Traditional Music Session - Illawarra Folk Festival
Traditional Music Session, 1pm to 4pm, Saturday 28 April, Bulli Heritage Hotel
Sessions are a traditional form of socialising with the joy of music.
Many festivals have tune sessions but at times it is difficult to join in unless you know the tunes. The aim is to provide an opportunity to share and learn traditional folk tunes in an informal atmosphere. There will be a number of traditional musicians in attendance to assist with this. The tunes will generally be of Celtic, Australian origin with the odd venture into French Canada, Italy, Spain, France, Sweden, Gypsy, Cajun and any good folk tune from around the world! Musicians will be welcome to bring along traditional tunes to share as well.
There are some sample Australian dance tunes available from the net from the Wongawilli Colonial Dance Club website from the following links:
http://www.wongawillicolonialdance.org.au/australiantunes1.pdf - 32 tunes
http://www.wongawillicolonialdance.org.au/australiantunes2.pdf - 14 tunes
The sessions will be held at the end of each month generally on Saturday afternoons from 1pm to 4pm leading up to the Illawarra Folk Festival in January 2008 (to be held 17-20 January 2008).
The dates for the coming sessions are: Saturday 28 April ||
Saturday 19 May || Saturday 23 June || Saturday 25 August
More details about sessions, etiquette and where else to play in Wollongong is at:
http://www.illawarrafolkclub.org.au/sessions.php
COMING ILLAWARRA FOLK CLUB EVENTS - MORE INFORMATION FROM www.illawarrafolkclub.org.au
Friday 4 May, 7.30pm - Folk Club Concert with Khin, Freshwater, Molly O’Brien - City Diggers Wollongong $8 members / $12 non-members
Saturday 19 May, 7.30pm - Folk Club Concert with Maureen O’Brien Trio, Wheeze & Suck Band - City Diggers Wollongong $8 members / $12 non-members
Thursday 24 to 27 May - Italian Silent Film (1924) with live musical accompaniment by Kavisha Mazzella, Irini Vela and the Viaggiatori. Part of the lead up to 2007 Italian Week. As presented at the 2006 National Folk Festival.
www.illawarrafolkclub.org.au/italianimgessound.php
Thursday 24 May, 7.30pm - Empire Cinemas, Bowral
Friday 25 May, 8pm - Gerringong Pics and Flicks, Gerringong Town Hall, 8pm
Saturday 26 May, 2pm - Film and Music, 2pm City Diggers Wollongong
Saturday 26 May, 7.30pm - Concert with Kavisha, Zumpa and Official Italian Week Opening 7.30pm, City Diggers Wollongong
Sunday 27 May, 2pm - Film and Music, 2pm Anita’s Theatre, Thirroul
Sunday 27 May, 6pm - Concert with Kavisha Mazzella and Zumpa, Anita’s Theatre, Thirroul
Friday 1 June, 7.30pm - The Battlefield Band (Scotland) support John Broomhall, City Diggers Wollongong $30 members / $35 non-members
Wednesday 6 June, Italian Week Folk Dance, Wongawilli Community, come along and join in the band, music provided. 8pm
Wednesday 27 June Shetland Music Ceili, with Swingin Fiddles (trio) on tour from Shetland Islands, Wongawilli Community Hall, 8pm
* Saturday 16 July, 7.30pm - Folk Club Concert - City Diggers
Wollongong $8 members / $12 non-members
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Friday 3 August, 7.30pm - Folk Club Concert - City Diggers Wollongong
$8 members / $12 non-members
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Saturday 18 August, 7.30pm - Folk Club Concert - City Diggers Wollongong $8 members / $12 non-members
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Sunday 21 October - Folk in the Foothills, One Day Folk Festival, Jamberoo Valley Lodge, $30 Advance tickets, $35 on the day - acts so far include Kvonn (Faeroe Islands / Denmark), Enda Kenny, Allan Johnston (Scotland), Wongawilli, Chloe & Jason Roweth and more to come.
