Friday, 26 February 2016

BMC & some members gigs @ 2016 National Folk Festival


  





Concert Party

Saturday Night Carnival - Carnival Stage, 5-6pm  Songs of Reedy River  - all singers
welcome

Songs of Reedy River, Turning Wave Festival  2015

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Waltz-a-thon Part 2,  The Terrace, Sunday, 7-9pm, all musicians welcome


Waltz-a-thon part 1, NFF 2015
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Saplings Bush Music workshops for musicians aged 8-16



4 workshops @ Billy Moran tent, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday - 11.30 to 12.30


Saplings workshop, NFF 2015


Performance - Central Park - Monday - 3.30 to 4pm.


Saplings concert, NFF 2015
 

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A joint BMC/Dennis & Mem Taberner project.

Chris Woodland & Dennis & Mem team up to present the Dennis O’Keeffe Memorial Australian Song Session.

Join this good old Aussie song session carrying on the work of the late Dennis O’Keeffe. Bring along an Aussie song — new or old — and rip into it.

Session Bar - Daily - 12.30 to 2.30

Dennis O'Keeffe, Dennis Taberner, Mem Taberner & Chris Woodland, 2012 NFF
(Sandra Nixon photo)

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A selection of member's gigs

If I've missed anyone's gig, please contact me & I'll add it.

Thursday night - welcome dance with Snake Gully



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Friday night - Scottish dancing with Chris Duncan, Catherine Strutt & Jennifer Strutt - callers Anthony & Lisa Simon



website photo

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Chloe & Jason Roweth


Kangaroo Valley Folk Festival, 2015


Thursday

Lunchtime Concert Col Hardy at the NLA

(Chloe & Jason Roweth will be backing Col Hardy)


Friday

11am – 12pm – Col Hardy - Trocadero

2pm-3pm – Songs and Poems of John Dengate - Trocadero

4pm-5pm – Rolling Wave Suite – Spiegel Tent



Saturday

3pm-4:30pm – Bush Traditions – The Lyric

6pm-6:50pm – C & J Band Concert – The Flute and Fiddle



Sunday

2pm – 2:30pm – C & J Band Concert – Budawang (Centre)

4pm-5pm – Rolling Wave Suite – Spiegel Tent



Monday

2:30pm-3:50pm – Route 66 - Trocadero
5pm – 5:50pm – C & J Band Concert - Scrumpy
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Roaring Forties



Illawarra Folk Festival, 2016

Thursday 24th March from 7.30–10pm in the Bohemia Bar. The Roaring Forties are hosting a Welcome Singing Session. We’ll be encouraging people to come along and lead their favourite chorus songs and to make the rafters ring with the harmonies.
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Friday 25th March from 10-11 in the Trocadero. Songs and poems of C. Fox Smith in a presentation called: "Shellback Sheila".
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Saturday 26th March from 11.20am - 12.20pm in the Spiegel Zeit. This time the Forties have a workshop called "The Song Goes On" - chorus songs about songs – and we want everyone to join in.
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Saturday night from 9.30pm in the Terrace – The Forties are hosting the singing session – everyone welcome to come and lead songs.
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Monday 27th March from 10.50am – 11.30am in the Scrumpy Bar - concert spot
Something else you’re sure to enjoy!
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Sunday 27th March from 1.30pm - 2.30pm  in the Trocadero - Margaret (from the RFs) will be joining Danny and Gael Spooner and Duncan Brown singing songs of the Watersons. Lots more rafter-raising!

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Arthur Kingsland + Coalbrook


Coalbrook, 2015, Arthur Kingsland photo

Saturday 12.20 - 2.20  Coorong, Dancer's dance


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Festival Bush O
rchestra with Dave Johnson  
Illawarra Folk Festival, 2015

There are four rehearsals where you can learn and polish a number of Australian tunes. Copies of parts will be available at rehearsals. A commitment to all sessions is desirable to achieve a satisfying standard for a final performance.
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Dave de Santi


Dave - NFF15

Saturday - 5.30 to 7, Billy Moran tent   Good tunes session
Sunday -
5.30 to 7, Billy Moran tent   Good tunes session


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Irish dancing with Margaret & Bill Winnett


NFF 2015


Piazza - Friday, 11-11.30

Piazza - Saturday, 11-11.30
Piazza - Sunday, 11-11.30
Piazza - Monday, 11-11.30

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Photos - Sandra Nixon except where indicated


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Tuesday, 23 February 2016

Extracts from Singabout - Labor Party & Union records (records? - those round black disks)

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In 1962 & 1963 Singabout reviewed 2 records available from PO Box 58, Paddington, the earliest issued by ALP records, the second by Blue & White Collar Records. I've been unable to find any information about these labels.

Comment from Warren Fahey, April 2020 - the discs credit Peter Hamilton, owner of Wattle records. 
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ALP Records - Tom Morey Campaign Songs  (ALP-1) In 1962 Tom Morey, the ALP candidate for the new State seat of Bligh produced this record as part of his campaign.  As the seat was not expected to go to Labor, the record might have contributed to his win!


The record included 5 songs

side 1 -
The Ballad of Tom Morey (parody of Tom Dooley)
Quick Go the Shares
Talking Bligh Blues

Side 2 -
The D.L.P Lament (parody of the 12 days of Christmas)
Hooker Rex

The Bush Music Club reviewed it in the April 1962 issue of the Newsletter, and also Singabout 4(4) 1962.


The lyrics & music of Hooker Rex was also published in Singabout 5(1) 1963.

Singabout 5(1) 1963


Singabout 4(4) 1962    Review from BMC Newsletter, April 1962, page. 4
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Oh, Pay Me. (Blue & White Collar Records)

Review in Singabout 5(1), 1963 by Alan Scott


Issued as part of a campaign by the A.C.T.U., the Australian Council of Salaried and Professional Associations and the High Council of Commonwealth Public Service Organisations.  


Tracks -
Oh Pay Me! (parody of an American song)
Equal Pay
(Calypso technique)Talking Margins
Hooker Rex (Calypso technique)
Automation 
(parody of an American song)An untitled Talking Blues
Waltzing Matilda
  
Singabout 5(1) 1963

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Tuesday, 16 February 2016

Australian Heritage Colonial & Bush Dancing (with a Celtic connection) Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and further afield, 2016

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Maitland ball, 2011 (Tim Propert photo)

Walcha Road Bush Band (website)



















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Bob Bolton Collection - Bush Music Festival, Sydney Opera House, 1980, Part 2 - black & white photos

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A series of photos labelled  "80 Opera House" & numbered 02 to 34 has been found to contain 13 photos from a 1975 Turner Hall concert & these have been removed   (30/01/18)   Bob Bolton Collection - Concert at Turner Hall, Ultimo 1975
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The Opera House concert was organised by Geri Lobl (Phyl Lobl, 21/02/2024)

Bob Bolton Collection - Bush Music Festival, Sydney Opera House, 1980, Part 1 - colour photos
From the Archives - Bush Music Festival 1980 - Opera House Tapes

From the Archives - 1980 Bush Music Festival program, posters & other ephemera


Poster on wall of Hut 44 
(Sandra Nixon photo)

Poster on wall of Hut 44, designed by Ann Pidcock,
(Sandra Nixon photo)

Ticket on wall of Hut 44, designed by Bob Bolton
(Sandra Nixon photo)

Poster on wall of Hut 44, calligraphy by Anne Darcy, drawings by Helen Romeo
(Sandra Nixon photo)
 
Weekend Pass on wall of Hut 44, designed by Bob Bolton
(Sandra Nixon photo)

Photo 14.  Jamie Carlin   (Bob Bolton Copyright)

Photo 15. Hammer & Tap Bush Band (Broken Hill) 
(Bob Bolton Copyright)

Photo 16.
Hammer & Tap Bush Band (Broken Hill)     (Bob Bolton Copyright)
 
Photo 17.  Hammer & Tap Bush Band (Broken Hill)    (Bob Bolton Copyright)
 
Photo 18. 
Hammer & Tap Bush Band (Broken Hill)     (Bob Bolton Copyright)

Photo 19.   Jamie Carlin  
(Bob Bolton Copyright)
 
Photo 20. Larrikins - Cathie O'Sullivan, Warren Fahey, Jacko Kevans  
(Bob Bolton Copyright)

Photo 21.  Jamie Carlin 
(Bob Bolton Copyright)
 
Photo 22. 
Larrikins - Cathie O'Sullivan, Warren Fahey  (Bob Bolton Copyright)
  
Photo 23. 
Larrikins - Cathie O'Sullivan   (Bob Bolton Copyright)
 
Photo 24.
Larrikins - Warren Fahey, Jacko Kevans   (Bob Bolton Copyright)
 
Photo 25.  Jamie Carlin 
(Bob Bolton Copyright)
Photo 26. 
Larrikins - Cathie O'Sullivan, Warren Fahey, Jacko Kevans (Bob Bolton Copyright)

Photo 27.  MC Dave Johnson  
(Bob Bolton Copyright)
Photo 28. 
  Larrikins - Warren Fahey, Cathie O'Sullivan, Jacko Kevans
(Bob Bolton Copyright)
 

Photo 29. 
Larrikins - Cathie O'Sullivan, Warren Fahey, Jacko Kevans  (Bob Bolton Copyright)

Photo 30. Jamie Carlin  
(Bob Bolton Copyright)
 
Photo 31.  Jamie Carlin  
(Bob Bolton Copyright)
  
Photo 32.  L
arrikins - Cathie O'Sullivan, Warren Fahey, Jacko Kevans   
(Bob Bolton Copyright)

Thanks to Dave Johnson, Helen Romeo & Warren Fahey for identifying performers.
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