Monday, March 22, 2010

HARBOURSOUND 2010

Creative Albany and Great Southern Wine Producers Association present



FRIDAY

8pm

Harboursound Concert
Southern Right Males - Albany’s own male accapella choir
Linsey Pollak and Tunji Beier - middle eastern and Indian grooves
Fiddle Chicks - footstomping uplifting fiddle tunes
Venue: Festival Marquee & Bar, York Street.
No BYO. Food available. Tickets $25
Ticket Sales: Albany Town Hall, Ph 9844 2222
http://www.albanytownhall.com.au/shows.html

SATURDAY

9:30am

Healthway Headspace: Hand drum workshop with Tunji Beier
A master drummer teaches middle-eastern and Indian rhythms.
Venue: WA Museum, Albany, Old Co-Op building. FREE. 90 minutes. Bookings essential: 9841 4972.


9:30am

Healthway Headspace: Fiddling workshop with the Fiddle Chicks
Participants will learn traditional rhythms, chord shapes/fingering, right hand fingerpicking and strumming and learn chord progressions/bass lines for a selection of Fiddle Chicks arrangements.
Venue: WA Museum, Albany, Old School Room.
FREE. 90 minutes. Bookings essential: 9841 4972.

10am

Youth workshop with Chipolatas (age 14-18).
Venue: SEA. Tickets $10. 90 minutes. Book at Southern Edge Arts 9841 6002 seamail@southernedge.org.au This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it


10am Giant Seagulls at Farmers Market - street theatre at the markets
Rummaging in bags and pockets, stealing food from plates and squabbling amongst themselves,
shrieks of laughter follow the “gulls” wherever they roam. Keep an eye on your children!

12 noon Lotterywest Free Family concert - Various festival acts perform short sets
Venue: Festival Marquee, York Street.

8pm Harboursound Concert
Westwood - soothing Celtic melodies
Chipolatas in Concert - circus/music/dance
Ten Cent Shooters - thumping country blues to dance away the night
Venue: Festival Marquee & Bar, York Street. No BYO. Food available. Tickets $25
Ticket Sales: Albany Town Hall, Ph 9844 2222
http://www.albanytownhall.com.au/shows.html

SUNDAY
9:30am Healthy Headspace: Arranging traditional Celtic tunes with Westwood -
Get inside the methods used to create exquisite arrangements by some of WA’s finest exponents of traditional Celtic music.
Venue: WA Museum, Albany, Old School Room. FREE. 90 minutes. Bookings essential: 9841 4972.

10am Healthy Headspace: Professional Development workshop with Chipolatas
Venue: SEA. Tickets $20. 90 minutes.
Book at Southern Edge Arts 9841 6002 or seamail@southernedge.org.au This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

11am Giant Seagulls at Boatshed Markets - Seagulls at a fish market?? Disaster!!
1pm Chipolatas Kids Show - Children need to be accompanied by an adult.
The Chipolatas have performed in 43 countries across 6 continents. Their live performances incorporate circus skills, music theatre and dance bringing the global and the local experience into one magical package. Blending accordion and acoustic rhythms with hip-hop and street style performance, they tap into themes embedded in folk culture worldwide.
Venue: Albany Townhall. Tickets $10 per person.
Ticket Sales: Albany Town Hall, Ph 9844 2222
http://www.albanytownhall.com.au/shows.html

ALL DAY
GSWPA Wine Festival
Featuring: Gypsy Band Parade and encore performances by various Harboursound acts. Venue: Festival Marquee, York Street. Tickets $20 at the gate (inc. tasting glass). For information contact info@greatsouthernwines.com.au This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

For more information about the acts, click on the

following links:

www.chipolatas.com

www.linseypollak.com

www.slwise.com.au for the Ten Cent Shooters

www.bigrory.com for the Seagulls

www.musicsa.com.au/artists/fiddlechicks