Melissa Bowman in Irish Festival Program

http://www.swtafe.vic.edu.au/lrc/music/melissab.htm

Sharing a gig at the Loft

http://www.swtafe.vic.edu.au/lrc/music/loft.htm

Gig guide - April 30th-May 4th 2009 - Warrnambool

Thursday April 30th 2009
Jazz: Hotel Warmambool

FRIDAY May 1st 2009
Tigemauts, Honeytrap: The loft, Warmambool
Koroit Irish Festival: Koroit
Barbwired: Whalers Inn, Warrnambool
Ash Benson: Woolsthorpe Hotel
Streamline: Kirkstall Hotel

SATURDAY May 2nd 2009
Rusty Bucks - Mickey Bourke's Koroit - 5 pm-9 pm
Geelong Chorale. The Armed Man: Christ Church, Warmambool
Koroit Irish Festival: Koroit
Red Eagle, Scooters By Choice, Jorge Gardner: The Loft
Wild Roomers: Whalers Inn
Fake Attraction: Caledonian Inn, Port Fairy
The Front: Cally Hotel, Hamilton
The Professionals: Flying Horse Bar & Brewery, Warmambool

SUNDAY May 3rd 2009
Rusty Bucks (arvo): Rowan's Lane Winery, Dennington
Jason Bull: Cally Hotel, Warmambool
TheJoelenes (arvo): Hotel Warmambool
Mick & Mitch: Flying Horse Bar & Brewery
The Rubber Band (aNo): CWA Hall, Colac

TUESDAY May 4th 2009
BlgAl: CallyHotel, Warmambool
The Professionals: Flying Horse Bar & Brewery

WEDNESDAY May 5th 2009
Flexi Trifecta: The Loft
Big AI: Cally Hotel, Warrnambool
Zygoma: Flying Horse Bar & Brewery

Tarerer Poster

New addition to music archive -- Tarerer poster

http://www.swtafe.vic.edu.au/lrc/music/poster_tarerer07.htm

Jackson McLaren

2009 newspaper article on former Warrnambool musician Jackson McLaren - http://www.swtafe.vic.edu.au/lrc/music/jacksonmclaren.htm

Koroit Irish Festival

http://www.swtafe.vic.edu.au/lrc/music/koroitirish09.htm

Nigel Wearne at the Loft in Warrnambool

http://www.swtafe.vic.edu.au/lrc/music/wearne1.htm

Felix Meagher gets national position

http://www.swtafe.vic.edu.au/lrc/music/felix.htm

Warrnambool gig guide 24th to 29th Apr. 2009

FRIDAY 24th April
Warrnamboo! Theatre Company Chorale: Salvation Army Citadel, Warrnambool
Nigel Wearne, John Hudson: The Loft, Warrnambool
Rusty Bucks: Wyton Cellars, Warrnambool
Nathan Eccles: Woolsthorpe Hotel
The Owls: Victoria Hotel, Warrnambool
Crash of Rhinos: Seanchai, Warrnambool
Trevor & Boyd: Caledonian Inn, Port Fairy
Heartbeat: Whalers Inn, Warrnambool

SATURDAY 25th April
Strange Brew: The ,Loft
Ash Benson: Kirkstall Hotel
Trevor & Boyd: Victoria Hotel, Warrnambool
The Professionals: Seanchai
Ash Benson: Caledonian Inn, Port Fairy
2's Company: Whalers Inn

SUNDAY 26th April
Warrnamboo! Theatre Company Chorale (arvo): Salvation Army Citadel, Warrnambool
Lost In Suburbia (arvo): Hotel Warrnambool
The Extreme Sprinklers: Cally Hotel, Warrnambool
Irish session (arvo): Victoria Hotel, Warrnambool
Stagefright (arvo): Caledonian Inn, Port Fairy

WEDNESDAY 29th April
Heidi's Heroes: The Loft
Jason Bull: Seanchai

South West musicians meet Rodney Crowell

This photo shows Warrnambool musicians Peter Bird (left) and Michael Schack (right) with American singer/songwriter Rodney Crowell (centre). It was taken at Harmony Row winery near Kyneton after Rodney's concert there on 17th April 2009.

Warrnambool area gig guide 16/4-22/4/09

Thurs 16/04/2009
Jazz: Hotel Warmambool

FRIDAY 17/04/2009
Phil Royle: Whalers Inn, Warmambool
Melissa Bowman & Heldl Gass: Wyton Cellars, Warmambool
Open mic: Kirkstall Hotel
Fake Attraction: Victoria Hotel, Warmambool
Heartbeat: Woolsthorpe Hotel
The Duvtons, Scooters By Choice: The Loft, Warmambool

SATURDAY 18/04/2009
Wild Roomers: Whalers Inn, Warmambool
Barb Wired: Victoria Hotel, Warmambool
Crash Of Rhinos: Flying Horse Bar & Brewery, Warmambool
Troubled Minds, The Strydes: The Loft

SUNDAY 19/04/2009
Heartbeat: Cally Hotel, Warmambool
Tank Dilemma: Hotel Warmambool
Irish session: Victoria Hotel, Warmambool
Dave Burgess: Flying Horse Bar& Brewery ..
Zane McKenzi, walk-ups : City Memorial Bowls Club, Warmambool

WEDNESDAY 22/04/2009
John Course: C59, Warmambool
The Dirty Secrets, The Skybombers: The Loft

Open mic at Kirkstall and songwriters at the Loft

2009 newspaper article about open mic nights and songwriters' competitions in South West Victoria

http://www.swtafe.vic.edu.au/lrc/music/openmic.htm

Shane Howard contributes to compilation CD

http://www.swtafe.vic.edu.au/lrc/music/firecd.htm

Tom Richardson tours Tasmania

http://www.swtafe.vic.edu.au/lrc/music/tomrichtassie.htm

Archie Roach returns to South West Victoria

Archie's journey brings him back home

BY JARED LYNCH Warrnambool Standard 16/04/2009 - ©Copyright Warrnambool Standard  2009.  All rights reserved

ONE of Australia's most prominent indigenous singers, Archie Roach, has returned home to the south-west. Roach and his songwriting partner Ruby Hunter have moved to Killarney to seek inspiration from the region's rugged coastline. Having being raised at Framlingham's Aboriginal mission, Roach yesterday told The Standard it was good to be back. "There's a certain something which seems familiar but you are not quite sure what it is," he said. "It is a beautiful area. We have got a lovely place with a nice garden out the back. There's a lot of inspiration to be found." Roach, the nephew of the late Banjo Clarke, spent the past 10 years living in Murray River land near Renmark. Despite a turbulent upbringing, he rose to the top of the Australian music industry and cracked the international market, performing with the likes of Bob Dylan. The 54-year-old is unsure when his next album will be released, but he said he was already working on a number of songs. "I've written a few songs since moving here and now we will prepare little demos and see where everything fits." Roach is living nearby close friend and fellow musician Shane Howard. He said he would record a few tracks in Howard's shed at Killarney and prepare material for record producer Nash Chambers, the brother of international country music star Kasey Chambers. "I've been working quite a bit with Shane so moving here makes it a lot easier, plus I also have family here," he said. "We'll prepare some songs for Nash to hear. We want to release an album as soon as possible but it takes time." Government agencies forcibly removed Roach from his family when he was a child. He met his partner Ruby when they were both homeless teens in Adelaide, using alcohol to dull the pain of their shattered lives. A fruitful songwriting partnership emerged. Roach said one of his greatest joys was hearing his partner's material. "We write on our own basically and then we are the first to hear one another's songs. It is a wonderful process." This year the pair won the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Award, worth $40,000. It was the first time two people had been presented the award together, Roach said. "It was a big honour for the industry to recognise us in this way." Lenny Clarke, Roach's first cousin, said it was a boon for the region to gain such a talented pair. "Archie's (mother) and my mother were sisters and we have been close for a very long time," Mr Clarke said. "It's great that Ruby and him have moved here. Our music culture is very strong and rich and they add to that."

Dead Livers re-unite for John Berto's wedding 4th Apr. 2009

See http://www.geocities.ws/deadlivers/wedding.htm


John Berto( Dead Livers, Elwood Dads Band), Mike Schack, (Dead Livers), Jack Howard (Elwood Dads Band, Hunters and Collectors), Richard O'Keefe (half obscured -- Dead Livers)

Day on the Hill -- Easter at Warrnambool

See http://www.standard.net.au/news/local/news/general/dancing-on-the-cobblestones-as-villagers-live-it-up/1484504.aspx

Posters updated

http://www.swtafe.vic.edu.au/lrc/music/posters.htm