OCTOBER 11th – Haunting sounds of the Celtic Harp with MARTYN COOK & REBECCA DANIEL
4.30pm till 6.30pm – ADMISSION $20
With over 20 years of playing the Celtic Harp professionally, and a repertoire including, contemporary and classical pieces as well as music from the UK, the beautiful sounds of Martyn Cook is definitely one not to miss.
DUE TO COVID RESTRICTIONS TICKETS ARE STRICTLY LIMITED
MAY 9th – THE FIR TRIO & KANIMBLA STRING QUARTET
TREAT MUM THIS MOTHERS DAY WITH THE GIFT OF LIVE MUSIC
4.30pm till 6.30pm – $35
THE FIR TRIO – Built around Kristina Frazer’s beautiful voice, the Fir Trio features an eclectic repertoire, loosely billed as jazz. Swing standards, blues, contemporary songs and originals all have found their way into the trio’s repertoire. Kristina and her gorgeous voice lead veteran sidemen Andrew Ireland (double bass, voice) and Andrew Russell (guitar, voice) through their varied repertoire.
Their vocal trio is an outstanding feature of the group and their musical sense of humour infuses every performance.
MAY 14th
4.30pm – 6.30pm
ADMISSION $25
AMANDA HANDEL – voice | JANE ANDINO – piano | GARY DALEY – accordion | MATT HANDEL – saxophones
Canto Latino draws from a wealth of artistic experience in a unique combination of renowned performers from the Blue Mountains. While all four of us have very distinctive styles with well-established reputations in separate areas, we each share a desire to venture into new territories and renovations within the Latin genre.
JANUARY 10TH – HOT CLUB DE KATOOMBA
4.30pm till 6.30pm – ADMISSION $20
Australian violinist Simon Watts and guitarist Cameron Jones team up for an evening of Hot Club swing jazz from the 30’s and 40’s in the style of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli.
FINAL SESSION FOR 2019
DECEMBER 8th
4.30PM – 6.30PM
ADMISSION FREE
Lorentz’s music has been heard in many great venues including the MONA Hobart and he now joins us in Gang Gangs main Gallery for our last music event for 2019.
With the backdrop of our Under 500 Exhibition, Lorentz will charm you with the unique and mesmerising sounds of his original music.
OCTOBER 13th
5.30PM – ADMISSION Adults $30 / Concession $25 / Under18 $5 – INCLUDES COMPLIMENTARY GLASS OF WINE FOR OVER 18’s
Where Song Began’ is a musical celebration of Australia’s birds and how they shaped the world.
Inspired by leading ornithologist Tim Low’s award-winning book, this 50-minute performance explores the Australian origins of song, ‘the birds that can sing’. Such is their evolutionary significance, ‘one may ask whether human music would have reached the heights it has, had the first songbird not sung in an Australian rainforest.’
Accessible for all ages, this work encourages the audience to contemplate the origin of song and the importance of Australia’s rich and colourful bird history. The program includes music spanning 300 years, from Johann Heinrich Schmelzer and J.S. Bach to Arvo Pärt and new Australian works, enhanced by a film of evocative visual projections, and an immersive soundscape.
About the performers: Simone Slattery was a 2018 Churchill Fellow, received a PhD in Music Performance from the University of Adelaide and performs regularly with Australia’s finest ensembles. Anthony Albrecht is an Australian graduate of The Juilliard School’s Historical Performance program and enjoys an international career.
13 NOVEMBER – 14 JANUARY 2021
The Curator has put together a selection of our favorite works and artists to see us into 2021.
PAINTED WORKS – POTTERY – BASKETRY – SCULPTURE – WOODWORK – METALWORK – TEXTILE ART – INDIGENOUS ART – JEWELLERY – GIFTWARE
APRIL 12th – THE BEEZ
4.30pm till 6.30pm – ADMISSION $20 – INCLUDES COMPLIMENTARY GLASS OF WINE
The Beez are your favourite record store. You know, the one that went out of business a few years back? Now re-opened in a slightly funkier part of town? Yeah, that´s the one. Come in. Browse. Hmm, quite a selection. Colourful clientele. Knowledgeable staff!
That´ll be Peter D’Elia over there, running the Country, Bluegrass and Americana section, but you´ll also find him moonlighting in the metal and prog rock section. He´s from San Francisco, a demon banjo and dobro picker and singer who also writes some mighty fine tunes.
And over here, looks like the German department – some Bowie, a little Berlin Cabaret and Bert Kaempfert. Deta Rayner, native Berliner – angel´s voice. That bass you´re hearing? It´s accordion – a rare “helicon bass” specimen, one octave lower than what you´re used to.
In the red corner – looks like post-punk, blues and funk-there´s even a little Barry White. Must be Rob Rayner. Like Barry, sings bass baritone and also plays some very tasty, rootsy electric guitar; forsook his native Sydney for Berlin 30-odd years ago. Nice songs over here, too!
Dedicated to diversity – The Beez are a veritable pop-up music shop, coming to a town near you!
APRIL 14th – SPIKE FLYNN (feat Tim Watts) 4.30pm till 6.30pm – ADMISSION $10 – INCLUDES COMPLIMENTARY GLASS OF WINE
Saturday 16th February. from 2pm
Join us for an afternoon interlude with our four exhibiting Artists. Audrey Rhoda, Colette Jonquieres, Jane Canfield and Natasha Daniloff.
Discuss the art with a glass of bubbles or a cup of tea with the artists at our Conversation Table.