'Library' at folk club

Musical group, New York Public Library, will play at the Troubadour Central Coast folk club on Saturday, July 26, at the CWA Hall, Woy Woy.

Club president Mr Bill Bekric said the band had been "delighting audiences" for more than three decades.

"After more than 30 years, the trio still retains freshness and vitality and a total enjoyment of what they're doing on stage," Mr Bekric said.

"That enthusiasm communicates to the audience, who end up singing along, clapping in time and, on occasion, forming impromptu conga lines around the room."

In recent years, the group has performed "to great acclaim" at the Tamworth Country Music Festival, the St Albans Folk Festival and in folk clubs from Newcastle to Canberra.

The night begins from 7pm and tickets are available from $7 per person.

According to Mr Bekric, the Sydney-based band offers a mix of folk, country and Irish music, with "a generous dash of humour thrown in for good measure".

"Although they use a line-up of traditional acoustic bluegrass instruments (5-string banjo, mandolin, guitars and string bass), the Library don't limit themselves to one music genre, switching happily from bluegrass to folk, to contemporary country to the inspired lunacy of a Samba that went very, very wrong," Mr Bekric said.

"The Library likes to involve their audiences in a performance."

For more information please contact 4341 4060 or 0417 456 929.

Press release, 14 Jul 2008 Bill Bekric, Troubadour Central Coast