The Chordwainers' Gigs

Festivale Sunday Feb 13 11:45 am

2011-02-01T23:00:00.000+11:00

This is our first gig for 2011. Frontline Stage from 11:45 - 12:30. Looking forward to it!

New Zealand Tour was great!

2010-07-06T14:41:00.004+10:00

Here are few pix and links from our New Zealand Tour.

The Leather Artisans Conference was amazing. It was so great to be with people who really understand Garry's workmanship. We learned a lot about the instruments we play.

We covered a lot of kms and saw some gorgeous South Island scenery, played in good venues and met wonderful people, and animals! Staying at Llama Lookout was undoubtably a highlight.

Some links to videos of our gigs:
At the Nutpoint Gallery outside of Christchurch:
Spare Change: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EWaUFvNYc4 or
Jug o'fush: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_hg0ylrfH4&feature=related

This is a lovely gallery with excellent acoustics, ambience and supper!

At the Penguin Entertainers Club, Oamaru - a truly groovy venue!
Mt Barrow to Africa2 - A beaut kora feature:
http://il.youtube.com/user/ThePenguinClub#p/u/3/vgVq_XH5jVw

New Zealand Here we come!

2010-04-11T14:23:00.003+10:00

Gigs in New Zealand:

Christchurch: April 16 Leather Artisans conference dinner
April 17: Leather Artisans conference Open Day
Bishop Julius Hall. Free

April 17: Concert 7:30 p.m.
Nut Point Gallery, West Melton, Christchurch $20

April 18: Concert 4:oo p.m.
YAZA! Cafè, Nelson. $12

April 22: Concert at Penguin Entertainers Club, Oamaru. $15

April 23: Concert at Otago Museum, Dunedin $tbc.

Spread the word!

Medieval Mead Party

2010-04-11T14:20:00.002+10:00

This was fun - we played outside Honey Tasmania in the Quadrant Mall while they offered mead tastings. Great party, nice meads! Lovely people! Stop in and check out the honey, mead, artwork and other products. They are a retail outlet for our CDs, too, if you missed the launch and want one. www.honeytasmania.com

EP Launch

2010-04-11T14:18:00.001+10:00

Oops! we had the launch and didn't get the gig blog updated. It was at Alchemy Bar Friday, April 9. Nice space - great leather couches! If anyone got a pic to share let us know!

New CD: Spare Change

2010-02-14T16:22:00.002+11:00

We've got a new EP out: Spare Change. It has 6 songs - 4 previously unrecorded ones, and 2 new versions that had to be done because Dan keeps coming up with better percussion kits.

We're really happy with it. It's a good representation of what we really sound like. We've come a long way since the 2003-4 recordings on the previous CD.

New songs: Spare Change, Sound Cheque, Grey Sea Shanty and Samba
Great new versions of: Tango and Cordoba

It's available from us: $15 will cover getting it posted to you if you're in Australia. We'll be doing a launch in a few weeks in Launceston, somewhere. Watch this space!

New Zealand Tour April 2010!

2010-02-14T16:15:00.003+11:00

We're off to New Zealand in April for the National Conference of the Association of New Zealand Leather Artisans and a tour of the South Island. We still have a few openings for gigs in the Christchurch, Nelson and Oamaru areas, especially daytime ones (schools, museums, etc.)

Here's one: Saturday, 17 April, 7:30pm
Where: The Nut Point Gallery, West Melton
www.nutpointgallery.com

More details will follow! Stay tuned.

And we promise pix from the tour!

2009 highlights

2010-02-14T15:59:00.003+11:00

It's about time to get caught up here!

We had a good weekend in Melbourne in October, playing at the wonderful Box Hill Community Centre for the Boîte World Music Cafè. We set up our instruments exhibition-style with sound installation for pre-concert viewing. It's such a great venue.

We got to do a workshop with the MSO's ArtPlay graduates later that weekend. That was great fun. What a fantastic group of kids - real mature musical sense and whimsical creativity. It was way cool to create music together: they played their instruments and interacted beautifully with ours. Thanks to Gillian and Katherine for the opportunity!

In December we played our first wedding at Franklin House historic home in Launceston. Elegant!

In January, we opened the Launceston City Park summer Sunday music series. We had a lovely day, with plenty of appreciative picnickers. Another wonderful place to play.

Moonah Arts Centre Concert

2009-08-25T14:32:00.003+10:00

We had a great time playing at the Moonah Arts Centre on July 31! Here are some pix, just in case you weren't there.
The combination exhibition/performance felt really good.

Moonah Arts Centre exhibition

2009-08-11T14:59:00.003+10:00

Here are some pics from the exhibition we had at the Moonah Arts Centre before our concert. It looked really good!

The CDs are covering an iPod-based sound system. Each one plays a loop from one of the instruments we use. You can hear them separately or together in any combination you choose.

Concert at Moonah Art Centre July 31 2009

2009-06-29T21:01:00.002+10:00

July 22-30 We'll have an exhibition of the instruments we use, and some others, at the Moonah Arts Centre. On Friday, July 31 we'll present a concert with them. The Moonah Arts Centre is a great venue with good acoustics.

The Friday night concert starts at 7:30 pm. Entry is by gold coin donation. What a deal! Bring all your southern friends!

Details: http://mac.gcc.tas.gov.au/userfiles/file/MAC%20Program%20Short%20version%20for%20web%20and%20email.pdf

Early morning at ASME 11 July 2009

2009-06-29T20:58:00.003+10:00

Our next performance is at the 2009 National Conference of the Australian Society for Music Education. It's at the Opening Ceremony, at 8:30 in the morning!!! Can we do it?

After that, we're on from 10:45-11:15 during the morning tea break.

If you're at the conference, check us out (Grand Chancellor Hotel, Launceston)

Hey, you could even register just to see us! http://www.cdesign.com.au/asme2009/pages/theme.htm

Cygnet Folk Festival!

2009-01-07T15:50:00.002+11:00

Here we come!

We have 2 concerts: Saturday about 3 in the Middle Pub, and Sunday about 4:30 at Carmel Hall.
And when we aren't playing, our instruments will be on display in the Gingernutt Gallery, 31 Mary Street.

We've been working hard on the exhibition - it will have sound examples of 4 of the instrments that can be played as you gaze at the amazing Greenwood workmanship.

We'll also pop into the gallery to do demonstrations throughout the festival.

Rickshaw ride

2008-12-15T11:57:00.003+11:00

Here's another one of our schemes for the Random Acts of Music project. Jeff McClintock, the man of iron legs, has 6 cycle rickshaws he brought back from Bangladesh. These glorious Bollywood models are a treat. What better way to travel in a satin cape and playable leather mask?

Chordwainer Camp pix

2008-12-15T11:49:00.003+11:00

Ah, what a weekend! Rain, wind, sun, great food... We also got a lot of planning done, checked out an exhibition hardware proto-type, pinned down plans and personnel for the Random Acts of Music project; and recorded 5 tracks for the next CD. It's inspiring, humbling, saddening and heartening to work in the space where Garry lived and worked, on the land he loved.

Acoustic Audit of the CBD

2008-12-04T10:45:00.001+11:00

Here's Lila testing out an under-utilised prime performance space. Watch this space in 2010 when the National Regional Arts conference hits Launceston!

City Park January 18

2008-12-03T10:27:00.002+11:00

January 18, 2-4 (Sunday)
'Music in the Park'
City Park Band Rotunda, Launceston
FREE

Cygnet Folk Festival

2008-12-03T10:23:00.001+11:00

Catch us at the Cygnet Folk Festival, January 9-11. It's a great festival! We'll be doing 2 shows, and have an instrument display.

Chordwainer Camp

2008-12-03T10:21:00.002+11:00

We're off to Mt. Barrow for an intensive planning, jamming, eating and recording weekend. In particular, we're working on projects for a Regional Arts Seed Grant for their national conference in 2010, and getting a start on the next CD.

gorge breakfast

2008-12-03T07:19:00.001+11:00

question of the day;

at what point in time did smoked salmon become a breakfast food?

WATCH THIS SPACE

2008-11-26T12:51:00.002+11:00

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