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The band and friends regularly play at a BUSH DANCE every WEDNESDAY from 8pm at Wongawilli Community Hall, musicians welcome and all dances called.
NEW! Australian Traditional Dance Tunes - 85 tunes arranged for 23 bush dances - Double CD of 2 hours of dance music performed by Wongawilli!
- Australian Folk Music and Dance Articles - GREAT FOR SCHOOL PROJECTS, a great source of information with contributions by Australia's leading traditional folklorists including Peter Ellis, Shirley Andrews, Bob Bolton. Articles on bush instruments, folk instruments used in Australia, multicultural dance traditions, bush band history, Waltzing Matilda and more ....
New Double Dance CD recording available
- 'Australian
Traditional Dance Tunes'
85 traditional tunes arranged for 23 dances for over 120 minutes. CD $30, Postage & Packaging included. Cheques to Wongawilli Colonial Dance Club Inc. Order Form
New recording available - 'Live at the Local'
Over 72 minutes of new and old Australian folk songsand tunes. CD $20, Cass. $15, Postage & Packaging $3 Cheques to Wongawilli Colonial Dance Club Inc. Order Form
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2002 Performances
JANUARY
- 2002
Thu 27 - Support for Shooglenifty from Scotland, Faces on Crown
Sat 26 - Australia Day, 7.30am at Lake Illawarra Foreshore Park for Shellharbour
City Council celebrations
FEBRUARY
- 2002
Sat 9 - Host dance band at the Illawarra Ethnic Communities Council dance
event - A Dance of Nations at the Wollongong Town Hall. Starts at 6pm,
tickets $10 per adults.
Sun 10 - Illawarra Light Museum Entertainment, Tongarra Road, Albion Park
Rail 11am to 1pm with the Wongawilli Colonial Dancers.
MARCH
- 2002
Sun 3 - Mount Kembla Hotel, 3pm to 6pm
Fri 8 to Mon 11 - Port Fairy Folk Festival with dances, concerts,
workshops
Sat 23 - Concert and Dance at the Dutch Australian Festival, St Marys
with the Dancers.
Thu 28 to 1 April - National Folk Festival, concerts, Colonial
Ball,workshops, Australian Traditional Dance Tunes CD and Book Launch and dance
demonstrations with the Wongawilli Colonial Dancers.
APRIL
- 2002
Sat 20 - Bush Dinner Dance at the Kembla Grange Golf Club, 6.30pm to
10.30pm
Thu 25 - Anzac Day Concert, Shellharbour Workers Club, with the Dancers, from
5.30pm to 9.30pm.
Fri 26 - Wombats
American Tour reunion gig (members of Wongawilli), Bushranger Hotel, Collector
(between Goulbrun and Canberra), from 8pm
Sun 28 - Mount Kembla Hotel, 3pm to 6pm.
MAY
- 2002
Sat 18 - Bush Music Club Dance -
St Brendan's Hall, 53 Johnson Street,
Annandale. Ph 02 9564 3901
JUNE
- 2002
Wed 5 to Mon 10 June - 7th Australian Folk Music and
Dance Gathering, Albion Park Centenary. Presented by the band, dancers and Wongawilli
Colonial Dance Club Inc.
Thu 6 - Beer and Culture Extravaganza - beers and food from 8 countries,
regions from around the world with songs about the settlers to Australia.
Tickets limited - $30 with Australian Folk Music and Dance Gathering Season
Ticket or $35 otherwise - includes, beer, food and entertainment.
JULY
- 2002
Sun 7 -Entertainment by band and dancers at Illawarra Regional Airport
Aircraft Day, off Princes Highway at Albion Park Rail from Midday.
AUGUST
- 2002
Fri 2 - Mount
Kembla Village Dance, at the Public School as part of the Mount Kembla
Mining Disaster 100th Anniversary Commemoration. All welcome, proceeds to the
school.
Sun 4 - Mount Kembla Pub, from 8am to 11am - more events as part of the
Commemoration. Macca from ABC Australia All-Over will be there also.
Wed 7 - 15th
Anniversary Celebration Bush Dance at Wongawilli Hall
Sat 30 Aug, 1 Sept- band and dancers at the first Dorrigo Folk and Bluegrass
Festival.
SEPTEMBER
- 2002
- Wed 11 to Sun 15 - 18th
Illawarra Folk Festival at Jamberoo. Presented by Illawarra Folk Club. David De Santi,
member of Wongawilli Band, is the Festival Director for the 6th year and 7th
Festival!
OCTOBER
- 2002
Sat 5 - Bush Dance at Wee Jasper
Sat 19 - Combined Bush and Cajun Dance Day, Bundanoon.
Presented in conjunction with Merry Muse, starts 10am till late, dance till you
drop!
DECEMBER
- 2002
Sat 21 - Christmas with Wongawilli, 5 hour dinner dance, Albion Park
Centenary Hall
2001 Performances
JANUARY - 2001
30 Dec to 1 January - Woodford Folk Festival
TASMANIA TOUR - Thu 11 - Bush Dance in Hobart..
Sat 13, Sun 14 - Cygnet Folk Festival
Thu 18 January - Forth Pub
Fri 19 Janaury - Italian Australian Club, Launceston
TASMANIA TOUR - Sat 20, Sun 21 - George Town Folk Festival
Fri 26 - Australia Day at the Sydney Botanic Gardens on the
NRMA Country Music Stage
Sun 28, 2pm to 5pm - Jamberoo Pub Concert
FEBRUARY - 2001
No gigs as some members touring in North America as the Wombats.
MARCH - 2001
Wed 14 to Sun 18, March - 16th Illawarra
Folk Festival at Jamberoo
Fri 30 - Opening of Faces of Folk Exhibition, Wollongong
Art Gallery for the Illawarra Folk Club
APRIL - 2001
12.45pm Sun 1 - Viva La Gong, Stuart Park, Wollongong
performing Italian music with African drumming group, Obrobini as L'Emigrante
Thu 12 - AJC Derby Ball, Star City Casino
Fri 13 to Mon 16 - National Folk Festival, Canberra
8pm Tue 24 - Pre-Anzac Day Concert part of Faces of Folk
Exhibition, Wollongong Art Gallery
Thu 26th April to Sun 29 - BUSHRANGER TOUR to VICTORIA, including the
Mount Beauty Music Muster with the Wongawilli Colonial
Dancers
MAY - 2001
8pm, Sat 19 - Bush Music Club Bush Dance in Glebe
8pm, Fri 25 - Albion Park Show Ball, Centenary Hall, tbc
8pm Sat 26 - Italiana Australian Dance Night with
Obrobini at Tomerong Hall, South Coast
JUNE - 2001
Sat 2 - Italian National Day Celebrations, Wollongong Mall
Wed 7 to Mon 11 - Australian Folk Gathering,
concerts, dances
6.30pm to 1am Sat 9 - Dancing Through the Years, Celebration of
Federation Event, Wollongong Town Hall with 5 other bands! Part of the
Australian Folk Gathering.
Sat 16 - Federation Spectacular with the Wongawilli
Colonial Dancers, Wollongong Entertainment Centre, details to come
JULY - 2001
Sun 1 - Illawarra Folk Festival Early Bird Draw Day Concert
3pm to 6pm Sun 15 - Mount Kembla Hotel, concert
AUGUST - 2001
Sat 18 - Jamberoo Comes to Town Mini-Folk Festival in Sydney,
location to be advised.
Fri 24 to Sun 26 - Folk
Alliance Australia Convention, Adelaide - some members of the band attending.
SEPTEMBER - 2001
3pm to 6pm Sun 9 - Mount Kembla Hotel, concert
Wed 12 to Sun 16 - 17th Illawarra Folk Festival at Jamberoo
OCTOBER - 2001
Fri 12, Sat 13 - David, Jason & Chloe performing as L'Emigrante in the
theatre Production, Italian Stories at the Illawarra Performing Arts Centre
Mon 15 to Fri 27 - David, Jason & Chloe performing as L'Emigrante in the Theatre South Production, Italian
Stories in Tasmania.
Sun 28 - Italian music and dance performance as ZOMPA! with
African drumming group Obrobini as support for La Voce Della Luna from
Melbourne and Kavisha Mazzella at the Fraternity Club, Fairy Meadow.
Starts at 2.30pm. Adults $15, children $5.
NOVEMBER - 2001
Sat 3 - Music at the Creek, Majors Creek - concerts, dance
demonstration with Wongawilli Colonial Dancers
Fri 9 - Lourdes Hospital Federation Ball, Dubbo Civic Centre, with Sydney
Fiddle Band and Wongawilli Colonial Dance Club. Starts at 7.30pm. Tickets call Steve 02
6883 2930.
Sat 10 - Special Concert - And When They Dance, Holy Trinity Anglican
Church in Dubbo. Ticket prices are $15 adults, pensioners/children $10 and a family ticket
for $35 and includes a champagne supper.
Fri 16 - Bush Tucker and Beer Fest, Wollongong TAFE Recreation Centre, $30 per person, tickets from, 3 course bush tucker dinner, 4
boutique beer tickets. 7pm start. Tickets phone 4226 4227
Sat 17 - Bush Music Club Dance -
Sydney Launch of New Double Dance CD, St Brendan's Hall, 53 Johnson Street,
Annandale. Ph 02 9564 3901
Sat 24 - Bush Dance at St Xavier's Catholic School, Warrawong
DECEMBER
- 2001
Sat 1 - Launch of Double Dance CD as part of Illawarra Folk Club Folk
and Food Day, Wongawilli Community Hall, from 3pm.
Sat 22 - Christmas with Wongawilli, 5 hour dinner dance, Albion Park
Centenary Hall
Thu 27 to Jan 1- Performances at Woodford Folk Festival - dances,
concerts, sessions
Sun 24 Sep - Illawarra Folk Club Concert with UK performer Jez Lowe, Wongawilli Community Hall
Fri 29 Sept to 2 Oct - South Australian Folk Festival at Victor Harbour, with concerts, workshops and dances.
Sat 4, Sun 5 Nov - MUSIC at the CREEK, Folk Festival, Majors Creek, near Braidwood. Performances with the Wongawilli Colonial Dancers. Special presentation of the Southern Cross is Calling Concert.
Thu 9 Nov, 7pm Wongawilli Band at Harbour Fest Ball with Silvers Circus, Port Kembla Harbour.
Sun 12 Nov, 1pm - Irish Festival, The Entrance. Performing as special guests with the Wongawilli Colonial Dancers.
Sat 18 Nov, 8pm - Scotties Reunion Old Time Dance, Bowral Memorial Hall. Includes Colonial dance demonstrations by the Wongawilli Colonial Dancers. Proceeds to Berrima District Volunteer Rescue Squad. Adults $10, enquiries phone 02 4861 2307
Sun 19 Nov, 2pm to 5pm - Jamberoo Pub Concert
Sat 25 Nov - St Francis of Assissi Primary School Bush Dance, Warrawong
Wed 29 Nov - St Andrew's Day Scottish Folk Dance, Wongawilli Hall, 8pm
Sun 3 Dec - Special Italian and Australian Flavoured performance at the Annual San Giovanni Battiste Festa at Brandon Park, Wollongong. Includes performances with the Wongawilli Colonial Dancers and the Illawarra Italian Youth Dancers. Later in the evening Wongawilli combines with African drumming group, Obrobini to present ZOMPA! - traditional Italian folk tunes with kick!
Sun 10 Dec, 2pm to 5pm - Jamberoo Pub Concert
Sat 23 Dec - Christmas with Wongawilli, Bush Dinner Dance, Albion Park Centenary Hall, 6pm tickets $20 per adult includes Christmas Dinner and 5 hours of dancing. Bookings essential, ph 02 4236 0097.
Wed 27 Dec to Mon 1 Jan - Woodford Folk Festival, Queensland, performances includes workshops, concerts, Reelly Red Ragtime and Reel Dance, ZOMPA!, Italian Folk music and more.
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