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The Club has been holding successful concert nights since 1999. We
are keen to provide the opportunity for visiting performers to appear
at the Club and are continuing to hold regular concerts during 2013,
so if you are a folk performer planning to visit Adelaide and think
you/we fit the bill, we'd like to hear from you. Just contact our
co-ordinator Peter
Thornton and we will see what we can organise! Concerts at the
Club are held on Thursday nights, usually around eight per year, depending
on our resources. Have a look here if you'd
like to see some photos of past performers.
8pm
- Thursday 16th
May 2013
- Ange Takats (QLD) |
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PLEASE NOTE NEW VENUE FOR CONCERTS ***
Port Noarlunga Bowling Club - River Road Pt Noarlunga SA (doors
open 7pm) |
One of the purest voices on the Australian music scene – Ange Takats is able to coat with sugar, crush with sadness and cut through to the soul of a song.
The former foreign correspondent’s second album Arva mixes Americana folk with the sounds of 1930s jazz … think Joni Mitchell meets Billie Holiday with the Andrews Sisters on backing vocals. It was recorded and produced in Gippsland by Australian music institution J. Walker (Machine Translations), whose clients have included Baz Luhrmann, C.W. Stoneking, Paul Kelly, Clare Bowditch, The Boat People, and Sophie Koh.
The Queensland songwriter began her musical career in Bangkok, where she was based as a foreign correspondent. In 2012 she released a travel memoir titled The Buffalo Funeral, which traces her unusual journey from foreign correspondent to folk singer in Asia.
Her worldly adventures and natural gift for storytelling have allowed Ange to develop a unique performance style – weaving lighthearted travel tales between darkly emotive songs. She released her debut album Aniseed Tea in 2009, which was featured as ‘album of the week’ on Radio National and received high praise.
Ange Takats studied journalism at Charles Sturt University before taking a job as a TV news producer for Channel Nine in Sydney. At the age of 22 she flew to Bangkok—leaving the comforts of her hometown to take on a job in the male-dominated, cut-throat international media. She has interviewed Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi, attended an elephant wedding, cuddled prison babies and been chased by a tiger in a Thai temple.
It was in Thailand that Ange was able also to pursue her passion for music. She landed a second job in a folk-rock band—drinking sweet Thai whisky and singing hippie songs with some of Bangkok’s finest musicians, who gave her a musical education she’ll never forget.
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"Ange Takats has a bell-peal voice that has the DNA of Judy Collins's tonal purity and Joni Mitchell's emotionality" - The Australian
"Ange Takats could easily prove to be Australia’s answer to Britain’s Laura Marling”
– The Canberra Times
"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” – Courier Mail
“Her voice contains so many representations of great female singer/songwriters; but, at the same time bringing herself strongly to your attention”
– Jim MacQuarrie, Folk Alliance Australia |
Concert starts at 8pm – NO RESERVED SEATING so
make sure you’re early to get a good seat!
Admission is $20 ($15 concession). Pay as you come in - help us to keep putting on high quality
performers in concert at South Coast Folk Club!
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WHO'S PLAYING AT THE CLUB IN 2013
May 16th 2013 - Ange Takats (QLD) - One of the purest voices on the Australian music scene
August 8th 2013 - Chris While & Julie Matthews - Best Duo at the 2009 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards
PAST PERFORMERS
March 14th 2013 - James
Keelaghan - Canada’s finest singer-songwriter
February
28th 2013 - Vin
Garbutt (UK) - THE most sought after performer on the folk
scene
November 29th 2012 - Nadine Landry & Sammy Lind (Canada/USA) - Honest Old Time, Country and Cajun Music
August 9th 2012 - Warren Fahey (NSW)
- Aussie folk collector and genuine Larrikin
July 5th 2012 - Roesy (VIC/Ireland)- there is just that bit of magic in his music
June 14th 2012 - Red Cat (VIC) - original, contemporary, and traditional Celtic inspired music
April 26th 2012 - Munro, O'Callaghan, Titchener (SA) - an honest unvarnished approach, outstanding in any company
March 29th 2012 - April
Verch Band (Canada) - rich, distinctive fiddle, song and stepdancing
tradition
March 15th 2012 - Jez
Lowe & Kate Bramley (UK) nominee for the BBC Radio 2
"folksinger of the year 2008"
December 8th 2011 - Dingo's Breakfast (WA) - Oz music and poetry
November 17th 2011 - Geoffrey Graham (Vic) - fair dinkum entertainment
October 20th 2011 - Fleurieu Folk Festival preview concert: Lucy Wise - Evan & Mischa - Daniel Champagne
August 11th 2011 - Fred Smith & Liz Frencham - Dust of Uruzgan concert
April 14th 2011 - The Good Lovelies (Canada) - Funny and upbeat, with just a pinch of sass
March 24th 2011 - Faerd (Denmark/Sweden) - supergroup from Scandinavia returns
March 3rd 2011 - The Cottars (Canada) - Celtic-folk-pop with a splash of youthful vibrancy
February 10th 2011 - Martin Pearson (Vic) - Martin plays the fool in B sharp
October 21st 2010 - Fleurieu Folk Festival preview concert: String Theory - The Lurkers - Richard Perso
September 16th 2010 - Blackheart (UK) - ultra catchy music with a bit of country influence
August 12th 2010 - Felicity Urquhart (NSW) - CMAA 2010 Female Artist of the Year
July 22nd 2010 - Soursob Bob - urban folk singer in a league of his own
April 22nd 2010 - James
Keelaghan (with Hugh McMillan) - Canada’s finest singer-songwriter
April 8th 2010 - Genticorum (Quebec, Canada) - energetic & powerful Quebecois music
March
18th 2010 - Vin Garbutt
(UK) - THE most sought after performer on the folk scene
February 11th 2010 - Alistair
Brown (Scotland) - outrageously entertaining grand master
of traditional singing
January 21 2010 - Vardos
(VIC) wild gypsy music
December 3rd 2009 - David Hyams and The
Miles To Go Trio (WA) - cosmopolitan Celtic Folk
October 22nd 2009 - Fleurieu Folk Festival preview concert: Dave
de Hugard - Tom
Richardson - Pigeonwing
Strings
April 2nd 2009 - April
Verch Band (Canada) - rich, distinctive fiddle, song and stepdancing
tradition
March 19th 2009 - The
Ten Cent Shooters (WA)
March 5th 2009 - David
Francey (Canada) - 2007 Canadian Folk Music Award - Best Singer/Contemporary
February 12th 2009 - Jez
Lowe & Kate Bramley (UK) nominee for the BBC Radio 2
"folksinger of the year 2008"
January 22nd 2009 - Cloudstreet
(QLD) - hot harmonies & beautiful ballads
December 4th 2008 - Catherine
Fraser (SA) - Scottish fiddle player extraordinaire
- with
Eilean
Mor (Canberra) -
hypnotic Scots/Gaelic music
and Scotch
Myst (SA) - traditional Scottish with a smidge of jazz
October 23rd 2008 - Fleurieu Folk Festival preview concert: Danny
Spooner - Tom
Richardson - Schroedinger's Cat
September 18th 2008 - Garida
Celtic music with attitude
and Sarah McGuire & Dave Godfrey refreshing young talent
August 21st 2008 - Jeanette
Wormald songs of the Inland
May 15th 2008 - Martin
Pearson songs that tickle your funny bone
April 17th 2008 - Kieran
Halpin (Ireland) passionate and powerful singer/songwriter
March 13th 2008 - Bob
Fox (UK) Songs from the UK's North East, Scotland
& Ireland
January 31st 2008 - Mad
Violet (Canada) - rich, natural harmonies - born to sing
together
November 29th 2007 - Braemar
(Vic) - classic Scottish & Irish singalongs
& Mick Groves (UK)
- former Liverpool Spinner
October 25th 2007 ***Fleurieu
Folk Festival Preview Concert*** - with Kvonn
(Faroe Islands)
& Danny
Spooner (Vic) - FAA Best Live Act 2007
September
27th 2007 - Catherine
Fraser (SA) - Scottish fiddle player extraordinaire
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with
Eilean
Mor (Canberra) - hypnotic Scots/Gaelic music
May 24th 2007 - Margaret & Geoff Morgan (WA) - Wintergreen (SA)
- Dean Bird (SA)
March 29th 2007 - Kevin Burke & Ged Foley
(Ireland) - masters of Irish music in tandem
March 22nd 2007 - The
Mammals (USA) - traditional & modern Appalachian folk/rock
October 12th 2006 - Faerd
- supergroup from Scandinavia returns
July 6th 2006 - Chloe
Hall (Vic) a young singer
from Melbourne with a stunning voice!
April 20th 2006 - Pat
Ryan & Ken Howard (UK) fine voices interspersed with
humorous rapport
April 6th 2006 - The
Wailin' Jennys (Canada) acoustic roots trio featuring breathtaking
harmonies
March 16th 2006 - Jez
Lowe & The Bad Pennies (UK) Northumbrian songwriter at
the top of his game
February 2nd 2006 - Peggy
Seeger (USA) - First Woman of Folk
November 24th 2005 - Bernard
Carney - master songwriter, guitarist & entertainer from
Perth
November 3rd 2005 - Emma
Wall funky urban folk from Melbourne
May 5th 2005 - Les Barker
the UK's funniest folk poet makes a return appearance
March 31st 2005 - Bob
Fox (UK) Songs from the UK's North East, Scotland & Ireland
February 24th 2005 - Draiocht
brilliant Irish duo featuring harp and flute
October 2004 - Faerd - supergroup from Scandinavia
April 2004 - Martyn Wyndham-Read
& Irish Bishop present songs from the Songlinks CD
March 2004 - Helge Arildso from
Denmark on his 2nd Australian tour
January 2004 - Bohola - stunning
music from the Chicago based Irish supergroup
November 2003 - combined session/concert night with CD launch
from Dean Bird
September 2003 - Jeanette
Wormald - songs of the land from a woman's perspective
August 2003 - Bring your dancing shoes - this concert will
be a Bush Dance
July 2003 - The UK's best live performer Vin
Garbutt plays to a packed house!
June 2003 - The Borderers
duo Alex & Jim give a cameo performance
May 2003 - Talented local a capella group Here's To Friends
launch their new CD
April 2003 - Jerry Epstein from New York and Jigme Namgyal
from Tibet
March 2003 - Les Barker
the UK's funniest folk poet makes a return appearance
February 2003 - The Laws
Canadian bluegrass/country duo on their 2nd Aussie Tour
January 2003 - Sula from
Denmark with a unique mix of Scots & Scandinavian songs/music
November 2002 - Gilly
Darbey superb UK singer making her 2nd appearance at
SCFC
October 2002 - The
Hottentots exciting folk/world duo from Byron Bay, NSW
September 2002 - South Coast in Concert featuring performers
associated with the Club
May 2002 - Penelope
Swales songs of life, love and the human condition
- the Midnight Oil of females
April 2002 - Alistair
Hulett powerful, passionate & brilliant Scottish
singer/songwriter
February 2002 - Tom Lewis
shanty singer & songwriter extraordinaire from Canada
November 2001 - Dieter Hauptmann master of the bouzouki,
balalaika, tambouritza & mandolin
October 2001 - The
Laws Brilliant award-winning bluegrass duo from Canada
Sept 2001 - Pre-festival concert presenting Bob
Fox (UK) Songs from the UK's North East, Scotland & Ireland
June 2001 - Spiral
Dance Songs of ancient magic, myths and legends with
a folk/rock feel
May 2001 - Country Express Legendary South Australian Country/Old
Timey/Bluegrass band
May 2001 - Chris
Finnen Internationally renowned Blues Performer
March 2001 - Gerry O'Beirne
Masterful Irish songwriter, guitarist and singer
March 2001 - Vin Garbutt
"Best Live Performer" -BBC Folk Awards 2001
February 2001 - Duchas Ireland's masters of traditional
music
November 2000 - Gilly
Darbey superb singer from the UK
October 2000 - Bob Eden Masterly folk-singer, shantyman
& troubadour from WA
September 2000 - Tony
McManus Scotland's finest celtic guitarist and
Jimmy Young & James Wilkinson from New Zealand - melodic
magic on Northumbrian pipes and fretless bass
August 2000 - Sabor Latino Sensational Latin-American songs
& dance music
July 2000 - Tea Rose
Duo Classical Folk with style & panache
June 2000 - Circe's Tryx Captivating female acapella trio
May 2000 - Parcel O' Rogues One of Adelaide's best Irish
bands
April 2000 - Les Barker
the UK's funniest folk poet
April 2000 - Felpeyu celtic
band from the Asturies in Spain
March 2000 - Bill Bourne
leading blues performer from Canada
February 2000 - Grassroots Adelaide's leading bluegrass
band
January 2000 - Blackboard Concert featuring local club performers
December 1999 - Elle Osborne from The UK
November 1999 - Andrew Clermont
October 1999 - Alex & Jim Paterson (The Borderers)
October 1999 - Helge Arildso & Erling Hansen from Denmark
August 1999 - Derek Moule
July 1999 - Colcannon
June 1999 - Southern Aurora
May 1999 - Rafferty's Rules
April 1999 - Lowry Olafson from Canada
March 1999 - The McCarthy Brothers
February 1999 - LINDPRIID from Estonia
February 1999 - Andy Irvine from Ireland
December 1998 - The Dee-ells
October 1998 - Fanch le Marrec & Jean Paul Ferrec from
Brittany
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