Folk club meets early
The next Troubadour Folk Club concert will be held on Sunday, February 19, at the Woy Woy CWA Hall from 3pm.
The special guest artist will be George Mann who is currently on tour from the United States.
The meeting, usually held on the fourth Saturday of the month, has been brought forward to fit in with George's tour dates.
George Mann is a former union organiser and activist based in New York and sings songs from the last century of labor and social activism.
His concerts are part sing-along, part history lesson and can make the audience shout for joy, send chills down their spine or bring tears to their eyes in the same set, according to organiser Ms Marilyn Russell.
George created and produced the Hail to the Thief, an anti-Bush CD series which featured such folk singers as Tom Paxton, Utah Phillips, Billy Bragg and Magpie.
For 10 years, George toured and recorded with Julius Margolin who lived to 93 before passing in 2009 and, in 2008, he directed and produced A Union Man: The Life and Work of Julius Margolin, a one-hour documentary about Julius.
While maintaining a touring schedule of some 150 gigs each year, he has recently turned his eyes toward the nation's veterans and the effects of two long wars on soldiers and their families.
George will be joined on stage by John Bloomfield who was born in the mining town of Broken Hill.
His early albums reflect on the working life and landscape of Australia's outback.
His songs have been recorded by Alan Scott, Penny Davies and Roger Ilott, Vince Brophy, Wongawilli, The Loaded Dog, and Gordon Bok.
He is currently completing a collection of maritime songs called Shorelines: Australian Songs of the Sea.
Media Release, 23 Jan 2012
Marilyn Russell, Troubadour Folk Club