Fleurieu Folk Festival
24th - 26th October 2008 at Willunga
An Official

Event

SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 2008 FESTIVAL PROGRAM

Friday 6pm till midnight

Opening Concert in the Concert Stadium:
Danny Spooner, Celtaclysmic, Lonely Cosmonauts, Braemar, The Fiddle Chicks, Garida, Southland Bluegrass Band

Village Marquee Concert: Siobhan Owen, Georgia Germein, Craig Sinclair, Goldstein & Choirs from two local Schools

Young Performers Marquee: Jessica Paige, Gurdy Girl, Sarah McGuire, Romana Quintel

Saturday 10am till midnight

Concert Stadium - Daytime:
Taylor Thompson Trio, The Cowtippers, Triple Aspect, Scotch Myst, Sassy & more ....

Village Marquee - Daytime: Chris Finnen; Loren Kate; Soursob Bob; Cat Dog Bird; Ryebuck Sheilas; Dean Bird & more

Special Feature Concert
7.30pm in the Concert Stadium:

Keith Potger; Eric Bogle & John Munro; Danny Spooner; Vince Brophy; The Fiddle Chicks; Celtaclysmic; Lonely Cosmonauts

Village Marquee Concert - 7.30pm
Blues Concert featuring:

Chris Finnen; Tom Richardson; Two Walls
and a Roof & more

Young Performers Marquee - 5.30pm to 9pm: Garida; Sarah McGuire; Craig Sinclair; Georgia Germein; Loren Kate & more

Dancing in the Show Hall:
Adelaide Traditional Dancers; Cajun Dancing; Adelaide Bluegrass Cloggers; Irish Set Dance; Bush Dance with Maureen Morris

Café AcousticA:
Dr Fauster’s Tumblers, Miller & JJ; Adelaide Ukulele Appreciation Soc; McLaren Vale Folk Club; Sassy; Whiteboard concert - put your name on the board & have a go

Poetry: The Bush Poets present a poetry session in the Willunga Hotel - please bring along your own poems to recite

Sunday 10am- 8pm

Concert Stadium - Daytime:
Martin & Muldoon, Triple Aspect, Jessica Paige, Eastwind, Tom Richardson, Umbrella Acapella, Rose’n’Thorns, Here’s To Friends
Village Marquee - Daytime: The Cowtippers, Red Tonic, Gofas, Hard Yacka, Sarah McGuire & Dave Godfrey

Special Feature Concert
4pm in the Stadium:

Keith Potger; Garida; Matsumoto Montz; Soursob Bob; Loren Kate; Scotch Myst; Southland Bluegrass Band

Village Marquee Concert - 5pm:
Here’s To Friends; Arthur’s Cajun Band; Schroedinger’s Cat; Los Causes

Young Performers Marquee - 4.30pm to 8pm: Sarah McGuire; Celtaclysmic; Georgia Germein; Jessica Paige; Tom Richardson - FRESH FOLK’S FURIOUS FINALE

Dancing in the Show Hall:
Contra Dance; Irish Set Dancing; Aussie Bush Dance with Hard Yacka; Di’s Toe Tappers

Whiteboard Concerts:
Village Marquee & Café Acoustica: put your name down on the board and have a go

Poetry: Willunga Hotel - Japanese Haiku with Mike and Kath Edgecombe; Humorous poems - Steve Keirl, Mary Opie & friends
Songs of Protest: Join Gina Kellett & Dave Nurton and friends in the back room of the Willunga Hotel

Christina’s on High Street
Saturday and Sunday:

Enjoy listening to some of the Festival acts in an acoustic setting over a cup of coffee and a bite to eat: with Dean Bird; Bad Leroy Brown; Romana Quintel; Jewelled Mat; Loren Kate Dave Greenslade; Martin & Muldoon; Neptune Rising & more

Children’s Festival - Saturday:
Keith Preston’s traditional Punch ‘n Judy Show; Jack & Molly; Dr Knickerbocker show with Mike Jackson; Frootloops the clown; face painting; Plaster Fun House; pony rides and more!

Young Talent Showcase - 1pm-2pm Saturday:
For children between 8 -12 years. If you can sing or play a musical instrument and would like to take part in our Showcase please click here to fill out an application form

*** Visit the Instrument Makers Exhibition - all weekend in the CWA Rooms - for locally made hand-crafted instruments ***


‘Step Into the Music Workshops’ - Saturday

Eric Bogle - Songwriting Workshop - 1pm

Celtaclysmic - Arranging Traditional Music
in a Modern Context

Fiddle Chicks - Arrangements for 3 Fiddles
& 3 Voices

Danny Spooner - British Folk Songs Transported to Australia

Instrument Workshops
Learn from the Experts

Recorder - Celtic style - Amanda Bettesworth
Fiddle - Celtic for beginners - Kath Kennedy
Guitar - Alternate tunings - Vince Brophy
Guitar - Beginners to advanced - Greg Miller
Guitar - Blues style - Chris Finnen
Guitar - Popular progressions - John Jaggard
Banjo (5 string) - Matsumoto Montz

Mandolin– Bluegrass style - Paul Thompson
Ukulele for children & adults - Mike Jackson


‘Step Into the Music Workshops’ - Sunday

Danny Spooner - Songs That Made Australia

Tom Richardson & Craig Sinclair - Blues Slide Guitar

Lesley Gentilin - Singing in Parts

Eastwind - Harmony Singing

Instrument Workshops
Learn from the Experts

Fiddle - Scottish - Linda Rankin
Guitar - Celtic music accompaniment -
Tony Schick
Piano Accordion - Celtic music - Peter Franche
Harp - Celtic music - Chris Morphett
Uilleann Pipes - Nick Martin
Hurdy Gurdy & Nyckelharpa - Jane Ruckert
Ukulele - Learn to Play - Mike Jackson

Lochaber No More: Highland Clearance songs with Braemar
Preston’s Puppets: the true meaning of Punch’n’Judy

Children’s Festival Sunday:
Brenda Bower’s roaming puppets; Dr Knickerbocker; Jack & Molly; Darlington Primary School Class Band; Frootloops the face painting Clown

Young Talent Showcase - 1pm-2pm Sunday:
For youngsters between 13-17 years. If you can sing or play a musical instrument and would like to take part in our Showcase please click here to fill out an application form

Footy Club Special Events

Songs Grandma & Grandpa Sang - 4pm Sat
Mike Jackson & Danny Spooner

Hills Folk Club - 5pm Saturday:
Red Tonic; Adrienne Lovelock; Molloy & Day; ‘Bygone Error’ English music-hall songs with Paul Reynolds

Songs of the Fleurieu Peninsula - 12.30pm Sun
Dave Greenslade & friends

Sea Shanty Session - 3.30pm Sunday:
Danny Spooner & Rocky River


Ye Olde ‘AUSSIE CIDER’ Session Bar

The place to meet & greet all weekend - share a song or a tune over a jar! Informal ‘café’ style seating with an old-time atmosphere. Housed in its own centrally located marquee.


Festival Arena & Town Square:

Colonial Dancers - Saturday
Hedgemonkey Morris Dancers - Sunday
Onkaparinga Pipes & Drums - Sunday
Brenda Bower's Roaming Puppets


McLaren Vale Folk Club
Café AcounsticA - 6pm Saturday
Accompanied Singing & Singaround

India –a journey of DVD Photos & Music:
with Dave Clark - 8pm Sat in the RSL