March - Illawarra Folk Club Inc.

Illawarra Folk Club Inc. 

NEWSLETTER - March 2011 

Latin, Celtic & Parody 

Folk Club Concert 

Get Folked, Pukara, John Dengate 

7.30pm Friday 4 March 

CITY DIGGERS WOLLONGONG 

Members $10, Non-Members $15 

A big weekend for Folkies 

There’s March Flies, March Hares, March 

Madness and the March of the Penguins. The 

first weekend in March in the Illawarra is the 

beginning of the March of the Folkies. 

It kicks off on Friday March 4th at the City 

Diggers Club with a concert of great diversity- 

Latin Celtic and Parody. 

Pukara is a Latin-American group that started 

performing in 2008. The group is made up of 

six experienced and talented musicians (Patricio 

Espinoza, Sebastian Fierro, Danilo Hidalgo, 

Hugo Leal, Sergio Vargas and Fernando 

Valenzuela). All the musicians come from 

Chile, and are based in Inner West, Eastern 

and Illawarra are. They are multi-skilled, 

playing many different instruments such as 

acoustic guitar, charango, bass, quenas (flutes), 

zampoñas (pan pipes), tiple and percussion. 

The group has performed for many multicultural 

activities (Refugee Week), festivals (Café 

Carnivale, Mary McKillop Commemoration, 

Bondi Latin American Festival, Australian 

– Peruvian Friendship Society Fund Raising 

Cultural Evenings) and have a strong 

commitment towards community based 

activities (supporting many South American 

solidarity groups living in Australia). 

In this Issue 

FOLK CLUB CONCERTS 

FOLK NOTES & NOTICES 

EVENT CALENDARS 

PERFORMERS LISTING 

Acknowledgement: 

This is the 150th newsletter 

produced by David De Santi 

since taking over (volunteer) 

editorship in 1997! 

ILLAWARRA 

FOLK CLUB 

PO Box 5289, Wollongong 

New South Wales, 2500 

Secretary - Graeme Morrison, 

tel/fax 1300 887 034 

Internet page - www. 

illawarrafolkclub.org.au 

Performer enquiries - 

Russell Hannah 

� 02 4297 1777 

info@illawarrafolkclub.org.au 

Newsletter Contributions to: 

David De Santi 

� 0409 57 1788 

email: 


27th Illawarra 

Folk Festival 

at Bulli Showground 

12 to 15 January 2012 

www.illawarrfolkfestival. 

com.au 

Artist applications 

close 30 June 2011 

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 MARCH 2011 1

Illawarra 

Folk Club 

This newsletter is the 

official publication of the 

Illawarra Folk Club Inc. 

Folk Club Concerts 

Concerts are generally held twice 

a month at various locations in the 

Illawarra area. 

Folk Club Membership 

till June each year is $15 single 

and $20 family. Members receive 

a monthly newsletter and discount 

at Folk Club concerts. 

Newsletter 

Contributions 

David De Santi 

PO Box 17, Albion Park 

NSW 2527 

mob: 0409 57 1788 

FAX 02 4257 1787 


Event enquiries 

1300 887 034 


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The musicians have a rich experience in very 

many different bands such as Sonido de los 

Andes, Amaru, Ukamau, Kalisaya, Ukikuna 

and Rimana bringing together an incredible 

wealth of knowledge and creativity to frame 

this concert. All the musicians are talented 

composers and have in their repertoire a wide 

range of original music composed both here in 

Australia, reflecting our multicultural society, 

and in Chile. 

(Pukara – means Fortress in the Aymara 

language) 

John Dengate is Australia’s master of parodyhis 

satirebites, his songs are clever and his 

sense of the ridiculous is highly developed. 

He reduces pomposity to banality and he 

dances precariously around the libel laws. 

Above all, however, he is an entertainer. John 

also has prodigious memory and his repertoire 

of traditional material is second to none. John 

also writes songs about everyday life, the 

traumas of catching a train to Guildford, the 

experience of skin cancer and the problems 

of being a losing punter. If you reckon you’ve 

seen John Before well it’s almost certain you 

have. He has performed at every one of the 26 

Illawarra Festivals and is a very familiar face on 

the busking scene in Sydney, especially around 

Central Railway. 

Three young musicians playing the traditional 

Celtic Music burst on the Illawarra Folk Scene in 

October lat year and followed up with stirling 

performances on the train and at the festival. 

They came down for the volunteers thank you 

in February and they are back again for this 

concert. "GET FOLKED are the new faces of 

old music. Combining traditional Irish, Scottish 

and medieval music with other folk influences 

alongside their own unique style, Get Folked 

are three odd, folky blokes. From the streets to 

the stage to the folk session at the pub, they've 

played their music throughout Sydney and 

continue to do so, with major folk festivals and 

the release of a CD in the near future." 

And of course there is the Mystery Performer. 

Cost of the Night is just $10 for members, $15 

others. 

2 MARCH 2011 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 

Ambience & Tradition 

Folk Club Concert 

Martyn Wyndham- 

Read (UK) 

No Such Thing 

2pm Sunday 6 March 

WONGAWILLI 

COMMUNITY HALL 

Members $10 

Non-Members $15 

Another big concert on Sunday Afternoon, 

February 6th at 2pm this time you can enjoy 

the great ambience of the Wongawilli Hall and 

bring something to throw on the Barbie after 

the concert, and share a bit of conviviality with 

friends and performers. 

We have managed to snare one of the best and 

most highly respected names in the Australian 

Folk scene (even though he’s a Pom) Martyn 

Wyndham-Read and get the Illawarra’s largest 

folk band, ‘No such Thing’ to support him

Martyn Wyndham-Read has been involved 

with folk music for over forty years. In his late 

teens he left his mother’s farm in Sussex and 

headed off, with his guitar, to Australia where 

he worked on a sheep station Emu Springs in 

South Australia. It was while he was there that 

he heard, first hand, the old songs sung by 

some of the station hands at Emu Springs and 

he became captivated by these songs and the 

need to know more of them and where they 

came from grew. 

He headed off to Melbourne and became part 

of the folk song revival there and throughout 

Australia during the early1960’s.. 

Back to England in 1967 where he met up with 

the renowned singer and song collector Bert 

Lloyd, who himself had spent time in Australia. 

Martyn was asked by Bert Lloyd to be part of 

the album ‘Leviathan’ on the Topic label and 

soon after he started recording for Bill Leader 

and touring extensively worldwide. 

In the early 1970’s Martyn started the ‘Maypoles 

to Mistletoe’ concerts which portray the seasons 

of the year through song, music, dance and 

verse and illustration. Martyn is also the 

instigator of the well known Song Links Project, 

Martyn is currently working with Shirley 

Collins on a production called ‘Down the 

Lawson Track’ featuring stories, poems/songs 

of the great Australian Poet of the People, Henry 

Lawson with Pip Barnes, Iris Bishop, Gary 

Holder and Jackie Oates. 

His CD Jackeroo portrays his life so far through 

songs both old and new. 

Martyn with a younger David De Santi, and 

Australian folklore collector John Meredith 

No such Thing is a group of amateur music 

enthusiasts who come together weekly with the 

aim of preserving , learning and performing 

Australia’s rich traditional dance music 

heritage. They have gone from strength to 

strength from humble beginnings in 2000 to the 

release of their internationally successful CD 

Going To The Barndance in 2008. They have 

played for dances, concerts and led sessions at 

folk clubs and festivals including Illawarra Folk 

Festival The National Folk Festival. as well as 

providing the music for the Wongawilli Bush 

Dance monthly since 2005. Apart from these 

events they performed at the opening of the 

film Australia with Nicole Kidman and Hugh 

Jackman. No Such Thing never fail to get your 

feet tapping and put a smile on the face of many 

a dancer. If you love traditional dance music 

you’ll love No Such Thing. 

Songstresses Come 

to the Gong 

International Folk 

Club Concert 

Gilly Darby (UK) 

Ann Vriend (Can) 

7.30pm Saturday 19 March 

CITY DIGGERS 

WOLLONGONG 

Members $15 

Non-Members $20 

Two great international female singers will 

be special guests of the Illawarra Folk Club 

at the City Diggers on Saturday March 19th. 

From Canada comes Ann Vriend and from NZ 

(originally UK) comes Gilly Darbey. Both are 

making return visits to the club after appearing 

some years ago. Never before has the club had 

two female singers of such high caliber on the 

same bill 

The ever popular Gilly Darbey has performed 

at the club on a number of occasions when she 

has been on tour from the UK and has a great 

following here in the Illawarra. 

Gilly has been singing in various guises for 

many years, thrilling audiences wherever she 

has appeared with the quality and range of her 

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.au 

Wongawilli 

Colonial Dance 

Club Events at 

Wongawilli Hall 

Wed 2 March - St David's Day 

Welsh Folk Dance, music by No 

Such Thing 

Wed 9 March - Bush Dance 

Wed 16 March - Pre-St Patrick's 

Day Ceili with Margaret & Bill 

Winnett 

Wed 23 March - Bush Dance 

Wed 30 March - Traditional Music 

Session, songs and tunes (dancers 

welcome, no walk throughs 

though) 

Wed 6 April - Bush Dance, music by 

No Such Thing 

Wed 14 April - Bush Dance 

Wed 21 April - St George's Day 

English Folk Dance 

Wed 28 April - Traditional Music 

Session, songs and tunes 

Wed 4 May - Bush Dance, music by 

No Such Thing 

All events start at 8pm. Adults $3, 

children free. Acoustic musciians and 

dancers welcome. 


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 

voice, "from sweet and quietly lovely, to strong 

and powerful enough to be heard two blocks 

away! " and her ability to move with ease 

through a wide range of differing genres. Most 

recently she has been likened to Eva Cassidy. 

No one hearing Gilly can fail to be moved by 

the soaring range of her voice and her heartfelt 

interpretations of her eclectic choice of material. 

Her style is classic and her own, her voice 

ageless and agile. Gilly signed her first record 

deal with MCA aged 16 & since then has 

gone on to perform at festivals and concerts 

throughout the world including support spots 

to Van Morrison, Tori Amos & The Hollies, 

with numerous TV & radio appearances. Her 

haunting voice has been used for several film 

& TV soundtracks. It has to be said that Gilly 

Darbey is a combination of Norah Jones and Eva 

Cassidy, but then a comparison like that only 

serves to pique your interest. When Darbey 

sings the slower numbers your heart will melt. 

http://www.myspace.com/gillydarbey 

Ann Vriend (pronounced Vreend) was born 

in Vancouver, BC. When her parents discovered 

their 3-year-old could play nursery songs on a 

Fisher Price xylophone, they encouraged her 

musical development by enrolling her in violin 

lessons. At age nine, when Vriend sought to 

accompany herself as a songwriter, she took 

piano lessons from an elderly woman down 

the street who charged $5 per visit. In high 

school, in order to be able to do submit her 

home-made recordings for a school project, 

Vriend was coerced into performing 3 of 

her compositions at the school talent show. 

Accolades from her fellow students evolved 

into various projects with older students in 

bands, and soon afterward into interest from 


major labels, praise from critics and the media, 

and loyal fans around the world. 

Vriend's vulnerable yet exquisite voice is often 

the first thing that turns heads. It has been 

described as an enchanting cross between Dolly 

Parton and a young Aretha Franklin, while her 

story-like but often enigmatic lyrics reveal her 

lauded literary depth, influenced by writers 

such as Leonard Cohen and Paul Simon. 

Vriend's songs possess a natural knack for 

melody, garnering her hits on both independent 

and commercial radio stations -- including 

Gold rotation for her tune “Feelin' Fine” in 

her home town of Edmonton, Alberta -- and 

have charted on college stations as far away 

as Cologne, Germany. Her music has been 

featured in a U.S. DVD release of “Party of Five,” 

and she was commissioned to write a song 

for the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, 

Australia. 

From composition to composition Vriend's 

music varies between “old school” soul, 

Americana, indie pop, and jazz influenced 

numbers, yet she maintains a consistency of 

sound in her immediately recognizable vocal 

and lyrical approach. Vriend’s quirkiness and 

self-taught piano stylings draw comparisons 

to Regina Spektor and Kate Bush, though she 

also has a country and soul vocabulary in the 

vein of Ray Charles and Lyle Lovett. In short, 

"When it comes to women with pianos, there are 

endless comparisons to make, but Vriend stands 

out from the crowd." (Drum Media, Australia).

Coming Illawarra 


Concerts 

Friday 4 March, 7.30pm - Folk Club Concert 

- Get Folked, Pukara, John Dengate CITY 

DIGGERS WOLLONGONG 

Sunday 6 March, 2pm - International Folk 

Club Concert - Martyn Wyndham-Read 

(UK), No Such Thing WONGAWILLI 

COMMUNITY HALL 

Saturday 19 March, 7.30pm - International 

Folk Club Concert - Gilly Darby (UK/NZ), 

Ann Vriend (Canada) CITY DIGGERS 

WOLLONGONG 

Friday 1 April, 7.30pm - International 

Folk Club Concert - The Cottars (Canada), 

T h e C o n A r t i s t s C I T Y D I G G E R S 

WOLLONGONG 

Saturday 16 April, 7.30pm - International 

Folk Club Concert - DARK HORSES Keith 

Donnelley (UK) & Flossie Malavielle 

(France), Nick Charles (Vic) CITY DIGGERS 

WOLLONGONG 

Friday 6 May, 7.30pm - Folk Club Concert 

- The Borderers (SA), The Do Riders CITY 

DIGGERS WOLLONGONG 

Saturday 21 May, 7.30pm - Folk Club Concert 

- Fred Smith, Martin Pearson, Liz Frencham 

CITY DIGGERS WOLLONGONG 

Friday 3 June, 7.30pm - International Folk 

Club Concert - Eleanor McEvoy (Ire), 

Replay CITY DIGGERS WOLLONGONG 

10-13 June - Perisher Snowy Mountains of 

Music Tour 

Saturday 18 June, 7.30pm - Folk Club 

Concert - April Maze, Alan Musgrove, 

Sophie and Fiachra CITY DIGGERS 

WOLLONGONG 

Sunday 16 October - Folk in the Foothills, 

Jamberoo Valley Lodge, 15 acts, 5 venues. 

rainforest settting 

Illawarra Folk Club 

Package to 2011 

Perisher Snowy 

Mountains of Music 

The 3rd Perisher Snowy Mountains of 

Music will be held from 10-13 June 2011. 

Over 250 artist applications have been 

submitted. Bookings are progressing with 

the following confirmed: 

Eric Bogle, Ash Grunwald, The Sunny 

Cowgirls (recent Telstra Horizon Award 

winners at Tamworth), Kavisha Mazzella, 

Greg Champion, The Woohoo Revue, 

Dallas Frasca, Marshall & The Fro, Big 

Erle, Wongawilli 

The lineup promises to be another eclectic 

collection of musicians - 40 acts / 130 

performers. Those that have experienced 

the fledgling festival know of the magic 

of music in the snow! The 10 venues 

are all intimate and cosy, a great way to 

experience music. 

The Illawarra Folk Club will once arrange 

a Package tour which includes Coach 

travel, Festival Season Pass and 3 nights 

bed and breakfast at the Sundeck Hotel or 

Smiggins Hotel. The cost will be $400/$450 

per person dependent on the bedding 

arrangements requested. 

Hurry, be quick as there are only 56 seats 

on the coach! 

Deposits are required by 30 March and full 

payment by 14 May. 

More detail check the Illawarra Folk Club 

website, see the end of this newsletter or 

call David 0409 57 1788. 

Other Folk Events 

If you are a member of the Illawarra Folk 

Club you can get a mention in this section. 

Martyn Wyndham-Read:- River Music, 

7.30pm, Friday 18 March, Nowra Golf 

Club, Fairway Drive, North Nowra 

Enquiries Andrew or Alison ph 02 4447 

5663. Martyn will be supported by the 

Sisterhood 6 member acapella group 

from Canberra, graduates of the Canberra 

School of Music Jazz School (like Idea of 

North. 

THURSDAY 17 MARCH, 7.30pm - Riogh 

St Patrick's Day Concert, $15 per head. 

Tickets from Johnny Spillane 0418 625 

308, john.spillane@optusnet.com.au or 

Wollongong City Diggers tel 422 88522. 

Limited tickets available so purchase early 

to avoid disappointment 

SATURDAY 19 MARCH, 7pm, Mittagong 

Playhouse - Riogh St Patrick's Day Concert. 

Tickets from Johnny Spillane 0418 625 

308, john.spillane@optusnet.com.au or 

Southern Highlands Tourist Center. 

SUNDAY 20 MARCH, The Basement 

(Sydney) - Folk music virtuoso, Chilean 

rising superstar and Illawarra Folk 


Festival favourite, Nano Stern, will pay 

Australia another visit, this time with his 

4-piece band. www.thebasement.com.au 

Concession tickets available. 

WEDNESDAY 31 MARCH, 8pm Traditional 

Music Session, Wongawilli Community 

Hall. Musciians, dancers welcome. 

SUNDAYS, 3pm-6pm - Imperial Hotel 

Corner Bong Bong & Bundaroo Sts Bowral 

NSW 2576 Ph: 02 4861 1623. Come and warm 

yourself in front of the fire and listen to the 

world music, Jazz from the eclectic Rick 

Falkiner Trio. 

FIRST FRIDAY - (except January and April) 

BUSH TRADITIONS SESSIONS at the 

Old Goulburn Brewery, Bradley Grange, 

Bungonia Rd, Goulburn. Contact David 

Johnson, 4884 4214 or dave@davidjohnson. 

id.au 

TUESDAYS - Mittagong Hotel, Acoustic 

music at the restaurant of Mittagong Hotel. 

Contact brian@haydons.com for further info. 

WEDNESDAYS - Bush Dance at Wongawilli 

Community Hall from 8pm - open for 

dancers and musicians to play. 

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 

3rd SATURDAYS - Bluegrass Jam Session, 

Thirroul Neighbourhood Centre next to 

the post office. 7.30pm to 11pm. Contact 

Bruce Fumini brustrings@yahoo.com.au 

0421 044 124 

SUNDAYS, 7.30pm - Jamberoo Pub Open 

Mic is now run monthly on Sundays. 

Contact Claire Roberts on 0414 860 080 for 

dates or visit www.kissevents.com.au 

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: 

FOLK REPUBLIC of BULLI - 2011 Illawarra 

Folk Festival compilation with 20 artists - 

Eric Bogle, Ami Williamson , Riogh, Ted 

Egan, Orange Blossom, Neil Murray, Rough 

Red, The Handsome Young Strangers, 

Roger Montgomery, Tracey Bunn, Replay, 

Junior, No Such Thing, Martin Pearson, 

Wongawilli, A.J. Leonard, The Pigs, George 

Mann, The Good Ship, Zumpa 

TUNES of JOHN McKINNON -A 

collection of Australian dance tunes, by 

Alan Musgrove and David De Santi, $20. 

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 VIAGGIATORI - 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@illawarrafolkclub.org.au 

e FOLK NOTES e 

James Fagan and Nancy Kerr won the Best 

Duo award at the BBC Folk Awards at the 

posh bash in London this month. This is the 

second time they have won this award.... 

last time was in 2003. Very well deserved. 

Folk Club members would remember Bob 

and Marg (James Parents) and Sister Kate 

who were regulars at the club over the 

years. Rarely does the whole family get 

together but they did at Cobargo this year. 

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Kangaroo Valley Folk Festival (In 

Australia's Most Beautiful Valley) is on 


again on 21-23 Oct 2011 (A WEEK AFTER 

Folk in the Foothills) Performer applications 

are now open for KVFF 2011 Closing 

date 30 April 2011. Download guidelines 

and application form from our website. 

Volunteer applications are also open. 

Stallholder applications will be open soon. 

Enquiries: Andrew or Alison 02 4447 5663 

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Iconic 60s and 70s Folk Singer Buffy Sainte- 

Marie (Canada) will be on tour in Australia 

in April. Buffy is a native Cree Indian who 

40 years ago wrote the immortal song, 

Universal Soldier. Her songs have been 

covered by a ‘Who’s who’ of musicians, 

including Elvis Presley, Bobby Darren, 

Donovan, Cher, Barbara Streisand and Joe 

Cocker. Her only concert in NSW will be 

at the State Theatre on Saturday 23rd April 

(Support Michelle Shocked) 

* * * * * * * * * 

At 91 Pete Seeger has picked up yet another 

Grammy Award. This time it’s Best Musical 

Album For Children with ,Tomorrow's 

Children. 

Pete Seeger With The Rivertown Kids And 

Friends [Appleseed] 

* * * * * * * * * 

The old rapscallion poet has turned his 

mind to the local language and suggests a 

whole new use for a simple couple of words 

that have been in the news a bit lately. 

He says “This week, homage to the latest 

wide-spread contribution to our precious 

ocarism. (deliberately no capital)” 

..IT HAPPENS 

When you think you’re in control, when 

things are going right, 

And as far as you can see, there’s not one 

hitch in sight. 

When your power is at its peak, and you’re 

there to direct it, 

When all the planets are aligned, just when 

you least expect it 

“..IT HAPPENS” 

Those two little words, understated, not 

excessive, 

Yet with such wealth of meaning, so pungent, 

so expressive, 

Have entered into language, especially in Oz, 

To cover situations, verbally, becos… 


“..IT HAPPENS”, now in common use, can 

cause embarrassment. 

especially on TV, or when used in Parliament, 

or taken out of context, to create some vicious 

schism. 

Would you call the phrase a ‘Tony’, or 

perhaps and ‘Abbottism”?

Mind you, when “..IT HAPPENS”, and some 

television station, 

Drags it up from months ago, as some 

revelation, 

And confronts the user, as a headline kind of 

thing, 

Just to monitor the reaction that such an act 

might bring … 


There is not one situation that cannot be 

explained, 

By using those two little words. Linguists 

should be trained 

To teach the population to use the phrase 

astutely, 

It could be as valuable as that treasure 

‘absolutely’. 

“..IT HAPPENS” could be used in all sorts of 

ceremonies, 

Marriages and Christenings, in varying 

degrees. 

Not, perhaps, in sermons. You’d have to draw 

the line, 

For when used inappropriately, it would 

surely be a sign…..that 


Just imagine what would happen if the phrase 

did not exist, 

The countless opportunities for all those 

chances missed 

To explain a failure, a lacking, a disaster, 

“..IT HAPPENS” covers everything, and it 

does it faster. 

A ‘Tony’ or an ‘Abbottism’, you can make 

your choice, 

“..IT HAPPENS” is connected to a total lack 

of voice. 

A silence filled with dignity, I like that 

attitude, 

And a simple two word summing up, when all 

this is reviewed …… 


BLUE - the shearer (copyright col wilson) 

18/2/11 

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Want to know what to do on St Patricks 

Day. Only one place to be and that’s to hear 

Riogh in a special concert at the Diggers 

Club. Riogh need no introduction – the 

best Irish band in the Illawarra or even 

the State, or even the Nation or even the 

Earth and perhaps the universe. Tickets 

are $15 and you can get them at the door 

or contact Johnny Spillane – 0418 625 308 

john.spillane@optusnet.com.au 

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If you are a person interested in accordions 

you should have a look at this site. I only 

wentther because of the title – I really 

thought it was a kid taking to an accordion 

with a pick axe. And I really thought it was 

a kid comitting atrocities on an accordion 

Kid shreds on accordion. [VIDEO] http:// 

www.wimp.com 

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If you miss , Martyn Wyndham Read on 

Sunday 6th March (and I know you won’t) 

but in case you’ve got a good excuse- like 

your parents getting married or something, 

then you’ve got a second chance at River 

Music on 18 March. 

River Music, 7.30pm, Friday 18 March, 

Nowra Golf Club, Fairway Drive, North 

Nowra 

Enquiries Andrew or Alison ph 02 4447 

5663. Martyn will be supported by the 

Sisterhood 6 member acapella group from 

Canberra, graduates of the Canberra School 

of Music Jazz School (like Idea of North) 

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Here’s some more festival feedback 

From Jonas Friddle and Sleepy Lou (USA)- 

Maria and I just wanted to send a quick 

note to say thank you for having us at the 

festival. We had a great time and we are 

already talking of returning for a long trip 

next year. You have a great festival going 

and it was well worth the wait! 

From AJ Leonard’s Tropical Lounge: On 

behalf of A.J. Leonard's Tropical Lounge 

I would like to thank you for organising 

another great festival. It was the second 

time for Jenny Rowlands and myself but I 

hope to return with the band and we will 

re-apply for 2013. Also a big thank to our 

hosts. We were all made to feel very much 

at home and it made a big difference to the 

overall experience. 

Because of our new found friends at the 

2009 festival, Jenny and I have made 

numerous visits to the Illawarra region and 

it has become a second home. Thank you 

again for the opportunity to shine. 

From Anne Hulak ; Can I congratulate you 

and all your wonderful festival organisers 

on a brilliant festival. We all had a fantastic 

time, and the location is also perfect for this 

inland family as we were able to have a 

beach holiday at the same time. Not only is 

this all affordable but really a perfect break 

for us. I loved the workshops and learnt so 

much. Could you please pass my regards 

onto Mark, your clarinet and saxophonist 

extrordinaire in Zumpa, I really appreciated 

his generosity with his music and spirit, 

you are lucky to have him on board, of 

course I loved the music of the entire band. 

From Jim and Bobbie Stone, Ohio USA 

Thanks for all your help, and making this 

a trip we'll never forget. Bobbie and I had 

a fantastic time at the Festival. I was truly 

impressed by the quality and depth of the 

talent in Australia. We learned a lot about 

the country there. Ted Egan even gave me 

his book and cd. I'm reading through the 

book now. 

Someone we met at the festival took us up 

to Sydney on Monday, and then through 

some of the Blue Mountains. We stayed at 

a hotel in Parramatta on Monday night. He 

picked us up again on Tuesday and took 

us to catch a Rivercat ferry, which took 

us through the Sydney harbor to Circular 

Quay. From there we took the train to the 

airport, and flew home through LA and 

Chicago. It was a very long day, since we 

left Sydney on Tuesday afternoon, and 

arrived in LA on Tuesday morning. We 

got home at 1:30 am on Wednesday after 

about a 3-hour delay in Chicago. There 

were some weather problems and other 

delays for de-icing. 

Thanks so much for all your help in getting 

us accommodations in Steve's campertrailer. 

I really enjoyed getting to mc some 

of the shows at the Bulli Show Pavillion. 

The bush poetry was a new thing for me, 

and a totally pleasant surprise. I would 

hope that we could do something like that 

here. It is somewhat similar to our Cowboy 

Poetry with interesting stories and humour. 

The Bluegrass shows were really great, too. 

I especially enjoyed Innes Campbell and his 

band. They were as good as any bluegrass 

bands I have seen in the US. 

I will be telling everyone I know about the 

Illawarra Folk Festival...from now on. 

Thanks again! And please pass my thanks 

along to the other committee members on 

the festival. 

Sharon Callaghan wrote a brilliant review 

of the festival which was published in the 

Illawarra Mercury. Don’t miss reading itand 

of course I agree wholeheartedly with 

every word in it. 

http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/ 

blogs/slice-of-life/folk-republic-a-state-ofbliss/2078267.aspx?storypage=0 

Gil Boem writes with some constructive 

comment. A great festival, but that was 

no surprise. The food is always fantastic 

and the people serving it so friendly.Hope 

you are gathering together all those good 

groups for Perisher again! Just one negative 

comment ... re Nag's lounge. The lounges 

looked comfy but such seating always 

means some people miss out! We were at 

the back trying hard to hear 'Funkier than 

Alice'. Had to finally give up and leave as 

there were so many noisy, drunk VERY 


young people near the bar. Do they really 

stick to the RSA laws here?? Next night 

the same thing with Ami Williamson. The 

accoustics in there are just not good. I know 

that with such big numbers you have to use 

as many venues as possible, so it may be an 

unsolvable problem. Again on the positive 

side, the Chapel was just superb on the hot 

hot days. We enjoyed sitting in the shade 

at the back of the venue, sound was still 

good and we got the breeze. Eric Bogle was 

the icing on the cake. And Wongawilli, as 

always my favourite! Thanks to all 

* * * * * * * * * 

Greg North the New secretary of the 

Australian Bush Poets ass advises “I have 

just received a letter from Urban Country 

Music festival about their written bush 

poetry competition. The closing date is 15th 

April 2011. More information at: 

http://www.urbancountry.com.au/event. 

aspx?id=601 

* * * * * * * * * 

Our esteemed Secretary Graeme Morrison 

appeared in the Mercury on 17th Feb. He 

apparently writes a rather esoteric column 

for the food and wine supplement. The 

article was entitled " The Good Wood".....or 

how to choose and respect a good wooden 

spoon !!!!! Check the photo out. Next he’ll 

be playing spoons as well as autoharps. 

How and when do you ‘respect’ wooden 

spoons- before or after the event- or am I 

just being a stirrer. 

* * * * * * * * * 

They are trying to close John Dengate’s 

Post Office (as indeed they are doing with 

many others). John who’l be at the club on 

Mar 4th and may even sing it is not going 

down without a fight. He’s pulled out his 

trusty guitar and aimed this parody straight 

at the heart of the PO bosses. 

GLEBE POST OFFICE 

TUNE: Bonny Dundee 

You can close the front window and close the 

back gate, 

You can close up your suitcase and then 

emigrate. 

You can close your account, you can cut off 

your phone – 

But don’t close the post office; leave it alone! 

You can close down the breweries of chemical 

beer; 

No one would care, we would not shed a tear. 

Close down the pubs where the bureaucrats 

swill – 

But don’t close the post office up on the hill! 

You can close down the opera surviving on 

grants, 

Close public toilets.. I’ll pee in my pants. 

You can close the bay window and close the 

front door… 

And close up your fist for a smack in the jaw. 

The freemarket bastards are at it again.. 

Anonymous, miserable, bean-counting men. 

Push the ‘authorities’ under the bus – 

WE own the post office…listen to US! 

John Dengate 

Resident of Glebe and user of Post Office 

for 47 years 

Russell Hannah, bigruss43@bigpond.com 

02) 4297 1777 

Radio News 

with Denis McKay dl@mckayassociates. 

com.au Phone: 42847786 

The Club has a 2 hour show on Vox FM 

(106.9) every Sat at 3pm. The following is 

the list of new folk CDs received during 

January and mid-February, for review and 

air-play on 2VOX-FM. 

If you would like to play/reveiw for 

airplay, any of these new releases. Please 

let me know. 

• Pick of the Bunch. 

• Stevie Palmer's debut CD, “Heartprint Shadow” is 

a Beauty. Edinburgh-born Palmer has a destinctive 

tenor voice with a broad Edinburgh accent. I 

particularly enjoyed the tracks “Where the Bison 

Fell” and Princes 1300 (the latter about an Austin 

Princess 1300). 

• Also Ran 

• Grant Peeples (Okra and Ecclesiates) is a southern 

US singer/sign-writer with what could be described 

as a “well-worn” voice (sort of a southern 

John Prine) – I like it – and I like the songs he 

writes. I particularly liked the track “Lethal Injection 

Blues”. 

• Tiger and Me From a Liar to a Thief 

• Tracy Spring Looking Forward-Looking Back 

• Riogh Riogh 

• Shaun Cromwell Folk-Worn Prose 

• Joanna Divine Mile-High Rodeo 

• Coyote Grace Ear to the Ground 

• Patti Casey The Heart of a Waiting Boy 

• Ron Hynes Stealing Genius 

• The Sidecats Makin' Tracks 

• Ken Whitely Another Day's Journey 

• Bill Brandt and Sarana VerlinLive from Billy's 

Basement 

• David Simon Once is Enough 

• Aaron Burdett Stand up Eight 

• Linda Adam Davis Take Me Back 

• Jeff Talmadge Kind of Everything 

• Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen Frank Solivan 

and Dirty Kitchen 

• Larry Murante Point of Entry 

• Bennett Brier Scorpio and Me 

• David Rovics Ten Thousand Miles Away* 

• L.K. Potts All Things Considered 

• L.K. Potts Close to Home 

• L.K. Potts The Shape of Things to Come 

• Grant Peeples Okra and Ecclesiates 

• Stevie Palmer Heartprint Shadow 

• Oliver Swain In a Big Machine 

• Carrie Elkin Call it My Garden 

• Danny Schmidt Man of Many Moons 

• J. Wagner Disappear 

• Ari and Mia Unruly Heart 

• Poetman Records Compilation Acoustic Rainbow 

#38 

• One Left This Land I Love 

• Willy White Rise Above 

• Peter Cooper The Lloyd Green Album 

• Eric Brace and Peter Cooper Master Sessions 

• Cahalen Morrison and Eli West The Holy Coming 

of the Storm 

Playlist 5th Feb Presenter 

Yvonne O’Grady (NZ theme) 

• St Joseph's Maori College/Po Karekare Ana/He 

Koha Waiata/South Pacific recordings 

• Jan Rapley/Brand New Star/Christchurch Acoustic/Independent 

• The Hooligang/Four White Crosses/Exiles/Independent 

• Southern Cross Ceili Band/Shetland Reels/Looking 

for a Partner/Independent 

• Davy Stuart/Squeeze the Cork/Christchurch 

Acoustic/Independent 

• Graham Wilson/Wool away Jack/Billy on the boil/ 

Independent 

• Denny Stanaway/Who knows where the time 

goes/Christchurch Acoustic/Independent 

• Graham Wilson Billy on the Boil/Billy on the 

Boil/Independent 

• Graham Wardrop/Flamingo/Signature/G.W. Music 

• Roger Lusby/The Ghosts of Miners/Christchurch 


• Maori Concert Party/E Pari Ra/Maori Favourites/ 

Music W orld 

• Barrie Mc Donald/Welcome Home Grainne/ 

Christchurch Acoustic/Independent 

• Mike Harding/Black Matai/Past to the Present/ 

National Radio New Zealand 

• The Kokatahi Band/Little old Log Cabin/On tour/ 

Kiwi Pacific 

• Phil Garland/Hokonui Whisky/A Sense of Place/ 

Kiwi Pacific Records 

• Triple H/Napoleon/Christchurch Acoustic/Independent

• St Joseph's maori College/Hine a Hine/He Koha 

Waiata/South pcific recordings/ 

• The Hooligang/Reel set/Exiles/Independent 

• Russell Gillies/Frosty Morning?Christchurch 


• Huia/High Wind/Off the Wall and Back/A.C.T 

government Cultural Council 

• Mike Harding/Gutboard Blues/Past to hte present/National 

Radio New Zealand 

• Davy Stuart/Glasgow Wedding/Christchurch 


• Maori Concert Party/Waikaremoana/Maori 

Favourites/Music World/ 

• Phil garland/Farewell to Geraldine/Under the 

Southern Cross/Kiwi Pacific Records 

• Martyn Wyndham Read/The Billy of tea/Back to 

You/Wynding Road Music 

• St Joseph's Maori College/Po Atarau/He Koha 

Waiata/South Pacific Recording 

Playlist 12th Feb 

Presenter Denis McKay 

• Catie Curtis (with Mary Gautier);Hello 

Stranger;Hello Stranger;Compass;3:11 

• Tracy Spring; Aleah's song;Looking Forward, 

Looking Back;Independent;3:24 

• Dave Zobl ;And So It Goes;Acoustic Rainbow 

Vol. 35;Poetman;4:41 

• The Gordons; After All This Time;Acoustic Rainbow 

Vol. 36;Poetman;3:15 

• Coyote Grace;Runaround;Ear to the Ground;Mile 

After Mile Records;2:21 

• Guy Clark; If I Needed You;Somedays the Song 

Writes Itself;Dualtone;3:02 

• Denise Gordon Finley;How can I Keep From 

Singing;Solstice;Dome Island;2:46 

• My Sauce Good;El Feo (The Ugly Man);My 

Sauce Good;Independent;3:12 

• Corin Raymond;Paid To Party;There Will Always 

be a Small-time;Independent;4:51 

• John McCutcheon and Si Kahn; Long Time 

Traveling,Long Time Friends;Signs of the Times; 

4:55 

• John McCutcheon; Long, Long Road to Home; 

Untold;;3:00 

• Buena Vista Social Club;El Carretero;Buena 

Vista Social Club;World Circuit;3:30 

• Charlie Poole;Took My Gal a Walkin';Old Time 

Songs – Recorded 1925-1930;Rebel;2:48 

• Loreena McKennit;Skellig;Live in Paris and 

Toronto – Disc 1;Quinlan Road;5:24 

• Alex Campbell;Mary Hamilton;Alex Campbell – 

At His Best;Topic;3:06 

• Tantallion;Catherine Mackay of Tarbat Ness;2005 

National Folk Festival;Independent;3:11 

• John Roberts; Sea Fever;Sea Fever: Songs of 

Ships and the Sea; CDBY;3:03 

• Loreena McKennit;Caravanserai;The Olive and 

the Cedar: A Mediterranean Odyssey;Quinlan 

Road;3:53 

• Anais Mitchell;Hobo’s Lullaby;The 

Brightness;Righteous Babe ;3:05 

• Zoe Mulford;One Day the Sun’s Gonna 

Shine (The Ballad of Eddie and 

Pete);Bonfires;CDBY;3:27 

• Monty Python; Decomposing Composers;Monty 

Python Sings;Virgin;2:46 

• Welcome Strangers;Kiandra;Nuggets from Here 

and There;Independent;3:21 

• Danny Spooner; wish i could write a love song; 

Years of Spooner;Independent;4:55 

• Danny Spooner;Anderson's coast;Launch Out on 

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the Deep;Independent;6:47 

• Riogh; Past Carin';Riogh;Independent;4:32 

• Judy Small; The White Bay Paper Seller;Ladies 

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• Forbes High School;Bill Coopers Polka 

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Independent;4:03 

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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 - plugged 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 

South of the Big Smoke – Northern Illawarra 

trio styles including folk / folktonica, 

blues, pop and soft rock. Phil 0408 259 633 

southofthebigsmoke@gmail.com . www. 

myspace.com/southofthebigsmoke . 

Wongawilli & Wongawilli Colonial Dancers 

Award winning well travelled Australian folk, 

bush music, 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 757 557 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 

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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 

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If paying If paying by by Credit Card you can fax this form to 1300 887 034 otherwise post to: to: 

If paying Illawarra by Credit Folk Card Club you Inc., can PO fax Box this Box form 5289, to 1300 Wollongong, 887 034 otherwise NSW 2500 post to: 

Illawarra Folk Club Inc., PO Box 5289, Wollongong, NSW 2500 

August 2009 2009 form form 

August 2009 form

Upcoming Illawarra Folk Events - 2011 

F r i D ay 4 M a r c h , 7 . 3 0 p M 

Folk club concert - Get Folked, pukara, John Dengate 

City Diggers Wollongong 

S u n D ay 6 M a r c h , 2 p M 

Folk club concert - Martyn Wyndhamread 

(uK), no Such Thing 

WongaWilli Hall 

11 - 1 4 M a r c h 

Port Fairy Folk Festival 

S aT u r D ay 1 9 M a r c h , 7 . 3 0 p M 

Folk club concert - ann Vriend 

(canada) Gilly Darby (uK) 


F r i D ay 1 a p r i l , 7 . 3 0 p M 

Folk club concert - The cottars 

(canada), The con artists 


S aT u r D ay 1 6 a p r i l , 7 . 3 0 p M 

Folk club concert - DarK hOrSES - 

Keith Donnelly (uK) and Flossie Malavielle 

(France), nick charles (Victoria) 


2 1 - 2 5 a p r i l 

national Folk Festival , Canberra 

F r i D ay 6 M ay, 7 . 3 0 p M 

Folk club concert - The Borderers, The Do riders 


S aT u r D ay 2 1 M ay, 7 . 3 0 p M 

Folk club concert - Fred Smith, Martin 

pearson & liz Frencham 


F r i D ay 3 J u n E , 7 . 3 0 p M 

Folk club concert - Eleanor McEvoy, replay 


1 0 - 1 3 J u n E 

illaWarra Folk Club tour to 3rD 

PerisHer snoWy Mountains oF MusiC 

S aT u r D ay 1 8 J u n E , 7 . 3 0 p M 

Folk club concert - april Maze, a;an 

Musgrove, Sophie and Fiachra (ire) 


F r i D ay 1 J u ly, 7 . 3 0 p M 

Folk club concert - paul hemphill 


S aT u r D ay 1 6 J u ly, 7 . 3 0 p M 

Folk club concert - Maria Forde 


F r i D ay 4 a u G u S T, 7 . 3 0 p M 

Folk club concert - Frank the poet Theme 


S aT u r D ay 1 9 a u G u S T, 7 . 3 0 p M 

Folk club concert - Geoffrey Graham 


1 4 - 1 8 S E p T E M B E r 

turning Wave Festival , gunDagai 

S u n D ay 1 6 O c T O B E r 

Folk in tHe FootHills 

JaMberoo valley loDge 

2 1 - 2 3 O c T O B E r 

kangaroo valley Folk Festival 

1 2 - 1 5 J a n u a r y 2 0 1 2 

27tH illaWarra Folk Festival 

www.illawarrafolkclub.org.au 

info@ illawarrafolkclub.org.au 

1300 887 034 

the Cottars Dark Horses

March - Illawarra Folk Club Inc.

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