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Gulgong Folk Festival Program Guide
As always, we wish to maintain the casual nature of past festivals as well as providing professional, sophisticated concert situations for our many fine artists including our featured international artists, Johnny Handle and Chris Hendry.
All artists, including anyone not listed on the program are welcome to perform at the Butcher Shop Café, the Visitors Centre Courtyard Garden or The Muse (old Brasserie) by leaving their name at the Opera House foyer.
Informal sessions will be held at the Commercial Hotel all day Friday and Saturday. Blackboards with lists of artists will be in the Opera House foyer and at all venues.
We will make every effort to meet everyone’s needs and emphasize that we are few and need the help of all present to make this an enjoyable cultural event. Thanks for your patience and enjoy the festival !!
Gulgong Folk Festival Three Days & Nights of Music & Dance
Program Guide 31st December 2009 - 3rd January 2010
Tickets $50 three days, $20 per day,
$10 session or children under 15 free !!
___________________________________________________________________________
THURSDAY 31st DECEMBER 2009
6.00 PM - 9.00 PM OPERA HOUSE CONCERTS - COMPERE DAVE MILES - PICK OF THE BUNCH - SHOWCASE OF LOCAL ARTISTS ON NEW CD “PICK OF THE BUNCH” BOB CAMPBELL, BROTHERS 3, CAL MAKIN, DES KELLY,
DON COOMBES, JIM WESTWOOD, KERRY DONACHY,
ROSS & JUDY KURTZ, SHARON FROST, TANGLEWEED, TOM BROMLEY
7.30 PM - 12.30 AM MAYNE STREET NEW YEAR’S EVE GALA STREET DANCE, STALLS & KIDSTUFF
9.00 PM - LATE PRINCE OF WALES KEN AWESOME SHOWBAND TILL LATE
HOTEL
________________________________________________________________________________________________
FRIDAY 1st JANUARY 2010
8.30 AM - ALL DAY COMMERCIAL HOTEL INFORMAL SESSIONS ALL DAY
8.30 AM - 10ISH BUTCHER SHOP CAFÉ POETS BREAKFAST
9.00 AM - 10.00 AM OPERA HOUSE WORKSHOP - TO BE ADVISED
9.00 AM - 6.00 PM CENTENNIAL HOTEL CONCERTS - ALAN BLACKSHAW, ALAN MUSGROVE, BLUE VALENTINE,
BOB CAMPBELL, BRONNIE WARE, BROTHERS 3, CHRIS SULLIVAN,
ECOPELLA, ELIS DOYLE, ESME BOONE, GREG CARLIN, HUSSY HICKS,
JANE HARDING, JOHN DUFFY, KERRY DONACHY, ROSS & JUDY KURTZ,
SEAMUS DUFFY, SLIMY BROS, TANGLEWEED, THALIA, WELSPENT
& MORE
10.00 AM - 4.00 PM BUTCHER SHOP CAFÉ BLACKBOARDS TO BE ADVISED
10.00 AM - 4.00 PM VISITORS’ CENTRE BLACKBOARDS TO BE ADVISED
10.00 AM - 4.00 PM THE MUSE ACOUSTIC CONCERTS FEATURING VARIOUS FESTIVAL ARTISTS
10.00 AM - 5.00 PM MEMORIAL HALL DANCE WORKSHOP & DANCING - JULIE BISHOP & VAL WILSON
10.00 AM - 11.00 AM OPERA HOUSE WORKSHOP - BRONNIE WARE - SONGWRITING
11.00 AM -12.00 PM OPERA HOUSE WORKSHOP - MALCOLM CLAPP - ALL YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT
SQUEEZEBOXES & WERE TOO AFRAID TO ASK
12.00 PM - 1.00 PM OPERA HOUSE WORKSHOP - CHRIS SULLIVAN – Heartland? -
folklore collecting in the Central West.
1.00 PM - 2.00 PM OPERA HOUSE WORKSHOP - ESME BOONE -SCOTTISH HARP
PLAYING WITH WELSPENT
2.00 PM - 3.00 PM OPERA HOUSE WORKSHOP - JOHN SPENCER - CONCEPTS OF MUSIC
2.00 PM - 4.00 PM RSL CLUB BUSH POETRY- ARCH BISHOP, KERRY DONACHY, PERCY THOMPSON,
DON COOMBES, JIMMY & RHONDA WESTWOOD, KEVIN PYE,
SEAMUS DUFFY & GUESTS
3.00 PM - 4.00 PM OPERA HOUSE WORKSHOP - TO BE ADVISED
5.00 PM - 7.30 PM OPERA HOUSE EVENING CONCERT - COMPERE TOM BROMLEY - TOM HAMILTON,
RICHARD LAWSON, JOCK WEBB, GREG CARLIN, ESME BOONE,
WELSPENT, TANGLEWEED, JACK PLEDGE -
SHORT INTERVAL FOLLOWED BY NIGHT CONCERT
7.45 PM - 10.30 PM OPERA HOUSE NIGHT CONCERT - COMPERE TOM BROMLEY - BROTHERS 3,
ELIS DOYLE, THALIA, CHRIS SULLIVAN, BRONNIE WARE,
HUSSY HICKS, DAVID HARVEY &
SPECIAL GUESTS JOHNNY HANDLE & CHRIS HENDRY
7.30 PM - 10.00 PM MEMORIAL HALL FRIDAY DANCE
10.00 PM - 12.00 AM BOWLING CLUB YOUNG PERFORMERS - BLACK TARGET
________________________________________________________________________________________________
SATURDAY 2nd JANUARY 2010
8.30 AM - 12ISH PRINCE OF WALES POETS' BREAKFAST
HOTEL
8.30 AM - ALL DAY COMMERCIAL HOTEL INFORMAL SESSIONS ALL DAY
8.30 AM - 10ISH BUTCHER SHOP CAFÉ POETS BREAKFAST
9.00 AM - 10.00 AM OPERA HOUSE WORKSHOP - WELSPENT
9.00 AM- 6.00 PM CENTENNIAL HOTEL CONCERTS - ALAN BLACKSHAW, ALAN MUSGROVE, BLUE VALENTINE,
BOB CAMPBELL & FRIENDS, BRONNIE WARE, BROTHERS 3,
DES KELLY, ECOPELLA, ELIS DOYLE, ESME BOONE, GREG CARLIN,
HUSSY HICKS, JANE HARDING, JIMMY WESTWOOD, JOHN DUFFY,
ROSS & JUDY KURTZ, SHARON FROST & FRIENDS, SLIMY BROS,
TANGLEWEED, THALIA & MORE
10.00 AM - 4.00 PM BUTCHER SHOP CAFÉ BLACKBOARDS TO BE ADVISED
10.00 AM - 4.00 PM VISITORS CENTRE BLACKBOARDS TO BE ADVISED
10.00 AM - 11.00 AM OPERA HOUSE WORKSHOP - CHRIS SULLIVAN -
The Aboriginal invention of Australian folk music
10.00 AM - 4.00 PM THE MUSE ACOUSTIC CONCERTS FEATURING VARIOUS FESTIVAL ARTISTS
10.00 AM-5.00 PM MEMORIAL HALL DANCE WORKSHOP & DANCING - JULIE BISHOP & VAL WILSON
11.00 AM -12.00 PM OPERA HOUSE WORKSHOP - MALCOLM STOREY
12.00 PM - 1.00 PM OPERA HOUSE WORKSHOP - JOHN DUFFY - IRISH TRADITIONAL MUSIC
1.00 PM - 2.00 PM OPERA HOUSE WORKSHOP - THALIA
2.00 PM - 3.00 PM OPERA HOUSE WORKSHOP -GERARD GILET & JACK PLEDGE -
GUITARS FOR STYLES
2.00 PM - 4.00 PM RSL CLUB BUSH POETRY- ARCH BISHOP, KERRY DONACHY,
PERCY THOMPSON, DON COOMBES, JIMMY & RHONDA WESTWOOD,
KEVIN PYE, SEAMUS DUFFY & GUESTS
3.00 PM - 4.00 PM OPERA HOUSE GUITAR CONTEST & $1000 GUITAR PRIZE
ENQUIRIES AT THE OPERA HOUSE FOYER, HAVE A GO GUITARISTS !!
3.00 PM - 6.00 PM PRINCE OF WALES PAT DRUMMOND & KAREN LYNNE
4.00 PM - 5.00 PM OPERA HOUSE WORKSHOP - ALAN MUSGROVE
5.00 PM - 7.30 PM OPERA HOUSE EVENING CONCERT - DENIS RYAN, VIRAGO, WELSPENT WITH
ESME BOONE, ALAN BLACKSHAW, STRINGYBARK BAND,
BOB CAMPBELL, JANE HARDING, ECOPELLA
SHORT INTERVAL FOLLOWED BY NIGHT CONCERT
7.45 PM - 10.30 PM OPERA HOUSE NIGHT CONCERT- BRONNIE WARE, HUSSY HICKS, BROTHERS 3,
PAT DRUMMOND & KAREN LYNNE, ALAN MUSGROVE &
SPECIAL GUESTS JOHNNY HANDLE & CHRIS HENDRY
7.30 PM - 10.00 PM MEMORIAL HALL FESTIVAL DANCE
8.00 PM - 10.00 PM BOWLING CLUB YOUNG PERFORMERS - BLACK TARGET
________________________________________________________________________________________________
SUNDAY 3rd JANUARY 2010
8.30 AM - 10ISH COMMERCIAL HOTEL POETS' BREAKFAST
10.00 AM - 12.OO PM OPERA HOUSE INFORMAL GET TOGETHER
10.00 AM - 12.OO PM CENTENNIAL HOTEL INFORMAL CONCERTS
1.00 PM POST OFFICE HOTEL CHORUS CUP
5.00 PM - LATE ULAN HOTEL SPECIAL GUESTS JOHNNY HANDLE & CHRIS HENDRY
WITH BOB CAMPBELL & GUESTS
Artists and audiences are asked to consider that the festival has been put together by a small number of volunteers. We have made every effort to give all artists a spot in an Opera House concert because of the superior acoustics and atmosphere, as well as a couple of spots at the Centennial Hotel. There are a number of other venues that will be open for blackboard concerts.
We are not sure how many people are attending , so there is a possibility some venues will not proceed if there is not an audience, just as we can expand if we have more people and artists than we expected.
Anyone with enquiries, problems or suggestions please go to the duty desk at the Opera House foyer or further enquiries - Ross Mayberry at the Visitors Centre next to the RSL - Bob Campbell 0417 625 743 - David Bennett 0408 408 065.
All artists, including anyone not listed on the program are welcome to perform at the Butcher Shop Café, the Visitors Centre Courtyard Garden or The Muse (old Brasserie) by leaving their name at the Opera House foyer.
Informal sessions will be held at the Commercial Hotel all day Friday and Saturday. Blackboards with lists of artists will be in the Opera House foyer and at all venues.
We will make every effort to meet everyone’s needs and emphasize that we are few and need the help of all present to make this an enjoyable cultural event. Thanks for your patience and enjoy the festival !!
Gulgong Folk Festival Three Days & Nights of Music & Dance
Program Guide 31st December 2009 - 3rd January 2010
Tickets $50 three days, $20 per day,
$10 session or children under 15 free !!
___________________________________________________________________________
THURSDAY 31st DECEMBER 2009
6.00 PM - 9.00 PM OPERA HOUSE CONCERTS - COMPERE DAVE MILES - PICK OF THE BUNCH - SHOWCASE OF LOCAL ARTISTS ON NEW CD “PICK OF THE BUNCH” BOB CAMPBELL, BROTHERS 3, CAL MAKIN, DES KELLY,
DON COOMBES, JIM WESTWOOD, KERRY DONACHY,
ROSS & JUDY KURTZ, SHARON FROST, TANGLEWEED, TOM BROMLEY
7.30 PM - 12.30 AM MAYNE STREET NEW YEAR’S EVE GALA STREET DANCE, STALLS & KIDSTUFF
9.00 PM - LATE PRINCE OF WALES KEN AWESOME SHOWBAND TILL LATE
HOTEL
________________________________________________________________________________________________
FRIDAY 1st JANUARY 2010
8.30 AM - ALL DAY COMMERCIAL HOTEL INFORMAL SESSIONS ALL DAY
8.30 AM - 10ISH BUTCHER SHOP CAFÉ POETS BREAKFAST
9.00 AM - 10.00 AM OPERA HOUSE WORKSHOP - TO BE ADVISED
9.00 AM - 6.00 PM CENTENNIAL HOTEL CONCERTS - ALAN BLACKSHAW, ALAN MUSGROVE, BLUE VALENTINE,
BOB CAMPBELL, BRONNIE WARE, BROTHERS 3, CHRIS SULLIVAN,
ECOPELLA, ELIS DOYLE, ESME BOONE, GREG CARLIN, HUSSY HICKS,
JANE HARDING, JOHN DUFFY, KERRY DONACHY, ROSS & JUDY KURTZ,
SEAMUS DUFFY, SLIMY BROS, TANGLEWEED, THALIA, WELSPENT
& MORE
10.00 AM - 4.00 PM BUTCHER SHOP CAFÉ BLACKBOARDS TO BE ADVISED
10.00 AM - 4.00 PM VISITORS’ CENTRE BLACKBOARDS TO BE ADVISED
10.00 AM - 4.00 PM THE MUSE ACOUSTIC CONCERTS FEATURING VARIOUS FESTIVAL ARTISTS
10.00 AM - 5.00 PM MEMORIAL HALL DANCE WORKSHOP & DANCING - JULIE BISHOP & VAL WILSON
10.00 AM - 11.00 AM OPERA HOUSE WORKSHOP - BRONNIE WARE - SONGWRITING
11.00 AM -12.00 PM OPERA HOUSE WORKSHOP - MALCOLM CLAPP - ALL YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT
SQUEEZEBOXES & WERE TOO AFRAID TO ASK
12.00 PM - 1.00 PM OPERA HOUSE WORKSHOP - CHRIS SULLIVAN – Heartland? -
folklore collecting in the Central West.
1.00 PM - 2.00 PM OPERA HOUSE WORKSHOP - ESME BOONE -SCOTTISH HARP
PLAYING WITH WELSPENT
2.00 PM - 3.00 PM OPERA HOUSE WORKSHOP - JOHN SPENCER - CONCEPTS OF MUSIC
2.00 PM - 4.00 PM RSL CLUB BUSH POETRY- ARCH BISHOP, KERRY DONACHY, PERCY THOMPSON,
DON COOMBES, JIMMY & RHONDA WESTWOOD, KEVIN PYE,
SEAMUS DUFFY & GUESTS
3.00 PM - 4.00 PM OPERA HOUSE WORKSHOP - TO BE ADVISED
5.00 PM - 7.30 PM OPERA HOUSE EVENING CONCERT - COMPERE TOM BROMLEY - TOM HAMILTON,
RICHARD LAWSON, JOCK WEBB, GREG CARLIN, ESME BOONE,
WELSPENT, TANGLEWEED, JACK PLEDGE -
SHORT INTERVAL FOLLOWED BY NIGHT CONCERT
7.45 PM - 10.30 PM OPERA HOUSE NIGHT CONCERT - COMPERE TOM BROMLEY - BROTHERS 3,
ELIS DOYLE, THALIA, CHRIS SULLIVAN, BRONNIE WARE,
HUSSY HICKS, DAVID HARVEY &
SPECIAL GUESTS JOHNNY HANDLE & CHRIS HENDRY
7.30 PM - 10.00 PM MEMORIAL HALL FRIDAY DANCE
10.00 PM - 12.00 AM BOWLING CLUB YOUNG PERFORMERS - BLACK TARGET
________________________________________________________________________________________________
SATURDAY 2nd JANUARY 2010
8.30 AM - 12ISH PRINCE OF WALES POETS' BREAKFAST
HOTEL
8.30 AM - ALL DAY COMMERCIAL HOTEL INFORMAL SESSIONS ALL DAY
8.30 AM - 10ISH BUTCHER SHOP CAFÉ POETS BREAKFAST
9.00 AM - 10.00 AM OPERA HOUSE WORKSHOP - WELSPENT
9.00 AM- 6.00 PM CENTENNIAL HOTEL CONCERTS - ALAN BLACKSHAW, ALAN MUSGROVE, BLUE VALENTINE,
BOB CAMPBELL & FRIENDS, BRONNIE WARE, BROTHERS 3,
DES KELLY, ECOPELLA, ELIS DOYLE, ESME BOONE, GREG CARLIN,
HUSSY HICKS, JANE HARDING, JIMMY WESTWOOD, JOHN DUFFY,
ROSS & JUDY KURTZ, SHARON FROST & FRIENDS, SLIMY BROS,
TANGLEWEED, THALIA & MORE
10.00 AM - 4.00 PM BUTCHER SHOP CAFÉ BLACKBOARDS TO BE ADVISED
10.00 AM - 4.00 PM VISITORS CENTRE BLACKBOARDS TO BE ADVISED
10.00 AM - 11.00 AM OPERA HOUSE WORKSHOP - CHRIS SULLIVAN -
The Aboriginal invention of Australian folk music
10.00 AM - 4.00 PM THE MUSE ACOUSTIC CONCERTS FEATURING VARIOUS FESTIVAL ARTISTS
10.00 AM-5.00 PM MEMORIAL HALL DANCE WORKSHOP & DANCING - JULIE BISHOP & VAL WILSON
11.00 AM -12.00 PM OPERA HOUSE WORKSHOP - MALCOLM STOREY
12.00 PM - 1.00 PM OPERA HOUSE WORKSHOP - JOHN DUFFY - IRISH TRADITIONAL MUSIC
1.00 PM - 2.00 PM OPERA HOUSE WORKSHOP - THALIA
2.00 PM - 3.00 PM OPERA HOUSE WORKSHOP -GERARD GILET & JACK PLEDGE -
GUITARS FOR STYLES
2.00 PM - 4.00 PM RSL CLUB BUSH POETRY- ARCH BISHOP, KERRY DONACHY,
PERCY THOMPSON, DON COOMBES, JIMMY & RHONDA WESTWOOD,
KEVIN PYE, SEAMUS DUFFY & GUESTS
3.00 PM - 4.00 PM OPERA HOUSE GUITAR CONTEST & $1000 GUITAR PRIZE
ENQUIRIES AT THE OPERA HOUSE FOYER, HAVE A GO GUITARISTS !!
3.00 PM - 6.00 PM PRINCE OF WALES PAT DRUMMOND & KAREN LYNNE
4.00 PM - 5.00 PM OPERA HOUSE WORKSHOP - ALAN MUSGROVE
5.00 PM - 7.30 PM OPERA HOUSE EVENING CONCERT - DENIS RYAN, VIRAGO, WELSPENT WITH
ESME BOONE, ALAN BLACKSHAW, STRINGYBARK BAND,
BOB CAMPBELL, JANE HARDING, ECOPELLA
SHORT INTERVAL FOLLOWED BY NIGHT CONCERT
7.45 PM - 10.30 PM OPERA HOUSE NIGHT CONCERT- BRONNIE WARE, HUSSY HICKS, BROTHERS 3,
PAT DRUMMOND & KAREN LYNNE, ALAN MUSGROVE &
SPECIAL GUESTS JOHNNY HANDLE & CHRIS HENDRY
7.30 PM - 10.00 PM MEMORIAL HALL FESTIVAL DANCE
8.00 PM - 10.00 PM BOWLING CLUB YOUNG PERFORMERS - BLACK TARGET
________________________________________________________________________________________________
SUNDAY 3rd JANUARY 2010
8.30 AM - 10ISH COMMERCIAL HOTEL POETS' BREAKFAST
10.00 AM - 12.OO PM OPERA HOUSE INFORMAL GET TOGETHER
10.00 AM - 12.OO PM CENTENNIAL HOTEL INFORMAL CONCERTS
1.00 PM POST OFFICE HOTEL CHORUS CUP
5.00 PM - LATE ULAN HOTEL SPECIAL GUESTS JOHNNY HANDLE & CHRIS HENDRY
WITH BOB CAMPBELL & GUESTS
Artists and audiences are asked to consider that the festival has been put together by a small number of volunteers. We have made every effort to give all artists a spot in an Opera House concert because of the superior acoustics and atmosphere, as well as a couple of spots at the Centennial Hotel. There are a number of other venues that will be open for blackboard concerts.
We are not sure how many people are attending , so there is a possibility some venues will not proceed if there is not an audience, just as we can expand if we have more people and artists than we expected.
Anyone with enquiries, problems or suggestions please go to the duty desk at the Opera House foyer or further enquiries - Ross Mayberry at the Visitors Centre next to the RSL - Bob Campbell 0417 625 743 - David Bennett 0408 408 065.