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Muso Recording Sessions

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

by Denis Harris

The RECORDING WEEKEND held at Yeppoon Little Theatre on the weekend of 26-27th June went very well, with a total of 13 local artists laying down original & traditional tracks for inclusion in CFC’s first CD. A big thanks to Recording Engineer Mike Connor, and to “Grant Man” Don McCabe, as well as to Conny and Damian for their efforts in making it happen.

Now for the Big Jobs of mixing & mastering, artwork & production which all have to be done before we can release CFC’s Showcase of the local Folk Scene! Big thanks too to all the artists who contributed, viz; Andy Redfearn, Biorhythms, Damian Clark, Jenny Brown, Maxine McCabe, Nick Harris, Noel Landry, Paddy Delalande, Paul Bambrick, Steve Butler, Tim McGrath, Conny Groen and even yours truly!

The video here is a tiny taste of what is in store when the CD is ready for members.

Photos by Rob Tait

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BOBFEST 2010

Sunday, February 14th, 2010

…in Bob we continue to trust and we are looking forward to Bobbing on 15th May this year at a bigger and better venue- the Walter Reid Cultural Centre. Mr. Robert Zimmerman is amazingly a year older so we’ll be playing 69 different songs in his honor, with acoustics, jangly electric telecasters, Marine band harmonicas, Ray Bans, Nudie jackets and disheveled hair all welcome. This should be another fun opportunity for members and friends to delight our community with a fabulous night of great music. If you’d like further information on the night or want to play a few songs please avail yourself of the very convenient and comprehensive contact area on this website.

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Bobfest 2010
A musical celebration of the songs of Bob Dylan
15 May at the Walter Reid Centre Rockhampton.
6pm to late.The Coowonga Folk Club will present a tribute to the music of Bob Dylan featuring 69 songs- one for every year of his Bob’s still rollin’ life. Come and celebrate Bob’s birthday and incredible songs with some of Central Queensland’s best musos on Saturday 15 May 6pm to late at the Walter Reid Centre Rockhampton.

Yes the greatest Rockhampton district music event, “Bobfest” will be held again this year.Don’t be like Lance, James, Kerry, Brad, Robbie and many more who are still hurting from kicking themselves because they missed out when the last event sold out. Watch out for the ticket sales notice soon.

Bobfest 2010, celebrating songwriting and musican wonder Bob Dylan’s birthday featuring 69 of songs performed by 15 different local artists. The concert will be held Saturday 15th May at the Walter Reid Cultural Centre.

Rockhamptom Region, Yeppoon, Cawarral, Coowonga, Emu Park, Central Queensland, Australia, au

Participating bands and artists include (But not limited to) The Formations Band, Aristokatz, Damage with Care, Shaun Sinclair, Tangelwood, Rory and Patrick Kehoe, Paul Bambrick, Nebraska Red, Denis Harris and son, Bad Apple Band

A bar and kitchen will be operating.

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PLAY MORE MUSIC!

Sunday, February 14th, 2010

One of the focuses (foci?) for 2010 is for club members to have more informal jams and get a little more local cross pollination musically happening. If you or your friends/family would like to get more active musically here’s a few helpful tips.

Practicing at home – work on a few songs at home that you are comfortable with – know what keys you can sing and play them in.
Don’t be afraid to get your instrument out and play along in the jams.
Don’t worry too much about just how “folk” the song is- the club has members who play everything from instrumentals to bluegrass, gypsy and rockabilly to rock. Pretty much everything other than Celine Dion can be aired at a jam without too much derision.
Tell jam hogs like Noel and Damian to shut up for five minutes and let you play a bloody song.
Feel free to ask other club members for tips on playing songs or styles, don’t be afraid to ask.

See if there is anyone around if there is anyone else in the community looking to jam regularly or informally who might be at a similar level. Playing with other people is the best practice possible.

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Sound Mixing

Sunday, August 9th, 2009

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On Saturday 8th, members of the club were offered a chanec to get some hands on experience with setting up sound gear and mixing the show. We learnt about cables, microphones, equalizers, compression, gates and limiters during the six hour “hands on” workshop. Some of the more confident members will sit in the co-pilot’s seat at the Village festival and assist our two regular sound engineers, Don and Damien during the weekend.

: The happy bunch of workshop attendees.

: The Sound Desk

: Equalization

: We are ready fo POWER!

: Now somewhere in here?

: Give us some signal man.

: An attentive bunch.

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August Club Event 2009

Sunday, August 9th, 2009

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There never seems to be a lack of great performers to give aus all a fantastic show, and the last show was certainly no exception. If you missed this show make sure you get to the village festival to see some great CFC entertainers in action. If you want a copy of a photo on this article, please use the form after the photos.

Everyone who missed the show can start kicking yourselves now. Small
snippet of what you missed on the night.

Thes guys really rocked. You can keep on kickin yerself for missing the show.
As you can see by the photos from the night, everyone was having a great time. We would like to remind our web visitors that our event is “family friendly” with plenty of fun for the kids. The playground is a definite favourite. Make sure you get there early so you don’t miss out on the fabulous food and cakes. The adults can enjoy a great outing without worrying every minute if the kids are OK. Simply it is a great outing for everyone.