An evening of Australian folk music – songs, dance tunes, poems and more…

The Old Goulburn Brewery, Bradley Grange
Bungonia Rd, Goulburn
4821 6071

First Friday of each month 7.30-10.30pm (at least!)

The accent is on participation so bring voices and instruments and join in. Dots are available or play by ear.

Enjoy:
A Folk Ring where we each choose an item in turn as a request or to lead.
A Theme where songs and poems on a particular theme are  hunted out, practised and performed.

A booklet of local dance tunes has been compiled to use at the sessions. You can get one at the session or from David's Online Shop.

2011 Dates and Themes   

February 4th Blues and Other Colours
March 4th The Worker
April 1st  Droving Sheep, Cattle and Goats
May 6th  Three Four
June 3rd  Dances ‘n’ Balls
July 1st    Sheilas ‘n’ Tarts  
August 5th  The Days of Steam
September 2nd  All for Me Grog
Sept 30th –Oct 3rd Bush Traditions Gathering
October 7th   Flora and Fauna
November 4th Shearing, Bally-well Shearing
December 2nd  Jingles and Bells

The next Bush Traditions Gathering will be held 30th Sept to 3rd Oct 2011. Players, performers and dancers are welcome to enjoy a programme of music and dance workshops, poetry recitations, concerts and dances as well as hours of informal music sessions.

The basic idea of the weekend is to encourage participation in all aspects of our bush traditions - bush music, songs, dance, yarns, poetry. Hence there'll be workshops to learn tunes by ear or music, song workshops, dance music workshops, dances and concerts. The venue provides a terrific historical backdrop, locally brewed beer and excellent food.

The previous Gatherings in 2006 - 2010 have established this as a major event in the Australian folk music calendar. 2008 saw the inclusion of on-site camping which added to the community spirit of the weekend. The official website with up-to-date information is here.