EVENTS
Forthcoming events 2010
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Sunday March 21 Martin & Scahill with special guest Sean McCarthy (Ireland)
7.30pm Tickets $25 Bookings: 03 5483640
It promises to be a rare evening as we celebrate St Patrick's time of year with some of the finest musicians Ireland has to offer. We are delighted to host this exceptional trio on their way to headlining this year's Canterbury Folk Festival.
Fergal Scahill (All-Ireland Fiddle Champion and All-Ireland Bodhran Champion) and Micky Martin (acclaimed Songwriter and multi-instrumentalist) have been described as: "Easily one of the most exciting duets performing in Ireland today" . (Mairtin O'Connor, Clifden Arts Festival). They are joined by the young virtuoso Sean McCarthy (7 x All-Ireland Uilleann Pipes Champion).
In addition to soaring fiddle and pipe tunes, they will perform songs from Martin's new album "Irish Rebel Spirit", based on the life of Galway's famous pistol duelist and founder of the SPCA, Humanity Dick Martin.
www.myspace.com/martinandscahill
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Wednesday
24th March 7.30pm
The
Evolution of Food and Human Consciousness
Lecture by WENDY COOK,
UK Author of Foodwise and Biodynamic Food and Cookbook
(and first wife of
Peter Cook of, Peter Cook and Dudley Moore)$10 waged, $5
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Sunday March 28 Up close and intimate with Anna Coddington
7.30pm Tickets $25 Reservations essential: 03 548 3640
  Anna Coddington is one of New Zealand's foremost heroines of independent pop music, as is evident on her debut, self-produced album 'The Lake', released in June 2008. Coddington has sung with Bic Runga, Anika Moa, SJD, Dimmer and also on the casually released pop gems by her former bands Handsome Geoffery and Duchess.
After a busy year in 2009 touring here and overseas, performing with Fly My Pretties and Eru Dangerspiel, and furiously writing and recording demos for a new album, Anna is eager to get back on the road. She will be presenting some of those demos as fully grown songs!
Ms Coddington has a unique talent for writing beautiful songs with a twist of reality. We are delighted to be hosting her. This promises to be a magical concert.
www.annacoddington.com
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7.30pm Tickets $15 Bookings 5483640
Gilly has been thrilling audiences all over the world with her sublime voice. After touring 'down under' her rapidly growing reputation for superb singing is causing a real buzz! Her latest CD 'Just Like a Woman' got a rave review in NZ musician.
Her emotional and sensual interpretations of blues / folk / jazz and gospel have had many likening her favorably to the late Eva Cassidy, but her voice is also reminiscent of Joan Baez, Katie Melua and early Joni Mitchell.
She has been support artist to many famous names including Van Morrison and Tori Amos and as such has played at nearly every major venue in the UK. She has appeared frequently on national TV and radio.
"Her voice is simply stunning. It is amazing the sound that can come from one woman and a guitar". Quietly lovely, then strong enough to be heard two blocks away... Hauntingly beautiful! She sings like an angel." Kiwi Folk Club
"In listening to Gilly Darby, one gets the distinct impression that this is the voice of a woman who has sung her entire life, a woman at ease with the voice she has and with the considerable talent she possesses." Te Miringa Hohaia, Parihaka Peace Festival.
"I just can't imagine anyone not loving the feel, sensuality and emotion in Gilly's voice" Stuart Robertson...ABC Radio.
"Gilly was fantastic! Her voice lived up to the raves of critics." Kapiti Live Music Club.
http://www.myspace.com/gillydarbey
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Friday 23 April Her Make Believe Band (UK)
8pm Tickets $15 Bookings ph.5483640
Her Make Believe Band
New Zealand Tour
Acoustic Duo
Vocalist/guitarist/songwriter Cy Winstanley and vocalist/double bassist Vanessa McGowan from Her Make Believe Band will be traveling the length of the country in March/April 2010 performing their unique blend of acoustic country folk on a 15-date tour of New Zealand.
Currently based in London, this tour marks the two Kiwis return to their homeland and is a celebration of Her Make Believe Band's debut album, 'AM Radio'. Released in 2009, 'AM Radio' has received rave reviews in the UK.
"In Cy Winstanley they have a potent songwriter with a voice gently reminiscent of Paul Simon, while fellow Kiwi Vanessa McGowan adds beguiling harmonies." Uncut Magazine UK
"...A masterful blend of Americana fused with Jazz, Soul and Pop... A truly worthwhile addition to anyone's music collection" (4.5 out of 5) www.themusiccritic.co.uk
"Like love letters between Amy Mann and a slip-sliding Paul Simon" http://thecryptsessions.com
http://www.hermakebelieveband.com
http://www.myspace.com/hermakebelieveband
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Friday 30 April Bohemian Nights (Australia / Eastern Europe)
8pm Tickets $15 Bookings Ph.5483640
Violinist Ernie Gruner and accordionist/singer Phil Carroll draw from diverse sources: Gypsy, Klezmer, Middle-Eastern, French, Italian, Russian, jazz and tango. Their music ranges from soulful to wild. They have both studied overseas, and play and record together in larger bands (Klezmeritis, Yalla!, Flirting Mazurkas).
Ernie specializes in Jewish music and Phil specializes in Middle-Eastern music. They have worked together on and in theatre and dance events for Russian, Armenian, Jewish, Turkish, French and Italian communities.
Australian concert highlights include the National Folk Festival and National Multicultural Festival. Phil and Ernie≠s five NZ tours have included the Wellington & Dunedin Folk Festivals and the Christchurch Jazz Festival.
This is lively passionate gypsy music to dance away your troubles by; played on abrasive fiddle and wheezy piano accordion, Bohemian Nights is reminiscent of Hungarian goulash, red wine, French bread, Gitanes cigarettes and sensuous painted ladies from the thirties...
To say they can get the feet of the dead tapping is putting it mildly, and to say they bring a slice of music and life from beyond these shores is nothing less than fact, even though they were born here. Their cultural heritage glows, and we are all the richer for it. Ernie is a violinist of extraordinary talent; Phil plays the accordion and sings with stylishness and heart.
http://www.erniegruner.com/gypsynights.html
http://www.myspace.com/2bohemiannights
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Friday May 7 The String Contingent (Australia)
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Monday 17 May The Nukes Ukelele Trio (NZ) 7pm $15
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Thurs 14 Oct Blackheart (UK)
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Regular / Weekly events
Physical Theatre with Body In Space Theatre Co - Mondays 5:30pm - 8pm -021 02654000 Improvisation with Body In Space Theatre Co - Wednesdays 4pm -5:15pm (High
School) & 5:30-7pm (Adult) 021 02654000 Yoga Now - Iyengar-based Yoga classes that focus on precision,
awareness and presence. Suitable all levels - Wednesdays
7.30- 8.45pm 021 02654000 Salsa Dancing with Catherine Callaghan 027 32 32 098 Tuesday and Thursday evenings
Tango Dancing with Anne Marie 548 3505
Qi Gong with Steph Challis 548 2213
Full Moon meditations (monthly) - Contact Joy Brealey 545 0515
Self Realisation Fellowship - Sundays 9am - 10am Contact Kerry Lovell 539 6288
Satsung - Sundays 4pm - 5pm - Contact Tim Maples 545 2210
Oneness Blessing - Wednesdays 7pm - 9pm - Contact Anahata 5450777
Organic Gardening course - Tuesdays 9am - 4pm - Contact Jenny North 545 0188
Gurdjieff - Mondays 5pm - 6pm - Contact Davey Jones 545 7220
Hiring Fairfield House for theatre and music performances
If you are a musician or theatre practitioner looking for a performance venue in Nelson, we can seat up to 90 people in our Ballroom. We offer portable staging, stage lighting, a sound system and marketing services. Additionally, we can host large outdoor performances in our meadow which has an upper lawn stage and is set in a natural wooded amphitheatre. Please contact us for our rates of hire.
Jon Sanders and Dave Alley Jan 2010 Nervous Doll Dancing Feb 2010
  Tango at Fairfield Paul Ubana Jones - Jan 1st 2010
  Fringe Revolt - Grant Stirling, Stirling Images Joel Farfard
Nelson Colleges - The Cherry Orchard Loopen Theatre Co
Camilla The StoryTeller International Tabla Player - Ty Buroe
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