Report on Colonial Ball & a few other dances 2019 National Folk Festival

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Photos © Sandra Nixon

Report on Dennis O'Keeffe Memorial Aussie Songs session @NFF19
Report on Saplings sessions at 2019 National Folk Festival
Report on other events at NFF19

1.  Anne Hayes & Roger Holmes (Qld)

2.   Antonella Salpietro  (Monaro Folk Society)

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6.  Peter Foster & the Bush Capital Band

7.  Colin Townes & June Staunton

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9.  Memorial to Daryl Powell OAM

10. Dave Johnson (centre) Pat & Arminal Ryan (right)

11. Dave Johnson, Arminal & Pat Ryan

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15.  Judy Casey

16.  Keith Wood & Trecialee Murphy

17. Tony Northey (Tas) & Rosie Clarke

18. Adela Greenbaum & Aimee Brown (Sydney English Country Dance)

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21.  Adrienne Unger

22.  Adrienne & Bill Unger, with Royalty & friends, including Dave Johnson & Don Richmond.

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25. Gem, Alex, Adrienne & Bill Unger,

26.  Gem, Alex, Adrienne & Bill Unger
 
27.  Sydney English County dancers

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33. One man band

34. BMC members Pat & Arminal Ryan + Colin Townes & June Staunton

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41. Black Joak Morris & massed Morris

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43. Sophie from Black Joak Morris

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Report on Dennis O'Keeffe Memorial Aussie Songs session @NFF19

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Ralph Pride was our representative at this daily session run by Kevin McCarthy

Report on Colonial Ball & a few other dances 2019 National Folk Festival

Report on Saplings sessions at 2019 National Folk Festival

Report on other events at NFF19

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4.  George Bolliger & Chris Poleson

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13.  Ralph Pride

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22.  Dot Dawson, Samantha OBrien, Chris Poleson

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24.  Chris Woodland

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Playford dancing in the Hut

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The workshop is led by Julie and Alex Bishop. We teach English dances published by John Playford from 1651 onwards, as well as later dances, eg. from the Apted collection (late 18th century); & a few more recent dances in English style. Average number of dancers is 12, with 25 for the end-of-year dance, but English dancing can accommodate any even number of dancers from 4 up.

Fiddler Ralph Pride leads a group of volunteer musicians (the Playford Players) who happily play these lovely old tunes! Alex plays flute when not needed as a dancer.



A little history - 
Julie and Alex Bishop met at Sydney Playford in 1978 where Lynette Hicks and Noreen Grunseit were the earliest teachers. Back in '78 there was always live music, with Roz Uren (now Kerr) on mandolin, Chris Kempster on guitar, and Ken Greenhalgh on flute - at the Old Elizabethan Theatre in Kings Cross.)

Photos of Playford c1980 to c2000 by Louise Murray

Hut 44, Community Centre, 142 Addison Rd, Marrickville. 7.30-9.30pm.

The dance workshop is held on the first Tuesday of each month except January.  It may also be cancelled if festivals etc clash. To help cover use of hall, and insurance, we charge $7, $5 students.

3 articles by dance historian Heather Clarke

Playford in Sydney in the 1930s

A dance for Shakespeare

Cheshire rounds

Photos © Fay Lau, March 2018


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