THE BLUE MOUNTAINS UKULELE FESTIVAL 2012
Dinner and show at 7pm Show only at 8.30pm Friday 3rd February SOLD OUT!!
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The Clarendon Guesthouse is proud to host the opening night of the Blue Mountains Ukulele Festival 2012. A most unique and interesting festival which is growing every year! If you want to see Australia’s best musicians who also happen to play the ukulele this is the Festival for you. The Blue Mountains is home to the Blue MUG’s who believe that there two types of people in the world - those who play the Ukulele and those who want to.
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Show only:$20(+bf) Dinner and show:$62(+bf)
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KIM RICHEY
Dinner and show at 7pm Show only at 8.30pm Wednesday 8th February
Special support Kevin Bennet and The Flood
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As Duke Ellington said, "There are only two kinds of music: good and bad." At a time when music is all about labels, it's refreshing to find an artist who doesn't easily fit into a box, who is broader than just one category, who is simply "good". Kim Richey is just such an artist. Two-time Grammy-nominated Kim is a storyteller; a weaver of emotions and a tugger of heartstrings. Tender, poetic and aching with life's truths, Kim's songs transport you to her world, where words paint pictures and melodies touch the soul. And then there's her voice. Pure, arresting and honest, her voice makes you take notice; Kim has the kind of voice where if emotions were ribbons, they'd be streaming in rainbow colours from your iPod. Her voice gives you goose bumps. The 15-year musical journey that has led Kim to her latest album, "Wreck Your Wheels" has been a dream run. Aside from her two Grammy nods, she has released five critically acclaimed albums; been listed in the Top 10 Albums of 1999 in US Time Magazine for her album "Glimmer", and been given 4 stars in Rolling Stone and named Alt-Country Album Of The Year in People Magazine for her album "Rise". She has written two Number 1s and four Top 10 hits in the USA and singles in the Top 50. She has had her songs recorded by the likes of Trisha Yearwood and James Morrisson among others; sung on albums by Ryan Adams, Shawn Colvin and Mary Chapin Carpenter and even appeared on a William Shatner record produced by Ben Folds. She's worked with producer legends such as Bill Bottrell (Sheryl Crow, Michael Jackson, Tom Petty) and Hugh Padgham (The Police, XTC, Peter Gabriel, David Bowie) as well as Giles Martin (The Beatles “Love”) and Steve Earle collaborator Richard Bennett, plus she's had her music featured in films and TV and has toured all over the world. Not bad for a girl from Ohio. Kim's sixth album, "Wreck Your Wheels" is a return to her more Americana roots. Heading back to Nashville to record with her touring band, this album was all about getting an organic, real sound: no auto-tune, no studio tricks - just five musicians in a room, playing together.
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Show only: $28(+bf) Dinner and show $70(+bf)
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STEVE TYSON
Dinner and show at 7pm Show only at 8.30pm Thursday 9th February |
What do a Japanese man fanning his penis in a train, a petrified Russian tour guide, a drunken Irish wife-basher, and an Australian trying to avoid the aftermath of 9-11 all have in common...? They are the inspiration for some of the extraordinary songs by Steve Tyson, from his recently released solo album TEMPLE DOG. The critically acclaimed record is a collection of stories from Tyson’s journeys through exotic locations throughout the world, and time spent on the European folk/roots festival circuit with his band Rough Red. Said Tony Hillier in his 4 star review in the Weekend Australian ... “TEMPLE DOG would assuredly have met with the approval of the great American writer Ernest Hemingway were he still around.” Said Noel Mengel in his 4 star review in the Courier Mail.. “This is music with roots that go down deep....all of TEMPLE DOG is strong...” But there is more to Tyson’s live performances than just incredible stories. He delivers the songs with great musicianship, passion and soul. With himself on acoustic guitar and mandolin, he is joined by longtime touring companions Dave Parnell (cocktail drums/acoustic guitar) and John Barr (bass).
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Show only:$18(+bf) Dinner and Show:$60(+bf) |
THE WIDOWBIRDS Dinner and show at 7pm Show only at 8.30pm Saturday 11th February
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“Yo u b oy s ma k e a r e a l g o o d n o i s e . . . I me a n r e a l g o o d" Tony Joe White.
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Show only:$18(+bf) Dinner and Show:$62(+bf) |
KRISTINA OLSEN
Dinner and Show at 7pm Show Only at 8.30pm Thursday 16th February |
Kristina Olsen is one of the world’s most dynamic and entertaining Folk/Blues/Roots Singer-Songwriters & Guitarists. A fine instrumentalist on acoustic guitar, steel-body slide guitar, saxophone, concertina and piano, as well as a powerful songwriter with a big bluesy voice, Kristina has audiences around the world coming back for more. Her mix of strong songs in the troubadour tradition, some jazz-inspired sounds and powerful bottleneck blues, as well as her hilarious storytelling and often bawdy lyrics, makes for a diverse and satisfying musical experience. Born in San Francisco and raised in Haight-Asbury during the 1960's, Kristina's approach to music and life was formed by that environment of vital cultural expression, social activism and diverse musical influences. Such respected artists as Eric Bibb, Fairport Convention, Maddy Prior, Mary Coughlan and Mollie O’Brien have covered and recorded songs by Olsen. She has also worked as a session musician on numerous artist’s albums including playing the hammered dulcimer on Michelle Shocked’s album 'Short Sharp Shocked', and touring Australia as Mary Coughlan’s guitarist in 2005. “To begin with the songs, they are those wonderful gems of song writing which don’t rely on any particular genre for their beginnings. Olsen builds melodies, not styles. She can wind them into unpredictable combinations which then become lovely melodies, or she can deliver them in straight lines which become jazz or blues-oriented pieces. Her guitar stylings are wide, ranging from delicate, complicated runs to aggressive direct blues runs. She’s a sharp guitarist, able to provide herself with both the rhythm and lead pieces she needs to give her songs solid solo support. As a storyteller, Olsen is similarly wonderful, mixing earthy observations about herself and those around with the occasional comment about society’s various shortcomings. Most of all, though, Olsen is funny, noting those things which innocently point out where she and all of us provide material for comic relief. She’s talented, funny, and observant, and consequently she becomes the witty friend who shares her life with you, not preaching to you, or insisting on our praise to maintain the friendship.” - Roots & Reel |
Show only:$30(+bf) Dinner and Show:$72(+bf)
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MADISON VIOLET
Dinner and show at 7pm Show only at 8.30pm Friday 24th February
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Since releasing their last album, No Fool for Trying (2009), Madison Violet won the 2009 John Lennon Songwriting Contest for their track “The Ransom,” took home the 2009 Canadian Folk Music Award for Vocal Group of the Year, and were nominated for multiple East Coast Music Awards and a 2010 JUNO Award for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year (Group). Receiving a mass of acclaim from outlets including the BBC, the CBC, Maverick Magazine, NPR, and Penguin Eggs Magazine, No Fool for Trying made dedicated fans of even the most hard-to-crack critics. Ultimately, Madison Violet captured the attention of Mojo Magazine, landing “Small Of My Heart” on the publication’s distinguished playlist, “Mojo’s Top 10,” in December 2009. Madison Violet also have the unique distinction of being the only Canadians to win The John Lennon Songwriting Contest. . |
Show only:$18(+bf) Dinner and show:$60(+bf) |
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THE CLARENDON PRESENTS THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW WITH YOUR HOST JOHNNY BALANCE
Dinner and show at 7pm Show only at 8.30pm Friday 17th February |
The Clarendon Guesthouse is turning Rocky Horror... BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!!! Be swept into the world of Dr Frank-N-Furter with Jane and Brad as the The Clarendon is transformed into the Rocky Horror castle. A special evening of comedy magic and horror with the wonderful Johnny Balance as your host! Dress as your favorite Rocky Horror character with The Clarendon and staff... prizes for the best dress! Learn the Time Warp dance... be a part of the Rocky Horror experience. This evening will encourage Rocky Horror lovers of all ages out of their houses and into the castle! Johnny Balance is a young energetic performer, not only a skilled Juggler, but you will also witness amazing acts and seriously funny magic. You might not be safe this Rocky Horror! A collaboration of film, theatre and audience alchemy, bursting at the seams with timeless Rocky Horror music classics! The Clarendon will transform for this night only into a truly Rocky Horror Theatre Show!
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Show only:$22(+bf) Dinner and show:$64(+bf)
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PLAYWRITE
Show only at 8.30pm Saturday 18th February All ages Venue |
The Clarendon Guesthouse is proud to present Playwrite! Catch them in this intimate venue while you can!! Playwrite is the folk collective formed by Jordan White & Patrick Holcombe. Playwrite create a wild and haunting wall of sound; animalistic and undeniably catchy. Through pounding drums, samples and swirling guitars come soaring lyrics and chants reminiscent of TV on the Radio, WHY? and Akron/Family. A fresh, dynamic and singular addition to the Melbourne live music scene, Playwrite are a band galvanised by their energy and musicianship. *All ages venue
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Show only:$18(+bf) |
UKEs AT 20'S PACE Featuring The Fleas
and Khristina Joy Dinner and show at 7pm Show only at 8.30pm Saturday 25th February
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The ‘Roaring 20’s’ are back at the Clarendon complete with ukuleles, jazz and the songs of the times. In the ‘Roaring 20’s’ the ukulele and things Hawaiian reached epidemic popularity. The attraction was that it was portable, affordable and so it became associated with the hip, young flappers who used it to play the early jazz tunes. The Fleas are a Blue Mountains group who will get together to ply their musical trade on the ‘Jumping flea’, the ukulele. They will be joined by Khristina Joy whose vibrant singing style and interpretation has made her popular with both audiences and peers alike. |
Show only:$20(+bf) Dinner and Show:$62(+bf) |
PAT DRUMMOND & ALLAN CASWELL Dinner and show at 7pm Show only at 8.30pm Tuesday 28th February |
Caswell And Drummond’s Last Chance To Play The Clarendon Before They Turn 60 Age has a way of creeping up on us all, often faster that it used to, and now, two of the Blue Mountains’ Finest Singer-Songwriters, Pat Drummond and Allan Caswell, find themselves looking down the barrel of their Seniors Cards. In March/April this year both will turn 60 years of age. “I keep driving into Country towns and seeing all those signs that say ‘60 Slow Down’ and I am taking them personally “ complained Drummond. Getting a Senior’s Card normally comes with the benefit of cheaper travel and that would certainly be appropriate for these two Country/ Folk troubadours. Drummond, who is a multi-award winning Country Music Hands Of Fame Recipient, has racked up literally millions of kilometers around Australia, gathering the stories he is so well known for. Caswell, with Six Golden Guitars and an ARIA Award behind him for International hit songs such as “On The Inside (The Theme from Prisoner”, has recently been name Winnebago’s new Ambassador to the Road. Caswell says that this may be the last chance for people to see these Elder statesmen of Folk and Country Music while “We can still remember the words!!!” For most of us remembering the words would be a challenge but for Drummond and Caswell, who have been responsible for penning over 1500 songs in their combined Century of public performance, it must be a ‘feat extraordinaire’. “ When I started in Country Music”, Allan reminisces, “ all the legends like Tex, Buddy, Slim and Smokey were still alive and, like most grumpy old men, looked on people like me as young upstarts who didn’t understand the Form and wouldn’t amount to anything... now I’m as grumpy as any of them!” The show at The Clarendon on Tuesday the 28th of Feb, 2012 will see the pair play some of their earliest works penned in their teenage years, some of the Award winning and Chart storming material that they are well known for as well as some of their most recent offerings. It will be a night to remember if, at their advanced age, they can remember anything at all.
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Show only: $22(+bf) Dinner and show:$64(+bf) |
RICK PRICE
Dinner and show at 7pm Show only at 8.30pm Saturday 3rd March
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Australian singer/songwriter Rick Price has walked the journey many musicians’ dreams are made of. From
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Show only:$35(+bf) Dinner and show:$77(+bf) |
HOLLY THROSBY
Dinner and show at 7pm Show at 8.30pm Friday 9th March Caitlin Park Support |
After a great year of collaborations, including Seeker Lover Keeper & ‘They Will Have Their Way’, as well as excellent experiments such as the ARIA-nominated children’s album See!, Spunk Records is proud to announce that Holly Throsby and her band, The Hello Tigers, will perform a run of intimate shows in Australia this March.The performances, Holly’s first headline dates in almost a year, follow consecutive album releases (See!, Team, and Seeker Lover Keeper), and many tours: two sold-out Seeker Lover Keeper runs, the sold-out ‘They Will Have Their Way’ concert series, and See!’s inaugural live shows for Sydney Festival. Having released Team internationally in November to critical acclaim (4 star reviews in London’s The Sunday Times & The Daily Mirror and 8/10 from the UK’s inimitable Drowned In Sound), Holly will tour Europe and the UK through February, before returning home for these eleven dates in March. Joined by Bree van Reyk on drums, accordion and percussion and Jens Birchall on cello, bass and mandolin, the trio’s live performances are renowned for their intimacy & inventiveness, veering from bright folk-pop to layered, cascading instrumentation and found sounds.These shows are set to be Holly’s last tour before beginning work on new material.
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Show only:$22(+bf) Dinner and Show:$64(+bf) |
PIERRE BENSUSAN WORKSHOP Two Day Workshop Monday 19th & Tuesday 20th March 10am-5pm |
Pierre Bensusan's workhops are open to any guitarist who has already attained a competent technical level. The content of the workshop is fingerstyle guitar, whatever the tuning. Pierre's tuitions are based on the concept that, whatever the style, and whether the focus is on interpreting, improvising or composing, you first need to fulfil the function of playing and expressing music with your instrument. This is analysed and optimised throughout the length of the workshop by going deep into various right hand and left hand techniques, body position, exercises, ornamentations, rhythmic attention, tone, expression, interpretation and so forth. “If you have the opportunity to attend one of Pierre's master classes, drop what you're doing, grab your guitar - be there!!!" Richard Brooker, Graphic Designer, (Wilton, CN) A workshop not to be missed in the intimacy of the Clarendon. Limited availability.
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TWO DAY WORKSHOP: $200 |
EILEN JEWELL
Dinner and show at 7pm Show only at 8.30pm Thursday 29th March |
Fresh from the ecstatic reaction to her most recent album, “Queen of the Minor Key”, Ragged Company Touring is thrilled to announce the imminent arrival on our shores of Alt Country Chanteuse Eilen Jewell. As well as special appearances at Bluesfest, announced today are shows for Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Eilen will be accompanied by her regular touring band of guitarist Jerry Miller, drummer Jason Beek, and upright bassist Johnny Sciascia. Americana fans, blues fans, folk fans, country fans and rock fans will all find elements within Eilen Jewell’s music to relish. Eilen writes classic songs drawing on the influences of honky-tonk, rock ‘n roll, rockabilly, western swing, country blues and sixties rock and pop. Since her official 2006 debut, “Boundary County”, Jewell has surveyed a wide range of traditional musical styles, from the folk and jug band leanings of those early recordings and the heart-achingly intimate grasp of alt-country, folk and swing on the rootsy “Letters From Sinners and Strangers”; through the album-length homage to Loretta Lynn of “Butcher Holler”; right up to recent albums “Sea of Tears” and “Queen of the Minor Key”, which range from the electricity of '60s UK garage rock and Chicago blues to fiddle-driven classic country, the bump-and-grind exotica of vintage Southern California suburban saloons and slow, jazzy numbers that feature torch and tenacity that linger long past last call. Sad songs are Eilen’s wealth and finery. Lend her your ears, and you will quickly hear why fans from all over the world admire and adore her more with each passing year.
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Show only:$45(+bf) Dinner and show:$87(+bf)
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BATTLEFIELD BAND
Dinner and show at 7pm Show only at 8.30pm Friday 30th March
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A bedrock of talent for over four decades, Battlefield Band continue to lead the way for Scotland with their inspired fusion of ancient and modern traditional music and song. Scotland’s great flagship band are in peak form: their new album ‘Line-up’ finds them fresh & invigorated, and illustrates yet again that they are among the most relevant contemporary composers and interpreters of Celtic music today. Ever evolving, the new line-up includes young multi-instrumentalist Ewen Henderson, and has been received with great acclaim on their US, Canadian & UK tours, as the group move on to a new, exciting period in their musical development. '...one of the great institutions of the Scottish music scene.... ' 4 out of 5 stars, Robin Denselow, reviewing ‘Line-up’, Guardian, 2011 |
Show only: $25(+bf) Dinner and show:$67(+bf) |
THE BACKSLIDERS
Dinner and show at 7pm Show only at 8.30pm Saturday 31st March |
The Clarendon is proud to host The Backsliders! Celebrating 25 years in the music industry, Iconic Australian blues group – Backsliders – are leaders and virtual pioneers in their own genre – ‘delta-blues wall of sound’. As a three piece, they can lift the roof off any venue – moving from straight ahead, in your face, ‘amped up’ original blues – ‘Blues ’not ‘Roots’ that is – to ‘all-acoustic’ unplugged ‘way down south’ delta blues. Multi-media celebrity, Doug Mulray describes them as ‘the best acoustic blues band in the country’. Guitarist/ vocalist, founding member and key songwriter for the band, Dom Turner specialises in “bottle-neck” slide guitar using resonator, as well as 6 & 12 string guitars. Dom’s influences are many and varied – a blend of delta blues, piedmont blues, rock, dub and sounds of Asia. He is a highly regarded speaker on blues and roots music and has guested on ABC (Australian Broadcasting Commission) radio programs and presented music workshops at festivals and in universities (both nationally and internationally). As well as playing in the Backsliders, Dom has toured as a solo artist in the USA, playing Augusta Blues week in West Virginia in 1996 and 1998, and in early 2006, he toured Mexico with US blues greats, Del Ray and Steve James. In 2004 Dom was voted Songwriter of the Year’ at the Australian Blues Awards in Goulburn, NSW and has a sculpture in recognition of this honour at the Goulburn Visitors Centre. Drum and percussion virtuoso Rob Hirst (Midnight Oil, Ghostwriters, Hirst & Greene, Angry Tradesmen), an acclaimed name synonymous with the best of Australian music, has been with backsliders since 2000. Midnight Oil’s notoriety needs no explanation, and Rob’s talents have melded perfectly into the band. Rob Hirst is a founding member of Midnight Oil. He was the drummer, songwriter, and backing singer for 25 years. In 2003 he published his first work of prose on Pan McMillan – ‘Willies Bar & Grill’ which is the story of Midnight Oil’s USA & Canadian tour just after September 11. The new Backsliders album, Starvation Box, released via Fuse Records August 2011, is arguably their best yet. Recorded in another former Midnight Oil member Jim Moginie’s studio, Oceanic Studios on Sydney’s northern beaches, Starvation Box is an affectionate nod the band’s past heroes containing five covers of past greats including Lead Belly, Robert Johnson and blues mandolin elder statesman and another key Backsliders influence, Yank Rachell. Many of the album’s original tracks follow the theme of paying tribute to musical heroes: “Failed Preacher Blues” is about the ‘Father of the Delta Blues’ Charlie Patton, for example, and “Bowie County” also mentions Lead Belly and the famous jail where he served time and escaped under an alias ‘Walter Boyd’.
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Show only: $23(+bf) Dinner and Show:$65(+bf) |
Sunday afternoon with AUDREY AULD Show only at 3pm Sunday 1st April |
As a collection of the best of Auld’s best (so far, at least!), Resurrection Moon plays like the perfect live set and showcase for the award-winning artist’s eclectic range of moods and styles: from the devastating frankness of “Losing Faith” (winner of the 2006 MerleFest Song Contest) and gorgeous sorrow of “Song for Clax” to the playful swing of “Jellyroll,” the giddy rush of “Love You Like the Earth,” and the tender familial affection of “My Father.” “These are Audrey’s marks of living, her scars and moments of revelation,” writes fellow Down-Under songwriter Terry McArthur (co-writer of “Resurrection Moon”) in the album’s liner notes. “Audrey writes the kind of songs that connect us to who we are and where we come from. Songs that leave you breathless with their beauty. Songs drawn from the deep well of the heart …” They’re also songs that, henceforth, will only be available on Resurrection Moon — at least in CD form. The original albums will all live on as digital downloads online, but Auld plans to stop manufacturing physical copies. She’ll surely be performing many of these songs live for years to come, but after this fond look back at her back pages with Resurrection Moon, Audrey Auld will only be found looking straight ahead to her future.
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Sunday Show only:$20(+bf)
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DOUG PARKINSON
Dinner and show at 7pm Show only at 8.30pm Friday 6th April (Good Friday) Saturday 7th April (Easter Saturday)
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EASTER LONG WEEKEND Doug Parkinson is a rock superstar his legendary voice is part of our rock heritage, and his stage presence holds your attention in a vice-like grip. He has been described as “Australia’s Greatest Singer “(Melbourne Herald Sun) and “A Rolled Gold Superstar” ( Imre Salusinszky,The Australian) Doug Parkinson is one of few Australian performers to successfully combine a career spanning 40 years in music television and stage. Doug has a string of hits including Dear Prudence, Without You and Everlasting Love, a show stopping icon of the stage in 8 award winning musical theatre roles in everything from rock in TOMMY to stage spectacular's, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR and GREASE, BIG RIVER, HAPPY DAYS, THE WIZARD OF OZ, and famously Doug shone as the Big Bopper in BUDDY THE MUSICAL. Due to sell out performances of Doug Parkinson's up close and personal life story, The Clarendon Guesthouse has invited Doug Parkinson to perform his show 'HIS WAY 'Songs and Stories for two exciting evenings over Easter. Presented to the audience in an up close and personal manner and supported by an acoustic band, Doug Parkinson sings his hits Dear Prudence and I'll Be Around, My Way and many many more. Along with Doug's hit records he brings to life the music from the Black American Songbook , breathtaking standards and contemporary groove songs sharing with the audience his stories from his time on the road , the adventures along the way , and how certain hit songs from great and magical performers came to be written and how and why they have stood the test of time. He is a true household name and remains one of Australia's most popular performers. Whether you have followed his journey or are just discovering the magic now, Doug Parkinson has a soul and voice that transcends generations.
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Show only: $40(+bf) Dinner and show$82(+bf)
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| FERAL SWING KATZ
Dinner and show at 7pm Show only at 8.30pm Saturday 21st April
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Musicians and friends Stuart French and Michel Rose built more than just the core of a unique band when they combined their talents in 1996. Stuart’s hot guitar blended perfectly with Michel’s harmony licks on pedal steel in a partnership meant to be – forming the signature sound of The Feral Swing Katz. Their music is a blend of 40’s Swing, Classic Country with a touch of Jazz otherwise known as “Western Swing”. The Feral Swing Katz have made more than an impact on the Australian music market, earning a coveted MO award in 2001 for Best Country Band; in 2002 they added a Golden Guitar to their trophy shelf; then in 2006 the Ferals won the ACE award for Country Group of the Year. They have three albums released over the last 10 years. All five musicians in the band are the best in their field and when not performing live, they make their living as Studio Musicians. Acclaimed Nashville songwriter to the stars, Jim Lauderdale, caught one of their performances in Nashville in 2002 and said: “it’s refreshing to hear country played in the manner it was intended.” While America would easily have welcomed this band with open arms, they returned triumphantly to Australia, earning rich praise from all and sundry. 2RRR Sydney DJ Ken Date, a firm Ferals devotee, said: “from the Murrumbidgee to the Mississippi, no cat swings like the Ferals!” Add the velvet vocals of New Zealand-born Camille Te Nahu to the Feral Swing Katz lineup, and you are in for one seriously enjoyable concert. Sit back and just wait for your feet to start tapping. They will take on a life of their own. Happens all the time. It’s a Feral thing.
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Show only:$22(+bf) Dinner and show:$64(+bf) |
RALPH McTELL
Dinner and show at 6pm Show only at 7.30pm Sunday 29th April
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The Clarendon Guesthouse is proud to present a performer who needs no introduction. Ralph McTell has lived and performed music for over 45 years as a professional musician, though his love affair with the music goes even further back. Shaped artistically by the poetry of Bob Dylan, the spirit of Woody Guthrie and the music of the Mississippi Delta, McTell developed a style that has continued to defy easy categorisation. Delicate melodies, compelling stories; songs that seem at first 'easy on the ear' permeate the very soul of the listener, encouraging, provoking and at times, challenging. One or two examples of what McTell has achieved... Songs... McTells most famous song, Streets of London has been covered by more than 250 artists. Another of his songs, Clare to Here, is commonly assumed to be a traditional song and has again been covered a wide range of musicians from The Furey Brothers to Nanci Griffith Albums... 27 Albums, from Eight Frames a Second, recorded in 1968 to his most recent, Somewhere Down The Road, to be released in September 2010 McTell has worked with legendary producers such as Tony Visconti, Gus Dudgeon and Shel Talmy and fellow musicians such as Phil Collins, John Martyn and Bert Jansch. The list goes on... Don't miss your opportunity to see this iconic performer at the intimate Clarendon Guesthouse.
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Show only:$55(+bf) Dinner and show:$97(+bf) |
THE MOUNTAIN GOATS
Dinner and show at 7pm Show only at 8.30pm Tuesday 8th May |
After releasing All Eternals Deck to critical acclaim last year The Mountain Goats will be bringing their unique brand of American indie storytelling to Australian audiences once again playing six dates in May 2012. All Eternals Deck is an eclectic mix of inspirations ranging from century old painting to 70s cult films, singer songwriter John Darnielle explaining that the tracks “cluster around themes of hidden things and the dread that hidden things inspire.” Recorded across four different studios each with different a producer, All Eternals Deck demonstrates how different seasons, moods, producers and locations play out into song and confirms that John Darnielle is one of the most innovative and creative songwriters of this generation. “Paradoxically passionate but controlled, uncompromising but instantly likable, All Eternals Deck is a certain career highlight for Darnielle.” - Pitchfork “Lyrically brilliant (as usual) and melodically addictive, All Eternals Deck is a compelling and essential album from every perceivable angle.” – Time Off **** “John Darnielle is without a doubt one of the finest songwriters working right now - a true American novelist.” – The Brag ****
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Show only:$42(+bf) Dinner and Show:$$84(+bf) |
HARRY MANX
Dinner and show at 7pm Show only at 8.30pm Thursday 10th May |
The legendary Canadian Blues Guitarist and Singer Songwriter HARRY MANX, last here in 2010, returns to our shores in March 2012 for a series of guest appearances at some of our best known music festivals. This will be followed by a national tour in May and June. Harry Manx has spent years fusing eastern musical traditions with the blues, switching effortlessly between conventional guitars, harmonica, and banjo and the decidedly different Mohan veena, a 20-stringed instrument invented by Manx’ Indian mentor Vishwa Mohan Bhatt. Manx is often referred to as the “Mysticssippi” Blues Man, because of his expertise in melding both East and West music together and therefore, “creating musical short stories that wed the Blues with the depth of classical Indian ragas”. Over the last 10 years, Harry Manx released 11 Albums and has garnered a room full of awards including, “seven Maple Blues Awards, six Juno nominations, the Canadian Folk Award in 2005 for Best Solo Artist and won CBC Radio’s “Great Canadian Blues Award” in 2007″. His most recent accomplishment was receiving yet another Juno Nomination for “Blues Album of the Year”, for his release, “Bread and Buddha” in 2010. Harry’s newest album ‘ISLE of MANX’ has just been released which he describes as being the Desert Island Collection. It’s an album of 15 songs, chosen by Harry that reflect his musical journey. For his forthcoming Australian tour , Harry will be accompanied by virtuoso Hammond Organ musician Clayton Dooley* at all the Festival shows. |
Show only:$47(+bf) Dinner and show:$89(+bf) |
