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Newcastle and Hunter Valley Folk Club meets on the first Saturday of the month at the Wesley Fellowship Hall, 150 Beaumont St Hamilton. at 7:30pm

General Enquiries to    folkclubcontacts@gmail.com

Our Newsletter 'Coaldust' is available to financial members.  Coaldust gives more indepth information on club activities, events and items of interest to members

 

Whats On

 

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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