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The Yuin Folk Club proudly presents......
Friday 10th September 7.30pm
Cobargo Hotel (back room with cosy wood fire)
Meals are availabale at the Cobargo Hotel
Entry: Members $10 Non-members $12
Coming events.......
4th November: Kate Rowe and Ryan Morrison
28th November: Folk Club Xmas Party
For information about recent club concerts see below or read past newsletters The Yuin Folk Club proudly presents
Songs of Social Significance
with
David Rovics (UK)
Cobargo Hotel (back room)
Sunday 8th August 2pm
London, Paris, New York, COBARGO....
His only concert on the south coast
David Rovics is a singer-songwriter who tours regularly throughout North America, Europe, and occasionally elsewhere.
 David Rovics has been called the musical voice of the progressive movement in the US. Amy Goodman has called him “the musical version of Democracy Now!” Since the mid-90’s Rovics has spent most of his time on the road, playing hundreds of shows every year throughout North America, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Japan. He and his songs have been featured on national radio programs in the US, Canada, Britain, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Denmark and elsewhere. He has shared the stage regularly with leading intellectuals (Noam Chomsky, Howard Zinn), activists (Medea Benjamin, Ralph Nader), politicians (Dennis Kucinich, George Galloway), musicians (Billy Bragg, the Indigo Girls), and celebrities (Martin Sheen, Susan Sarandon). He has performed at dozens of massive rallies throughout North America and Europe and at thousands ofconferences, college campuses and folk clubs throughout the world.
He has loads of MP3’s available for free download on his website, www.davidrovics.com, along with CDs, links, etc.
More importantly, he’s really good. He will make you laugh, he will make you cry, and he will make the revolution irresistible.
"Just went to a David Rovics concert in Perth tonight , which was absolutely fantastic .
Great singer and guitarist and the songs are hard hitting and up to the minute . It’s political songwriting
at its best I can’t recommend him highly enough. He deserves a full house every night........" Bernard Carney
Entry: Members $10 / Non-members $12
YUIN FOLK CLUB & THE COBARGO HOTEL
PRESENT
NICK CHARLES IN CONCERT
.jpg) Described by the Age as “Australia’s virtuoso of acoustic roots and blues” a Nick Charles performance features dazzling six string, twelve string and slide guitars and songs drawing from the rich traditions of American folk, blues, country and early jazz and ragtime. With over 200 shows a year from Perth to Kansas City and a discography that encompasses more than a dozen albums see why Australian Guitar Magazine refers to Nick as “An awesome talent!” Nick has been a winner of the Australian Song Contest and song competitions in the USA. He regularly conducts workshops on guitar styles, song writing and all aspects of music craft at major festivals around Australia and the US. Visit www.charlesguitar.com Cobargo Hotel Thursday 3rd June 2010 7.30pm Entry: Free
All members and prospective members are invited to the...... End of Year Party Sunday 29th November, 2009 2.00pm onwards Cobargo Showground Pavilion
Entertainment and sessions. BYO grog / instruments / voices Raffle Afternoon tea
Some performers who will be appearing - Damon Davies & Heather Black, Guitarama,
a circus act and dance demonstration, Gary Renton & Max Just, Len Morris
Dave Lamb, Margaret Essex, Marco Solo Add your name to the Open Mic concert if you would like to do a spot
Entry: $12 single $20 family (INCLUDES annual membership to the Yuin Folk Club) (if you paid you membership after 30th August 2009, entry will be $2 single and $5 family) If you cannot attend and wish to renew your membership or join, you can download a membership form here Enquiries : 64936758
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Batten down the hatches, hoist the mainsail! Here comes....... The Roaring Forties Friday 30th October, 2009 7.30pm Cobargo School of Arts Supper Room
THE ROARING FORTIES will be performing at the Yuin Folk Club on Friday 30th October. As the name implies, nautical songs are a strong feature of their repertoire and the group of 4 unaccompanied singers are on their way to the Eden Whale Festival where they’ll be performing in the Wharf and also at the Killer Whale Museum.
They are no strangers to the region having performed many times at the Cobargo Folk Festival; they have had some really memorable presentations of songs of history and working life: Tolpuddle: the Australian Connection; Yarri of Wiradjuri; and Shellback Sheila; two of the members (Margaret and Don as Southern Cross Trawlers) had a workshop called Sons of Liberty which they performed in 2008.
Members include John Warner (fine songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, author of Yarri of Wiradjuri and Yarns of Old Tom – about the killer whales of Eden); Robin Connaughton (songwriter/guitarist – composer of Steelers of NSW with John ); Don Brian (whistles);Tom Hanson (with the resonant bass
voice); and Margaret Walters (another memorable voice). Their new CD is titled Life of Brine. Don won’t be with them on this occasion having been convicted to Norfolk Island for 3 years. Most of the members have been singing together since the early 80s and they are renowned for the powerful impact they make singing unaccompanied folk songs in harmony. They are each strong individual singers and choose robust songs telling of real people, their lives and work. They areconstantly adding to their repertoire with songs of Australia’s social and industrial history and they welcome audience participation in their wonderful chorus songs.
Floor spots welcome
Light supper will be available
Members $8, Non-members $10
Enquiries: 64936758
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Margret RoadKnight Friday 11th September, 2009 7.30pm Cobargo School of Arts Supper Room
Candlelit folk club setting. Light refreshments will be available (BYO alcohol) Members $10 Non-members $12
Enquiries and bookings (not essential): 6493 6758
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Beautifully Mad (Tony King and Kris Ralph) Saturday, 15th August, 2009 2.00pm House Concert at 'Frybach Park', Lyrebird Ridge Road, Coolagolite
Tony King and Kris Ralph are ‘Beautifully Mad’! They are one of Sydney’s most sought after duos. They produce acoustic music at its best, from the hauntingly beautiful in the vein of Luka Bloom, to the exotic tones reminiscent of Cassandra Wilson to the wild Hendrix.
 Tony is an ARIA award winning songwriter and tours with Andrew Strong in The Commitments as lead guitarist. Tony is an accomplished composer, guitarist, a fine bass player on both fretted and fretless instruments and is gifted vocalist. He is also a producer and film composer.
Tony just got nominated for Australian Songwriter of the Year. He also won four awards including Best Song in two categories, the best result of any songwriter in 2006. Kris Ralph is an accomplished singer/actor who plays guitar, percussion,writes songs and paints. Kris has been performing on stages all over Australia since she left school. Kris is also an award winning songwriter and a trained for years under Jazz legend Kerrie Biddell to achieve a wonderful rich voice.
Starting at the Riverina Trucking Company for four years and then moving to Sydney where she starred in shows such as, The Department with Tracy Mann and Max Gillies, The Madras
House with Peter Carroll and Hugo Weaving, Stepping Out with Nancy Hayes, Rowena Wallace and Colette Mann, Blood Brothers with Christina Amphlette and Russell Crowe. Kris has sung in bands such as The Other Woman with Genevieve Lemon and Suzanne Thompson, and now withTony King in Makin Whoopee. As a session singer in Sydney, Kris has featured on the Buddy Album (Sydney Cast) and as backing vocalist on Read My Lips and Sexy Is The Word, for Melissa Tkautz. Kris studied at the Conservatorium of Music in jazz fundamentals. She has co-written songs for Makin Whoopee’s albums, Let Them Fall on Moonlight Cactus; Mandarin Sky and the title track on Full of the Moon. Tony and Kris are known as Beautifully Mad when they are performing their original material. They have been one of the most popular acts at the Cobargo Folk Festival, performing with their full band. Now you have the chance to see and hear Tony and Chris as a duo in this more intimate, acoustic House Concert venue. |
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