Corner South Rd & George St Thebarton
www.folk-sa.asn.au
Ph (08) 8354 4606

James Keelaghan
HOUSE OF CARDS
2010 Australian Tour

Renowned Canadian performer James Keelaghan returns to Australia, touring to promote his latest album the critically acclaimed House of Cards.  10 new originals, some of them co-written with folk luminaries David Francey, Karine Polwart and Rose Cousins, make it one of his best yet.

Saturday 24th April
South Australian Folk Centre
www.folk-sa-asn.au
Cnr South Rd & George St, Thebarton SA
Tix $22 / $20 members & conc, or\
$30 including Sunday Workshop
From 8pm
Ph: 08 8354 4604

ADELAIDE FRINGE SHOWS at TRINITY
For the following Fringe Shows please book at FringeTix or phone Ph 1300 374 643

FRI 26 AND SAT 27 FEB 8PM
EMILY DAVIS AND CLEMENTINE FORD
Frock Rock and Radical Cheek: The Women Who Triple J Forgot
After a sell out Fringe in 2009, Emily and Clementine take on Triple J’s Hottest 100 of All Time – getting their frock rock on to pay homage to the women who JJJ forgot. Tickets $22.50/$17.50

TUE 9 MARCH 8PM
JOSH BENNETT
Fresh from performing in India, this internationally acclaimed music prodigy, master of strings, skins and hollow things, is launching his latest CD at Fringe 2010. Presenting a musical journey on guitar, sitar, dilruba, tabla, didgeridoo, stompbox plus throat singing, loops and Indian beat boxing, Josh is a remarkable multi-talented artist. Tickets $15/$10.

WED 10 AND THU 11 MAR 8PM
CHRIS SMITHER (USA)
Chris Smither recasts the real folk blues in the ethereal language of the poet, projecting a streetwise mysticism. His acoustic fingerpicking is a joy, as is his grainy, lived-in voice. His unique approach to songwriting draws as deeply from modern poets and humanist philosophers as it does from the blues. Chris is famed for his quietly commanding stage performances as well as his fine albums.
“With a weary, well-traveled voice and a serenely intricate finger-picking style, Mr. Smither turns the blues into songs that accept hard-won lessons and try to make peace with fate.” New York Times. Tickets $30/$25

SAT 13 AND SUN 14 MAR 7PM
SHELTER – AN ERIC BOGLE TRIBUTE
In an era characterized by fleeting musical offerings, the humble protest song speaks to the truth of humanity’s eternal quest for safe shelter. Join a host of Adelaide musicians as they Waltz Matilda to the rallying cry of internationally recognized maestro Eric Bogle, and pay tribute in his honour. Tickets $25/$22

TRINITY SESSIONS
For all these shows you can book at www.dramatix.com.au/trinity  

SUN 28 MARCH MUSIC AT 6PM (DOORS 5.30PM)
LUCIE THORNE  AND TOBIAS HENGEVELD
Presenting for the first time at the Trinity Sessions Lucie Thorne; lyrically unabashed in writing about carefully-observed and faithfully documented, or imagined, small-town subjects. This makes for captivating, charming, intensely humane, fragile songs, performed with sublime sensitivity. Her 2009 album Black Across the Field has been named "Best Roots Album of 2009" in The Sydney Morning Herald, and has also made the cut in other 'Best Albums' lists in Rhythms Magazine, and Melbourne's Herald Sun. “This singer songwriter is the Australian PJ Harvey... possessing the punch of Cat Power, the country-rock hybrid of Emmylou Harris, and the wise words of Joni Mitchell” - The Courier Mail.

With Tobias Hengeveld sharing the bill and sharing songs this will be a sublime evening. The sweet, melancholy and occasionally menacing melodies of Tobias work deeper beneath your skin with each visit. Tobias Hengeveld’s understated and idiosyncratic approach to music and the song-form has resulted in a work of striking originality – his album All the Lines are Down. Tickets $20/$15.
Lucie Thorne website
Tobias Hengeveld website

WED 31 MARCH MUSIC AT 8PM (DOORS 7.30PM)
PATTY LARKIN (USA) plus support tba
Patty Larkin is part of the urban-folk/pop music phenomenon that spun off of the singer/songwriter explosion of the seventies, reinterpreting traditional folk melodies, rock, pop, bossa nova, drawing on anything from Dylan to Dylan. A self described “guitar driven songwriter,” Larkin has wound her way through soundscapes of evocative vocals, inventive guitar wizardry and imaginative lyrics. Her songs run inside and outside the box, from impressionistic poetry to witty wordplay. If you do need convincing to come out to see this exceptional performer then maybe these quotes will do it “RIVETING” – Chicago Tribune and “HYPNOTIC”– Entertainment Weekly. Need some more convincing – what about this - Patty Larkin is the recipient of an Honorary Doctorate of Music degree from Berklee College of Music, recognized for her outstanding contributions to contemporary music . Over the years, other recipients of this prestigious honor have been Duke Ellington, Sting, Natalie Cole, among others. Patty Larkin has won an unprecedented 11 Boston Music Awards and is the recipient of the Distinguished Alumnae Award from Berklee College of Music and “Patty Larkin Appreciation Day,” a proclamation by Boston’s mayor Thomas Menino. Tickets $25/$20.
Patty Larkin website

FRI 23 APRIL MUSIC AT 8PM (DOORS 7.30PM)
JAMES KEELAGHAN (CAN)
Admiration and respect for his work amongst his peers is best summed up by David Francey who recently stated that, "James Keelaghan is a voice in contemporary Canadian songwriting that has helped us define who we are as a people. He writes with great humanity and honesty, with an eye to the past and a vision of the future. He has chronicled his times with powerful and abiding songs, with heart and eyes wide open." Dave March, the award-winning American music critic and historian stated that James Keelaghan is "Canada's finest songwriter”.James will be touring with Hugh McMillan, a long time partner of the Keelaghan Music Train. Tickets $25/$20.
James Keelaghan website

FRI 14 MAY MUSIC AT 8PM (DOORS 7.30PM)
ANGE TAKATS (QLD) with support Anthony D'Antonio
Ange Takats has been gathering a steady following in folk festival circles over the past two years but her audience expanded by about a million listeners when Fran Kelly's top rating Breakfast Show on Radio National decided to feature her debut Aniseed Tea as 'Album of the Week'. The Queensland-based folk singer recently took home a prestigious Q Song Award last year and was given the National Folk Festival award for Vocal Excellence in 2008. Her album tells stories of knitting, longing and lovely Irishmen.

Born in Sydney but now based on the Sunshine Coast, Ange somehow managed to begin her musical journey in Bangkok where she joined a folk rock band. Singing songs from the early 70s, drinking sweet Thai whiskey and learning from Buddhist musicians with big hearts, Ange's songwriting has been greatly influenced by her time overseas.
"One of the great local albums of this year” – ABC Radio National
“Takats has some interesting stories to tell but the hook is that soulful voice she tells them with. There’s real grit and passion there.” – The Courier Mail. Tickets $20/$15.
Ange Takats website