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Performer Bios for the 2007 Cobargo Folk Festival Entries are listed alphabetically by first name Acoustic Shock see Karen Lynne and Acoustic Shock Alan Musgrove and His Watsaname Band. Collector and performer Alan Musgrove formed the Watsaname Band in 2004 to present traditional Australian folk song with a passion and commitment that comes from a deep knowledge and understanding of the musical traditions of a bygone Australia.The Watsaname Band was created in the vein of the ―New Authenticity‖ bands described by Graeme Smith in his history of folk and country music in Australia, Singing Australian. Since 2004 the band has performed at festivals, including Cobargo, Illawarra and Gulgong as well as at folk clubs and house concerts. Their repertoire covers all aspects of Australian traditional folk from British-derived love and murder ballads to old bush songs and songs of Australia's maritime history. The band perform with a humour and vitality which, along with a tight instrumental and vocal sound, stands alone in the field of Australian traditional music. Bob McInnes, the fiddle player in the band, is also a renowned exponent of Scottish fiddling and will be performing in the Fiddlers Frenzy forum. Alan Musgrove will also be giving a workshop on Australian fiddle tunes. Fri Mumbulla 4.30pm Sat Yuin 5.00pm (Alan – w'shop) Sat Magpie 7.15pm Sun Mumbulla 9.30am (Bob – Fiddles) Sun Yuin 2.15pm Allez-Gator is a high energy Cajun and Zydeco band that will take you along to their Cajun Party (Fais Do Do) and have you stompin' and hollerin'. When you're with the Allez-Gators (Laissez les bon temps Roulette), let the good times roll! Members of the band will be appearing in other guises throughout the weekend – Trevor Dunham in the Glorious Guitar forum and (with friends) in the Blues forum; Eric Johns in Silver Strings and the Mandolin Madness; Baz Cooper in the Squeezeathon; Sandy Gibney and Eric Johns in the Fiddlers Frenzy forum, Bill Dunham in the Amy and Bill Dunham duo. Fri Mumbulla 10.45pm Sat Magpie 12.15pm (Eric – Mandolins) Sat Mumbulla 4.45pm (Trev – Guitars) Sat Mumbulla 8.45pm Sun Mumbulla 9.30am (Eric and Sandy – Fiddles) Sun Magpie 12.30pm Sun Magpie2.00pm (Trev – Blues) Amy and Bill Dunham are a brother and sister duo playing and singing original, contemporary folk. Although young, they have both been on the festival scene for quite some time. Amy performed on the main stage at the National Folk Festival at the age of 15 where she released her first CD No Good at Goodbyes, and brother Billy is the bass player for the Allez-Gators. They performed again at the National Folk Festival in 2006 where they released their critically acclaimed CD Gone Again. They will be joined in glorious harmony by their younger sister Josie in some of their performances. Sat The Cossing 3.15pm Sat Yuin 6.00pm Sun Yuin 11.45am. Anthony McGloin. The recent release of Anthony's debut acoustic guitar album Nightflight has brought wide acclaim both here and overseas. His performances are presented in a laconic style, in addition to setting up nostalgic and adventurous scenes. The ‗ship tune' (Ship in the Storm) and ‗that one about the bird' (Nightflight) have become festival favourites amongst a growing audience who also appreciate some quirky covers from past hits. In addition to a song or two and a deftly display of his mandolin playing, his versatility will have the listener absorbed. Anthony's influences encompass folk, jazz, pop, Ragtime, traditional Irish and Bluegrass styles. In addition to his solo performances, Anthony will be appearing in both the Glorious Guitars and Mandolin Madness forums and will be conducting a guitar workshop. www.anthonymcgloin.com. Sat Magpie 12.15pm (Mandolins) Sat Mumbulla 4.45pm (Guitars) Sat Yuin 7.30pm Sun Yuin 10.00am (w'shop) Sun Magpie 3.15pm Page 1 Arati George is a seasoned performer noted for her powerful, original songs and amazingly versatile dynamic vocals. Recently, her songs have been influenced by her passion for world music but they maintain her self-revealing, humorous, honest style. She will be joined in her performances by David Stern.Arati also performs in Mandala and the Tatha Women's Choir. Sat. Voices 12.30pm (Tathra Womens Choir) Sat Magpie 2.00pm (Mandala) Sun Voices 10.45am Sun Voices 4.00pm (Mandala) Barry Lake hails from Narooma, NSW. He is a veteran performer, author, MC, bush poet and spinner of yarns and likes to get the audience involved as he recites over a wide range of emotions on heritage, war, bush themes, dogs and dunnies. Barry will be featured at the daily Poets' Breakfast Sat and Sun Magpie 8.00am (Poets Breakfast) Big Snore Hammers is the creation of ten-year-old Samuel De Santi, bringing to life his vision of a make-believe traditional-tune big band. They play high energy dance music from his favourite bands such as Chipolatas, Felpeyu and Wongawilli. Sam is joined by dad Dave on accordion, mum Tania on piano, Mark Holder-Keeping on saxophone, Ann Lehman on bouzouki and Perla Fefey on Percussion—playing an assortment of tunes from various traditions for your enjoyment. Dave and Tania are well known members of the legendary Wongawilli bush band. Dave De Santi is also director of the Illawarra Folk Festival and founder of that excellent Australian folk magazine ‗Trad and Now' As an accordionist, Dave will be participating in the Squeeze-athon and Perla will be drumming with Pamoja. Dave and the band will be presenting a workshop on Italian Tunes Sat Mumbulla 11.30am Sat Yuin 2.30pm (Italian Tunes w'shop) Sat Voices 6.45pm (Dave – Accordions) Sun Voices 3.15pm Bob and Marg Fagan. Founding members of that much loved band The Fagans, Margaret and Bob are here this year in their original incarnation as a duo. Their music is a fine and stirring blend of traditional and contemporary song from Australia and the British Isles, featuring politics and history, poetry and passion. They will also be presenting a special workshop entitled The Roar of the Crowd: Sydney's Realist Writers and Their Legacy (see Special Presentations). Not to be missed. Sat Yuin 3.15pm (Roar of the Crowd) Sat Mumbulla 8.00pm Sun Yuin 1.30pm Bush Medicine. Jennifer Noble is a respected singer-songwriter from the local area. She played at the second Cobargo Folk Festival and has since been travelling Australia with her family. Now back in Tilba, she has formed Bush Medicine with Tuck (tenor saxophone), Louise Matheson (bass and mandola) and Allen Heffernan (drums) to present her original songs and other favourites. Sat Yuin 4.15pm Sun Yuin 4.15pm Byjingo is a lively and entertaining local band with the accent of their repertoire definitely inclined towards Aussie music, everything from Waltzing Matilda to Eagle Rock and beyond to more contemporay Australian music. The band plays for bush dances, old-time dances or rock it up with classic rock and roll numbers, Byjingo style. Fri Yuin 2.30pm Sat Brolga 8.45pm (Bush Dance) Sat Bunyip 1.30pm (kids) Sat Voices 6.45pm (Steve – Squeezeathon) Sat Brolga 9.00pm (Dance) Sun Bunyip 12.00pm (kids) Sun Yuin 3.00pm (Song of the SE) The Canberra Contra Club runs friendly, low-key, dance evenings to live music fortnightly in Canberra. Contra dance is fun to do, easy to learn and the club encourages new musicians, new callers and especially new dancers. The club is now enjoying running dances and workshops at festivals and spreading their enthusiasm for Contra dancing and music. Come along and join us for the dance of the festival. Beginners are very welcome and we make an effort to include everyone in the dancing. No partner is necessary. Page 2 Fri Brolga 6.30pm (w'shop) Sat Brolga 12.00pm (w'shop) Sun Brolga 3.30pm (w'shop) Canberra Dance Theatre has operated in the ACT for over 26 years, delivering quality dance programs, performances and classes locally, nationally and internationally. The World Dance Performance Group arose from the classes held at CDT taught by Gretel Burgess and Alison McLean and has performed at a number of the major festivals in the region. Sat Brolga 10.30am (African dance display) Sat Brolga 1.00pm (Indonesian dance display) Sat Brolga 4.30pm (African dance w'shop) Sat Brolga 8.15pm Sun Brolga 12.30pm (Asian dance display) Sun Brolga 2.30pm (Indonesian dance w'shop) Canberra Union Voices is a choir singing in wonderful four-part harmony: Their songs are of justice and freedom. They collect and perform songs from Australia and around the world that reflect the struggle of people against oppression and celebrate the success that strength in solidarity can bring to people's daily lives. Sat Voices 1.45pm Sun Voices 9.30am Sun Mumbulla 11.15am (Political Soapbox) Cruiscin Làn plays traditional music with a contemporary edge. Their repertoire is a mix of Irish and Australian music, original material and music from the Celtic nations. Their sound reflects a strong connection to an Irish ancestry and blends inherent Celtic influences with music and song that bridge the traditions of Ireland and Australia. With an interesting variety of instrumentation, the result is an exciting fusion of past and present, songs and tunes, both contemporary and traditional. Pam Merrigan will also be conducting a whistle workshop and Norm Merrigan will be playing in the Squeezathon (accordion and concertina forum/session). www.members.optusnet.com.au/~galimore. Sat Yuin 1.45pm (Pam – whistle w'shop) Sat Magpie 4.15pm Sat Voices 6.45pm (Norm – Accordians) Sun Yuin 11.00am Dale Dengate is a well-known and long-time stalwart of the folk scene, MC and presenter of workshops at festivals since the 1980s, encouraging others to sing and learn songs that focus on women's experiences. Dale will be presenting a special workshop about the folklore of pioneers and politics in the Channel Country of Western Queensland (see Special Presentations) together with her husband John Dengate and friends Chris Woodland and Jenny O'Reilly. Dale, John and Chris met at the Bush Music Club in Sydney in the 1960s and were very influenced by John Meredith. Since then they have been enthusiastic researchers of Australian folklore and performers of traditional Australian folk music. Sat Voices 2.15pm Damon Davies emerged from the Sydney blues scene (where he played in such bands as the Mudsteppers ) about 12 years ago and, seeking a ‗quiet country life', moved to Cobargo. He is a versatile performer, both as a singer and multi- instrumentalist and seems equally at home in blues and folk mediums while likely to, unexpectedly, and disconcertingly, revert to jazzbo mouth trumpetting and cool double bass plucking. While well known for his performances at folk festivals, Damon has featured in the televised Bridgetown Blues Festival in Western Australia and performed in China at the Beijing Arts Festival. Damon has released three solo CDs; Ride This Train (1995), Serious Man (1997) and People with Oomph (2002). Damon will be doing a solo spot, will be performing in the Heather, Deb and Damon trio, and will be performing with special guest Tracy Bunn (from the sadly now disbanded Toe Sucking Cowgirls who were the hit of the 2006 Cobargo Folk Festival). Damon will also be demonstrating his expertise on blues guitar in the Glorious Guitars and Blues forums. www.damondavies.com Fri Mumbulla 5.15pm Sat Mumbulla 1.45pm (Heather, Deb and Damon) Sat Mumbulla 4.45pm (Guitars) Sat Mumbulla 11.00pm (with Tracey Bunn) Sun Magpie 2.00pm (Blues forum) Sun Mumbulla 4.30pm Dan Bakker. Start your festival days with a gentle Yoga session that will ease the body, mind and soul into a state ideal for frolicking frivolity. Dan Bakker is a practicing Yoga teacher on the Far South Coast and invites you to bring a blanket and pillow down to the Brolga Tent for an hour of breathing and movement techniques. Ideal for beginner/intermediate levels. Page 3 Sat and Sun Brolga 8.30am Daniel Champagne is a talented local singer-songwriter and guitarist. He won the youth songwriters competition sponsored by The Crossing at last year's Cobargo Folk Festival and the Far South Coast juniors songwriters award in 2002. Daniel performs original material covering a range of styles and has recently begun recording. He will also be performing in Guitarama. Sat Yuin 10.30am Sat The Crossing 1.30pm (Guitarama) Sun The Crossing 1.00pm Sun The Crossing 3.00pm (Guitarama) Darryl Bowen and Lydia Clark. Darryl is a true-blue Aussie singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who has been entertaining young and old for the past decade. Together with Lydia Clarke will be running a percussion and singing session for children. So, sing a song, bang a drum…come on kids and have some fun. Sat Bunyip 2.30pm (kids) Sun Bunyip 10.00am (kids) David Meyers is a singer songwriter, bush poet and founding member of the Shiny Bum Singers, who loves to entertain his audience. He brings to the stage a huge variety of material including original song and poetry, folk and bush ballads, humorous parodies and bush yarns. As well as his solo spot, David will be appearing at the Poets' Breakfasts and will be conducting a workshop on performance skills for budding performers as part of the Crossing Youth program. Sat Magpie 8.00am (Poets B'fast) Sat Voices 11.30am (Shiny Bums) Sat The Crossing 2.30pm (w'shop for youth) Sun Magpie 8.00am (Poets B'fast) Sun Voices 2.15pm (Shiny Bums) Francesca Sidoti is a musician hailing from the Blue Mountains. Playing every venue she could find, from café corners to the National, Blue Mountains and Cobargo Festivals, Francesca has built a reputation of joyous and engaging performances. Francesca won the Youth Performance Inititiative talent quest at last year's Cobargo Folk Festival which took her to the 2006 National Folk Festival where she then won the Liz Johnston Award for Vocal Excellence. An invitation to perform at the Folk Alliance Australia convention quickly followed. Francesca says that her greatest achievement is her unbroken streak of being asked back after every single performance to date. Cobargo is no exception: come and see what all the fuss is about! www.myspace.com/cezsidoti Fri Mumbulla 2.00pm Sat The Crossing 3.45pm Sun The Crossing 11.30am Gordon Budd's Irish Dancers Gordon Budd was ranked 11th in the World Irish Dancing Championships in Ireland. He has toured internationally as leading dancer in the Guiness Riverdance production. He has now retired from professional dancing and teaches Irish dancing on the far south coast. His current show includes old traditional dances and modern Irish dances: jigs, reels, hornpipes, set dances and step dances. A high energy performance, not to be missed. Sat Brolga 2.00pm (display) Sun Brolga 1.30pm (w'shop) Guitarama is a new and exciting group of mainly young guitarists from the local region, specialising in Latin American styles from Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and Cuba. The infectious rhythms of the samba, choro, milango and tango will make it impossible for audiences to sit still. Sat The Crossing 1.30pm Sun The Crossing 3.00pm Heather, Deb and Damon. Heather Black, Deb Weeden and Damon Davies need little introduction for the locals and, for those in the dark, you will discover a certain enlightenment upon hearing the exquisite voice of Heather Black and of course Deb and Damon's instrumental accompaniment and harmonies, singing some of their favourite tunes. It has been a few years since they last performed at the Cobargo Folk Festival but they are back due to overwhelming requests, possibly with a new CD to launch. Sat Mumbulla 1.45pm Jim Lay and Friends. Jim Lay is a local singer songwriter and a regular at Cobargo. This year he will be launching his first studio album, recorded at Damon Davies' ‗Planet Mars' studio in Cobargo. His seasoned band will be performing Page 4 songs about his experiences as a remote area fire fighter, his adventures working with the Wik people on Cape York and songs about living on the South Coast. Alan Leake on dobro, guitar and mandolin, Paul Leeder on bass, Jay McMahon on drums and Heather Black and Deb Weeden's backing vocals all provide a relaxed chemistry on stage that you will be sure to enjoy. The male choir ―Mumbulla Dahs‖ will provide some vocal backing as well. www.jimlaymusic.com Fri Yuin 3.45pm Sat Magpie 2.45pm (CD launch) Sun Yuin 3.00pm (Songs of the SE) Jim MacQuarrie has a powerful voice in the full-blooded Canadian folksinger tradition and a winning way with song. He is an artist well at home with his material and a warm communicator of his love for a good song. The quality of his voice has been likened to that of the late Stan Rogers. Jim's CD Time Can't Erase has received critical acclaim. In addition to his solo performance, Jim will don his other hat as Executive Officer of the Folk Alliance Australia to host the FAA Youth Performance Initiative Talent Quest. Sat The Crossing 9.30am (FAA Talent Quest) Sat Yuin 8.15pm Sun The Crossing 9.00am (FAA Talent Quest) John Dengate has been performing at folk festivals and in folk clubs for about 40 years. He is best known for his political satires but his songs, poems and stories range across many facets of Australian life and history. He is Australia's master of parody, his satire bites, his songs are clever, his sense of the ridiculous is highly developed, he reduces pomposity to banality and he dances precariously around the libel laws. Above all, however, he is an entertainer. John also has a prodigious memory and his repertoire of traditional material is second to none. He has been named a ―living treasure‖. See the two sides to John's craft in the ‗Political Soapbox' concert and 'Karuwali, Pioneer and Politics' presentation, as well as in his solo performance (with a lighthearted look at songs of illness!). Sat Voices 2.15pm (Karuwali) Sat Magpie 5.45pm Sun Mumbulla 11.15am (Political Soapbox) John Warner is one of Australia's finest songwriters and folk historians. John's epic song cycle Yarri of Wiradjuri was presented at last year's Cobargo Folk Festival. John is also a very experienced children's entertainer and this year he will be presenting his Pack O' Pirates show as part of the Children's Program in the Bunyip venue. John also sings with The Roaring Forties who will be encouraging you to join in on the rousing choruses at the Saturday night Singing Session. Sat Bunyip 4.30pm (kids Pirates show) Sat Voices 8.30pm (Singing session) Sun Voices 10.00am (Roaring Forties) Jonathon Ashley is a fine singer of traditional English and Scottish ballads, accompanying himself with fingerstyle guitar and harmonica. He also plays Appalachian banjo tunes in the traditional Clawhammer style. Jonathon mainly performs in intimate venues such as wine bars, cafes and restaurants. He released his first CD, Jacket Blue, in 2005. Sat Yuin 6.45pm Sun Voices 1.00pm Judy Small really needs no introduction. In her humble way says ―She is an old-fashioned stand-up-with-a guitar singer-songwriter‖. She sings songs of politics, peace, people, fun and love. Her songs are sung at festivals, concert halls, folk clubs, campfires, political rallies and street corners all over the English-speaking world. Judy has been called ‗Australia's Folk Diva' and ‗the grande-dame of Australian folk' However. Judy says ―Personally, I think I am too young for such titles‖!. Judy sings to packed houses wherever she performs, so make sure you get to her concerts early if you want a seat. www.judysmall.com.au Fri Mumbulla 8.30pm Sat Mumbulla 4.00pm Sun Yuin 9.00am (songwriting w'shop) Sun Mumbulla 10.30am Just a TAD and Moz. Tom Bridges, Alison Jones and Deanne Dale (TAD) and Maurie Mulheron (Moz) combine their long and varied experience as musicians to perform classic songs and under-sung gems from the folk canon, including many that invite chorus participation. Taking any opportunity to use expertly arranged close vocal harmonies, they also teach parts to a sing-along audience. Their vocals are supported by Maurie's banjo or guitar, or sung acappella. Sat Mumbulla 1.00pm Page 5 Sat Voices 8.30pm (Singing session) Sun Yuin 12.45pm Karen Lynne and Acoustic Shock. Traditional Bluegrass band featuring award winning players, great harmonies and the beautiful voice of Karen Lynne. Top renditions of traditional songs and tunes and original material. Their collaborative album Blue Mountain Rain achieved nine award nominations, three charting singles and picked up ―Best Independent Release‖ at the Victorian Country Music Awards. They have recently toured UK and Europe, supporting Ricky Scaggs and Kentucky Thunder in Norway. Mandolin Player Nigel Lever will be appearing in the Mandolin Madness forum, bass player Liz Frencham will also be playing in the Lawnmowers. The band will also be conducting a workshop on Bluegrass music and instrumentation. www.karenlynne.com Fri Mumbulla 9.15pm Sat Magpie 12.15pm (Nigel – Mandolins) Sat Voices 4.00pm (w'shop) Sat Magpie 9.30pm Sun Mumbulla 3.00pm Kate Fagan. Poetical songstress Kate Fagan is being compared to indie roots artists Natalie Merchant and Gillian Welch and it is easy to see why. The internationally acclaimed songwriter, also known world-wide for her performances with her family band The Fagans, is captivating audiences everywhere with her spellbinding and powerful take on country-roots folk: her solo debut Diamond Wheel won the National Film and Sound Archive Award for Best Album at the 2006 National Folk Festival. Kate is touring Australia with seasoned acoustic/slide guitarist Robbie Long, and her haunting and evocative lyrics are matched perfectly by Robbie's laid-back improvisations. The duo have recently featured on ABC TV's Sunday Arts Program and on Radio National's Daily Planet and Music Deli shows. Robbie Long will also be playing in The Lawnmowers (bluegrass) and in the Glorious Guitars forum. www.katefagan.com Fri Mumbulla 6.15pm Sat Mumbulla 12.15pm Sat Yuin 3.15pm (Roar of the Crowd) Sun Magpie 10.00am Keith Preston presents Preston's Historic Punch and Judy Show, the old-time version of the classic puppet show for both kids and adults. Over 230 performances have been staged at festivals and schools since 1994. Keith has extensive experience of working in the community arts/folk/multicultural arts sector in South Australia and at a national level encompassing work as a performer, administrator and project manager in a variety of art forms. Sat Bunyip 11.30am (kids) Sun Voices 11.30am (adults) Sun Bunyip 2.00pm (kids) Lucie Thorne and Heath Cullen. Lucie Thorne writes intriguing songs of people and places and has been earning herself a loyal following as she travels around the countryside singing them. Lucie has a has a rich voice and together with Heath Cullen on second guitar and vocal harmonies, they deliver their irresistible folk/roots music with a warmth and intimacy for which their live shows have become renowned. www.luciethorne.com. Fri Yuin 6.00pm Sat Magpie 6.45pm Sun Magpie 4.00pm Lucy and Larissa. Through Café Carnivale, Musica Viva Australia inspired the creative collaboration of two extraordinarily talented musicians – virtuoso Belorussian cimbalom performer Lucy Voronov and Larissa Burak whose beautiful soprano voice combined with Ukranian bandura playing has thrilled audiences in Europe and now in Australia. Their unusual folk instruments, cimbalom and bandura, provide endless opportunities for a wide ranging classical and traditional repertoire. Both musicians are classically trained in the conservatoriums of Belarus and Ukraine. Sat Voices 6.00pm Sat Mumbulla 9.30pm Sun Magpie 1.15pm Mad Violet. Hailing from Toronto, Canada, Brenley MacEachern and Lisa MacIsaac have been travelling the globe for seven years promoting their ―tumbleweed‖ pop sound. With two UK produced, award winning albums, a little bit country and a little bit pop, these songstresses have been winning over audiences with their road stories and rootsy fiddlin', their harmonies, humour, and heart-felt songs. Sidestepping the Canadian winter, the self-confessed ‗freezebags' spent three months exploring Australia last year. The pair say they do their best song-writing in remote places and confined spaces and their second album, Caravan, draws its title from the vintage motor home they occupied Page 6 for three weeks in Byron Bay following the completion of their Australian tour last year. Many of the songs on that album were written whist living in the van. www.madviolet.com Fri Mumbulla 7.45pm Sat Mumbulla 7.15pm Sun Mumbulla 2.15pm Mal Webb is a vocal gymnast, multi-instrumentist and songwriter-ballads, beatbox and beyond. A jolly jaw dropping journeyman., eclectic, ebullient and even educational. Around the world and into your brain, vocal adventurer and songwriter Mal Webb plays too many instruments in too many styles to too many people. "You're a freak" said Ani DiFranco of Mal. "He's like Bobby McFerrin, Aphex Twin and Cole Porter playing scrabble" (B.Freely) In addition to his solo performances, Mal will be conducting a workshop so that you too can learn some of his amazing vocal techniques. www.malwebb.com Fri Yuin 4.45pm Sat Voices 3.15pm (w'shop) Sat Mumbulla 6.30pm Sun Magpie 10.45pm Mandala is a collaboration of some of the South Coast's finest musicians. Most of the music begins with a favourite world folk tune and all the artists have contributed their music magic to create a unique sound using a variety of instruments and vocal harmony. Sat Magpie 2.00pm Sun Voices 4.00pm Miguel Heatwole will again be directing and rehearsing the Festival Choir, a popular event at our festival. Anyone wishing to join the choir should attend the rehearsals. Miguel is the director of Sydney's Solidarity Choir, singing songs of social justice from all over the world, and also directs Ecopella, who perform environmental songs. Miguel is also a member of Triantan which is performing at the festival. Sat Voices 10.00am (Festival Choir rehearsal) Sat Voices 1.00pm (with Triantan) Sun Voices 8.45am (Festival Choir rehearsal) Sun Voices 12.15pm (with Triantan) Sun Voices 2.45pm (Festival Choir performance) Monaro Colonial Dancers are the longest running Colonial dance group in the ACT, having formed in 1991. The aim of the group is to continue Australia's traditional dance heritage, by dancing Quadrilles, Waltzes, Schottises, etc as danced in the ballrooms of the 1800s. They perform to traditional Australian tunes in full traditional costume. Sat Brolga 1.30pm (display) Sat Brolga 3.30pm (w'shop) Sun Brolga 1.00pm (display) Nick Charles has been described by the Melbourne Age as ―…Australia's virtuoso of acoustic roots guitar…‖. Nick will be performing material from his four critically and internationally acclaimed albums as well as some classic country blues and folk. Recently signed to a US record deal and just back from his fifth USA tour, Nick has been awarded ‗Blues Artist of the Year' and ‗Solo Performer of the Year' (2006). A regular favourite at Cobargo, his performances are a must hear for lovers of great guitar music. www.charlesguitar.com Fri Yuin 6.45pm Sat Magpie 12.15pm (Mandolins) Sat Mumbula 4.45pm (Guitars) Sat Magpie 10.15pm Sun Magpie 11.30am Sun The Crossing 4.15pm (w'shop for youth) Nuttleys Creek is a group of locals from Bermagui who found each other playing regularly at the River Rock Café sessions. In other musical incarnations they have performed in various local venues in various guises. They give a new take to old songs with strong vocal harmonies and play contemporary folk/country originals on guitar, mandolin, fiddle, harps, the stomach Steinway and percussion. Sat Magpie 11.30am Sun Magpie 5.30pm Pam Merrigan has the great advantage of coming from a family steeped in music. Her grandmother and uncles played for dances in the Armidale area of NSW in the 1920s and has ancestory going back to County Galway in Ireland. While Page 7 Pam has a formal music background and qualifications, she has an innate ear for traditional music. Pam is highly regarded as both a singer and multi-instrumentalist, especially for her whistle playing and she will be conducting a whistle workshop , in addition to her performances in Cruiscin Làn. Sat Yuin 1.45pm (whistle w'shop) Sat Magpie 4.15pm (with Cruiscin Làn) Sun Yuin 10.45am (with Cruiscin Làn) Pamoja .A group of about a dozen female drummers from the Milton-Ulladulla area will be leading a womens' drumming session. Sat Brolga 6.30pm Sun Brolga 10.30am Paul Wookey has been a distinctive singer and songwriter since he first discovered the music of Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan and was inspired to pick up a guitar and emulate his heroes. Over many years he has honed these skills and toured extensively throughout Australia with occasional international forays. A regular performer at numerous folk and country music festivals, he won the prestigious Best New Artist Award at the Tamworth Country Music Festival in 1981 in recognition of the quality of his first album, Mountain Breakfast. Paul has subsequently released two more albums – One Way Ticket and I Wish It Would Rain. Paul's music is not easy to classify, sitting somewhere between folk, blues and country music with a more or less even distribution of Irish, American and Australian influences. www.paulwookey.com.au Fri Yuin 3.15pm Sat Yuin 11.30pm Sun Magpie 2.00pm (Blues Forum) Peter Wild is the South Coast's favourite piano, ukulele and guitar playing singer songwriter whose music travels from folk to jazz to pop to theatre music and back again. His commitment to honesty and humour and his infectious enthusiasm all combine to make his performance a delight to behold. Fri Yuin 8.30pm (CAS) Sat Magpie 3.30pm Sat Yuin 9.30pm (Jazz Club) Sun Yuin 12.15pm Pettibone is a group of young multi-instrumentalist who draw their influences from bluegrass, new folk, klezmer, and European gypsy music to create their unique blend of sassy folk music. Sat Mumbulla 10.15am Sat The Crossing 4.45pm Sun The Crossing 12.00pm Richard Blomfield is 16 years old and has been performing for seven years. Richard plays guitar, piano accordion, drums and sings. He is also an award winning songwriter, owns a recording studio and teaches guitar and piano accordion at Magpie Music. In 2006 Richard was accepted into the Talent Development Project in Sydney and now attends monthly workshops to enhance his talents. He has toured with the Southern Schools Performing Ensemble as a vocalist and has been a soloist in WIN Television's ―Southern Stars‖ for the last three years. Fri Mumbulla 3.00pm Sat The Crossing 12.00pm Sun The Crossing 11.00am Robyn Martin. Having toured the world as a bass player / vocalist for many other artists (including sister Jodi Martin and Greg Champion), songwriter Robyn Martin takes to the stage with her own show – an eclectic mix of folky originals, funky jazz and soulful country. Robyn will be accompanied by Peter Wild, Sam Martin and Jay McMahon. Robyn will also be conducting a hands-on music making workshop for children Fri Yuin 7.30pm Sat Magpie 1.15pm Sun Bunyip 3.00pm (kids) Roving Raq Sharki The ―Rovers‖ are a community based troup, dedicated to sharing the joy of Egyptian music/dance through dynamic, colourful and upbeat performances at nursing homes, folk/multicultural festivals and all manner of community events in Canberra and surrounding regions. Audiences always comment on the colourful costumes and the uplifting experience Sat Brolga 12.30pm Sat Brolga 2.30pm (w'shop) Page 8 Sat Brolga 7.30pm Sun Brolga 12.00pm Russell Hannah has been the anchor man of the Illawarra Folk Club and Festival since its inception. Russell is the traditional default MC, stalwart of the workers, councillor extraordinaire, upholder of the environment, brunt of large jokes, tripe connoisseur, tormentor of accordion players and generally all round good bloke. If you run out of drinking partners, look for Russell who will gladly share a drink and a good yarn. Russell will be hosting the Cec Cox (founder of the Yuin Folk Club and old mate of Russell's) Memorial Poets Breakfast on Sunday, as well as MC'ing other concerts at which he will no doubt use as an opportunity to spin a yarn or tell a joke. Sat and Sun Magpie 8.00am (Poets Breakfast) Shanty. Leon Arundell is Australia's foremost taborer and has played pipe and tabor at two previous Cobargo Folk Festivals. He has formed Shanty, with a brand new look and sound, especially for this year's festival. Other members of the group are Francie Lowe, Bob Harrison, Vivien and Aidan Lowe. They will be conducting singing and music making sessions for children, contributing to the singing session on Saturday night and as roving minstrels around the festival. Sat Bunyip 10.00am (kids) Sat Voices 8.30pm (Singing session) Sun Bunyip 11.00am (kids) Silver Strings. Bob Hart and Eric Johns play old time country music and folk songs from the USA and Australia. They feature songs from the Appalachian Mountains, the Carter Family, the Delmore Brothers, Doc Watson and many others; also songs from the early Australian shearing sheds, drovers' camps and songs from the Great Depression. They play guitars, mandolin, fiddle and clawhammer banjo. Eric also plays fiddle in Allez-Gator and will be appearing in the Fiddle Frenzy and Mandolin Madness forums. Fri Mumbulla 12.30pm Sat Magpie 12.15pm (Eric – Mandolins) Sat Magpie 8.00pm Sun Mumbulla 9.30am (Eric – Fiddles) Sun Magpie 4.45pm Tabouli are a local group who draw their inspiration from the ancient musical traditions of the Middle East and Africa to present a lively percussion-based sound and colourful dance with which to move audiences in body and soul. The exotic rhythms of the Middle East will allow dancers to demonstrate the beautiful, sensuous moves of the Arabic tradition. Sun Brolga 10.00am (Belly dancing w'shop) Talla Tango Let's face it: learning a new dance takes practice. But come explore the basics of Argentine Tango with Talla Tango. Erika and Paul will give a short demonstration before setting you off on your way to dance heaven. Sat Brolga 5.30pm Sun Brolga 11.00am Tathra Women's Choir Heartfelt Harmony from around the world. The bonds of love and friendship between these women is tangible and their aim is to heal the planet and release all obstacles to peace through song. Come and get healed, feel peaceful and have fun! Sat Voices 12.30pm The Beez are a musical comedy and cabaret group from Berlin, Germany. Formed in 1998 by native Berliner accordionist and cabaret chanteuse Deta and Sydney guitarist Rob Rayner, they were joined in 2004 by bassist Charlotte Giuliani, a native of the Baltic sea coast who imparted a distinct indie rock flavour; Peter D'Elia, demon dobra fingerpicker completed the line-up in 2005, adding a bluegrass flavour to the rapidly diversifying repertoire. The Beez don't just play covers – they rearrange them, in much the same way as Al Capone might in bygone days have rearranged the face of a luckless business associate. From Klezmer to country, from the Balkans to Bavaria, worldwide favourites get that Beez facelift that renders the originals helpless. www.thebeez.de Fri Mumbulla 10.00pm Sat Mumbulla 2.30pm Sun Mumbulla 12.45pm The Bega Valley String Orchestra. Founded by Veronika Wilcox in 1998. This group of local string player have been playing and performing together for several years, providing the opportunity for talented young string players to perform alongside more experienced and advanced players, whilst developing the skills required for ensemble work. Page 9 Ages in the orchestra range from eleven to over seventy and the focus is sharing and enjoyment. The Bega Valley String Orchestra is conducted by Geoffrey Badger. Sat Voices 12.00pm The Eclectic Kitchen These local musicians (Elizabeth Andalis, Max Campbell, Mathew Perry and Dave Harris) have gathered in the kitchens of the South Coast, sharing good food and good music for many years. More recently they have blended their quality ingrediences and seasoned them with a spicy and tantalising blend of music, to create a pleasurable experience for the palate. Ingredients include: double bass, banjo, fiddle and voices. The variety of dishes on the menu is plentiful. Elizabeth Andalis will also be performing in Fiddlers Frenzy forum. Fri Mumbulla 3.45pm Sat Yuin 1.00pm Sun Mumbulla 9.30am (Elizabeth – Fiddles) The Flamenco Girls They haven't been seen at Cobargo for a couple of years, but some of the flamenco girls are back with a new series of choreographies by teacher Tomas Dietz. Join then at the dance venue Saturday night for what is sure to be an exciting performance. Sat Brolga 8.00pm The Front Porch Pickers are a South Coast duo who play a variety of Roots music – bluegrass, folk and blues. Fingerpickin' guitar, hot bluegrass licks, guitar instrumentals, along with some great original songs are played in their unique style. Blues guitar fingerpicker ‗Uncle' Bob McGowan has many years' experience in the music industry, playing with the acclaimed ―Uncle Bob's Band‖ and other groups in Sydney and Melbourne. The Front Porch Pickers allows Bob to play in a more acoustic ‗unplugged' style. Multi-instrumentalist Ray Gardaya provides tasteful and driving mandolin and a solid rhythm guitar backup in this duo. Raised in the USA, he grew up absorbing a rich variety of bluegrass and roots music. Bob and Ray will also be appearing in the Glorious Guitars and Mandolin Madness forums respectively. Sat Magpie 12.15pm (Ray – Mandolins) Sat Mumbulla 4.45pm (Bob – Guitars) Sat Magpie 8.45pm Sun Magpie 2.00pm (Bob - Blues forum) Sun Yuin 5.00pm The Hellands. After starting their folk career at Majors Creek five years ago, brothers Sven (19), Leif (17) and their sister Sigrid (16) from the beautiful Bega Valley, are here to show that folk music is safe and well in the hands of the next generation. Their repertoire covers a wide range of traditional world music and the number of instruments played on stage is growing. You will experience recorders being played in two and three part harmonies, as well as violins, a viola, guitar, flute, bouzouki, bodhran, miscellaneous percussive instruments, and on rare occasions – a singer. If you have been lucky enough to see them before, they now bring a wider, more polished, even greater musical offering than ever! Celtic to Klezmer – it's all there, along with the odd original. Fri Mumbulla 1.15pm Sat Yuin 10.00am Sun The Crossing 2.30pm The Illawarra Union Singers have been singing together for about 15 years and believe they make a positive contribution to the Union movement through song. They sing songs of protest, of struggle, of peace, the environment and songs about social justice. Sat Voices 5.00pm Sun Mumbulla 11.15am (Political Soapbox) Sun Voices 1.45pm The Jim Stubbs Backing Band produce a warm folk blues sound incorporating acoustic blues, Irish, gospel and old- timey country music. The members of the band are: Jim Stubbs, blues and folk harmonica player, Steve MacDonald, guitarist from the Illawarra and Kellie Stubbs, singer. Sat Yuin 9.00pm Sun Magpie 2.00pm (Blues forum) The Lawnmowers. Sublime and ridiculous, nothing is safe around the Lawnmowers…. they keep the audience (and each other) on tippy toes with a high voltage selection of bluegrass classics and some tasty original pieces. Formed in 2003, The Lawnmowers have established themselves as a force in Australian bluegrass, performing at over 20 festivals and recording two albums. Three times national banjo champ Dave Hellens and veteran all-rounder Andrew Clermont join with guitarist Robbie Long, well known and loved bassist Liz Frencham (best known for work with Jigzag) and Page 10 harmonica ace Tony Eyes, to create a distinctive contemporary Australian ‗newgrass' sound. Robbie Long will also be appearing with Kate Fagan, and in the Glorious Guitars forum. www.themowers.net Sat Mumbulla 3.15pm Sat Mumbulla 4.45pm (Robbie – Guitars) Sat Magpie 11.00pm Sun Mumbulla 1.30pm The Meandering Wastrels. Jazz, swing and blues, with a tinge of country and accents of world music – the Wastrels can supply this and much more. Premier local guitarist Garry Renton leads this duo, improvising in all colours and shades of the rainbow, with Michael Menager on rhythm guitar and multilingual vocals. Gary may also be appearing in the Glorious Guitar forum. Fri Yuin 5.30pm Fri Yuin 8.30pm (CAS) The Roaring Forties have been singing unaccompanied songs since the early ‗80s when they were an ad hoc team under the name ―The Ensemble of Fat Bearded Shantymen‖. The Roaring Forties appelation came about in 1988 when they were doing some gigs in the Australian Bicentenary Year and decided to put out an album of shanties. Since the early 1990s they have had a stable core of singers (Robin Connaughton, Tom Hansen, Jennifer Lees, John Warner, Margaret Walters and newest member Don Brian) and have enlarged their repertoire to encompass different types of songs, but always with rousing choruses. Members also perform original songs and verse. In additional to their solo performances, the group together with other friends will be leading the Saturday night singing session. www.members.optusnet.com.au/~roaringforties Sat Voices 8.00pm Sun Voices 10.00am Sun Mumbulla 12.00pm (Political Soapbox) The Shiny Bum Singers. Sing along with the wicked parodies written by Canberra's infamous Shiny Bum Singers as they perform their songs of the Australian workplace. They have performed widely in NSW and at five National Folk Festivals. Be early to be sure of a seat! Sat Voices 11.30am Sun Mumbulla 11.15am (Political Soapbox) Sun Voices 2.15pm The Uninvited. ‗Choonfool' duo Andrew Kordas (viola, harmonica, guitar, double bass) and Ralph Cullen (flute, whistle, mandolin, guitar) are joined by the ubiquitous folk festival fiddler Nick Hutten and the Irish blacksmith, the elusive Mike Peterson (pipes, whistle, bodhran) for a return to folk music in the raw – acoustic, inclusive and spontaneous. Uninvited, but always welcome. Gatecrash with glee! Sat Bunyip 7.00pm (Tune swap/session) Triantan are passionate proponents of traditional songs in Gaelic and English. Singing unaccompanied, except for the occasional use of the bodhran, their raw harmonies add an exquisite dimension to their performance, breathing fire into their music. Robust material ranges from fun slip-jigs and tragic love to warrior-stuff that would make the ―Haka‖ quail. Miguel Heatwole will also, as in previous years, lead the Festival Choir in rehearsal and performance. Sat Voices 1.00pm Sun Voices 12.15pm Vasek and Vendulka Witchta are two very talented young performers from Cooma who won a spot at the Folk Alliance Australia concert at the National Folk Festival as a result of their debut performance in the Youth Performance Initiative at the 2005 Cobargo Folk Festival. Vasek is 10 years old and plays guitar and Vendulka is nine years old and plays cello. They will entertain with Czech and English traditional songs and tunes. Sat The Crossing 6.15pm Sun The Crossing 2.00pm Velma McKeachie has been telling stories to children for about 21 years. As a Steiner School teacher she does this every day, not reading sories but telling stories. She tells Celtic fairytales full of magic and miracles. Fairytales and stories are soul-food and young and old alike need this nourishment. Being Canadian born, Velma also has a special interest in North American Indian tales. Velma is a member of the Storytellers Guild and she regularly tells stories at the National Museum of Australia. Velma will be conducting a storytelling session for children each day in the Bunyip venue. Sat Bunyip 3.30pm Sun Bunyip 1.00pm Page 11 Vic Jefferies is one of the best known ‗bush poets' and presenter of the ever-popular Poets' Breakfasts on the festival scene. As well as developing a refreshing approach to the role of master of ceremonies, Vic writes and presents ballads and poems based on his keen observation of life. His poems have meaning and wit and are sure to make you laugh, maybe make you cry, but will certainly entertain you. Sat and Sun Magpie 8.00am (Poets Breakfast) Wheelers and Dealers are Antipodean inversions of Celtic and country music. Skilful and original takes on this warm and lively music genre make for an ideal family-friendly concert – songs about life as it is and as they'd like to see it and instrumentals both silly and serious. Wheelers and Dealers was one of the most popular acts when they last appeared at this festival – come and see why! The band's fiddler, Mike Kerin (whose new solo album made the top fiveat this year's Golden Guitar awards at Tamworth) will also be playing in the Fiddlers Frenzy forum. Sat Yuin 12.15pm Sat Mumbulla 10.15pm Sun Mumbulla 3.45pm Zamboni is a Bega-based comedy magician who creates an entertaining family show that will have everyone laughing and amazed at the same time. He will be conducting two shows as part of the Children's program. Children will be encouraged to interact as part of the show. Zamboni is always a hit with the kids wherever he performs. 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These 10 cases are extra special though. So what makes the best drunken awards show moments? Take a look and see some of the celebrities in very rare form.
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Johnny Depp age 52 11/14/2014- At the Hollywood Film Awards, Johnny Depp introduced the Shep Gordon documentary Supermensch, and seemed, um, pretty wasted. "Thas suh weirdess micaphone I've everseen in my
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Anna Nicole Smith Died at 40 (1967-2007) While introducing a musical performance at the 2004 American Music Awards, Anna Nicole Smith made a fool of herself while stumbling over her sentences and talking jibberish. She then went on talking
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Joan Rivers Died at 81 (1933-2014) Joan Rivers delivered her most insulting jokes under the influence at Australia's 2006 Logies Awards. From Tom Cruise to Mel Gibson to, really, the entire auditorium, nobody was safe from her jabs
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Dan Castellaneta age 58 Dan Castellaneta delivered every Simpsons fanatic's dream speech at the 2005 ITV Comedy Awards. With the help of some booze, he accepted his award in full Homer Simpson character.
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David Hasselhoff age 63 At the 2009 EMA Awards, the Hoff "represented" the best Rock Award by giving a short lecture on the Berlin Wall. Now now big guy, come on now, have a cheeseburger.Spike TV's Video of this
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Britney Spears age 34 Britney Spears Live at the 2007 Video Music Awards was a new level of sad for Britney. Her drunken performance here had her stumbling, lip syncing a laugh and covering her mouth with little to no
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Lily Allen age 30 She doesn't usually do this, but...well actually, Lily Allen usually does. At the 2008 GQ Awards, little miss drunkard got into a bit of a cat fight with Sir Elton John. The British are just funny
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Michael Portnoy This was the biggest WTF during a Bob Dylan performance since he went "rock" at a folk festival all those years ago.Bob Dylan is a true rockstar. He's seen so many things that he wasn't the
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Kanye West age 38 Kanye West's idiotic rampage at the infamous 2009 VMAs got everybody talking. After sippin' on his Hennessy, the dude just could not shut up. And neither can we. We know you've seen this, but this
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Elizabeth Taylor Died at 79 (1932-2011) Yes, the video is a little bit hazy, but so was Elizabeth Taylor's night at the 2001 Golden Globe Awards. This is probably the biggest, and probably saddest, trainwreck at any awards show. A lot of


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Titanfall could get no mech mode, season pass
We're a week away from Titanfall (god forbid we post about it less than twice a day) and while we know it will get DLC (because of course it will and because they've said as much), post release plans haven't been explained.
Respawn's Vince Zampella tweeted that the game would not have a season pass, but community manager Abbie Heppe said this tweet was a mistake, clarifying that the game would not have an online pass (which EA finally stopped doing already). A season pass could still happen, but there are no announcements at this time. You should probably expect one anyway.
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Sharma Tea House: Heavenly Brew- 'Chai'!
If imbibing tea is your favourite pastime, welcome to 'Sharma Tea House', a nondescript tea stall in the heart of Kolkata. The brew served here is heavenly. The long line of cars and customers at any given time of the day or late into the night, attest to this fact.
As you approach the place, a waiter springs out of nowhere and asks how many cups. You hesitantly ask for one. It's brought to you in a 'kulhar' (Indian earthen cup), steaming hot and frothy with strands of 'kesar' (saffron) floating around. The sweet aroma hits you. You take a tentative sip and you are hooked for life. It's so delicious, so aromatic, so very palatable! You forget your worries, your fatigue, your world. You indulge in your senses and you are one with the gods. The waiter approaches you once again. You weakly signal for more.
There's no need for any food after that. The taste lingers and the next day finds you hunting for that tea house again.
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India Restaurant is a well known name among the best restaurants in Kolkata. Specialized in various non vegetarian cuisines, it is one of the most famous non vegetarian restaurants in Kolkata. Every dish they serve carries the deep, complex flavors that are the hallmark of Indian cuisine; each curry's spices are so distinct that you can tell them apart by smell alone.
"Bewitching condiments, careful cooking, succulent spices, a warm atmosphere, and solicitous service make every occasion here a revelation. This is fine dining, Indian style, with each and every plate perfectly presented and each dish, decidedly delicious." We at India's hope you have a pleasant and memorable dining experience!
Favorite Dish: Chicken Bharta - It is a delicious dish prepared with boneless chicken and is served best with tandoori roti. The cubed chicken bharta has flavors of chicken with semi-cooked onions and aroma of fresh coriander.
Chicken Cheese Kebab - Recently introduced a succulent chicken kebab with a twist of cheese. Its a must try there.
Chicken Afghani - An ancient city of art, traditions and being the nation's multi-cultural capital, Kabul has traditionally offered a wide variety of cooking styles and ingredients. "Chicken Tandoor Afghani" is one such gift of this culture.
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CHHOTE NAWAB at Circus Avenue: Try their Mutton Pasinda
On last Sunday evening ( 19.05.2013), it was raining heavily, we decided to have Biryani for dinner, so we decided to try a new place. We have been listening about Chhote Nawab for sometime so we sailed for it. We found that they have stopped Hyderabadi Biryanis due to summer as it contains more spices. Then we ordered their Mughlai Biryani, Butter Naan, Chicken Kadai and Mutton Pasinda ( Boneless fried Mutton in gravy). Though, the taste was just okay, we found the potions were very little compared to next door restaurant our favourite Arsalan. It was almost 30% higher in prices than Arsalan.
Needless to say, Arsalan is always full and Arsalan remains our all time favourite.
Favorite Dish: Mutton Pasinda.
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RED & WHITE at Lake Gardens, Kolkata: A Gateway to Delicacies: Shredded Lamb!
This is a brand new restaurant in Kolkata , serving excellent Chinese dishes at a very affordable price. This was opened during our festival Durga Puja in October'2012, when we were traveling to Thailand. This place is very near our home about 1.2 kms, situated at Lake Gardens , near Lords Bakery, Kolkata. The place is opened by our family friends Rakhi Rakshit & Sabyasachi. The location is excellent, just next to Lords Bakery. So, it is very convenient for the people who are returning from office or they can get the food packed while returning home. They also offer home delivery with in two kilometer radius. Service is superb and so is their mock tails! This place does not have a bar as this is a purely family joint with very personalised service! Food is just heavenly!
We visited this place on our 21st Anniversary on 18th November'2012 to celebrate with something new. Rakhi Rakhshit and Sabyasachi made sure that we are not disappointed. Service is excellent so is the food. We liked Shredded Lamb so much that we ordered two plates of it. The second was even better!
Favorite Dish: We had refreshing Green Mocktail, Crispy Chicken, Shredded Lamb, Burned Garlic Rice with Prawn, Fish in Hot Garlic sauce.
Suggestion: If you are just celebrating any occasion, please give them a call in advance and see the magic! They will make it very memorable! We also visited again on 30th November to celebrate Munu's birthday!
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SHUN LI CHINESE FOOD, Tangra, China Town.: Don't miss their Lemon Chicken and Pepper Chicken
It was Christmas in Kolkata and we decided to give ourselves a Royal Treat at our old friend's place Shun Li in Tangra, run by brother sister duo Matthew Chen and Michelle Wong. Michelle is the cook apart from her mother. This time we were accompanied by our family friend Singer and TV news reader Indrani Bhattacharyya and her famous writer- journalist husband Sankarlal Bhattacharyya. In my view Shun Li is the only place in whole of China Town, where you get excellent genuine homemade Chinese food. Since we visited them after long time, we just told them we would like to have our old favourite menu and it has to be selected by Matthew only!
We had Two Green Pepper Chicken, Lemon Chicken, Chicken with vegetables, Chicken Egg Rice Noodle, Chicken Egg Fried Rice , Cold drinks and my special Vodka spiced with fiery chilly!
It was an excellent menu and excellent afternoon!
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SICHUAN EATING HOUSE in China Town: Don't miss their Green Pepper Chicken
We had a great lunch on New Year's eve at Sichuan Eating House at Tangra, China Town , Kolkata. We wanted to try a new place as we had food at almost all the 100 odd eating houses in Tangra, our China Town. We wanted to go to our friend's place at Shun Li, but we had dinner there consecutively on two days during Christmas. So we settled for this place.
The uniqueness of this place is that it is run by an erstwhile tough man of Tangra, nick named as Prem Chopra ( named after Yesteryear Bollywood villain), who has left that life and have started new life. This place does not have bar license unlike other places in Tangra. We called the chef and informed that we are interested to have only pure Chinese food and not Indianised Chinese food. He promised and served us at least three very good dishes, which we liked very much.
We had Green Pepper Chicken, Kung Pao Chicken, Sichuan Chicken, Mix Cantonese noodles, Mixed Fried Rice and cold drinks! It was a real superb meal.
The Mix Cantonese Noodle, Pepper Chicken and Kung Pao Chicken was just superb!
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Peter Cat Restaurant: Exquisitely Crafted Taste!
We chanced upon this restaurant during a walk around Park Street. The name of the restaurant sounded very curious and idiosyncratic, and it demanded a visit!
We decided to head there for an early lunch. We entered and encountered a dimly-lit, well-appointed, posh restaurant. It was mostly empty.
We were seated and we spent quite some time over the menu. (They serve Indian and Continental food.) We decided what we wanted and placed our order. After about 20 minutes we were served our food. The first bite, ah, so exquisite! It was divine. We ordered three different main courses and sort of ate each other's food. All the three dishes were spectacular.
The service excellence of a restaurant can be decided by how they refill water in your glass. There are restaurants that wouldn't refill till you ask them; then there are others which wouldn't fill it even if you remind them a number of times. At Peter Cat, they kept refilling, and i didn't even notice when they did. The staff was very attentive to our needs, but didn't impose themselves on us.
Another thing i should mention is, this place was full and buzzing by the time were were half way through our meal!
Nearest Metro: Park Street
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Flurys: Calcutta's Tea Room
I went to this place as it was recommended to me by someone who had visited Kolkata earlier.
Established in the 1920s by a European couple, Flurys was popular tea room that attracted the rich British and Indian customers.
A number of food that was served in the past are still being served and they are marked 'H' in the menu. There are some newer additions to the menu as well. They are well-known for their pastries, puffs, cakes, and such.
I got lucky as they had an American Food Festival happening at the time i visited, and thus i managed something from a special menu: spare ribs and cheese cake. :)
I hope you get lucky too!
Food: 4/5
Service: 3/5 (They can be quicker)
Ambiance: 4/5
Price: 3/5
Overall: 3.5/5
Nearest Metro: Park Street
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India Coffee House at College Street: Hear the walls whisper amidst the din
Kolkata was the hotbed of the Indian Renaissance, and the Coffee House, apparently, was the eye of the storm. Ensconed in the midst of Presidency College, University of Calcutta, the Hindu College and many other educational institutions on College Street, Coffee House ended up being the haunt of the literati, poets, activists and so on. Rabindranath Tagore, Subash Chandra Bose and his INA buddies, Amartya Sen, Sathyajit Ray were some of the regulars at this place.
Having heard about all this, we decided to pay our homage to the place. The place was crowded with the buzzing noise of people chattering everywhere. The waiter managed to find us a table next to this table of middle-aged men sitting around, some smoking, some sipping coffee, some having a bite to eat, and all of them having a chat. I suppose a lot does happen over coffee and significant movements arise out of seemingly insignificant chitchats.
I looked around after placing my order for fried fish and coffee. There were all sorts of people: college students, the middle-aged men i mentioned above, loners, groups of people, and so on.
On a day when you have decided to spend some time shopping for used books on College Street, stop by at the Coffee House and have a coffee.
Service: 4.5/5
Food: 3.5/5
Ambiance: Can't be rated
Price: Very, very inexpensive
Nearest Metro: Central (North Exit)
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Haldiram's: Bengali sweets and savouries
I realised Haldiram's restaurants in Kolkata are different from the Haldiram's restaurants in New Delhi when i looked at both their web sites.
Anyways, Haldiram's in Kolkata is very Kolkata specific and they serve those famous Bengali sweets and savouries one keeps hearing about.
There's a restaurant area where you can eat what you buy. They have implemented the self-service concept here. You have to pay at the cash counter, receive your receipt and token, go to the counter number mentioned in the token to collect your food. It is not as tedious as it sounds as it is very organized and there's no pushing and pulling. The service was pretty quick too.
Prices are very reasonable. A plate of dhokla and two roshogollas we paid INR 40.
Besides eating there, you can also buy and get sweets packaged to take home. :)
The place is clean. There's also a decent rest room. This is a great place for a quick snack when you are walking around near Victoria Memorial.
While you are there, don't forget to have Kolkata's famous mishti dhoi.
Nearest Metro: Rabindra Sadan
Favorite Dish: Roshogollas, dhoklas, chaats, mishti dhoi.
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Sidewalk food vendors: Street Food!
The best way to save time and money so you can see more of Kolkata is by choosing to eat street food instead of having a sit-down lunch. There are number street vendors selling simple snacks to proper meals, and you can have your pick depending on how hungry you feel.
Some of the must eats:
Pani puri
Papdi chat
Hot, fresh, crisp jelabis
Khatti rolls
Mishti Dhoi (sweet curd)
And anything else that catches your fancy!
They can cost anywhere from Rs. 5 to Rs. 30 depending on quantity and what you are buying. Cleanliness depends on the vendor and the location. You should be able to get an idea just from appearance. However, if you have a weak stomach, i'd say you better pass this one.
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Coffee World @ South City Mall: Make sure you ask for the bill
This is a regular Coffee World chain coffee shop, but set in the mall. It was very busy, and was difficult to find a table. Anyway, we found a table in about 5 minutes.
We have to order and pay at the counter. When i placed the and paid i received some change. I did not get the receipt though. Later, when the coffee and food were served i demanded my receipt. It was then that i realized that i was short-changed.
The issue was sorted out when i pointed it to the guy at the till, but he further tried to short-change me. And that with a lot of mumbling.
Their service was also pathetic. I understand that they were busy and needed to get the tables free, but pulling plates and mugs from under the nose even before you are finished is rude. Anyways, we just got done with it and ran away from there.
The Royal : Part II: The Famous Chhanp of Royal
We made another visit to this place on 29th September'11 with Rakhi and Munu. But we were grossly disappointed as our favourite Mutton Pasinda was just not available. Pasinda is boneless meat made on the pattern of Mutton Chaanp. It's their signature dish, so we had to contend ourself with Mutton Chaanp , Biryani, Roomali Roti and Shahi Tukra as sweet dish. Mutton Pasinda is available only on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays in evening time.
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ONE STEP UP: Try their Fish Steak
When our VT friend Amy Frills and hubby Gerald Q visited Kolkata on 2nd. October'11 for a very short period , we decided to have lunch at this newly opened Restaurant at Park Street serving Continental food. We learnt that it was opened only last week, just before our festival Durga Puja. The smell of fresh paint was still present.
Since, their body time was about 3.30 ( Philippines time), we decided not to waste any time and just ordered our food. We ordered, Fish Steak for me, Chef's Special Chicken for Rakhi, Chicken Tetra zinni for Munu, Paneer Sashlik for Gerald and Vegetable Au Gratin for Amy with Garlic bread and Special pan Fried salad and coke to wash it all. Gerald and Amy are vegetarians. The food was very good and tasty.
Service was very good and atmosphere was clean and cool. We shall visit tis place again. Food was not very pricey either.
Favorite Dish: We liked Fish Steak and Chef's Special chicken very much. Gerald informed he enjoyed his Paneer Sashlik very much
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Arsalan: Mughlai Food!!
ARSALAN, located just on the Park Circus Avenue is a good alternative for Shiraz.
They serve Mughlai n tandori food items.Recently they stop to serve coffee n tea but u'll sure get cold drinks.They also accept major credit cards.It's a kid friendly n air-conditioned place.The Biryani is perfect, the khuska is well cooked, attar is just right, the potato is soft, the chunk of mutton is tender and soft, completes with the boiled egg. This place has one of the best Biryanis in Kolkata, and I felt better than Shiraj. You must also try out the Kababs n the Mutton Kastoori Kabas.
The other items like kebbab, kassha or tandoori items are also good. Roomali Roti is soft, thin and tastes good. Please check their website for the menu and the timings: http://www.arsalanrestaurant.com/. They now have three branches.
The address is 191, Park Street Circus Avenue, Kolkata 700017 Phone: (33) 22844010 , 22848556 , 22848558, 22277494 .
Favorite Dish: I love the size of their Rolls n specially the Tikia roll.I also love their Firni(dessert).
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SAN JOSE, CA and SUNNYVALE, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 01/24/13 -- Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) and NetApp (NASDAQ: NTAP) today announced an expanded partnership to deliver new converged infrastructure innovation to unify branch office, data center and public cloud infrastructures under the FlexPod architecture. The partnership expansion includes efforts in technology integration, solution development, and continued go-to-market collaboration -- all designed to make it easier for customers to deploy and access next-generation cloud infrastructure solutions.
Current IT architectures comprise a fragmented combination of infrastructure along with public, private and hybrid clouds offered by different organizations and addressing distinct customer needs. Through a shared vision of a unified data center, Cisco and NetApp offer the ability to simplify deployment, management and orchestration -- connecting enterprise clouds to service providers, enterprises to branch offices, consumers to enterprises, and clouds to clouds.
Deeper integration across computing, networking, storage and orchestration components of FlexPod, combined with broader support for its open ecosystem of partners, will greatly simplify data center deployment and management, deliver greater budget efficiency, reduce risk, and increase agile business responsiveness.
Cisco and NetApp now boast more than 2,100 FlexPod customers across more than 35 countries and over 700 channel partners. Cisco and NetApp are building on this momentum by expanding their successful decade-long partnership to deliver greater innovation, including:
- Deeper FlexPod Architecture Integration: Cisco and NetApp are forging deeper integration across Cisco® Unified Data Center solutions, NetApp FAS Storage Systems, and FlexPod ecosystem technology partners to create a common foundation for data centers and service providers, from branch office implementations to cloud-scale, multi-data center deployments.
FlexPod solutions will provide the ability to manage up to 10,000 servers, allowing organizations to aggregate several FlexPod racks and enable multihop Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCOE). These solutions, tuned for service providers and distributed enterprises, enable infrastructures to be scaled with predictive performance and support.
FlexPod continues to lead on the integration of infrastructure management tools and will support Cisco UCS® Manager 2.1, UCS Central and Cisco's recently acquired Cloupia products. In addition, support for Cisco Intelligent Automation for Cloud (Cisco IAC) allows cloud management solutions for FlexPod customers. Deeper integration across FlexPod at the platform level, as opposed to at the component level, will enable FlexPod to be seamlessly orchestrated by partner solutions, including Microsoft System Center and Citrix CloudPlatform powered by Apache CloudStack.
Cisco and NetApp will also integrate Flash technologies at the host and storage levels, to accelerate performance across all areas of the converged infrastructure. At the server level, applications running on Flash-optimized Cisco Unified Computing System (Cisco UCS) servers can be further accelerated with NetApp Flash Accel, while at the controller and array levels, technologies such as NetApp Flash Cache and Flash Pools can be used to access cached data faster.
- FlexPod for Cloud Service Providers: To accelerate momentum in the service provider market Cisco and NetApp are developing flexible, massively scalable FlexPod solutions capable of handling multi-data-center service provider architectures. The set of solutions will bring together NetApp Clustered ONTAP and NetApp FAS storage systems with Cisco UCS servers and Cisco Nexus® 7000 Series Switches to create dynamically provisioned pools of server, storage and network resources that can be scaled up and scaled down by service providers depending on application requirements. These solutions will use Cisco's Virtualized Multiservice Data Center (VMDC) architecture and will include management and orchestration solutions from Cisco and from ecosystem partners such as BMC Software and, in the future, from open source providers.
- Branch Office Solution: Cisco and NetApp are partnering to extend the capabilities of ExpressPod to meet the compute, network and storage needs of branch offices. ExpressPod shares a similar converged infrastructure approach as FlexPod, and as a result, it is ideally suited to branch office deployments with an easy upgrade path to FlexPod as the needs of the branch grow. This easy-to-deploy architecture can be configured to offer greater interoperability with the core organizational data center, enabling branch locations to take advantage of some of the biggest cost-saving trends in IT, such as virtualization and cloud computing. ExpressPod includes support for VMware vSphere® and will soon include support for Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V.
- FlexPod Application Validation: Cisco and NetApp are expanding solution coverage to add more mission-critical applications and private cloud solutions for the datacenter. Mission critical solutions include Oracle Database and applications, SAP® BusinessObjects business intelligence and the SAP HANA® platform, and private cloud offerings include Microsoft private cloud and Citrix CloudPlatform.
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"The past 10 years of partnering with NetApp have proven to be successful in bringing a Cisco validated, FlexPod architecture to our customers. Building on that success, we're now expanding our partnership to deliver deeper technology integration and broader solution development across the unified data center for an open, scalable, multicloud infrastructure. Together we can help our customers use their current data center investment to address the challenges of a mobile-cloud era."
Manish Goel, executive vice president, Product Operations, NetApp
"NetApp and Cisco share a common vision for the future of the data center and will continue to collaborate on innovations that connect organizations under a holistic cloud architecture. Our development, sales, and channel teams will work even closer to deliver new solutions that broaden the market opportunities for both companies and our partners, and help customers gain a competitive advantage from their flexible and efficient agile data center infrastructure."
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"With the FlexPod solution from Cisco and NetApp, we can deploy private and public cloud solutions tailored to our enterprise customers' individual requirements for mission-critical applications. The ability with FlexPod to dynamically integrate compute, memory, network and storage is unique in the market, giving our cloud and IaaS solutions a clear advantage."
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Mar. 28, 2015 08:00 PM EDT Reads: 1,796
SYS-CON Events announced today that Cisco, the worldwide leader in IT that transforms how people connect, communicate and collaborate, has been named "Gold Sponsor" of SYS-CON's 16th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on June 9-11, 2015, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY. Cisco makes amazing things happen by connecting the unconnected. Cisco has shaped the future of the Internet by becoming the worldwide leader in transforming how people connect, communicate and collaborate. Cisco and our partners are building the platform for the Internet of Everything by connecting the...
Mar. 28, 2015 07:00 PM EDT Reads: 5,189
SYS-CON Events announced today that Akana, formerly SOA Software, has been named "Bronze Sponsor" of SYS-CON's 16th International Cloud Expo® New York, which will take place June 9-11, 2015, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY. Akana's comprehensive suite of API Management, API Security, Integrated SOA Governance, and Cloud Integration solutions helps businesses accelerate digital transformation by securely extending their reach across multiple channels – mobile, cloud and Internet of Things. Akana enables enterprises to share data as APIs, connect and integrate applications, drive part...
Mar. 28, 2015 04:15 PM EDT Reads: 1,540
Cloud is not a commodity. And no matter what you call it, computing doesn't come out of the sky. It comes from physical hardware inside brick and mortar facilities connected by hundreds of miles of networking cable. And no two clouds are built the same way. SoftLayer gives you the highest performing cloud infrastructure available. One platform that takes data centers around the world that are full of the widest range of cloud computing options, and then integrates and automates everything. Join SoftLayer on June 9 at 16th Cloud Expo to learn about IBM Cloud's SoftLayer platform, explore se...
Mar. 28, 2015 02:00 PM EDT Reads: 1,633