ad for their Illawarra Folk Club appearance in Big Russ's inimitable style (ps. Chloe of Young & Jacksons )

sandra

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subject - Un-nuded Chloe, latter day convicts and twins


Chloe Comes To The Gong

"Young and Jacksons" the pub where Melbournians call,

To drink with their 'Chloe' who hangs on the wall.

She's a legend, a beauty, she's lithe and she's tall,

And as for her clothes - why she wears none at all.


But this Melbourne 'Chloe', is really quite boring

An inanimate portrait, She never goes touring,

There's a new Melbourne Chloe, with voice pure and rare

And she'll sing at the 'Diggers', make sure that you're there

Bigruss

   

OLD SOUTH WALES, MELBOURNE'S CHLOE AND TWINS

Saturday 17th at the City Diggers Club Wollongong


Make sure you get to this one, Chloe and Silas just back from an extensive OS tour where they killed them in the UK.
Andrew and Carol from Old South Wales, whose ancestors failed to get caught and sent to New South Wales but are now here to see what they missed out on.
And then there's Alanna and Alicia (with Damien Neil and Bridget Graham) the touring twins escaping from Melbourne.


Action at 7.30pm. great meals at the Club Restaurant, and still only $10 and $15 and as always the Mystery Performer and The cheapest Coopers on Tap in the Gong.

You'll love 'em- bigruss



Read on for more info.


A highlight of The Illawarra Folk Club's Concert on Saturday 17th September at the Diggers Club will be a visit from two fine folk performers from our parent colony, Old South Wales - Andrew McKay and Carole Etherton


Andrew and Carole live on the Gower Peninsula, near Swansea in South Wales. Both are experienced and accomplished singers and instrumentalists. Andrew plays the somewhat obscure Crane Duet concertina, while Carole favours the even rarer tenor Cornamuse, a gentler relative of the Crumhorn. They sing mainly in the British folk style, including recently-composed songs which sound like they're traditional, many of which they write themselves. Also some Music Hall songs, and . . . well, anything they like, really.

Their songwriting has been described as 'reminiscent of Rudyard Kipling and C Fox Smith' with the added bonus that they 'do all the tunes themselves'. Most of their songs are based on the social history, legends and humour of their home area but are proving popular worldwide, with versions reportedly being sung in Folk Clubs in the USA, New Zealand and elsewhere. Their songs are recorded on three CDs currently available from their website www,cranedrivinmusic.com.


Then from Melbourne comes the ever popular Chloe Hall with her fiddle playing mate, Silas. Chloe has made a number of appearances at the club over the last few years.

Chloe has been playing music all her life and won her first songwriting award at age 14. An early love of Irish folk music led her on a fruitful journey as a teenage troubadour, from open mic nights in Melbourne to countless stages on the Australian folk circuit through the mid to late 90's. After studying voice and composition at the Conservatorium at Melbourne University, she left to carve out a career as a contemporary singer/songwriter.

Chloe has built a reputation for her beautiful voice, well-crafted songs and warm, heartfelt performances. She has performed extensively, everywhere from small pubs to major festivals, including the Port Fairy and National folk festivals.

Chloe and Silas have just returned from their third tour to the UK where her albums received airplay on the BBC. http://www.chloehall.com.au/


The best site to hear Alanna & Alicia is: www.myspace.com/alannaandaliciaeganband where there are 8 tracks, the first three being from their new album and the others demos.


Finally we have the twins. Twin sister singer/songwriters Alanna & Alicia from Melbourne have charmed audiences from Port Fairy to the National Folk Festival with their own special blend of folk/jazz/roots songs, their onstage warmth and humor and their beautiful new album, 'Two in a Book', recorded with the assistance of a Vic Rocks Arts Grant and released in 2010.

Known for their fine songwriting and sweet harmonies, both girls have won several awards at national festivals, with Alicia 'Best New Talent' at Port Fairy Folk Festival in 1998.

They will be accompanied by fine guitarist Damien Neil and the talented Bridget Graham on violin and piano.

'deliciously idiosyncratic and saucy songs...wry, frank observations of life and love…quality quirky lyrics delivered with verve and the kind of close harmonies you'd expect from sisters…consummate backing.' Tony Hillier, Rhythms magazine.


The action kicks off at 7.30 pm ESFT (Eastern Standard Folk Time) admission is still $10 (members) $15 (others)


Cheers!
Russell Hannah