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Tuesday Nights at 
Khe Sanh Asia Restaurant
792 Heatherton Road
Springvale South.

We have other events happening from time to time so check the listings below or better yet, come on down - announcements are made on club nights and by email.


BADFOLK

(THE BAND)

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CLUB NIGHTS

 

19th March 2010


Note: Entry Costs

$10 Members

$15 Guests

Limited tickets
Booking a must

Ted Egan
has lived most of his life in the Northern Territory, and presently lives in Alice Springs. In his early career with the Department of Aboriginal Affairs he was mainly in the bush, and engaged in fascinating activities like stockwork and crocodile hunting while employed as a patrol officer and reserve Superintendent. Later he was a teacher at bush schools.

He is a member of the Order of Australia (AO) for services to the Aboriginal people, and for an ongoing contribution to the literary heritage of Australia through song and verse'. He was a member of the first National Reconciliation Council.

He has been writing and recording songs since 1969, and has produced 28 albums - strong, consistent sellers. He appears regularly at both folk and country music festivals, being one of the very few people who successfully bridge the gap.
He won the 1989 Northern Territory History Award. He has a Master of Arts Degree (History). His earlier Bachelor of Arts Degree was achieved the hard way - studying in the bush. He is the Co-Author (with Peter Forrest) of the six part historical series on audio cassette, The Territory Story.

Ted has an honorary Doctorate (D. Little) from Charles Darwin University.

He is an inaugural Life Member of the Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame, the Country Music Association of Australia, The Workers Heritage Centre Barcaldine, The Waltzing Matilda Museum at Winton and The Drover's Camp, Camooweal. He is the Patron of The Drover's Camp. He is National Patron of VISE - Volunteers for Isolated Students Education.

Ted Egan is engaged in the long-term project of personally writing and producing a series of musical albums (with companion books) titled THE FACES OF AUSTRALIA. To date 5 titles, The Overlanders, The Anzacs, The Shearers, The Aboriginals and The Convicts are completed. The series will incorporate over 100 new songs he will write in order to cover the topics comprehensively.

He is the author of the books A Drop of Rough Ted, Would I lie to You?, The Paperboy's War, Sitdown Up North, Justice All Their Own, The Land Downunder, Due Inheritance and is Co-Author of two books (with Robert Ingpen, Bob Marchant and Nerys Evans) each titled the The Drover's Boy.

TED EGAN is featured in the Hands of Fame and the Roll of Renown at the Tamworth Australian Country Music Centre, and was the inaugural recipient of the Australian Folk Trust Award for Major Contribution to the Australian Tradition.

From 2003 - 2007 Ted was appointed as Administrator of the Northern Territory, resident at Government House, Darwin. He has now returned to his old lifestyle at Alice Springs.
April 16th 2010

 

Mandy Keating & Helen McLachlan
Melbourne based duet, Mandy Keating & Helen McLachlan have played music together for over a decade. “Our Town” is their first release as an acoustic duo, and covers a range of bluegrass, Celtic, folk and gospel standards as well as an original apiece. The recording has an honest homegrown singalong quality to it, with Mandy and Helen sharing vocals as well as several instruments, including guitar, banjo, whistle, mandolin and percussion

 

Support Act

Sounds of Midnight
Tristin- Vocals
Loretta- Guitar
Katie- Guitar/ Backing Vocals

We are a new acoustic cover band trio from S.E Victoria. We play a wide array of music from oldies to current pop tracks and everything in between. Each of us have been playing and enjoying music for a number of years and it was about time we got our stuff together and put our skills to good use. Music is always better amongst good friends and our playing definitely captures that. We look forward to playing more gigs where ever they may be and to bring you music that guarantees a good time!!

May 21st 2010

Grooveeddy AKA Eddie Cole Band
(Groove Eddy: Voice, guitar, Nigel Picknell: Drums, Joel Hulme: Bass, Amber Rose: Voice Judy Hamilton: Violin,voice Chris Hallam)

Groove Eddy is Eddie Cole. A singer and guitar player from Monbulk in the hills outside of Melbourne Australia. He plays solo or with his band. He's working towards Groove Eddy's first album. These are the first tracks of what will be called 'Overload'. Featuring his sweet voice and some cool guitar lines the echoes range from Prince to Pink Floyd. He plays an '84 Maton CW80, an early Cole Clark Fat Lady and a G and L telecaster. Some numbers have a country tinge while others are just beautiful plaintive songs.

 

June 18th 2010

Vince Brophy
A National & International touring artist, Vince has developed his own unique finger-style guitar playing & songwriting using alternate and standard tunings.
Vince is a regular at festivals in Australia and Overseas and has appeared at: Wooden Boats Festival - Brest, Brittany, France, Isle of Skye Festival - Scotland, Port Fairy Folk Festival - Victoria Tasmania Summer Festival - Tasmania Opera in the Outback - South Australia Artist in Residence - Georgetown, Tasmania ABC National Tour - Australia Vince is also an APRA award winning songwriter and a regular tutor at The Lake School of Music, Song & Dance