sounds of our town
hosted by Jumping Fences
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Welcome to the homepage of
Foco Nuevo, the performance project
of
Jumping Fences, held on the last Friday of each month at
Ahimsa House, 26 Horan Street, West End starting at 8.00 p.m.
This month at Foco Nuevo
Friday August 29th, 2008. 8.00 p.m.
Pirate Brides:
With a
repertoire spanning acoustic originals, bluegrass, contemporary
folk and old -time, Pirate Brides combine great four-part
vocals with tasty guitar, accordion, mandolin, clawhammer banjo,
autoharp and double bass. They are a well-loved fixture in the
Brisbane acoustic music scene, as well as entertaining audiences
at festivals around the country such as Port Fairy, Woodford,
The National, Majors Creek, Palm Creek, Dorrigo, Redlands
Bluegrass, Imbil, Yag’ubi, Salty, seasoned, irreverent…
Pirate Brides add an infectious love of fun to an accomplished
performance. [website] |
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Combined Unions Choir: Formed in
1988, the Combined Unions Choir is the longest 'Art in Working Life'
project in Australia. They have sung at concerts, protests, May Day, and
peace rallies; entertaining people with their repertoire of political,
peace and social justice songs. 'A movement that sings never dies..'[website] |
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Jumping Fences: Jumping Fences, the song-writing partnership of Lachlan Hurse and Sue Monk, will be playing their energetic folk, tinged with Cuban flavours. Accompanied by Ross Gwyther (saxophone and clarinet), Dan Simpson (drums) and James Harper (percussion) their songs extend the folk tradition, and give new insights into the breadth of contemporary life. [website] |
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BYO, while the Ahimsa house's application for a licence is still pending. Entry is $8 and $5 (concession) |
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