28 May 05 - 02:16 AM (#1494838) Subject: Australia bound ....but where From: GUEST,Merry Bee I am just planning my three month tour around Australia. Any folk events/clubs I shouldn't miss? Merry |
28 May 05 - 03:43 AM (#1494863) Subject: RE: Australia bound ....but where From: Banjo-Flower A PM to Bob Bolton should get you a long way Gerry |
28 May 05 - 05:22 AM (#1494891) Subject: RE: Australia bound ....but where From: Bugsy Try this link. click here When the Page opens, click on whatever subject you want to find out about. Hope you have a wonderful trip over here in Australia. Cheers Bugsy |
28 May 05 - 05:34 AM (#1494895) Subject: RE: Australia bound ....but where From: GUEST,moocowpoo what time of year are you here? |
28 May 05 - 07:18 AM (#1494928) Subject: RE: Australia bound ....but where From: hilda fish Hi moocowpoo. Yes what time? |
28 May 05 - 09:05 AM (#1494944) Subject: RE: Australia bound ....but where From: GUEST,freda hi Merry bee For info on folk events in NSW, try the NSW Folk Fed website, at jam.org.au Almost Acoustic is a folk venue in Rozelle run buy the Folk Federation of NSW. It features overseas, interstate and local artists. Folk nights at Almost Acoustic are usually the second Saturday of the month, but there are variations to fit in with touring artists. You can find out more about Almost Acoustic at http://freewebs.com/almostacoustic The Loaded Dog is another acoustic venue - showcasing the best acoustic music has to offer, from guitar to hurdy-gurdy, solo voice to community choir. More information about the Loaded Dog can be found at: www.freewebs.com/loadeddog This link will take you to a site which has a poster of folk events all over Australia: 7thdimension.com.au/festival the poster can be purchased through the site. The Australian Folk Alliance folkalliance.org.au/FAA_SiteMap.htm If you look at this site under "festivals" you will find 85 festivals from around Australia listed. Another good source of information is the Folk Australia website, to be found at: folk.mountaintracks.com.au/Folk_Australia This site also has information about month by month at festivals around Australia, and other features including a group chat room, calendar, file server, and more.... goodluck freda |
28 May 05 - 11:17 AM (#1494988) Subject: RE: Australia bound ....but where From: Charley Noble Merry- You can have a whole lot of fun following up folk club leads from Mudcatters in Australia. We certainly did in our two recent trips. We also did some tourist things as well. You might review our Oz Journal on our personal website, which is edited from a Mudcat thread of similar name: Australia Trip 2003 Note, you may have to cycle back to our home page to access this journal. Cheerily, Charley Noble |
28 May 05 - 09:39 PM (#1495297) Subject: RE: Australia bound ....but where From: The Fooles Troupe Don't forget Queensland ... |
29 May 05 - 07:39 AM (#1495436) Subject: RE: Australia bound ....but where From: Joybell And us if you find yourself in Victoria, Merry Bee Nobody forgets Queensland, Foolestroupe. In the U.S. all they talked about to us was crocodiles. Cheers, Joy |
29 May 05 - 09:22 AM (#1495452) Subject: RE: Australia bound ....but where From: The Fooles Troupe Ah yes - crocodiles - the first line of defense against the invading Japanese in WWII... actualy that was more the case in the NT... |
17 Jun 05 - 09:28 PM (#1503378) Subject: RE: Australia bound ....but where From: GUEST,MerryBee Hi everyone . A quick note to say thanks to you all for the very helpful info.Thanks Charlie for your links and the one to your own site. I'm busy putting my tour of Oz together but wanted to say "THANKS". I'll call again if I need more help........amazing! Merry |
18 Jun 05 - 04:02 AM (#1503524) Subject: RE: Australia bound ....but where From: John MacKenzie Don't miss Phillip Island and the Penguin Parade. G.. |
18 Jun 05 - 06:02 AM (#1503563) Subject: RE: Australia bound ....but where From: Hrothgar Try this for Brisbane/Queensland. http://www.folkrag.org/ |
18 Jun 05 - 06:42 PM (#1503891) Subject: RE: Australia bound ....but where From: Charley Noble Merry- Thanks for the thanks! I'm sure when you formulate more definite plans you will find Mudcat a useful resource for locating friendly contacts in Oz. We certainly were quite pleased with the advice and hospitality. We wish we were going back there this year but maybe we'll be able to do that in 2006. Cheerily, Charley Noble |
18 Jun 05 - 11:13 PM (#1504024) Subject: RE: Australia bound ....but where From: JennyO Hi MerryBee. If you are in Sydney at any stage, I know Charlie would recommend a John and Jenny backyard barbeque in Earlwood. If it's windy, we might even put you to work hauling on the mainbraces ;-) Otherwise, a number of us here are heavily involved in the Sydney folk scene. Sandra runs The Loaded Dog folk club, and I run North By Northwest Folk club. Let us know your plans when you know them, and we guarantee to keep you busy. Just ask Charlie! Jenny |
19 Jun 05 - 12:00 AM (#1504036) Subject: RE: Australia bound ....but where From: The Fooles Troupe If you want to be 'Bound for Botany Bay', you could try stealing a loaf of bread... |