Hello and welcome again to your Weekly Wot’s Wot in Folkus & around the traps…
ed…. Well! .. what a week it’s been
definitions No.1… Now that we all know when we are officially embarking upon a "binge" we need also to be advised about official government standards regulating a "tipple", getting "plastered", a "bender", a "p.i.s.s-up", a "night out with the boys/girls", a "buck’s/hen’s night", a "cleansing ale", "one for the road", "just the one", "Arrgh bugger, why not!", "it’s your shout!", "it is NOT my shout!", "beer o’clock", "time to go!", "time PLEASE!", "can I get you another?", "What makes you think I’m drunk?" &/c…… sadly the pendulum has swung back to the right again and we are entering an era of righteous regulation (thump tubs now) by those who need to be told by an almighty (or their partner) when to get out of bed for a p.i.s.s… their motto – "NOTHING without due authority and process!" … be warned your O’righteousnesses the pendulum does not ever stop!
definitions No.2… "Ugly" absolutely everything about the protagonists at Iguana Joe’s.
definitions No.3… "Insane" absolutely everything about Robert Mugabe.
definitions No.4… "Perfect" Tiger Woods’ golf brain.
definitions No.5… "Dilemma" I like the rhyme … which way should it go – "Iemma Dilemma" or "Dilemma Iemma"?
of course all this is just my humble opinion. You can disagree if you wish…
INDEX
1. This Week in Folkus
2. Next Week in Folkus
3. Parish Notices
4. The Comics
5. Sport
1.
This Week In Folkus – TWO big days and nights with BEST quality live music entertainment to the core …
The Folkus Room, (operates out of The Serbian Cultural Centre & Club) 5 Heard St. MAWSON ACT .. eastern side of Southlands Centre and just off Athllon Drive.. CHECK OUT OUR NEW MAPS PAGE…. www.thefolkus.org.au
Friday 20 June … Doors & Bistro from 6.00pm music from 7.30pm Richard Leschen (USA&NZ) plus Bill McCarthy … Bill is leaving our shores after completing his tour of duty and so is looking forward to one last hit out among the people who have added to his enjoyment of Canberra – the Canberra Live Music community .. Playing a mixture of traditional Irish and contemporary folk songs in an easy relaxed style, Bill McCarthy is a man at ease with his music. Every song is delivered with feeling and empathy for the words, inviting the audience to take on board the message. A strong vocalist and adept guitarist, he will leave you wanting more…..
Saturday 21 June in the afternoon … Bistro from noon, music from 2pm – 5pm … Saturday Arvo Jazz featuring THE James Le Fevre Quintet enjoy that and then stay for dinner and …..
Saturday 21 June in the evening …Doors & Bistro from 6.00pm music from 7.30pm Nick Charles plus BLISS
2. …….
Next Week In Folkus … MORE GREAT AFFORDABLE LIVE ENTERTAINMENT
Friday 27 June All of Us, All Together with Peter Hicks & Ross Smithard PLUS Martin Doherty & Leigh Birkett
Saturday 28 June A Night of Big Bands and … Kooky Fandango, featuring – DANCE and …The Blamey Street ConneXion;
Canberra Youth Big Band; In Full Swing Big Band; Jonno and the Zilberfish Big Band
3.
Parish Notices…….. who said Canberra hibernates in winter????
3a. The Folkus Room is offering annual subscriptions. Click HERE for details… WE NEED YOU!
3b. Applications now open for the 2009 National Folk Fellowship. Closing date 30 June 2008 Established and emerging practitioners across music, dance and the spoken word can apply to research original folklore materials in the National Library that will lead to a performance at the 2009 Festival. Fellows receive: • special access to research facilities and collections • access to the Library’s professional sound recording studios • support for travel, accommodation and living expenses up to $8000 “We really wanted to build on the Irish tradition in its unique Australian context. We’ve found exciting repertoire for years to come!” Ben Stephenson and Adrian Barker, 2006 National Folk Fellows. … Dr Ronald McCoy, 2008 Folk Fellowship winner, describes his Fellowship as a “life-changing experience” and an opportunity to develop his folk music passion. His project on 150 years of Gaels in Australia and the program of his concert at the 2008 National Folk Festival is available at http://www.nla.gov.au/grants/nat-folk-fellowship/former-folk-fellows.html Find out more and apply online at http://www.nla.gov.au/grants/nat-folk-fellowship/ or phone 02 6262 1196
3c. Arlo Guthrie was sublime…
3d. The notice with depth & C21…. The Battlefield Band, NEXT Tuesday 24 June at The Burns Club Kambah ACT 7.30pm bookings (02) 6296 2425
3e. for more info about Canberra’s LIVE music scene! …. http://www.loadedog.com/?page_id=132
4.
Three men were hiking through a forest when they came upon a large raging, Violent river. Needing to get to the other side, the first man
prayed: ‘God, please give me the strength to cross the river.’ Poof! .. God gave him big arms and strong legs and he was able to swim across in about 2 hours, having almost drowned twice. After witnessing that, the second man prayed: ‘God, please give me strength and the tools to cross the river’ Poof! .. God gave him a rowboat and strong arms and strong legs and he was able to row across in about an hour after almost capsizing once. Seeing what happened to the first two men, the third man prayed: ‘God, please give me the strength, the tools and the intelligence to cross the river’ Poof! .. He was instantly turned into a woman. She checked the map, hiked one hundred yards up stream and walked across the bridge.
You cannot put a fire out;
A thing that can ignite
Can go, itself, without a fan
Upon the slowest night.
You cannot fold a flood
And put it in a drawer, —
Because the winds would find it out,
And tell your cedar floor…………….. Emily Dickinson
Stay Well & Truly Silly Gentle Folk
Bill Arnett
The Folkus Room
Canberra’s Acoustic Preference
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