Music at Castlemaine Fringe 2009

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Senior Citizens Hall Located in the swanky Senior Citizens Hall the Castlemaine Fringe and Zombie Brainspace Productions launch an ultra supper club of deluxe entertainments (to continue each month). The Fez presents an ever-changing line-up of international guests and local luminaries - jugglers, comedians, crooners, bands, acrobats, dancers, films and more. Delectable foods, exotic drinks, games, prizes & dancing ensure that The Fez will be where its gonna be for any discerning cat who wants to party like its 1959. DRESS CODE: Secret Society, Tiki, Exotic, Swanky, Jetset, Retro-Modern, Space-age, Hot Rod, Swinging. All ages welcome. Licensed Venue.		Two nights of down and dirty, straight and twisted ROCK! It looks like the federation is in danger when the Space Terrapin from a distant world arrives. It's up to Ace from Outer Space to lead his brave men into the unknown - and maybe even save the galaxy while they're at it.
Saturday 28th March	Saturday 4th April	PART I - Attack of the Space Terrapin Friday 27th March	PART II - Ace from Outer Space Friday 3rd April
Rose Turtle Ertler Paddy Toasty: Kungfu Tennis DJ Devil Girl	Anita Sinclair The Great Gondos Gasoline Stew and Dump DJ Devil Girl	Crazy Craw (melb) Smurfinger The Beat Disease MoonRockit Earworm	Duck Duck Chop (melb) Mr Blister The Combs Ryk's Blue Planet Blackouts
The Folk of the Fringe An assortment of local musical delights!
Saturday 28th March Saff's Cafe 1pm - 5pm	Sunday 29th March Doveton Corner Store 1pm - 5pm	Sunday 29th March Bridge Hotel 7pm - 11pm	Monday 30th March Bridge Hotel 7pm - 11pm
Mick Ahearne Mildcats Gus Read-Hill Tommy B Dan Nixon	The Heel Toe Express Calcutta Cuties Brothers in Arms Acoustic in the Corner Jude Parsons and Charles Affleck	Kestral Sayou Souare'Bato Chris Jephcott CD Launch with Tim Walter, Kynan sutherland, Rohan Souter, Josh Preston, Jacinta Walsh	Roostar S.E.G.U.E. Charlie Steel Saul Roache

Keep out of the park at night Two nights of avant-garde improvisation plus local action painter Djonn Highland Pipe Band Hall Castlemaine Botanical Gardens		Castlemaine Idyll Lot 19 where the town really gets to sing!
CAN YOU HEAR THE DRUMS, FERNANDO? Monday 30th March 6:45pm - 7:45pm	ELEVEN, ELEVEN, ELEVEN! Tuesday 31st March 6:45pm - 7:45pm	Saturday 4th April 2pm - late
Bob Daniels Dan Cookson (melb) Langley	Scott Sanders Tom Foster Simon Howard Justin Bull Mathew Underwood	Lot 19 Presents... Castlemaine Idyll, where the town really gets to sing! Live band, live dancers, famous judges and memorable (although not valuable) prizes, a bawdy afternoon in the sun with a fine food kitchen and small bar... Mature audiences recommended, immature performances inevitable. Click here to visit Lot 19
ArgentinianBBQ.com presents Film and Buenos Aires Disco: TANGO OR DEATH! Lot 19 Thursday 2nd April 7pm - late	Nicolas Entel, 90mins, Argentina, 2006 (Spanish w/English subt). The film follows the tango group "Orquesta Tipica" through their European tour through Germany, Italy, Switzerland, then back home to Buenos Aires, Argentina. Followed by Buenos Aires Disco! Dj Astrid and MC Hernan playing contemporary latin and funk tunes! With a delicious Argentinean BBQ and bar. Outdoor event - BYO rug and polished shoes! Click here to go to ArgentinianBBQ.com
End of the Line for Duncan Graham and his Co-accused click the image for the gallery		Sunday 29th March 11am - 1pm Fresh from the launch of their latest single the kitten owns the cream, Duncan Graham and his Co-accused invite all and sundry to take the steam train (packed with local performers) out to Muckleford for a BBQ lunch and a taste of the new album. General Enquires: 54752966 Recorded Train Info: 54706658 Click here to go to Victorian Goldfields Railway

Young songwriters
of the Region

a BreakOut FReeZA event

Castlemaine Highland
Pipe Band

Open rehearsal

Saturday 28th March
2pm - 5pm

Thursday 2 April
7pm - 9pm

MASK Productions presents the 2009 Songwriters competition Get Your Music Heard!
This FReeZA event is a competition and display of local young singer/songwriters, shown through solo group acoustic performances.

Click here for entry forms and details

The Castlemaine Highland Pipe Band rehearses every Thursday evening. Tonight they open their doors for a glimpse behind the scenes.

Performers at Castlemaine Fringe 2009
Anita Sinclair	The Fez Sat 28th March 8pm - late		Entertainment and misguided advice for the love-lorn, and some beautiful, classical puppetry. Click here to go to her website
Acoustic in the Corner	Doveton Corner Store Sun 29th March 1pm - 5pm	Peter Sullivan and Tasha Mullings present acoustic music
Charles Affleck	Doveton Corner Store Sun 29th March 1pm - 5pm	Performing with Jude Parsons. Charles is a local pianist and teaches from CASPA
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Mick Ahearne	Saff's Cafe Sat 28th March 1pm - 5pm		Mick Ahearne has been a singer/songwriter and guitarist in any band that would have him since 1973. 36 years on, Mick is still doing what he does best - playing acoustic folk roots music all over the country. He has recently launched his latest album Forward
Tommy B	Saff's Cafe Sat 28th March 1pm - 5pm	Tommy B is a local singer/songwriter
The Beat Disease	Five Flags Hotel Fri 27th March 8pm - late		Surf's up - Castlemaine style, that is. With deep-set blues roots as you'd expect from a band raised in the 'maine. click here to go to the Beat Disease myspace
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Blackouts	Five Flags Hotel Fri 3rd April 1pm - 5pm		Blackouts, presented by Windarring, play pop, funk and rock covers.
Brothers in Arms	Doveton Corner Store Sun 29th April 1pm - 5pm		In the red corner: Michael Sanders, with strings and springs of steel. In the blue corner: Scott Sanders, with gut-rending finger-picking goodness. Brothers meet HEAD to HEAD and BACK to BACK in this rare musical showdown.
Justin Bull	Botanical Gardens Pipe Hall Tues 31st March 6:45pm - 7:45pm		An experimental guitarist, Justin is a member of the band Planet Caravan and appears courtesy of Undue Noise
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Calcutta Cuties and Skiduchi and the Coloured Girls	Doveton Corner Store Sun 29th March 1pm - 5pm	Traditional Bengali and Hindu singers
Castlemaine Highland Pipe Band	Botanical Gardens Pipe Hall Thurs 2 April 7pm - 9pm		Formed in 1951 and led today by Pipe Major Ian Wilson, the band rehearses every thursday night in the hall at the botanical gardens.
the Combs	Five Flags Hotel Fri 3rd April 8pm - late	Five piece band jamming on taboo topics. Will make you laugh and tap your feet :D Includes live sampling, improvised vocals and visual effects.
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Dan Cookson	Botanical Gardens Pipe Hall Mon 30th March 6:45pm - 7:45pm		I've never met a man who hits the drums with such power and yet such control. You can see him through the window and hear him throughout the park, improvising with Bob Daniels and Langley. Dan also plays with his alter-ego Tim McNeill in Duck Duck Chop. Click here to go to their myspace
Crazy Craw	Five Flags Hotel Fri 27th March 8pm - late		Claw – 'My name is the Craw.' Max – 'The Craw?' Claw – 'No, no. Not the Craw. The Craw.' Max – 'Oh. Yes. The Craw.' ... Max – 'You'll never get your craws on the princess.' Claw – 'No, no, no. Not craws. Craws.' stoner rock at it's dirtiest and most beautiful Click here to go to their myspace
Bob Daniels	Botanical Gardens Pipe Hall Mon 30th March 6:45pm - 7:45pm	A self-proclaimed metal drummer with four toms and obligatory double-kick, you can see him through the window and hear him throughout the park, improvising with Langley and Dan Cookson.
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Duck Duck Chop	Five Flags Hotel Fri 3rd April 8pm - late		'We are performance material' experimental post-punk from melbourne Click here to go to their myspace
Duncan Graham and his Co-accused	Muckleford Steam Train Sun 29th March 11am - 1pm	Well, Duncan's hitching along the acoustic-based rock'n'roll highway - and digging it. He's hustling gigs in Melbourne, Castlemaine and Sydney with his band The Co-Accused. Click here to go to their myspace Click here to go to Tripper's Advocate
Earworm	Five Flags Hotel Fri 27th March 8pm - late	Electro sounds to open the battle against the terrapins.
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Tom Foster	Botanical Gardens Pipe Hall Tue 31st March 6:45pm - 7:45pm		Electric bass virtuoso Tom Foster improvises live through the window solo and with Scott Sanders, Simon Howard, Justin Bull and Mathew Underwood. Tom also performs with Smurfinger Click here to go to their myspace
Gasoline Stew and Dump	The Fez Sat 3rd April 8pm - late	Dirty dirty blues deep from the sewer Click here to go their myspace
The Great Gondos	The Fez Sat 3rd April 8pm - late	Astonishing acts of daring, skill and stupidity Click here to go to their website
The Heel Toe Express	Saff's Cafe Sat 28th March 1pm - 5pm		Lilting four-part harmonies, dueling stringed things and general pandemonium define The Heel-Toe Express, a troupe of beings who somehow found each other through a healthy obsession with the blues, bluegrass, old-timey country and a sprinkling of traditional folk. The Heel-Toe Express bring to the stage a swag of original material along with a new take on some timeless tunes.
Simon Howard	Botanical Gardens Pipe Hall Tues 31st March 7pm - 11pm		Simon will be improvising on his electric guitar modified with a cello-style bridge which enables it to be played with a bow Simon also plays in the band Planet Caravan and appears courtesy of Undue Noise
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Chris Jephcott	Bridge Hotel Sun 29 March 8pm - late		Chris launches his new CD of acoustic songwriting with his friends and guests. Click here to go to his myspace
Kestral	Bridge Hotel Sun 29th March 7pm - 11pm	Kestral's soulful acoustic sound in the beautiful space in the garden of the Bridge will soothe and settle you after a hard day's fringing
Langley </td>	Botanical Gardens Pipe Hall Mon 30th March 6:45pm - 7:45pm	Famous percussionist Langley improvises through the window and into the park with Daniel Cookson and Bob Daniels
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Mildcats	Saff's Cafe Sat 28th March 1pm - 5pm	acoustic folk - the folk of the fringe
MoonRockit	Five Flags Hotel Fri 27th March 8pm - late	pop/rock covers from the 70's to today
Mr Blister	Five Flags Hotel Fri 3rd April 8pm - late		experimental post-punk-roots extravaganza Click here to go to their myspace
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Dan Nixon	Saff's Cafe Sat 28th March 1pm - 5pm	acoustic folk - the folk of the fringe
Jude Parsons	Doveton Corner Store Sun 29th March 1pm - 5pm	singer/songwriter/pianist Jude Parsons performing with Charles Affleck
Josh Preston	Bridge Hotel Sun 29th March 7pm - 11pm	acoustic singer/songwriter supporting Chris Jephcott for his CD launch
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Gus Read-Hill	Saff's Cafe Sat 28th March 1pm - 5pm	acoustic blues from the BLUES man
Saul Roache	Bridge Hotel Mon 30th March 7pm - 11pm	acoustic folk - the folk of the fringe
Roostar	Bridge Hotel Mon 30th March 7pm - 11pm		Glorious acoustic folk music to cap off the night. Click here to go to their myspace
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Rose Turtle Ertler	the Fez Bar Sat 28th March 8 - late		Solo ukulele and vocals. Ukelele sometimes acoustic and sometimes with effects. Sometimes with programmed drums. Sometimes with a guest on trombone or bass or anything they like... Click here to go to her myspace
Ryk's Blue Planet	Five Flags Fri 3rd March 8pm - late	Ryk plays Ace from Outer Space in part II of the Battle of the Planets. See Ryk and the band squeal and rock their way to vanquish the enemy and save the galaxy from almost certain doom.
Scott Sanders	Botanical Gardens Pipe Hall Tues 31st March 6:45pm - 7:45pm		the house of andersen presents Scott Sanders, playing improvised electric guitar as loud as he can and as quiet as he can. With Tom Foster, Simon Howard, Justin Bull and Mathew Underwood. Click here to go to his myspace
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Sayou Souare'Bato	Bridge Hotel Sun 29th March 7pm - 11	African drumming and dancing to start the night off at the Bridge
S.E.G.U.E.	Bridge Hotel Mon 30th March 7pm - 11pm		S.E.G.U.E. [seh gway] is an assemblage of musicians with diverse backgrounds and musical tastes, drawn together by an inexplicable desire to vent their musical feelings on the humble ukulele. United in their belief that any more than four strings are superfluous, this group have coalesced into a truly eclectic ensemble, playing a vast range of musical styles on an interesting array of ukuleles. Occasional appearances of Musical Saw, Kazoo or "Whistling Jim" add colour to their performance. A S.E.G.U.E. performance can include anything from six to a dozen performers incorporating solos, trios and full ensemble arrangements of anything from Monty Python through vintage Hawaiian Hulas to Dolly Parton and the Kinks, with Material drawn from Hawaiian; Blues; Reggae; Country; Nostalgia; Rock; Swing; Risque; Pop; Comedy; Jazz; etc, etc. Click here to go to their myspace
Smurfinger	Five Flags Hotel Fri 27th March 8pm - late		Some say Italian pop. Some say the dark side of brown town. Everybody say swamp. Not many bands rock out as large and as tight as Smurfinger - terrapins beware! Click here to go to their myspace
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Charlie Steel	Bridge Hotel Mon 30th March 7pm - 11pm	acoustic folk - the folk of the fringe
Kynan Sutherland	Bridge Hotel Sun 29th March 7pm - 11pm	acoustic singer/songwriter supporting Chris Jephcott for his CD launch
Rohan Souter	Bridge Hotel Sun 29th March 7pm - 11pm	acoustic singer/songwriter supporting Chris Jephcott for his CD launch
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Mathew Underwood	Botanical Gardens Pipe Hall Tues 31st March 7pm - 11pm	Mathew will be improvising on electric guitar. If you look through the window you'll be able to see who's making all that beautiful, wonderful noise. Mathew appears courtesy of Undue Noise
Jacinta Walsh	Bridge Hotel Sun 29th March 7pm - 11pm	acoustic singer/songwriter supporting Chris Jephcott for his CD launch wow this guy has lots of friends
Tim Walter	Bridge Hotel Sun 29th March 7pm - 11pm	acoustic singer/songwriter supporting Chris Jephcott for his CD launch i can't wait to hear the show Chris and his friends have put together
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