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These details are subject to change. 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…





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