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NEFC Logo
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May Clarion
Peter Madill, Richard Gilewitz & Carl Tosten |
JulyClarion
Marcus Turner/Ralph Bennett-Eades/ SunnySide Up/ Jock Walton
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Annual General Meeting
Minutes and reports from the April 1 meeting
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Membership Form NEFC
Join up today
Print this out and send it with a cheque to PO Box 6093, Dunedin and get great discounts to all our events. Or bring it to our regular Sunday gigs. |
Tunes for the Session
Bonaparte's Retreat, Pat Horgan's 1&2, 42 Pound Cheque, Dennis Murphy's
The Pioneer Pog 'n' Scroggin would use this set for the first dance of the night. |
Tunes for the Session
Hewlett; Planxty Irwin; Si Beag Si Mór; Cloak of Munster
Some easy tunes to start with, played at many sessions. Guitar chords too. | | | | | |
| | Reviews | | | | Faerd
Danish folk music lifts the railway station roof
As a tight 3 piece, Faerd's latest incarnation is somehow a fresh and invogorating change to the bigger line-up of yester-year. Gone are the beautiful accordion frills of Karen Tweed and the earnest, sweet sound of Carina Normansson's fiddle. Instead we have the steady, rythmic glue of Jens Ulvsand's cittern in a three-pot mix with fiddle and saxophone. So, with the sex appeal gone, how have they faerd? (Sorry.)
Peter Urhbrand is perhaps Denmark's most renowned fiddle player, usually specialising in jazz and classical playing. As a roof-thatcher from the tiny island of Fanř, he is so very much in tune with the music and dance of the people, not just of his native isand but other Danish outposts too. Saxophonist Eskil Romme, the linchpin of Faerd, is from the North of Denmark and commands great respect among folk musicians the world over, as is testified by the sterling musicians he is able to cluster around him from year to year.
It is always intriguing to see how duos and trios create a synergy of more from less - it was often hard to believe that a sound so big was coming from three musicians. Nordic tunes, by their nature, are rythmically twisted and enchanting to our antipodean ears and here, the delicate sound of the fiddle was perfectly balanced, even sublimed, by the soprano and alto sax. Their set featured a polska written by our own Marcus Turner for Eskil (Romme's Polska) - so wonderful to hear such a thing carried all around the world until it becomes immersed in the Scandinavian repertoire!
On a personal note, as one who has been a guest of Eskil's in his own country, his own festival and his home, it was sobering to hear him say we never know when we might all be in the same room again. Denmark, after all, is almost as far away as New Zealand is.
Mike Moroney | | | | Women in Docs
They rock!
An indifferent turnout, but it was a Monday night. Delgirl kicked off with their catchy songs and great harmonies - they always look like they're having a ball. Three totally individual voices that come together so well - and don't you just love a ukulele with a double bass!
Women in Docs are just as infectious - and soooo Australian: they're as cocky as their native birdlife yet sound so much better. Fiddle player, Silas, had the most tender application to the tunes, great yet economical licks that punctuated and lifted the vocals of the 'Women". Even a stunning song about our own James Wilkinson, the "second-best guitarist in New Zealand". This act is well travelled and it really shows; slick, funny and very musical. Not a dull moment from woe to go.
Mike Moroney | | | | Matt Langley
Clubnight 6th August
Settling in slowly to our new and more opulent surroundings at Lochinvars, the floor spots were well received, especially Siobhan Moroney who sang with her family. While the lighting may be subdued, something needs to be done to light the stage somewhat; I'm sure this will be remedied as we get our feet more under the table. Already it's great to see the old banner hanging there above the stage.
Matt Langley took the stage in the second half, and in his typical laconic style, commenced to regale us with some amazing songs. Matt is an extraordinary songwriter who is not afraid to plunge over the odd dark abyss in search of some lyrical inspiration. His vocal quality is mesmerising and poweful for his slight frame and his delivery is honest, his aim straight. His Johnny Cash song would have done the Man in Black proud too. All in all a great night with a great audience. | | |
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