it's mother's day just around the corner, and we have to tell you that our market is brimming full of goodness for all your favourite mothers out there... a treasure trove of all things fine and lovely, the con artists markets have a growing sorty of handmade delights to satisfy all tastes and crafty persuasions.
check back closer to the market, or join us on facebook to find out the details of which stallholders will be joining us on the day - it'll include recycled jewelry, ceramics, upcycled and steampunk fashion, screenprinted tees, handblown glassware, botanical arrangements, toxic free candles, homewares, toys & plushies for kids and big folk, crafting kits, kids creative art, giftcards, art, buttons, leather bags and perhaps even a bit of performance poetry...
there'll be live music from the conservatorium's monthly cushion concerts, a host of fabulous crafty stalls and your chance to win a $50 voucher to spend at any of our con artist's market stalls. we'll be seeing you there
and finally, here's the lowdown on the musical offerings from the conservatorium's cushion concert:
Pat Curley and Davey Bob Ramsay are two local musicians who share an understanding and an appreciation of what has recently come to be known as roots music. In this concert setting they will be performing songs from the seminal Folkways release ‘An Anthology of American Folk Music’
In the 1940’s film maker and eccentric Harry Smith made an extensive collection of American tunes and ballads. He would later distill them into a three volume anthology at the request of the eminent American label Folkways. This collection saw the rebirth of folk music in the 1960’s but more importantly showed the world where modern American music, including rock and roll, had it’s genesis.
For this concert these songs have been interpreted, some close to their original versions and others with a twist, but all with the same sense of vibrancy and urgency of the original recordings. They are magnificent songs that traverse the depth of human experience. They are meant to be shared, to be sung and enjoyed by ordinary folk. This is a rare chance to witness this extraordinary music come alive again.
Karl and Sharon Mullan met through music. Sharon is the chanteuse and Karl the guitarist. They sing songs they love from two stylistically diverse universes. She likes Frank Sinatra, Johnny Mathis and Ella Fitzgerald and he likes Johnny Cash, Garth Brookes and Paul Kelly. They have played extensively around the Northern Rivers and southern Queensland region. They both have a strong connection to the Conservatorium, Karl studied the Certificate IV course and Sharon is currently a vocal student of Conservatorium teacher Anita Bellman
and finally, here's the lowdown on the musical offerings from the conservatorium's cushion concert:
Running Order:
11.00am – 11.40am: Karl and Sharon Mullan
11.55am – 12.35pm: Pat Curley and Davey Bob Ramsey
12.50pm – 1.30pm: Stipsky
Stipsky are a local 6 piece band who are just crazy about funky world music. They think it’s fun to play, fun to listen to, and it even has a great beat for dancing. Drawing on influences such as Cat Empire, Waiting for Guinness and Amsterdam Klezmer Club, Stipsky’s vibrant live performances will have you out of your seat and grooving in no time. Band leader and Conservatorium teacher Mark Bromley is a thoroughly accomplished multi-instrumentalist who is at ease with most things strung. The band features another Conservatorium teacher, Julius Hofstetter on saxophone. Stipsky’s most recent CD is a compilation album that is available on iTunes.
In the 1940’s film maker and eccentric Harry Smith made an extensive collection of American tunes and ballads. He would later distill them into a three volume anthology at the request of the eminent American label Folkways. This collection saw the rebirth of folk music in the 1960’s but more importantly showed the world where modern American music, including rock and roll, had it’s genesis.
For this concert these songs have been interpreted, some close to their original versions and others with a twist, but all with the same sense of vibrancy and urgency of the original recordings. They are magnificent songs that traverse the depth of human experience. They are meant to be shared, to be sung and enjoyed by ordinary folk. This is a rare chance to witness this extraordinary music come alive again.
well I have had a great laugh this morning over that poster - thank you
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