IRISH trio CEILIDH will perform on Sunday at the Northern Star Hotel, from 8pm. The group features COLIN DOUGLAS on guitar and vocals, MAL HAMILTON on piano accordion and RALPH PRIDE on violin. The Sydney-based trio boasts an astonishing song list featuring songs such as THE IRISH ROVER, SALLY GARDENS, BOULEVOGUE, RODDY MCCORLEY, KELLY THE BOY FROM KILLANE and THE TOWN I LOVE SO WELL. Chances are if there's an Irish song you'd give your lucky shamrock to hear, then Ceilidh will be able to play it.
WRITE ON:
JOHN Birmingham, the man who wrote the hilarious tome, HE DIED WITH A FELAFEL IN HIS HAND, about the pleasures of living in shared accommodation, will be at the REGARDING WRITERS FESTIVAL at East Maitland Bowling Club, on Thursday, March 9. Other writers scheduled for literary lunches, dinners and school speaking engagements, include LES MURRAY, PETER FITZSIMONS, ROBERT BARRETT, ANGELA WOOD, ELIZABETH HONEY and KIM GAMBLE. The festival is being organised through Hunter library services. For the full schedule of appearances e-mail matthewd@maitland.nsw.gov.au
BLUES ROLL:
THE EAST COAST BLUES & ROOTS MUSIC FESTIVAL has published a full list of its confirmed international visitors for this year's 11th annual event to be held as always during Easter, at Byron Bay, from April 21-24. Headlining will be ROBERT CRAY BAND with WILCO, BURNING SPEAR, JOHNNY LANG, SPEARHEAD, JUNIOR BROWN, THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA, TERRANCE SIMIEN, MARVA WRIGHT, BERNARD ALLISON, KRISTINA OLSEN, ERIC SARDINAS, AJ CROCE, BIG BILL MORGANFIELD and STEADY ROLLIN' BOB MARGOLIN BAND. Check out links to all these bands at the festival's official website, www.bluesfest.com.au.
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