Music club appears at Troubadour

Members of the Macquarie Towns Music Club will be appearing at the Troubadour Folk Club in Woy Woy on August 13 from 2pm.

"We're pretty excited about our visit to the Troubadour," club secretary Ms Ellen Manning said.

Performers will include Dez and Karen Williams, Kath McMahon and Alex Nolf, Garry and Sue Ragen and "Latitude" featuring Richard Galluzzi, Patrick Smith and Selina Rowe.

Dez and Karen Williams are vocalists who play both guitar and bass guitar with tunes including old ballads from such musicians such as Bob Dylan, Gordon Lightfoot, Neil Young and Van Morrison plus traditional Australian bush music.

Dez also composes original material.

Kath McMahon and Alex Nolf play the zither and the accordion.

"Alex's zither playing is a delight and when combined with Kath's accordion is a unique experience," Ms Manning said.

Garry and Sue Ragen play guitar, bodran and tin whistle.

"Gary and Sue Ragen are a mixture of folk, contemporary and classic guitar pieces," Ms Manning said.

"Latitude is a high energy band featuring, banjo, slide guitar, bodhran, harmonica, whistle, mandolin," Ms Manning said.

"They play an eclectic mixture of Irish, blues, folk and original material.

"All this and they sing too."

Jan and Lee Tame play the banjo, mandolin, whistle and fiddle.

"This couple is heavily into bluegrass and what they call 'old timey' music," Ms Manning said.

Macquarie Towns Music Club, formerly known as Macquarie Towns Folk Club, is based at Richmond Neighbourhood Centre and is 31 years old.

Press release, June 18 Ellen Manning, Macquarie Towns Music Club