Rd. 5-8pm. Free. Family friendly environment with meals available. 4751 1298 Sessions & Free Workshops Monday Bush Music Club. Music Workshop. Addison Rd. Community Centre, 44/142 Addison Rd, Marrickville, 7.30pm. All singers & musicians welcome. Bob 9569 7244, bobbolton@netspace.net.au or 0412 145 262 Tuesday Irish Music Session. 2nd & 4th Tues 7.3010.30pm @ 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 normanmerrigan@optusnet.com.au Irish Music Session, Gaelic Club 8pm. plus Irish music lessons including fiddle, flute, whistle, guitar, banjo. 1st Floor, 64 Devonshire St. Surry Hills, 9212 1587 info@ gaelicclub.com.au Bluegrass & Traditional Country Music Society of Aust. 1st Sat, March-December Sydney get-together. Annandale Neighbourhood Centre, 79 Johnston St, Annandale. Band workshop 6.30pm, concert 7.45pm, jamming all night. All welcome: $6/$8. (02) 9456 1090 bluegrassoldtimeaustralia.org The Folk Federation of NSW ONLINE - jam.org.au The CORNSTALK Gazette JULY 2013 9 Wednesday Music Session. Hero of Waterloo, cnr Lower Fort St and Windmill Street, The Rocks. 6-10pm. Brendan 9818 4864 Sydney Scottish Fiddlers. 1st & 3rd Sun, 2-5pm, New Church, 4 Shirley Rd Roseville. All ages. Trish 9416 2402 Thursday Regional Events Gosford Bush Poets. Last Wed 7pm. Gosford Hotel, cnr of Mann & Erina Sts. Everyone welcome to share in night of fun, friendship and great poetry. Contact Vic Jefferies, 02 96394911 or jeffries@ tech2u.com.au Sutherland Acoustic. Fourth 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 Club. 1st Thurs, 7.30pm, Ivanhoe Hotel, cnr Gt Wstn Hwy & Govetts Leap Rd. Christine/Peter 4787 7246 Eastern Suburbs Poetry Group. 3rd Thurs Poetry, songs, stories. Auditorium, Bowen Library 669-673 Anzac Pde, Maroubra. 6-8pm. Gina 0413 300 919 Friday Bush Music Club Singalong Night. Themed music nights, 1st Fri (exc. hols), 8-10pm. Bring something to sing, eat, drink. Hut 44, Addison Rd Com. Centre, 142 Addison Rd, Marrickville. 9569 7244, bobbolton@netspace.net.au Springwood Neighbourhood Centre Acoustic Club. 4th Fri, (Feb-Nov) 8pm, $7/$5, Springwood Neighbourhood Ctr, Macquarie Rd (next to library & Oriental Hotel) Visitors & floor spots welcome, Theresa 4751 8157, Jeannette 4754 4893 Bluegrass jam/tune session. Friendly jam withy like minded musicians. Music provided, chord knowledge required. Listeners welcome. Gymea Tradies Club, Kingsway, Gymea. 7.30pm. Enq. Jenny 95762301 Saturday Macquarie Towns Music Club. 3rd Sat, Feb-Nov. Round the Table Music Session. Bring instruments, songs, poems for a fun and friendly night. St Peters Educational Centre, 384 Windsor St, Richmond. 7pm. $7, $5 , includes tea, coffee. BYO snacks, drinks. Lydia 4576 0521, info@macquarietownsmusicclub. com.au or on Facebook. Eastern Suburbs Poetry Group.4th Sat. Read your own or listen to others. Friends Room, Waverly Library, 32 Denison Street, Bondi Junction. 1-3pm. Gina 0413 300 919 Sunday Hotel Illawarra Wollongong. 3rd Sun, 3pm, spoken word, 5pm acoustic music Irish Music Session. Kellys, King St, Newtown, 6pm. 9559 6300 Irish Music Session. 3rd Sunday. Bennet Hotel, Hamilton, 4-7.30pm Roz and Shane Kerr 4967 3167 Irish Music Sessions. Dicey Riley’s, Wollongong 2pm. Music lessons for kids. 12-3pm. Focus on tin whistle. Gaelic Club. Surry Hills 9212 1587. 10 - The CORNSTALK Gazette JULY 2013 Bateman's Bay Scottish Country Dancing. Batemans Bay Caledonian Society -Tue 7.30pm Batemans Bay Bowling Club - all welcome. 4457 2065. Bellingen Celtic Australian Session. Sat from 1pm. Northern end of Church Street cafe strip. John 6655 5898 Carole 6655 1225 Blue Mountains Blue Mountains Heritage Dancers. Wed in term time, 7.30-930pm. Wentworth Falls SOA. 217 Great Westn Hwy. (0439) 314 948, dba23266@bigpond.net.au or (0412) 786 988 Blue Labyrinth World Dancers. Thursday in term time, 7.30-9.30pm. Glenbrook Baptist church hall, King St. Jo Barrett 4739 6498, Jeanette Mollenhauer 4739 0909 Blue Mountains Folk. Mid Mountains Community Centre, Joy Anderson Room, 7 New St, Lawson. 3rd Sunday, 3.30pm - 6pm. Nick Szentkuti 4758 7953, szentkuti@exemail. com.au Irish Session at the Carrington, Katoomba. 4th Sunday, 3pm. Braidwood Braidwood Folk Music Club. 3rd Thurs Anglican Church Hall, BYO everything. Sue 4842 8142 Tallaganda Dance Troupe. Folk dance, Mon. 9.30am 35 Coronation Ave, Braidwood. Noela 4842 8004 Broken Hill Occasional Acoustic Jam Nights. Bell’s Milk Bar. Contact Broken Hill Art Exchange, (08) 8008 3171 Central Coast Troubadour. 4th Sat. 7pm CWA Hall, Woy Woy. (opp. Fisherman’s Wharf), The Boulevard, Woy Woy. $11/$9/$8. Floor spots available. includes light supper. Marilyn or Frank 4341 4060 or (0419) 231 319 Cobargo Yuin Folk Club. Occasional Folk Nights. David Crowden 0404 359 631. yuinfolkclub@bigpond.com, www.cobargofolkfestival.com Cooma International Folk Dancing. Uniting Church Hall, Soho St, Thurs, 6pm. Fran 6453 3282 Dubbo Dubbo Folk Club. Usually 2nd Sun, 2.30pm, Western Star Hotel. All welcome. Di Clifford 6882 0498 (0458) 032 150 Gosford Gosford Bush Poets. - last Wed 7pm Gosford Hotel, cnr of Mann & Erina Sts. Everyone welcome to share in night of fun, friendship and great poetry. Contact Vic Jefferies, 02 96394911 or jeffries@tech2u. com.au Goulburn Bush Traditions Sessions. Old Goulburn Brewery. 1st Fri (except Jan & April), 7.30pm. Bradley Grange, Bungonia Road David Johnson 4884 4214 bushtraditions.org/ sessions/goulburnsession.htm Irish and Celtic Music Sessions. Old Goulburn Brewery. 3rd Fri. Bradley Grange, Bungonia Road. 4821 6071. Gulgong Gulgong Folk Club, 3rd Fri, Waratah Hotel, Mudgee 5pm. PO Box 340, Gulgong NSW 2852, Bob Campbell 02 6373 4600, gulgongfolkfestival.com Kiama “No Such Thing”. Yvonne O’Grady hosts an Australian tune session suitable for beginners every Mon. 4233 1073 iffaj@shoal.net.au Newcastle Acoustic Folk Lounge, 1st Wed, 7-10pm. Downstairs, Grand Hotel, cnr Church and Bolton Sts, Newcastle. Circle session. All welcome. 4967 3146, catherine.laudine@ uon.edu.au, Tracy 0402 761 520 Bush and Colonial Dancing. 3rd Sun 3-5pm. Beginners and visitors always welcome. All Saints Anglican Hall, New Lambton. Enq. Margaret Kenning 4952 1327 email: westwick1@dodo.com.auo Newcastle and Hunter Valley Folk Club. 1st Sat. 7.30pm (not Jan) Wesley Centre, Beaumont St, Hamilton. (Dances held 4 times a year, March, June, Sept, Nov) Lainey 4943 4552, 0421 412 358 laineyv@bigpond.com. www.newcastlehuntervalleyfolkclub.org.au Traditional Irish/Folk Session, 1st Sun, 3-6pm. Lake Macquarie Hotel, opp. Morissett Railway Station. (0418) 146 555 or (0418) 146 554, gcalcagno2008@hotmail.com Lakeside Folk Circle. 4th Sun. Teralba Community Hall, Anzac Pade, Lake Macquarie. 4-7pm. $2.50. Paul 4959 6030. nager99@ hotmail.com People’s Chorus Practice. 6pm, Trades Hall Council Meeting Rooms (opp. Panthers’ main entrance), Newcastle. Rod Noble 4962 3432 Frances.Munt@newcastle.edu.au Newcastle Irish Set Dancers, Tues, 7.309pm, Scots Kirk, Hamilton, Newcastle. Julia or Arthur, 4955 5701 juliasmith@tpg.com.au, or users.tpg.com.au/juliasm/Irish-Dance/ Hunter Bush Poets, 2nd Tue 7pm, Tarro Hotel; Ron Brown 4951 6186. Hunter Folk Dancers. Enq. Margaret 4952 1327, Irish Music Session. Bennett Hotel, Hamilton, 3rd Sun, 4pm. 4967 3167 Newcastle Poetry in the Pub, 3rd & 5th Mondays, 7.30pm. Theatre Lane Hotel, cnr Hunter & Perkins Sts. www.poetryatthepub. com Newcastle Strath Hunter Dancers. Adults: Mon 7.30pm, Wallsend Uniting Church. Juniors: Thur 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 welcome. 4952 1327. westwick1@dodo.com.au The Beehive, as requested. 8 Lewis St, Islington. Neville Cunningham 4969 4246. Nowra Balkan and International Folk Dance, Mon, 7.30pm, Cambewarra Hall. Suzi Krawczyk 4446 0569, plotki@shoal.net.au International Folk Dance, Progress Hall, Boorawine Tce, Callala Bay. Tues (school term) 7.15-9pm. 446 6550, mep@pnc.com.au Celtic Craic. 9 piece acoustic trad band. Tue 7.30 Chris 4446 1185, chrislangdon@optusnet.com.au or Mark 4454 5028, nangle@ shoalhaven.net.au. Scottish Country Dance Group, Presb. Church Hall, Kinghome St (next to Woollies), Wed, 8pm, all welcome. Jill 4421 3570 Shoalhaven 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. 4421 3470. Orange Orange Dirt Music. 3rd Sat from 3pm. Jam sessions of acoustic folk, jazz, blues etc. rotating around each others’ houses - all welcome. ckinross@csu.edu.au 6365 8221 Southern Highlands Bowral Folk Club. 4th Thurs, 8pm (after dinner at the Bistro). Acoustic, Blackboard, Round Robin (2 songs per perf., more for a group), free admission. Moved to Mittagong RSL (but still Bowral at heart). 4861 6076, Ray Gurney raymondgurney@bigpond.com Burrawang Folk, 4887 7271 Southern 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. Taree Lazarka International Folk Dance Group, Manning River Steiner School Hall, Wed. 5.30-8.30pm, Thurs 9-11am. 6552 5142. Wagga Wagga Downside Bush Dance & Open Mic, Tin Shed Rattlers, 1st Sat, 6928 5541. Wauchope Café Blue Frog.1st Sat, 7.30pm: Concert (invited artists), 3rd Sat, 7.30pm: Open session. High St. 6585 1488 Uniting@tsn.cc Wollongong Bluegrass Jam Session, 3rd Sat. 7.30-11pm. Thirroul Neighbouhood Centre next to PO. lllawarra Folk Club, 1st Fri & 3rd Sat, Wollongong City Diggers Club, cnr Burelli & Church Sts, 1300 887 034 www.illawarrafolkclub.org.au Jamberoo Session, Jamberoo Pub, Thurs, 7.30pm. claire@kissevents.com.au Poet’s Breakfast. Wed. 7.15am. Wollongong Writers’ Centre, Town Hall, Corrimal St. Tony Stoddart, immune@exemail.com.au UOW Folk Club, 12.30pm, Mon & Fridays. Old timey, bluegrass, Celtic session. Duck Pond (in front of library), Uni of Wollongong. David Harman, dharman@uow.edu.au Wollongong White Heather Scottish Country Dance Group, Mon, 7.30-10pm, St Andrew’s Church Hall, Kembla St. All welcome. Arnold Thurling 4228 1986 or Grace Halliday 4229 3480 Wongawilli Colonial Dance Club, Bush Dance, Wed, 8pm, musos & dancers all welcome, Community Hall, West Dapto Rd, Wongawilli. David 0409 57 1788. www. wongawillicolonialdance.org.au: Across The Border ACT Monaro Folk Society, PO Box 482 Civic Sq, ACT 2608 (0409) 817 623 dance@mfs. org.au 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, (07) 3345 1718. Cairns Folk Club, Ray Elias (07) 4039 2493 The Folk Rag (Mag), PO Box 517, Everton Park 4053, (0437) 736 799 or (07) 3855 1091, nimda@FolkRag.org www.FolkRag. org Qld Colonial & Heritage Dancers. PO Box 3011, Yeronga 4104. Jan Orloff ph/fax 07 3848 7706, colonialdance@optusnet.com.au Woodford Folk Festival. PO Box 1134, Woodford 4514. qff@woodfordfolkfestival. com www.woodfordfolkfestival.com. Tasmania Celtic Southern Cross Folk Music Cat. Beth Sowter, music@celt.com.au; www.celt. com.au; PO Box 100, Legana, as 7277. Folk Federation of Tasmania Inc. PO Box 1638 Hobart 7001. Peter (0409) 216 752 Victoria Ballarat Folk Club, John (03) 5332 7872 Boite World Music Cafe, Fitzroy, (03) 9417 3550 (w), http:// www.boite.asn.au Geelong Folk Club, 2nd. Fri - Coffee House Folk- singing & session - Cafe Go! Bellerine St. from 7.30pm. Last Fri - Upstairs at The Pancake Kitchen, Moorabool St. for songs & session. (03) 5221 1813 or (03) 5261 3443 Traditional Social Dance Assoc. of Victoria. Marion Stabb (03) 9439 7100 Victorian Folk Music Club Inc. Victorian Folk Music Club inc.GPO Box 2025, Melbourne, 3001.www.vfmc.org.au Western Australia WA Folk Federation. PO Box 328, Inglewood, WA, 6932. (08) 9375 9958.www. wafolk.iinet.net.au all@wafolk.iinet.net.au Please let us know if your entry needs to be changed or updated. cornstalk@folkfednsw.org.au John Dengate is appearing with Jenny Fitzgibbon at 'The Loaded Dog' Sat 27th Focus on Folk 6-7pm 1st & 3rd Saturdays 6 July 21 July John Milce Kate Delaney Anyone with a CD they would like to add to the library collection for consideration for airplay please forward to: Focus on Folk, Post Office Box A182, Sydney South 1235. The Folk Federation of NSW ONLINE - jam.org.au The CORNSTALK Gazette JULY 2013 11 Dames and Dare-Devils for Democracy Margaret Walters based on extensive notes provided by Phyl Lobl At the 2013 National Folk Festival held in Canberra over Easter, there was a FLASH Doco [Folk lore and Social History Documentary] titled Dames And Dare-Devils For Democracy’ which featured songs and stories of several women who were significant in Australian history. They made ‘A ‘Bright Progressive Band’, ten resilient, intelligent, compassionate and daring Australian suffragists; and yet very few Australians know their names. They took us from the Hat Box to the Ballot Box and then helped women in America and the UK to gain their right to vote and to stand for parliament. The women featured in the FLASH doco – a wonderful term coined by Phyl Lobl - were Henrietta Dugdale, Louisa Lawson, Edith Dircksy Cowan, Vida Goldstein, Maybanke Anderson, Maggie Ogg, Rose Scott, Dora Montefiore, Muriel Matters and Emma Miller. Phyl Lobl, a songwriter with a life-long engagement in the folk arts, was responsible for the concept, research, script and the songs. The presentation follows a time-line of the ‘strategies’ used to gain the vote and describes the Suffragists’ lives, actions and artistic creations using spoken word, song and archival photographs. The men folk who assisted these ‘dames and dare-devils for democracy’ are given recognition and the blokes who opposed them are exposed through quotes, some so ironic that in hindsight they are very funny. The performance at the 2013 National Folk Festival was by another ‘bright progressive band’: Phyl Lobl, Christine Wheeler, Kate Delaney, Shayna Stuart, Sophie Leslie, Marie le Brun, Michael Roberts and Stuart Leslie. Some responses to the performance: This is memorable history. Rarely has the long hard road of those who stand up for a fair- go been made so vivid. Bill Gammage (Author: The Biggest Estate On Earth) The music was imaginative and varied, and the great team of singers did justice to ballads, rounds and klezmer styles. The historical research underpinning the production is to be commended as is the inclusion of some of the suffragettes’ own poetry. Gwenda Beed Davey (AM) Using her formidable skills as a teacher and songwriter, Phyl Lobl has liberated ten vibrant Australian Suffragists from the confines of conservative history books; they leap into the 21st century demanding their stories be heard. Phyl embraces and transcends the fancy hats and bustles and reveals the humour, compassion and zeal of our feminist forebears in an engaging presentation. Dames and Dare-Devils for Democracy should be an essential part of the school curriculum. Here are some of the songs from the series: Who Were They? for all the Suffragists by Phyl Lobl Who were they, the women of the South? Who were they, the ones who stood in line? 12 - The CORNSTALK Gazette JULY 2013 Who were they the steadfast and the brave? We should know their names although they now have long been in the grave. There was Vida, there was Maybanke, there was also Henrietta, There was Muriel, Dora and Annette, There was Edith and Louisa, Rose and Emma too, Mary Lee, Jessie Rooke and Margaret. Who were they, the ones who fought for votes? Who were they, wrote the articles and notes? Who were they, who made the rallies run? We should know their names & give a thought of thanks for everyone. Who were they, who faced a prison cell? Who were they, who told the story well? Who were they, who carried on the works And bore the jeers of ignorant, misogynistic jerks? Who were they, the men who helped them stand? Who were they, the men throughout this land? Who were they the partners and the mates Of the women who were able to win votes in Aussie states? This next song relates the daring exploits used by South Australian Muriel Matters when she helped the suffragists in the United Kingdom to gain the vote. Her story became the catalyst for the presentation Dames And Dare-Devils For Democracy Yes, Muriel Matters Phyl Lobl Chorus: Yes, Muriel Matters, She matters because she was fighting for fairness, Yes, Muriel Matters, She was gutsy and gorgeous and game. A girl from the south where Crow-eaters abide, A girl from the south whose passion and pride Took the fight for the vote to women worldwide. Yes, Muriel Matters. Matters and Fox thought it was not right That in Parliament House a grille blocked their sight. Chains under their frills to the grille held them tight. Yes, Muriel Matters. Victorian modesty came to their aid , Coppers couldn’t be seen undressing a maid, The grille was removed, a win for the crusade, Yes, Muriel Matters. Out of a zeppelin, floating on high, Her Women’s Vote circulars fell from the sky, The vote came to pass for the Brits bye and bye. Yes, Muriel Matters. And we should remember her name No, I Won’t Wear A Corset for Henrietta Dugdale by Phyl Lobl (tune: deliberately grown, after a fashion from Chopin Scherzo No 2 Op 31) Henrietta Dugdale was a Victorian and a pianist who loved Chopin. She broke all the bones in her corset one by one in protest at women’s lack of rights and began the First Suffrage Society in Australia in 1884. Oh no, I won’t wear a corset. Oh no, I will not wear stays. Oh no, I won’t wear a girdle, I want to feel free for all of my days. Henrietta wouldn’t let a corset fetter her, Henrietta knew a better way to dress, She came up with a design that suited her just fine, That didn’t put her body under stress. Oh no, I won’t wear whalebone. Oh no, I will not be laced. Oh not, for me a chastity belt. No, should be enough for me to stay chaste, (unless I choose ) Henrietta was a Chartist and an artist, She could hold her own in print or on the stage, Her rendition of a ‘skirtzo’ meant that dressing didn’t hurt so much, And soon her fashion statement was the rage. Oh yes, I’ll change the hemline, And not, just for the young, I want to make my body free, Along with my brain, my thoughts and my tongue. In a busk you cannot dive into the water, You can’t hurdle in a girdle or in stays, A hemline that is shorter will bring freedom to your daughter, Change the law and change the vote for better days. Oh no, I won’t wear a corset. Oh no, I will not wear stays. Oh no, I won’t wear a girdle, I want to feel free for all of my days. Phyl Lobl has been engaged in the folk arts since the late ‘60s and has presented over twenty Folk Lore and Social History topics at festivals here and abroad. Her most recent recording is Singing the South: a Songline Timeline of the Illawarra. Another focus for her creative energy is in the field of early music education. Her work is freely available at www.phyllobl.net Email: bronz@bigpond.net.au Production Manager National Folk Festival (Full-time position) Held annually in Canberra at Easter, the National Folk Festival presents a diverse program of folk culture. The Festival features concerts, workshops and other performances across multiple venues. It has a major and unique emphasis on audience and participation with over 1300 volunteers involved in the event. We are looking for an energetic Production Manager to join our full-time team. This role is responsible for all production issues before, during and after the Festival, manages the production team as well as being involved in the operational needs of the office all year round. Reporting to the Festival Director, the successful applicant will have a solid background in/or capacity for public event management; working to a budget; contract negotiation; managing and working in a team consisting largely of volunteers; well-developed communication skills; good IT skills; and a demonstrated ability to work with minimal supervision and get a job done. Selection criteria folkfestival.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Production-Manager-Position.pdf National Folk Festival PO Box 179 Mitchell ACT 2911 Australia Email: apm@folkfestival.org.au Phone: 02 6262 4792 Dames & Dare-Devils for Democracy Workshop The Folk Federation of NSW ONLINE - jam.org.au The CORNSTALK Gazette JULY 2013 13 Original published version of 'Click go the Shears' Mark Gregory has discovered the original published version of Click Go the Shears - it has lain hidden. In June 2013 it was discovered that a version of the song was first published in 1891 in the regional Victorian newspaper the Bacchus Marsh Express under the title "The Bare Belled Ewe" and the tune given as "Ring the Bell Watchman." It was next published in 1946 as a traditional song "collected and arranged" by Reverend Dr. Percy Jones, a professor of music. The lyrics vary widely; "bare-bellied yoe" (yoe is a dialect word for ewe) is often "bare-bellied joe" or even "blue-bellied ewe". The last line in the verse about the "colonial experience" man "smelling like a whore" is often bowdlerised to "smelling like a sewer" or completely rewritten. From the Bacchus Marsh Express Saturday 5 December 1891 p. 7. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article89280995 Oh, down at the catching pen an old shearer stands, Grasping his shears in his long bony hands ; Fixed is his gaze on a bare belled ewe, Saying " If I can only get her, won't I make the ringer go." Click goes his shears; click, click, click. Wide are the blows, and his hand is moving quick, The ringer looks round, for he lost it by a blow, And he curses that old shearer with the bare belled ewe. At the end of the board, in a cane bottomed chair, The boss remains seated with his eyes everywhere ; He marks well each fleece as it comes to the screen, And he watches where it comes from if not taken off clean. The "colonial experience" is there of course. With his silver buckled leggings, he's just off his horse ; With the air of a connoiseur he walks up the floor ; And he whistles that sweet melody, "I am a perfect cure." Humph Hall 85 Allambie Rd. Allambie Hts. Formerly the Allambie Heights Uniting Church, Humph Hall is now the private home of Gial & Wayne. Web site: humphhall.org Bookings: 9939 8802 wayne@humphhall.org Ask to be put on the mailing list! N.B. 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