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Last updated 13 March 9am Friday – Irish Music Awards    at the RSL on the Village Green    Light refreshments served through the evening.   Our Judges for the evening are: Ms. Peggy Seeger Folk Legend, Ms. Annie Parsell Singer & Instrumentalist, and Mr. Eduardo Tuleja gifted Singer/Songwriter.   7.30 p.m. sharp       Opening:  Miss Sirocha Bruckard and Dancers Delight       Welcome and Introduction:  MC Tim Gleeson Acts 1 to 5:  Order to be announced       Interval and Performance: Miss Sirocha Bruckard and Dancers Delight Acts 5 to 10: Order to be announced      Interval and Performance:             Judges Retire for Deliberations Tally of Barratt’s Music Peoples Choice Award Irish Dancers 4-hand Irish Jig Miss Sirocha Bruckard & Dancers Delight    Presentations: Barratt’s Music Peoples Choice Award Winner - Mr. Mark Barratt             Winner - Up & Coming Instrumentalist in the Irish Traditional Style Winner - Up & Coming Singer in the Irish Song Tradition Style      Performance & Closing: Ms Sirocha Bruckard & Dancers Delight      Supper Served - All Welcome   Saturday  ---------------------------------------------------------- Tasmanian Alkaloids Festival Day  on the Village Green 10.30 - 11.00 Parade - Begins in the Village Centre & ends at the Village Green and gathering for the Official Opening by our very own Mr. Joe Shadbolt   VILLAGE GREEN MAIN STAGE & MAYPOLE 11.00 - 11.15 Maypole - Children of Westbury Primary School on the Village Green   11.15 - 11.40 Mick Flanagan - Singer/Songwriter Irishman from Gort, now residing in George Town   11.45 - 12.15 Eddie Tuleja & The Meander Men - Singer/Songwriter American from California now residing in Meander and the Meander Men are from, oddly enough, the Meander Valley Region.   12.15 -Pumpkin Judging   12.20 - 1.05 Kate Burke & Ado Barker -Kate & Ado are one half of the brilliant Australian Irish Trad band, Trouble in the Kitchen, and are one of our guest acts for the 2008 Festival. Their selection of tunes and songs are brilliant and accomplished, and their multi-instrumentality inspiring.   1.05 - 1.20 Maypole - Children of Westbury Primary School on the Village Green   1.20  -1.55 Aileen Poynter Irish Dance - Aileen Poynter is an Irish Dance teacher based in Launceston, and is a major contributor to the continuing tradition of Irish Dance in Tasmania. Her troupe are of a very high standard.   2.00 2.40 To’rags - The To’Rags make their debut appearance at Westbury, and are a seasoned group of talented musicians from Tasmania and Scotland.   2.45 - 3.30 Peggy Seeger - Ms. Seeger remains one of the most important contributers to folk music worldwide, and her appearances at the festival should not be missed. With a career that spans the globe and 50 years, Peggy Seeger is as poignant a performer as ever.   3.35 - 4.20 Empty Pints - The Empty Pints are a rollicking Irish-influenced band, complete with drums, fiddle, guitars and mandolin, and are solid and popular performers at Westbury. These folk will have you tapping in no time, and are the perfect way to round off our Saturday afternoon show.   4.15 - 5.00 Daniel Brauchli & Kate Case - Daniel and Kate are two local singer musicians that sing songs of Americana and Ireland. Their harmony work is superb. Daniel is Alaskan, while Kate is Tasmanian.   5.00 Till Late Food by Hobnobs - Drinks Available - in the Town Hall Supper Room     Saturday Afternoon Workshops    at the RSL on the Village Green 5.00       5.50      Peggy Seeger Workshop -  A Feminist Perspective of Women in  Anglo-American Ballads Peggy will be discussing the portrayal of women in folk and world music, and the effect this has had on the lives of women, the ways in which women are represented and labelled, and the social expectations that arose from this labelling.   6.00       6.50     New Holland Honey Eaters Workshop -   The Irish Diaspora: New Worlds for Old Homes A fascinating presentation through music, drama and slides which explores Irish immigration to America from the early 1700s to the late 1800s, and the effect that it had on America’s traditional folk music.   Saturday Evening Concert    At the Town Hall, Lyall St - off the Village Green    Bar and refeshments available   7.00      7.25     Patrons Arrive for Evening Concert 7.30      7.40     Winner One of Irish Music Awards 7.45      7.55     Winner Two of Irish Music Awards 8.00      8.30     Eddie Tuleja 8.35      9.20     Peggy Seeger   9.20      9.35    Intermission                             Food by Hobnobs - Drinks available    9.40    10.15     Dancers Delight 10.20  11.10     To'rags 11.15  11.55     Kate Burke & Ado Barker   Session in the RSL Afterwards                    Come Play or Come Listen, Join in the Craic!   Sunday ----------------------------------------------------------- Workshops around the Village Green Join us for Breakfast On The Green at 9.45am   All at 10.30 am                  Book for workshops at the Festival Events Irish Bouzouki                     Mr Phillip Kearney (Launceston Luthier & Musician) Elm Wood DADGAD Guitar                Miss Kate Burke (Town Hall) Irish Fiddle                          Mr Ado Barker (RSL front bar) Rise Up Singing                 Ms Annie Parsell (To’Rags) (RSL rear bar) Bodhrán                               Mr Timothy Gleeson (Village Green Stage)   Sunday performers 12:00  12:45                       Barbra Palmer Irish Dancers   Session on the Green afterwards - All welcome…