The place to get your performance started!
Great acoustics, friendly people and warm applause!
Bring your friends to cheer you on!
$5 per person, light supper is included.
A sculpture exhibition in a location like no other.
Dose up on culture and heritage in one easy fix! Truly unique location with a fascinating history, restaurant and campground situated in the beautiful Arakoon National Park.
Entries open now until 29 June 2018. Register via website www.sculptureinthegaol.com.au
Macleay Valley Arts Council Annual General Meeting
Yes folks it's that time of the year again!
Come along and have your say, and elect a new committee to run this thing.
Maybe you'd like to join the committee?
This year’s New Northern Tour by students of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music will feature a saxophone quartet – STAB – which are the names of the four student members – Sam, Tom, Angus and Brian.
They will play an eclectic mix of classical, modern classical and jazz, and they are sure to delight as this tour does every year. Come and hear these fine young musicians in the acoustic wonder that is the Oddfellows Hall!
Don’t miss out! Grab a ticket today!
Repertoire Quartet Premiere Quatuor, Op. 53 by Jean Baptiste Singelee (1857) Dr. Tarkus’ Atom Hearts Club Quartet by Takashi Yoshimatsu Songs for Tony by Michael Nyman July by Michael Torke Quatuor pour Saxophones Op. 109 by Alexander Glazunov (1932) Quatuor pour Saxophones by Pierre Max Dubois (1956) Little Fugue in G Minor [BWV 578] by Johan Sebastian Bach (1703-1707)
Duo Black by Marc Mellits (2008)
Solos Pequena Czardas by Pedro Iturralde Black and Blue by Barry Cockroft Ku Ku by Barry Cockroft Rock Me by Barry Cockroft Tango Etudes by Astor Piazolla
A Mark Oats and Matty Zarb show is full of laughs, lots of fun and exciting musicianship. Mark and Matty have been great friends and musical mates since 1986 and never tire of playing together.
Like kids with toys it’s always fresh and totally entertaining!
Mark is without a doubt Australia’s most loved rascal fiddler with a style that is all his own that has taken him all around the world. Mark has been in the iconic Aussie band the Bushwackers line up for over 23 years now and is a favorite go see in whatever outfit he is playing with. His happy go lucky way is signature of what you see is what you get in total entertainment. He is an exceptional musician and a must see!
Matty has had a very colorful history to bring him into this act.
Matty is an accomplished guitar player and the perfect match to play alongside Mark. Matty has picked his way around the world too on his 23 year old Maton and just loves to entertain and sing his songs and tell his yarns. His ability to create beautiful music from his old Maton guitar is certainly grown out from his own style and sound. The two lads together is a very unique sound and a wonderful experience.
This coming year they will be out on the road playing festivals and events and can’t wait for every single gig With an eclectic mix of Celtic/Folk/Bushgrass type music with a feel only they can get together it’s a must see and hear.
Here is a showreel to give you a snippet of what you can expect in any show with them.
Fast-emerging and synergetic duo Anna Salleh and Guy Strazz will be performing at ODDFELLOWS HOT CLUB in Kempsey on Friday, 7 September.
Since Anna and Guy first graced the Hot Club stage, they have been on an exciting creative journey together, which has seen the birth of lovingly-crafted original songs, including lyrics set by Anna to Guy's award-winning tune Mandela.
This provides new spice to the bedrock of their brilliant show that breathes new life into Brazilian classics - from the Afro-samba Berimbau to the bossa nova anthem Chega de Saudade ('No More Blues'). Along with irresistible rhythms and melodies of other styles from Rio de Janeiro and beyond, virtuosic instrumentals, and much loved ballads, their performance is not to be missed.
Guy Strazz is a guitar master, composer and recording artist, who is well known for his albums and collaborations with artists such as Slava Grigoryan, Ashok Roy, Matt McMahon and Vince Jones.
Singer/guitarist Anna Salleh performs both nationally and internationally and has achieved great acclaim for her show ‘Gorgeous Songs from Brazil & Beyond’, which features some of Australia's best jazz and world musicians.
"I've had a life-long passion for Brazilian music," says Anna, who first fell for bossa nova when she heard the sound track to the film Black Orpheus, many years ago.
About 10 years ago she was recommended to get some guitar lessons from Guy and the rest – as they say – is history. “We both discovered we loved Brazilian music,” says Guy. "So Salleh & Strazz was a collaboration that evolved naturally."
“The combination of syncopated African rhythms, melancholic yet uplifting melodies, poetic lyrics and jazzy harmonies are a winning combination as far as I'm concerned,” says Anna.
“Way beyond The Girl from Ipanema, our music has broad appeal - it seems to speak to the heart, whatever your age, and no matter what walk of life you are from."
MORE INFO: www.sallehandstrazz.com
Multiple award-winning Australian Blues musician Darren Jack has been electrifying audiences with his signature powerhouse Rock ‘n’ Blues and original music for over twenty years. Darren has appeared in most major Blues Festivals in Australia, including: East Coast Blues Festival – Byron Bay, Great Southern Blues Festival – Narooma, Thredbo Blues Festival, Woodford Folk Festival, Australian Blues Music Festival – Goulburn, Southern Blues and Roots Festival – Hobart, Gympie Music Festival, Cross Roads Festival – Central Coast, Manly Jazz Festival, Blues on Broadbeach – Broadbeach, Bridgetown Blues Festival W.A. & The Forth Valley Blues Festival Launceston, Wangaratta Jazz and Blues Festival and the Sydney Blues and Roots Festival. And now, at the HOT CLUB right here in West Kempsey!
Multiple award-winning Australian Blues musician Darren Jack has been electrifying audiences with his signature powerhouse Rock ‘n’ Blues and original music for over twenty years.
Darren has appeared in most major Blues Festivals in Australia, including: East Coast Blues Festival – Byron Bay, Great Southern Blues Festival – Narooma, Thredbo Blues Festival, Woodford Folk Festival, Australian Blues Music Festival – Goulburn, Southern Blues and Roots Festival – Hobart, Gympie Music Festival, Cross Roads Festival – Central Coast, Manly Jazz Festival, Blues on Broadbeach – Broadbeach, Bridgetown Blues Festival W.A. & The Forth Valley Blues Festival Launceston, Wangaratta Jazz and Blues Festival and the Sydney Blues and Roots Festival.
And now, at the HOT CLUB right here in West Kempsey!
The Date Brothers are Ian Date on guitar, trumpet and vocals, and Nigel Date on guitar. They are Australia’s leading exponents of the gypsy jazz guitar style.
Ian is a world renowned guitarist who’s shared the stage with many of the greatest international jazz musicians over his 40 odd year career.
The brothers get together in Australia once or twice a year as well as overseas, and that's about to happen here at the HOT CLUB in Kempsey.
Ian is the musical patron of the Oz Manouche gypsy guitar festival held in Brisbane each November which brings together the best of Australian Django style players as well as international guests.
The brothers have performed at a stack of music festivals and held concerts all over the place.
Recent recording collaborations for the Date Brothers include Tommy Emmanuel and James Morrison.
You won't want to miss this! BOOK NOW!
Irish Mythen at the HOT CLUB!
Yes folks, another international touring star is coming to the HOT CLUB!
Irish Mythen was born in Ireland and now resides in Charlottetown Prince Edward Island Canada.
"This Island creates music and musicians, art and artists. I found a shift to take things more seriously when I moved here." And she did just that. Her latest release, the self titled Irish Mythen, gained her recognition around the globe with nominations and wins coming from Music PEI, East Coast Music Association, Folk Alliance International and Socan. Write-ups in Australian Guitar Magazine, the Rolling Stone, and a plethora of online publications world wide have helped plant Irish firmly on the map of 'Must See Artists'.
More here: https://www.irishmythen.com/home
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