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Friday 23- Sunday 25 May
Celtic Cultural Experience
At Teralba and Club Macquarie
The Combined Celtic Groups of the Hunter
"A Celtic Cultural Experience"
23, 24, 25 May 2008
In Teralba, Lake Macquarie, NSW
This popular Festival is on again! The Celtic Groups of the Hunter Region are once again combining to present a wonderful weekend of workshops, displays and performances and a Saturday evening Ceilidh featuring Colin Douglas. The weekend also features Dr. Ronald McCoy National Folk Festival Fellow 2007-08. Book early. Early Bird Weekend Workshop ticket a tiny $35 (includes morning/afternoon tea)
Included in the weekend will be:
- Dances from Celtic Lands- for all grades of dancers
- Music – Tin Whistle, Bodhran, Harp and vocal
- Language – tutors will help you master the Celtic tongue
- History, traditions and stories from Cornwall, Shetland and more
- Pictish designs, Shetland knitting and other crafty things for kids
DO NOT MISS THIS WEEKEND
Put the dates in your diary now!
Applications from: A Celtic Cultural Experience, PO Box 34, KOTARA 2289 NSW
Email: Margaret, westwick@wix.com.au or Elma, petronelma@bigpond.com.au Ph/Fax (02) 4943 3436
Friday 6-Monday 9 June
Sessionfest
Our folk club hosts Sessionfest which falls on the Queen's Birthday long weekend in June each year.
Sessionfest is, as the name suggests, a weekend of sessions with no paid performers, no stars and no egos. Its a campout with our folk music friends.
Sessionfest has been running since 2004. Until recently Sessionfest has been held at Walka Water Works in Maitland but because of local council changes we needed to find a new venue. The new venue is at Bargoed in Swansea south Lake Macquarie. It is situated on Lake Macquarie itself on a privatecamping ground/wildlife reserve by the water. look for Nesca Oval on your UBD Newcastle maps
No pets allowed, no exceptions
At Bargoed Wildlife Reserve, Swansea. off Galgabbee Rd
look for Nesca Oval on your Newcastle UBD map 186
or google maps : maps.google.com.au search: bargoed house, swansea, nsw
watch this space for more info
for more info contact Bilbo: 4958 4033 or
sessionfest@gmail.com
Saturday 21 June
7.30 pm
Winter Solstice Supper Dance with Walcha Road and the Hunter Folk Dancers
Are hosting an Autumn Dance at the Wesley, even though it's winter by the calendar, it will be a very pleasant time.
This will be a great family night with dances taught and called - Partners not necessary.
For further information contact: Bill Propert 4946 5602
propert@netspace.com.au
or Margaret Kenning 4952 1327 email: westwick@wix.com.au
Saturday 5 July
Leonard Minogue
Irish balladeer and poet, Leonard Minogue, supported by the Newcastle Peoples Chorus Trade union choir
19 July
Come All Ye Soup and Supper Night
Where you are the performer and the audience for a souper soup supper
Saturday 2 August
Pete Hawkes
Newcastle brings champion guitarist Pete Hawkes home to Newcastle, with his blues/folk repetoire. Peter will be presenting his award winning CD Witchcraft
Supported by the diverse talents of his mate Phil Emmanuell
Sunday 31 August
Folk Club Picnic Day and sessions
Centennial Park Cooks Hill
11-3pm
BYO picnic lunch. We'll bring the games. including games and sessioning
6 September
Mark Jackson
Singer, songwriter and all round entertainer and a great involver of audiences is Mark Jackson.
Supported by Di’s creative dance troupe Tarriq Turuq
4 October
Bob Campell
Bob the fiddler from Gulgong and the band Home Rule
1 November
Folk in Broke Festival
22 November
Something Big Gig
Bees' Wing Coal Mining Workshop along with Bill, Arch and others
6 December
New York Public Library
Funny name, great band
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