May - Illawarra Folk Club Inc.

Illawarra Folk Club Inc. 

NEWSLETTER - MAY 2010 

A TRIBUTE TO THE DON 

Songs of Don Henderson with 

Wongawilli, Alan Musgrove, 

Mendala, The Backburners, 

Emma Hannah, Denis McKay, 

Mark Gregory, Stuart Holt 

7.30pm Friday 7 May 

Members $10, Non $15 

CITY DIGGERS WOLLONGONG 

A Tribute to the Don 

(And it’s Not Bradman) 

Illawarra audiences will have a unique 

experience on Friday May 7th at the City 

Diggers, when the Illawarra Folk Club presents 

a tribute to one of Australia’s best songwriters, 

Don Henderson. 

Don Henderson died almost 20 years ago 

but many of his songs are set in stone in the 

repertoire of Australian folk singers and 

bands. 

Some of the Illawarra’s finest performers have 

come together to present a concert of Don’s best 

songs and to launch a double CD of 40 of them 

that was part sponsored by the club. 

Wongawilli will join forces with Alan Musgrove, 

Mendala, The Backburners, Emma Hannah, 

Denis McKay, Mark Gregory and Stuart Holt 

in what should be a great tribute to one who 

could hardly be called an unsung hero. 

Don was born at Maidstone on the outskirts of 

Melbourne and rates Tex Morton as his earliest 

influence though in later years he drew his 

musical inspiration from folk, country, blues, 

jazz and even rock. His words came from the 

Australian experience of union struggles for 

safer work conditions and songs of justice 

and peace. Many of these were sung at antiwar 

rallies and this was a time when street 

demonstrations were banned in Queensland. 

‘Hendo’ had an incredible influence on this 

period of Australian music and his songs are 

still relevant and entertaining. This collection of 

songs to be sung at the tribute forms a brilliant 

social history of the time. The range of insights 

extend from the powerful 'Come to the Meeting' 

1979, 'The Prosecution' 1970, to the whimsical 

'Basic Wage Dream' 1963, to the reflective 'The 

Kids will Grow' 1968 to the philosophical 'What 

makes the Grass Grow?' 1971 

Don rode a motorcycle and he famously once 

described himself as the mug lair who sang 

with a Wooloomooloo Yank accent who had 

probably only come to the concert to see if he 

could, at the end of the evening, get one of the 

younger women onto the pillion of his big black 

motorbike. 

Another of his famous quotes regarding 

his politics was, ‘I'd been introduced to the 

Communist Party. I asked my Dad what 

communism was once and he told me it was 

where everybody slept with each other's wives 

and divided up the kids at Christmas time.’ 

The concert kicks off at 7.30pm with the usual 

mystery muso and the facilities of the Club 

are available. Come and catch a great bit of 

Australia’s Musical Heritage. 

PENGUINS & OTHER 

THINGS 

Ballpoint Penguins (WA) 

plus Damion Stirling, John 

Queripel & mystery artist 

7.30pm Sat 15 May 



You don’t have to go to the zoo or the Antarctic 

to see some penguins. You can see them at the 

Wollongong City Diggers Club on Saturday 

May 15th at the Illawarra Folk Clubs May 

concert. The Penguins you’ll see and hear are 

the famous Ballpoint Penguins, the best 

dressed satirists around. Hailing from West 

Australia they will be joined by local drummer 

turned singer/songwriter, Damion Stirling 

In this Issue 

FOLK CLUB CONCERTS 

FOLK NOTES & NOTICES 

EVENT CALENDARS 

PERFORMERS LISTING 

ILLAWARRA 

FOLK CLUB 

PO Box 5289, Wollongong, New 

South Wales, 2500 

Secretary - Ros Shieldhouse, 

tel/fax 1300 887 034 

Internet page - www. 

illawarrafolkclub.org.au 

Performer enquiries - 

Russell Hannah 

� 02 4297 1777 

bigruss43@bigpond.com 

Newsletter Contributions to: 

David De Santi 

� 0409 57 1788 

email: info@illawarrafolkclub. 

org.au 

26th Illawarra 

Folk Festival 

at Bulli Showground 

13 to 16 January 2011 

www.illawarrfolkfestival. 

com.au 

Artist applications are open and will 

close 31 July 2010 

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Illawarra 

Folk Club 

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official publication of the 

Illawarra Folk Club Inc. 

Folk Club Concerts 

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a month at various locations in the 

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Folk Club Membership 

till October each year is $15 single 

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NEWSLETTER 

ADVERTISING RATES 

for folk related adverts 

Full page $80 

Half Page $60 

Quarter Page $40 

and the singing sky pilot John Queripel from 

Bondi. 

The Ballpoint Penguins deliver delightful 

3-part a cappella harmony and impeccable 

dress sense. This neat West Australian 

musical package conceals subversive wit and 

wordcraft on domestic dysfunctions ranging 

from Tupperware obsession to interpretive 

whalesong--anticipate the unexpected. After 

appearances at the National, Port Fairy and 

Cygnet Folk Festivals, the Penguins have 

waddled eastward with their second CD. 

Penguins have acute hearing but no taste. 

Damion Stirling has spent the better part 

of 25 years in Woonona, NSW, enjoying the 

ocean and the forest of the escarpment. He now 

resides on the south coast. By trade a djembe 

player, he has been performing and teaching 

for over 15 years. More recently Damion has 

turned his mind to writing, hands to guitar 

and voice to song. A journey triggered by a 

trip to Ecuador 3 years ago when he obtained 

a classical guitar from an 80 year old luthier in 

Banos. Damion plays Afro, Roots, Blues with 

a Social Folk Conscience. 

John Queripel was once the resident 

Reverend at the Crown Street Uniting Church 

before moving to Newcastle and then to the 

Chapel by the Sea at Bondi. He was a regular 

at the folk club 20 years ago and had a major hit 

(at the Club) with, ‘I’d sooner have a Schooner 

2 MAY 2010 I L L A W A R R A F O L K C L U B N E W S L E T T E R 

in Woonona than to stop and have a bong in 

Wollongong’ 

All the action kicks off at 7.30 with the now 

famous Mystery Performer. 

Celebrate Italian Week & 

be transported with 

I VIAGGIATORI 

plus Zumpa & mystery artist 

7.30pm Fri 4 June 



I Viaggiatori will be on tour from Canberra to 

Brisbane to coincide with 2010 Italian Week 

celebrations. 

La Festa Della Repubblica is the 2 June and is 

celebrated all around the world. I Viaggiatori 

will be performing their passionate and emotive 

take on Italian folk music and beyond and will be 

bringing their new CD, Suitcase Serenata. 

The CD Suitcase Serenata transports you to 

forgotten fishing villages, moonlit olive groves, 

and a hard life under a hot sun where women 

sang melancholy songs of lost love, displacement 

and revolution and fought hardship with a fierce 

sense of humour. 

I VIAGGIATORI’s debut album Suitcase 

Serenata is a poignant and earthy homage to 

Italy and the thousands of people who have 

immigrated to our shores. Part travelogue, 

part lament, part protest you will be captivated 

by this intoxicating album peppered with 

traditional and original roots music unearthed 

and inspired by Italy and the Italo-Australian 

diaspora. 

Suitcase Serenata is a window into another time 

and another place, with the sounds of folk, celtic, 

gypsy, blues and Italian world music woven 

expertly together by this impressive quartet. 

There’s the vocals of Aria award winner Kavisha 

Mazzella, well known in the Melbourne world 

music scene for her original songs which slide 

smoothly from heartbreaking passion to dreamy 

high notes. Her rich sound is reminiscent of 

Portuguese Fado queen Mariza, fused with the

social commentary of Luka Bloom. The clarinet 

- sometimes haunting, sometimes joyful - is 

played expertly by multi-instrumentalist Mark 

Holder-Keeping; whilst the tremble of the 

bouzouki is enough to make you melt under the 

expert musicianship of Irine Vela from another 

lauded aria-winning group -The Habibis. David 

De Santi, one of the most well known names on 

the folk scene in Australia – as accordian player, 

band leader, folk historian and artistic festival 

director – is bound to get your feet tapping to 

his authentic yet fresh interpretations of Italy’s 

world-famous tarantellas and waltzes. 

Since forming in 2006 I VIAGGIATORI 

(The Voyagers) have always had the ability 

to take listeners on a vivid and sensory 

journey. I VIAGGIATORI was formed by 

Kavisha Mazzella to perform live with silent 

documentary film ‘Dall’ Italia All’ Australia’ 

for the 2006 National Folk Festival in Canberra. 

The film chronicles the voyage of the passenger 

steam-ship Regina d’Italia (Queen of Italy) at the 

turn of the century. Melbourne journalist and 

author Tony De Bolfo stumbled on Dall’ Italia 

All’ Australia’s existence through his research 

for his book entitled In Search of Kings (Harper 

Collins Publisher). Since that time the band has 

performed the music to the film at festivals and 

cinemas around Australia. 

From the rugged coast of Napoli, to the rice 

fields of the Po river valley, to the misty 

mornings of Fremantle, there’s no need to board 

a plane – although you may well be inspired 

to - with I VIAGGIATORI’s charming debut - 

Suitcase Serenata. 

26th Illawarra 

Folk Festival 

The dates for the 26th festival have been set for 

the 13-16 January 2011. 

If you are interested in joining the Organising 

Committee or to take a lead team role 

during the festival then send email to info@ 

illawarrafolkclub.org.au or call Russell Hannah 

4297 1777. 

PERFORMER APPLICATIONS 

FOR FESTIVAL AND FOLK MUSIC 

SCHOOL 

Online performer applications are now open 

and will be closing 31 July. Go to be website and 

follow the prompts from the Apply tab. www. 

illawarrafolkfestival.com.au 

WORLD'S LARGEST TIN WHISTLE 

ENSEMBLE ATTEMPT for 2011 

FESTIVAL 

An attempt was made for the record at the last 

festival in January. When David De Santi made 

the original submission to the Guinness World 

Records in London there was no record. About 3 

weeks before the festival we discovered a record 

had been set in Canada! 

Around 220 participated in the Illawarra Folk 

Festival attempt. All the proceeds went to local 

charity Greenacres Disability Services. Johnny 

Spillane, Neil Rowsell and Noon Dalton from 

the Illawarra Folk Club presented a cheque 

for $3200 to Natalie Adams, Tony Davis, Neil 

Preston, Rachel Murphy, Patricia O’Neill, 

Daniel Demaagd, Michelle O’Brien and Paul 

Archibald. 

Work is underway to achieve the World Record 

next January. Keep an eye on the website for 

information. 

Illawarra Folk Club 

Online Store 

- CDs, Books 

The Club operates an online store for Club 

members to sell products. 

A number of new products have been added: 

SILVER FOLK - 2010 Illawarra Folk Festival 

compilation CD, $25 

ALAN MUSGROVE - 

Behind the Times, The 

Bagman's Gazette, Songs 

They Used to Sing, 

Australian Old Time 

Fiddle, $25 each 

JOHN BROOMHALL 

- Free as the Breeze, 

Broken Hill Miner, Driftin 

Down the Darling, In The 

Days When the Anzacs 

Were New , My Spirit 

Country $25 

I V I A G G I A T O R I - 

Suitcase Serenata, music 

from the film Dall' Italia 

All' Australia, $25 

If you are a member of 

the Illawarra Folk Club 

and interested in selling 

online then contact info@ 


Folk Alliance 

Australia is proud to 

present a fantastic 

Double CD 

compilation of 37 

original Australian 

compositions at a 

special price of only 

$25.00 Freight Free! 

(or $20.00 for F.A.A. 

members) 

Phone: 02 4842 1887 

E-mail: treasurer@ 

folkalliance.org.au 

Illawarra Pub 

Acoustic Music 

Venues 

Jamberoo Pub, generally 

2pm-5pm, Sundays 

ph 4236 0270 

Mount Kembla, generally 

2pm-5pm, Sundays 

ph 4271 1119 

Sydney 

Folk Events 

2nd Thu Sutherland Folk 

Club Concerts, Sutherland 

Trade Union Club, Gymea. 

Come early and enjoy a cheap 

meal at the bistro. Contact: 

Jenny 02 9576 2301. 

4th Tues - Sutherland Folk 

Club Session, same details as 

above. 

4th Sat - Loaded Dog Folk Club, 

Annandale Neighbourhood 

Centre, Sandra Nixon, 02 9358 

4886, kxbears@ozemail.com.ai 

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Dancing Folk 

Every Wed. Wongawilli Bush 

Dance, ph. Gwen 02 4296 

1855 from 8pm, all dances 

called, musicians welcome. 

Adults $2.50 includes light 

supper! 

Every 2nd Sat. Marshall Mount 

Old Time Dance 

Fridays, 8pm Bush 

Dancing, Illaroo Road 

School, Nowra, ph Margaret 

02 4421 0557 

GREAT 

PRESENTS 

22nd Festival CD (2007) - Bulli 

Bakontrak, 24 Artists, $25 plus 

postage 

21st Festival CD (2006) - Bulli 

- The Tradition Continues, 23 

Artists, $25 plus postage 

FOLK CLUB COOK BOOK, 

Vol. 1 and 2 - A wonderful 

collection of recipes from all sorts 

of places and people! A must for 

any half cultured cook. Copies 

available for $10 each including 

postage. 

20th Festival JAMBEROO 

CELEBRATION, 20 years On, 

Double CD - 41 Artists, $30 plus 

postage 

JAMBEROO - A DISCOVERY, 

19th Festival - 22 Artists, $25 

plus postage 

JAMBEROO - A CHANGE OF 

SEASON - 17th ILLAWARRA 

FOLK FESTIVAL 

COMPILATION CD - 19 

perfomers from the Festival - $25 

plus postage. 

ORDER OVER THE PHONE: 

1300 887 034 with Credit Card 

CDs are also available 

through Trad&Now, with 

secure online credit card 

facilities. Go to: 

www.tradandnow.com/ 

shopping 

OTHER CONCERTS 

If you are a member of the Illawarra Folk Club 

you can get a mention in this section. 

9 MAY - Pearl Noir at Shellharbour Workers 

12-3pm Mothers Day 

13 MAY - Sutherland Acoustic at Gymea 

Tradies (cnr The Kingsway & Manchester Road 

Gymea) 7.30pm. An evening with Jim Lowe. 

$20/$15 Jenny- 9576 2301 

14 MAY - Pearl Noir at City Beach Function 

Centre Friday, 7.30pm for concert at 8pm 

14 MAY - JIGZAG Heritage Hotel, Bulli Special 

Guest : Kenny Bartley 

31 MAY - 7pm, I Viaggiatori with The 

Songcatchers , Mittagong Playhouse 

1 JUNE - 7pm, I Viaggiatori, Fraternity Club 

Fairy Meadow 

2 JUNE - 7pm, I Viaggiatori with EcoBeaT, 

Milton Theatre 

TUESDAYS - Mittagong Hotel, Acoustic music 

at the restaurant of Mittagong Hotel. Contact 

brian@haydons.com for further info. 

THURSDAYS - Open Mic and Jam Session @ 

Jamberoo Pub, 7:30 pm. Contact Clare Tel: 0414 

860 080 claire@kissevents.com.au 

4th FRIDAYS - Sutherland Acoustic at Gymea 

Tradies Bluegrass Jam at the Tradies Contact 

Ian on 0438 830374. 

FRIDAYS - Bubbly on the Balcony 12 noon at 

the Corrimal RSL 

7 MAY: Mountain Jam All your favourites 

layered in acoustic guitars, mandolin, harmonica 

& sweet harmonies 

14 May: The Scarlett O'Hara Request a song 

from this fabulous harmony duo. Music from 

the 40s to the 00s 

e FOLK NOTES e 

A bit of info from that super newshound of all 

things folk, ‘Blown Away’ Denis McKay 

April 5, 2010BEIJING, China (VIP NEWS) 

-- Bob Dylan has cancelled plans to tour Asia 

this month after he was reportedly refused 

permission to play in China. Dylan had planned 

to take his ‘Never Ending Tour’ to Beijing, 

Shanghai, Taiwan, South Korea and Hong 

Kong this month but officials in the Chinese 

government reportedly refused to grant the 

folk star permission to play gigs in Shanghai 

and Beijing, so Dylan scrapped the rest of his 

planned Asian dates. the rest is at 

http://encore.celebrityaccess.com/index.php 

?encoreId=242&articleId=34648 _ 

It’s hard to imagine Dylan being particularly 

subversive anywhere in the world- but I 


suppose China is China and the answer as to 

why he can’t go may well be ‘Blowin’ in the 

Wind’ 

e e e e e e e e e 

Aviva Sheb’a is one of our esteemed members. 

Here’s a short review she wrote of the Les Barker 

Concert. “Les Barker is the funniest man in the 

English-speaking world. No vulgarity, which 

is a pleasant change for comedy of the past 30 

years. Originally from Manchester, he lives in 

Wales, though it looks as though he spends 

most of time making people laugh throughout 

Angledom if there's such a word. I have 

NEVER laughed so much in my life! Every line 

was funny and his delivery -- incredible. Dry, 

English-understated, impeccably timed. Even 

when you knew what was coming because it just 

had to, the way he delivered the line, making 

you wait exactly the right length of pause, made 

it all the funnier. I bought a CD and booklet. He 

had 78 books (no, not copies of the same one 

-- different books) and had about 20 different 

CDs for sale. He clearly has done this a long, 

long time. May he keep on making people laugh 

for a very long, happy time to come. 

I've already read the book and am going to listen 

to the CD a bit later. I daren't play it in the car! 

Thank you for much for putting Les Barker on... 

can hardly wait for next time.” 

Thanks Aviva, I noticed a few people having 

to be shovelled up off the floor at the end of 

the concert and rest assured if he comes back 

we’ll get him. 

By the way if anyone else has anything to 

comment about our concerts please send them 

to me and share your thoughts with everyone 

in the club. 


Are you into Bawd? Warren Fahey is and has 

just produced two CDs of Bawdy songs. The 

CDs are recorded by the Celebrated Knackers 

& Knockers Band. The singers include: Major 

Bumsore, Andre Rude, Sheila Blige, Dick 

Longhorn and Oliver Guinness. They had 

considerable support from Ben Dover and his 

brother Skip Dover, Buster Cherry, Dick Burns 

and Ophelia Titz. 

The material includes classic Australian bawdy 

songs like The Barmaid With Gonorrhoea, No 

Balls At All, Barnacle Bill, Maggie's On the Shitchute, 

Last Night I Pulled My Pud, On Top Of 

Old Sophie etc plus equally offensive bush verse 

- The Bastard from the Bush, Homan's Bar and 

the Shearer's Lament. 

The albums are called SING US ANOTHERY, 

DIRTY AS BUGGERY and ROOTED IN THE 

COUNTRY. Both are $24.95 For full track details, 

notes and cover art visit http://warrenfahey. 

com/store/index.html


The Palm Court Hotel jam sessions have 

been wound up which is a shame however 

Open Mic on Thursday Night Jamberoo 

Pub is still on the Calender and is very 

successful.. 


The old rapscallion turns out to be a football 

tragic and is worried about the current 

storm in Rugby League. 

I'm so happy we have our news priorities 

right 

MELBOURNE STORM IN A TEACUP 

There was mayhem down in Melbourne, when 

the brown stuff hit the fan, 

And the cry rang round the city: “BEWARE, 

THE AUDIT MAN”. 

At Melbourne Storm Headquarters, where hopes 

had been unsinkable, 

Someone, clandestinely, had done something 

quite unthinkable. 

From the pulpits of the NRL, the sermon had 

been preached, 

This dictum is enshrined in law -- THE CAP 

SHALL NOT BE BREACHED. 

I know this is unbelievable, but some naughty 

Melbourne chap, 

Has (I can hardly utter this) breached the 

SALARY CAP. 

What a football tragedy. The saints who play 

the game, 

(not for money, you understand) but for glory 

and for fame, 

And the chance to represent this great Nation 

of Australia, 

Are now tarnished with a coating of a Melbourne 

cheating failure. 

They’ve been stripped of minor premierships, 

grand final victories, 

This once great Rugby League club, now 

battered to its knees, 

By Supremo, David Gallup, who in happier 

times, anoints 

The more successful players, now denies them 

future points. 

First, blame must be apportioned. Find the 

guilty, then 

The witch hunt can commence -- who knew 

what, and when? 

Of course, the players didn’t know. The coach 

was ignorant, 

Of improper malfeasance. The board was 

innocent. 

News Limited knew nothing. Although these 

salary capers, 

Were a bit embarrassing, they sold a lot of 

papers. 

New South Wales and Queensland, naïve about 

the South, 

And football commentators, frothing at the 

mouth. 

Nothing else made headlines. The Icelandic 

Volcano 

Took a backseat in the news. The massive lava 

flow, 

And the dust cloud throughout Europe, a minor 

interruption, 

Compared to the Melbourne Storm, and NRL 

disruption. 

Who cares about Asylum Seeker, the Henry 

tax report, 

Tony Abbott, Kevin Rudd? It’s the SALARY 

CAPPING rort 

Out-headlining everything. Creating 

indignation 

In every sports mad Aussie. It’s the shaming 

of a nation. 

And when the dust has settled, and the blame 

has been apportioned, 

Slaps on the wrist all around, and some officials 

cautioned. 

Will all the culprits be revealed? Will we ever 

know? 

All I can say, in Melbourne now, teacups are 

all the go. 

BLUE -- the shearer 

(copyright col wilson) 30/4/10 


Is John Spillane taking over the world. 

That’s the question everyone is asking 

since we revealed that renowned Irish 

Musician John Spillane from County 

Cork will be touring Australia in June and 

playing at the Folk Club on June the 19th. 

He will be supported by John Spillane from 

County Cork (via Warilla) and his all star 

John Spillane Band. To make matters worse 

John Spillane won a medal at the Winter 

Olympics. What is even more he won it 

in the town of Whistler. (everyone knows 

John Spillanes are famous for their whistle 

blowing. Sounds like a take-over to me! 


From our 2VOX FM co-ordinator ‘Blown 

Away’ Denis McKay 

New to the 2VOX-FM Library 

Each month a number of “Folk Music” 

CDs are added to the VOX library – some 

CDs are great, some are good, some are 

mediocre and some are just plain awful!. 

Each month I will endeavour to compile 

a list of these, together with a review of 

what I consider to be pick of the bunch. 

Surprisingly, most of the promo 

CDs received at VOX-FM are from 

overseas – either Australian artists don't 

see the value of having their work aired 

on community radio or they can't afford 

the distribution of promo CDs. 

This Months Crop 

Wes Wedell; By the Side of the Lake ; 

Independent 

Rob Carlson; Pieces of Paradise; 

Independent 

David J. Simon;Once is Enough 

;Independent 

Shannon Wurst; What's More Honest than 

a Song? ; Independent 

Hank and Shaidri Alrich; Carry Me Home; 

Armadillo Records 

Stan Graham;By Request: Independent 

Mission Street Project;Make Levees - Songs 

from the American Kitchen Table Vol 

2;(Hudson Harding Music) 

Jon Shain; Times Right Now; (Hudson 

Harding Music) 

Pat Wictor; Livin' Ever-Loving, Live; 

(Hudson Harding Music) 

Brooks William;Baby O!; (Hudson Harding 

Music) 

Dana and Susan Robinson; BigMystery: 

(Hudson Harding Music) 

Tom Fisch; October Boy; (Hudson Harding 

Music) 

Paddy & Edie Dawson; At Swamp Road; 

(Field Recordings by Stuart Graham in 

Tasmania) 

Welcome Strangers; Nuggets from 

Here and There; (More work by Greg 

O'Leary and Roy Hildebrand and Friends 

(Melbourne)) 

Bush Traditions Group; Australian Settler 

Sessions and Dance Tunes; (50 Tracks from 

the 2010 NFF Settler Sessions) 

Verandah Coots; Tasmanian Tunes (2010 

National Folk Festival) 

Bonnie Koloc; Beginnings;Mr. Biscuit 

Music 

Pick of the Crop 

Two CDs caught my attention- the first 

is Bonnie Koloc's “Beginnings” and the 

second is the Alrichs (Father and Daughter) 

“Carry Me Home”. 

I must have missed Bonny Koloc ( http:// 

www.bonniekoloc.com/) in the 60s, and 

70s (my loss!). This CD is a retrospective 

of her early work and it is great. 

If you enjoy a sung well sung by a great 

voice (in the realm of Joan Baez, Maddy 

Prior and Judy Collins) this is a great 

addition to your collection. 

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If you like Old Time/Folk Roots/ 

Stringband music this is a keeper”. Hank 

and Shaidri Alrich ( http://hankalrich. 

com/CarryMeHome.html), a father and 

daughter combo with a cellist(!) back-up, 

this CD marks the rebirth of the Armadillo 

Records crew and what a great start!. I 

thoroughly enjoyed this CD and look 

forward to their next release. 


Our old favourites Jason and Chloe (and 

Megan) Roweth (Us Not Them) were 

awarded the National Film and Sound 

Archive Best Folk Recording for their cd 

"A Voice That Was Still". They wrote to 

say “We were thrilled that this particular 

CD won the award as the material is very 

close to our hearts, and it was performed, 

recorded, mixed and mastered in-house - 

in our house and the house next door to 

be precise!” 

Congratulations to Jason and Chloe and 

it’s about time we saw them back in the 

Illawarra. 


Performer applications for Cygnet Folk 

Festival (Tas) 2011 are NOW OPEN! 

Deadline 31 July for ALL applications. 

Online applications at the web site. 


A note from Steve Keirl who brought out 

the great Les Barker. “Greetings and thanks 

to all who helped make Les feel most 

welcome at their venues, who supported 

his shows and who made his tour such a 

success. 

Your support at Alpaca farms, the National, 

Allambie Heights, Sutherland, Illawarra, 

Newcastle, Woy Woy, Albert Park in 

Melbourne, The Folk Centre in Adelaide, 

and the Top End Club in Darwin was just 

great. To the organisers of those venues – a 

special thank you! 

Unfortunately Mr Barker’s plane is one of 

many to be ‘on hold’ at present. ‘Have you 

got any news of the volcano?’ 

All the best Steve 


I VIAGGIATORI will be at the folk club 

on June 4th and is already receiving great 

revues, well the CD is. Here is Seth Jordan’s 

(From ABCs Limelight Magazine) review. 

The Cd is called Suitcase Serenata (Black 

Market Music BMM347.2) 

“I Viaggiatori (The Voyagers) is a bit of an 

Aussie world/folk supergroup. Formed in 

2006 by veteran Italian/Australian singer/ 

songwriter Kavisha Mazzella to provide 

a score for the silent film documentary 

Dall' Italia All' Australia, the quartet also 

features Greek bouzouki/mandolin player 

Irine Vela (Habibis); accordion virtuoso 

David De Santi (Wongawilli/Zumpa); and 

clarinet/saxophonist Mark Holder-Keeping 

(Cantolibre/Zumpa). With a charming 

combination of Italian standards, original 

songs by Mazzella and a touching version of 

'Waltzing Matilda', this all-acoustic album 

chronicles the hopes and memories of our 

Italian community. An authentic, joyous 

and well-performed musical travelogue.” 


Wollongong Youth Centre holds events 

every Thursday night 6-7.30pm to allow 

young people 12-24 years the opportunity 

to perform on stage, gain experience 

in setting up on stage, performing in 

front of an audience, working with other 

performers and sound engineer and build 

confidence. They provide a full PA system 

and an experience sound engineer, we can 

also lend musical equipment to musicians. 

If you knw any young people looking for 

experience, let them know. Contact Alison 

Bradford Alison Bradford02 4226 5969 

abradford@wollongong.nsw.gov.au 


Our inimitable publicity guru Theresa 

Gregory had a birthday on Mayday (happy 

birthday Theresa) but she claims to have 

discovered a rare disease which she claims 

a lot of people in the Club have. It’s 

'Cenosillicaphobia' = 'The fear of an empty 

glass'. Now Graeme Morrison a renowned 

Tippler but a dedicated Coopers drinker 

claims it is “Cenosillicacooperphobia”. 

As I don’t care about other people’s 

glasses, just my own, I believe it is 

“Mycenosillicacooperphobia”. There

always has to be one smartarse in the pack 

and this time it’s Rod ‘Biggles’ Cork who 

claims that the word is not applicable at 

the folk festival as we have to (by law) 

use plastic glasses which contain no silica. 

There’s no doubt a little bit of attempted 

erudition brings out the worst in people. 


Here’s a report on Alistair Hulett’s Funeral 

from his wife Fatima. 

“ALISTAIR’S FUNERAL 

This was held at the Linn Crematorium in 

Glasgow on 5 February, 2010, followed by a 

rousing reception at Langside Halls, where 

Alistair’s great political hero, John Maclean, 

held his rallies around the time of the First 

World War. 

Grateful thanks must go to all those 

who helped organise and those who 

contributed to such a wonderful send-off 

for a much-loved man. Performers included 

Dave Swarbrick, Alasdair Roberts, Adam 

McNaughtan and David Lindsay. Graeme 

Cumming was an eloquent and sincere 

celebrant, while other speakers included 

Alison Hulett, John Hamill and Jimmy 

Ross. Special thanks go to Beth Armstrong 

who filmed the service and to the hundreds 

of people who came from far and wide to 

farewell Alistair so fittingly. 

The reception at Langside Halls was 

spectacularly organised, decorated 

and catered for by the Govanhill Baths 

Community Trust. Thank you to all the 

musicians who performed, including Rory 

McLeod, The Swing Guitars, Mick West, 

Gavin Livingstone, Nancy & James Fagan, 

and to all those who spoke so sincerely and 

movingly about the influence Alistair had 

on so many lives.” 


Wollongong is hosting the very first 

Community Music Conference in 

partnership with the Music In Communities 

Network. It is a full day program with 

presentations, discussions, networking 

and a talk by Nick Rheinberger from ABC 

Illawarra. The Folk Club will be represented 

by Ann Lehman our music school coordinator. 


Our resident autoharp player ‘Blown 

Away’ Denis is representing the club 

from 18th to 27th May in California 

at the California Autoharp Gathering. 

There is some criticism that he has been 

influencing some of the younger and more 

impressionable members of the club such 

as Graeme Morrison to take up the dreaded 

instrument. Listening to them both play I 

am starting to be more favourably disposed 

to accordions and ukuleles. 

New members 

The club just keeps growing and we’d like 

to welcome last month’s new members. 

Hope you have an enjoyable and fruitful 

time at our concerts, festivals and other 

activities 

Athalie Martin & Anders Klasson, Anne 

Brown, Rick & Sue Saur, Louise London, 

Richard Cotterill, Rosemary Milton, udi 

Morison, Kerry Gilmore, Leo & Ria Bakkum, 

Marijke Moerman, Joh & Vince van Sant, 

Stephen & Sadie Spencer, Bronwyn Tye, 

Thelly Martin, Forrest Perrin de Graaff. 

Illawarra Folk Club 

Performers File 

Service for Illawarra Folk Club 

members. Area Code is 02 uno 

Barry (Blue) Lake - Bonza Bush Poet/Yarn 

Spinner/MC Phone 02 4476 4124 

Blue the Shearer , aka Col Wilson - poet, 

raconteur, prawn deveiner, ABC radio star 02 

4751 5998, (Springwood), blushear@well-com. 

net.au 

Bob McInnes, Stringfiddle - Larrikin fiddler, 

Australian Scottish music band 02 4885 1191 

(Robertson), stringfiddle@oceanbroadband.net 

Chloe & Jason Roweth - Australian 

folk, contemporary and original, 02 6366 

3260, jason@rowethmusic.com.au www. 

rowethmusic.com.au 

Chris Wilson - singer/guitarist 02 4271 4364 

Dave Oliphant - singer/guitarist, dance caller,

entertainer, contact for FIDDLEDANCE 

Bushband 0419 218926 doliphan@bigpond. 

net.au 

David Beniuk - singer/songwriter david@ 

davidbeniuk.com 

David De Santi - piano accordion, 

Wongawilli, Zumpa, Big Snore Hammers 0409 

57 1788 desanti@bigpond.com 

Duncan Chalmers - traditional singer/ 

guitarist 0418 440 032, chalmdr@bigpond.net. 

au 

Elwyn Jordan - music tuition, guitar, bass, 

banjo and mandolin 02 4261 6325 

Geoffrey Graham - the Man from Ironbark, 

rhymes, comedy and music, 03 5446 3739 

(Bendigo, Vic.), dinkumoz@bigpond.com 

Graeme Johnson - performance poet, 

Australia rhyming verse 02 9874 7653 

(Sydney), TheRhymerfromRyde@bigpond.com 

Jim Macquarrie - trad Celtic, Australian, 

North American music 02 4474 2736 (Moruya), 

jim@newsouthfolk.com 

Johnny Spillane - whistle, dance caller, 

bagpipes 02 4296 9693, john.spillane@optusnet. 

com.au 

Liz Frencham - singer/songwriter/double 

bass 0413 764 688, liz@jigzag.com 

Karen Lynne - singer/songwriter, traditional, 

original, country, contact for Acoustic Shock 

02 4757 3292 (Katoomba), karenlynne@ 

bigpond.com 

Kenny Bartley- comedic, Aussie, 

storytelling singer/songwriter 0431 041 947 

kennybartleysemail@yahoo.com.au 

Kevin Baker - singer/songwriter 02 4225 8684 

kevin.b1@bigpond.com 

Mark Holder-Keeping - multi-instrumentalist, 

member of Cantolibre, We Love You Madly, 

Big Snore Hammers, Zumpa, Markelle 02 4228 

4153, 0405 271 110, markelle@1earth.net 

Margaret Bradford - folk singer-songwriter, 

for children also 02 9520 6180 (Sutherland), 

mbradford@sydney.net 

Margaret Walters - Australian stories and 

song 02 9698 2206 mwalters@mail.usyd.edu.au 

Maurie Mulheron - singer/songwriter, 

playwright, 5 string banjo, guitar, mandolin, 

songs to nourish the spirit 4267 1449 

austiems@ozemail.com.au 

Michael West - percussionist (Eastern, 

African, Latin), drum kit, Didgeridoo, Flute. 

0414 717 783 michaelwest200@msn.com 

Perla Aura - African dance, drum musician 

and teacher, member of Obrobini 02 4274 5658, 

0414 641 285. pfefey@wollongong.nsw.gov.au 

Polly Garland - music tuition in piano, button 

and piano accordion, available for bush 

dances, bands pollygarland@acr.net.au 

Samwise Hemmings - original Indie/Folk 

songwriter 0449 063 207 samwise_hemmings@ 

hotmail.com 

Simon Kinnas - Greek Bouzouki, Greek folk 

music and music from the Greek islands. 0412 

757 557 zorbaskefi@hotmail.com.au 

Stuart Leslie - concertina/ button accordion, 

member of Puddin’ Eaters, Whatsaname Band, 

No Such Thing, Celtic Craic, The O’Tooles 02 

4421 5538 leslies@people.net.au 

Vivienne Sawyer - poet, comedienne, great 

MC 4257 4808 

Yuri The Storyteller - World folk tales, 

internationally acclaimed master storyteller 

0419 412093 

GROUPS 

Big Snore Hammers - High energy 'worldly' 

instrumental music to dance to, led by 9 

year old Samuel De Santi David De Santi 

0409 57 1788 desanti@bigpond.com www. 

wongawillicolonialdance.org.au/performers_ 

big_snore.php 

Cantolibre - traditional & contemporary Latin 

World Music, 02 4284 3126 - Cantolibre7@ 

yahoo.com.au 

Denizen - traditional, contemporary Celtic 

Australian music, Johnny Spillane 02 4296 

9693, john.spillane@optusnet.com.au 

Fiddledance - traditional, bush band, 

bluegrass Dave Oliphant 0419 218 926 


doliphan@bigpond.net.au 

Handsome Young Strangers - bush band 

with attitude. 0409 590 932, looch1973@ 

yahoo.com.au www.myspace,com/ 

thehandsomeyoungstrangers 

Heather Mandich & Southern Alliance - 

Bluegrass- full throttle and from the heart! 

www.heathermandich.com heathermandich@ 

internode.on.net 02 42565850 

Jigzag - Fresh, uplifting contemporary folkpop 

3-piece. 02 9747 2648, bookings@Jigzag. 

com 

John Broomhall / Johnny Spillane / 

David De Santi - new and old songs of 

Australia. 02 4296 9693, john.spillane@ 

optusnet.com.au www.myspace.com/ 

johnbroomhalljohnnyspillanedaviddesanti 

madd marianne - Celtic 6 piece music group, 

Johnny Spillane 02 4296 9693 j.spillane@

people.net.au www.maddmarianne.com 

Mahri Autumn & The Chameleon Collective 

- acoustic/folk/world 0412 177 918 www. 

mahriautumn.com info@mariantheloucataris. 

com 

Obrobini - African style percussion and music 

group, Perla Aura, 0414 641 285, pfefey@ 

wollongong.nsw.gov.au 

Riogh - traditional, contemporary Celtic 

Australian music, Johnny Spillane 02 4296 

9693, john.spillane@optusnet.com.au 

Selalu – Three piece band, contemporary folk 

(Sydney) 0417 706 692 swadling@bigpond.net. 

au www.selalu.com.au 

Wongawilli & Wongawilli Colonial 

Dancers - Award winning and well 

travelled Australian folk, bush music band, 

demonstration dancers, David De Santi 02 

0409 57 1788 desanti@bigpond.com www. 

wongawillicolonialdance.org.au 

Zorba's Kefi Band - Greek music & music 

from the Greek islands, 2 or 3 piece. Simon 

Kinnas 0412 757557 zorbaskefi@hotmail.com. 

au 

Zumpa - old Italian tunes with new life. David 

De Santi 02 0409 57 1788 desanti@bigpond.com 

ww.myspace.com/zumpafolk 

Corner Store 

Classifieds for Folk Club Members 

Roland Stefen - Violin and Guitarmaker. 

Quality hand-made instruments and repairs 

done to stringed instruments. Ph: 0242713238. 

www.rolandstefenviolinmaker.com www. 

rolandstefenviolinmaker.com 

Theresa Gregory Reiki Practitioner Reiki is 

a simple and powerful laying of the hands 

technique for stress reduction and relaxation 

that also promotes healing. Lotus Clinic and 

Bookstore, 246 Crown Street, Wollongong 

2500, 4226 4740. 

Haworth Shellharbour Music Centre, new 

store sales, repairs, 2/22 Durgadin Dr, Albion 

Park Rail ph: (02) 4256 0088 

Wollongong Music Centre, sales, repairs, all 

types of instruments, long standing supporter 

of the Folk Club, ph 4228 9286, 390 Crown St, 

Wollongong 

Italian tunebook with over 

60 tunes - $25 + $4p&p 

www.illawarrafolkclub.org.au/ 

store or call 02 4257 1788 

ARE YOU A PERFORMER 

and NOT A MEMBER of the 

ILLAWARRA FOLK CLUB? 

Here are the benefits for being a member 

• Inclusion in the monthly Newsletter Performer listing 

• Inclusion in the Illawarra Folk Club Website Performer listing 

• Opportunity to sell CDs and product through the Illawarra Folk Club online Store 

- www.illawarrafolkclub.org.au/store). There is a 10% commission. 

Contact David De Santi for more details: 

• Opportunity to produce industry standard CDs through the newly acquired 

professional CD duplicator. This is ideal for short runs. 

CDs can also be imprinted. Cost is $1.50 per CD. 

Contact Bob Williams for more details: rbwilliams10@optusnet.com.au 

SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL FOLK MUSIC ORGANISATION! 

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Save trees, get it earlier and in colour! 

If you sign up, you'll get an Acrobat file 

around 300 to 400kb. Email David at 

desanti@illawarrafolkclub.org.au and 

mention you would like the newsletter by 

email rather by snail-mail. 

Theresa Gregory 

Reiki Practitioner 

50% Discount 

FOLK CLUB MEMBERS ONLY 

Offer available during August & September 09 

Please show this ad to receive 50% off 

Wellbeing, Happiness, Self Esteem issues, 

Inner Peace, Anxiety issues & Relaxation 

Phone: 4226 4740, 4285 7417 or 0413 219 112 

gregorytk@bigpond.com

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Jamberoo, A Change of Season - CD 

19 performers from the 17 th Illawarra Folk Festival, 2001 

Jamberoo, A Discovery - CD 


Jamberoo Celebration- 20 Years On – Double CD pack 


Bulli – The Tradition Continues – CD 

23 performers from the 21 st Illawarra Folk Festival, 2006 

Bulli Bakontrak CD 

24 performers from the 22 nd Illawarra Folk Festival 2007 

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Illawarra Folk Club Cookbook Vol 1 or Vol 2 or Vol 3 (please circle) $10 each $ 

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OVER 120 CONCERTS 

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world, folk, roots, blues, celtic, traditional 

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BALLPOINT 

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UPCOMING CONCERTS 

FRIDAY 7 MAY, 7.30PM 

DON HENDERSON TRIBUTE CONCERT 


SATURDAY 15 MAY, 7.30PM 

FOLK CLUB CONCERT – BALLPOINT PENGUINS (WA) 

Damion Sterling, John Queripel 


FRIDAY 4 JUNE, 7.30PM 

FOLK CLUB CONCERT – ITALIAN WEEK CELEBRATION 

I VIAGGIATORI with Kavisha Mazzella, plus ZUMPA 


11-14 JUNE 

ILLAWARRA FOLK CLUB TOUR TO 

2nd PERISHER SNOWY MOUNTAINS OF MUSIC 

40 Artists, 11 Venues, 4 days 

Packages start at $400 for 3 nights B&B and Festival Pass 

PERISHER VALLEY & SMIGGIN HOLES 

SATURDAY 19 JUNE, 7.30PM 

JOHN SPILLANE (IRE), support JOHN SPILLANE & friends 


FRIDAY 2 JULY, 7.30PM 

FOLK CLUB CONCERT – 5 PACK 

Gilbert Whyte, Lou Bradley, Buck & Deanne 

Thalia & Alan, Boogie & Crawford 



FOLK CLUB CONCERT – 5 PACK 

Steph Miller, Big Erle, Helen Begley 

South of the Big Smoke 



BIG CELTIC NIGHT 

Riogh and more 


SUNDAY 17 OCTOBER, 9AM – 7PM 

ONE DAY FOLK FESTIVAL 

FOLK IN THE FOOTHILLS 

15 Artists, 5 venues. Artists so far: Maria Forde, The Stetsons, 

Vince Brophy, Wollongong Welsh Choir. 

www.illawarrafolkclub.org.au 

www.illawarrafolkfestival.com.au 

info@illawarrafolkclub.org.au 

1300 887 034

May - Illawarra Folk Club Inc.

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