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Cath Connelly's Newsletter - April/May
2010
Hi Everyone,
Festival crazy season is nearly
over. Wasn’t it fun! There is such terrific talent in the
Australian Folk/Celtic scene and it is an honour to be given
opportunities to perform alongside such beautiful musicians. Thank
you to all who came up and chatted with me after my various
concerts – it was a delight to meet you in
person.
One festival that deserves a bigger presence
is PAVE (www.pave.org.au). PAVE stands for Performing and Visual Events
around Emerald, and it’s held every April in a stunning part of
Victoria (Melbourne’s Dandenong Ranges). Many of the local
venues provide performance space for talented local artists.
Markets and street events also contribute to a wonderful week of
festivities. I know it’s not fair to tell you about how good an
event was that has just passed, but put a note in your diaries for
a day-trip to Emerald in April 2011!
Greg Hunt and I have been gigging together
again. It is always a delight to share the stage with such a
talented and gentle person. We have been invited to perform at
a Boîte evening on May 14th. In honour of the great tea-drinking
traditions of both Ireland and Japan, the Boîte have devised an
evening called Music of the Tea
Lands. This means that we get to hear the
stunning sound of Anne Norman performing with the shakuhachi
(Japanese flute) and Mel Robinson on cello. It promises to be a
truly special evening. (See Gig
Guide and http://boite.com.au/pages/event_detail.php?event_id=1293 for details).
For people from out of town, my harps and I
may be coming your way! I head off to tour around parts of
New South Wales from May 15th. Check out
the Gig
Guide to see if we can catch up with each
other.
And don’t forget to get your tickets for the
2010 National Celtic Festival (www.nationalcelticfestival.com). The Committee has come up with some
fantastic new ideas for this year’s festival, including a more
intentional program around the topic of Celtic spirituality, in
which I’ll be one of the presenters. Queen’s Birthday long-weekend
in June, Portarlington (near Geelong).
You can find out details on all these events
by emailing me at
cathy@cathy.com.au
I have really enjoyed your feedback on this
newsletter. Keep the comments coming.
Thanks!
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