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The Way Out West Roots Music Club has a new homepage. Please change your bookmarks and favorites:
http://www.wowrmc.org.au/ From my friends at the State Library of Victoria: Don Henderson was one of the first in the Australian folk revival to take up the pen to write about things happening around him, in the cities, the mines, the building industry, and the maritime industry. He took up issues too, with many anti-war songs prominent in his work. Although Don died in 1991 a number of his songs found a new use particularly in opposition to the Iraq War and in the struggle to protect Rights at Work. In 2003 three of Don's songs were featured on the Maritime Union of Australia centenary CD ..With These Arms... Dons work shows that he was a crosser of musical boundaries, folk, country, rock, blues, rock opera and talking blues. A striking example of the continued popularity and spread of Dons songs is that in early 2003 at a New York peace concert, protesting against the looming war in Iraq, Dan Zanes (2007 Grammy Award winner for Best Musical Album for Children) sang Dons Vietnam War song Boonaroo. Sally Henderson and Mark Gregory set up the Don Henderson Project to begin the process of producing an up to date selection of Dons songs on CD and introduce his songs to a new generation of the folk song and labour movements in Australia and elsewhere. The project is established under the auspices of the Queensland Folk Federation. The project has the support of many singers of Dons songs: Gary Shearston, Alex Hood, Helen Rowe, Dave de Hugard, Danny Spooner, Tommy Leornard, Anne Bermingham, Bill Berry, Griff Bignell and Craig McGregor. The Don Henderson Project is funded through a sponsorship system whereby a donation of $150 entitles the donor to 3 of the double CDs when they are published as well as being named in the CD booklet (more info at http://donhenderson.com.au/sponsor.html ). To date the sponsorship has raised more than $4000 from individuals, folk clubs, folk festivals, folk federations and union and labour history branches and even a foundation. We are getting close to our target, but hope this update will encourage further sponsorship! Please visit the website at http://donhenderson.com.au/ to read more about the Don Henderson Project and download a sponsorship form. The club finally incorporated and I chose to stand aside as there were many who wanted to be on the committee. With my study and personal commitments, such as supporting my dad through his health issues, I am finding less time to devote to the local music scene. Things happen in cycles and I will return soon; maybe I'll bring my guitar this time! I have myspace and facebook pages. I'm spending some of my time listening to musos on myspace. You can find me: jimmy_rowe I've been collecting Guitar Player magazines from the USA for about twenty years now and always enjoy keeping up to date with the latest guitar and blues news. It has been interesting seeing a number of new magazines on the local newsagents shelves here in Williamstown for blues and roots music. I am sure they get them in because they know there are a lot of musos and people interested in music in our inner-southwest community. I am a member of the Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society: please consider joining as well if you have not yet joined as it supports the blues and roots scene. Still busy with study but that will come to an end soon enough. I've learnt a lot and met some wonderful young people from across the globe. My CV is online if you know of any work in the Communications - Media - PR area. Guitars - 20 years ago I owned an all natural three bolt 1978/9 Fender Stratocaster guitar serial S894626. If anyone out there knows what has happened to the old girl I'd love to get an update on what it has been up to all these years! Any Schoolfriends out there remember Jim Rowe? Or am I in your address book as James Rowe? I'd like to hear from Christine Rattan (or Chris Ratten, I've forgotten the spelling), Debbie Adrian, Carol James, Dianne Kennedy, Shaun Rigney, Shane Rigney or Sharon Rigney (all three of you!), Carol Greenstein, Caroline Childers or Janet West and anyone else from Evandale (the Cox kids for instance, how is my little buddy from Sunday School, how are you Gillian?), Kings Meadows, Cheltenham North or Moorabbin school days that I haven't caught up with lately. One friend I hadn't seen for years and just caught before he went overseas was Peter Hilbig. Great to catch up with Peter! Also recently heard from Marty Joyce in Tassie. 92714 Jimmy Rowe 0414 533 224 or t/f 03 8610 1978 |
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August 2008 - new website - please update your bookmarks.
Sign up for the weekly newsletter from Shane who also has a great online music store. He has a great Where Are They Now trivia column you can read in the current and past newsletters.
Please support the Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society and the Members and Musicians who are giving their time freely to stage a number of events to support the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
And I'd love to hear from anyone who wants to link as friends.
Wendy Dennis Hand Knitting Yarn Wendy and Dave Dennis have been friends for quite a few years now. Please support our local farmers and rural industries.
CW Stoneking's brilliant site! Great to see C.W. finally getting the international recognition he deserves.
Dave also has a myspace page.
Great sound from Ms Frasca and Mr Curran
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I love to take a peek now and then to see the ships come and go through the Heads at Port Phillip Bay.
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