VERANDAH MUSIC AT THE NATIONAL FOLK FESTIVAL UPDATE

Not many sleeps to go, so here’s an update on what we’re up to at the National Folk Festival this Easter:

Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour

For this galah occasion, the band has expanded to 11 (Jac Bradley, Kevin Bradley, Bill Browne, Baz Cooper, Matt Nightingale, Chloe Roweth, Jason Roweth, Graham Seal, Rob Willis, Kris Willis). In a desperate attempt to conceal our guilt, we will take the temporary monicker of ‘P K Wrigley and the Skifflejuggers’, performing a heady brew of skiffle, jug, old timey, bush, primal rock & roll and anything else that comes to mind from 2 – 3pm on Sunday, April 21, in the Trocadero.

Pointed Parodies and Dreadful Ditties 

Parodies, squibs and satires from childhood to politics and everything in between. How did Wonder Woman lose her bosom? Who killed Santa Claus - and why? We reveal all.

We’ve collected archives of this stuff from around the country over the years and want to share some of it with you. Bring yours along as well, for an enjoyably subversive session of sharp-toothed humour. Join Rob and I on Monday April 22, in the Trocadero 12.30-1.30. A nice way to wind up your festival.

All our other events are as previously advertised:

Teri Young in concert and conversation with Rob Willis, Friday April 19, Trocadero 11.30-12.30. 

And don’t forget the National Folklore Conference at the National Library just prior to the festival on April 18, also including Rob’s 25th (yes, that’s a quarter of a century) curated concert at the Library. This year it’s Tassie singer-songwriter Teri Young. And it’s all free! But you must register at cknow@iinet.net.au