FEBRUARY

• Thursday 1st February
  Time: 5:30pm for 6:00pm until 7:30pm
  Venue: The Galleries, State Library
  Cost: $12
  
  Rare Broadside Ballads Concert
  Booking is essential on 92731770 or bookings@sl.nsw.gov.au

A rare opportunity to hear authentic convict transportation and bushranging broadside ballads, the extraordinary Frances (Frank the Poet) MacNamaraís1839 monologue: 'A Convict's Tour of Hell', and seafaring songs from our maritime heritage. With Warren Fahey, AM, folklorist and author accompanied by Marcus Holden on fiddle & mandolin and Garry Steel on accordion. In association with the exhibition On the Run: Great Convict Escapes.

 

• 15 February
  Botanical Gardens Twilight Walk
• 21 February
  Kogarah Library. ëback to my rootsí talk and concert 7pm
  
  
  MARCH
• 12 March
  10am at Mosman Library. Talk and mini concert
  
• 14 March
  Goulburn Library
  
• 15 March. Woollahra View Club
  
• 16 -17 March
  John OíBrien Festival Narandera, NSW
  
• 21 March
  Hurstville Seniorís Week concert
  
• 22 March
  ëBack to my rootsí History of Paddington & concert. Paddo Eastside (in association with Paddington Society)
  

APRIL

• 10-11 April.
  Powerhouse Castle Hill Open Day concerts
  
• 17 April.
  State Library of NSW concert in association with exhibition
  
• 27 April
  10am Camden Haven Festival 'With Banjo On My Knee' (the life and times of NBanjo Paterson and Old Bush Songs.
  
  
JULY


• 9,10,14
  Hosting International Young President's Australian convention. Various performances.
  

AUGUST


• 19
  12 noon at St Stephen's Church, Newtown, rendition of the tragic ballad The Shipwreck of The Dunbar 1857. free.
  

SEPTEMBER


• 07-15
  WARREN FAHEY & HIS ‘LARRIKIN MATES’ - Marcus Holden and Garry Steel
  BEATING AROUND THE BUSH TOUR
  
  
  • 07 - Maitland Regional Art gallery (for Maitland City of Arts).Concert starts 7.30pm in the Art Gallery. Bookings contact: Kim Blunt - Maitland City Council - 02 49349859
  • 08 - The Longyard Hotel Tamworth. Evening concert 8pm. Telephone hotel for bookings.
  • 09 - The Longyard Hotel Tamworth. Afternoon Lunch Concert. In conjunction with Tamworth Arts Council. Contact: Rob Hurcum - Telephone hotel for bookings. Contact: Mike Vee. Mike Vee Promotions
  • 10 - Armidale. University - pub performance night
  • 11 - Glen Innes. Services Club Concert in evening. School concert during day. Dinner Concert. 7.30pm start. Contact: Geoffrey Black in conjunction Radio FM2CBD. Contacts at Services Club: Pat Lonergan/Peter Cole
  • 12 - Inverell. 7.30pm The Australia - hotel performance. Contact: Neil Eigeland ph 67210820
  • 13 - Barraba school concert. Evening - free Contact: Andrew Sharp
  • 14 - Gunnedah schools performance in the afternoon. Evening concert at The Civic in Gunnedah. Contact: Susan Wilson. Gunnedah Shire Council
  • 15 - Bingara Concert in evening at The Roxy. Contact: Sandy McNaughton @ The Roxy
  • 16 - Barraba - Playhouse Hotel lunchtime concert. Contact: Andrew Sharp Playhouse Hotel
  
  
  
  NOVEMBER
  
• 07
  Opening Concert of Sidney Nolan Exhibition at Art Gallery of NSW. Art After Hours Concert. with Marcus Holden and Garry Steel. Tickets 92251736
• 10
  Darwin Concert with Marcus/Garry. TBA
• 11-19
  (with Garry and Marcus) Cruise with the Seven Seas Marinar Darwin to Sydney. Yippee.
  

There will also be possibly:

• a two-week tour of the Northern Rivers region and
• a ten-day tour of the Macquarie Region (Dubbo, Trangie, Naromine etc)