PARODIES

A number of people at our parody session at this year's National Folk Festival asked for some samples to be put online. Here are a few of the countless many (scroll down to the second article titled ‘Pointed Parodies’). And, feel free to send in your own through the comments section of these posts.

Verandah Music at the 2019 National Folk Festival

We’ll be back in Canberra at the National this year with a couple of shows:

Does Your Chewing Gum Lose its Flavour?

Skiffle and other homemade music, Australian style. 

With a cast of thousands (well, about ten or so), we investigate and play some of the rhythmic classics from various dodgy musical genres. We’ll need a lot of help, so come along and join in. Sunday April 21, Trocadero 3.30-4.30.

Pointed Parodies and Dreadful Ditties 

Parodies, squibs and satires from childhood to politics and everything in between. (How did Wonder Woman lose her bosom? 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. Monday April 22, Trocadero 12.30-1.30

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

VERANDAH MUSIC AT THE 2018 NATIONAL FOLK FESTIVAL

We're back at the National this year after a sold-out performance of The Music of Mawson's Men and a good session on Tassie traditions on the Sunday afternoon.

At the National we'll be presenting another Tassie session with the help of a few friends as well as a new show on crime in folklore, called 'Crime, Cops and Crooks' (plenty of material there). 

If you're at the National, come and join us:
 

 Crims, Crooks and Cops - Trocadero  31/03/2018 3.30-4.30pm

Tassie Tunes and Tarradiddles - Trocadero 01/04/2018 10:00 - 11.00am

Rob will be doing a few other gigs, including:

Trocadero  30/03/2018 13:00 - 1:00
Tales and Tunes of the Darwin Stringbands

plus a few Live at the Lounge interviews

And don't forget the National Folklore Conference at the National Library on March 29. Entry is free (but registration to g.seal@curtin.edu.au) and there will be a great lunchtime concert featuring the Darwin Rondalla Stringband.

Does it get any better!?