"Playing traditional acoustic
music
in and around Darwin Australia
for more than thirty years."
Top End Folk Club Incorporated
PO Box 41551
Casuarina Northern Territory Australia 0811
secretary@topendfolkclub.org
www.topendfolkclub.org
ABN 20 835 317 702
Regular Gigs
TEFC Members, past & present
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| Photographs courtesy of:Ian Heighton - Kings Lynn Morris - thekingsmorris@waitrose.com | |
| Pictured is Maggie Kent, long
tern TEFC Member, now living in the UK and still folking. She is dancing
here with the Ely & Littleport Riot Women's Border Morris http://homepage.ntlworld.com/rhiannon-williams/e&lr
The place is Rochester (Kent) High Street, where every May Day weekend there is a festival called "Rochester Sweeps". Historically, local sweeps used to have a day off and some fun! This died out last century, but was revived in the late 60s - 70s, by a local morris side. On the Monday there is a procession led by a green man, followed by myriads of local little boys dressed as sweeps, then by an ever-increasing number of morris sides of all types. This year there would have been at least 50 sides represented. They all dance at spots along the half-mile long high street on the Sat, Sun and Monday. Of course there are concerts, ceilidhs and all the usual associated stuff. Rochester also has strong associations with Charles Dickens - the scene of Great Expectations & various other novels. |
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Peter Bate & Tony SuttorPeter and Tony go 'way back in the Top End
Folk Club, back to the old days of the Gun Turret, back in the 70's
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Fritz Risler (& Penelope) |
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Chris 'Pugsley' HolleleySound & lighting kinda guy...Does a radio show on Sundays, during the Top End Folk Club Show from 3pm - 6pm on 8TOPFM 104.1 |
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Maureen WilliamsMaureen has blessed us with tunes and songs she learned on her father's knee, back home in Ireland... |
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Rick McKiernanA mighty oak, former President of the Top End Folk Club. |
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Top End Folk Club Members
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