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4 9 MUNNO PARA BOWLING & RECREATION CLUB That Woz the Day That Woz! 18 th January 2009 Us Blokes were pleasantly surprised with the great turn out for the occasion. Extra tables and chairs had to be dragged in to accommodate the unexpected capacity audience. The presence of Raelz no doubt attracted onlookers. Her rendition of Running Bear had the crowd dancing a record breaking conga. Seeing so many smiling faces was a treat. Us Blokes announced that they are now parting company and wish to express a thank you to everyone who has supported them. Three Bands to Look Out For Watch out for Tracy and Claypan (above), and the Limestone Balladeers (Below) Also Watch out for new band Wot.Day.Z.it! Three bands with loads of experience and talent. Music Workshop Update The G.C.M.C workshop has been operating for three years now and is still going strong. Our January workshop attracted a good crowd. Students who are receiving tuition from Raelz all got up to sing and did a good job. We would like to see some new younger people come along to join us at our workshop. Gawler Country Music Club has 10 free singing lessons available to a junior, courtesy of Attitude Voice Works. Our Music Workshop is looking to visit a country retreat in June for a fun weekend with acoustic instruments. The Venue we are looking at is Riverbush Cottages in Berri . There are four cottages available and they all sleep the same number of people but with different bedding configurations Pinelog Cottage 1 queen 4 singles 1 double sofa bed Pampas Cottage 2 queens 2 singles 1 double sofa bed Patcham Cottage 1 queen 4 singles 1 double sofa bed Peacock Cottage 2 queens 2 singles 1 double sofa bed Linen, cooking and washing facilities are provided. You can have a look for yourself on www.riverbushcottages.com.au If we have 8 in a cottage it works out to be about $30.00 a night per person. The Music Workshop received a nice donation from Eric Heintze of the duo The Wanderers. He kindly donated a Yamaha keyboard an amplifier and speakers. George Dobie made the case the keyboard is kept in. We would like to say thank you to the Wanderers for their kind donation and it is greatly appreciated. Fred Payne (Music Workshop Coordinator) Mel Tillis It's no secret that Mel Tillis knows his way around a song. He can write them, he can sing them and he's got hit records to prove it. He is one of the icons of country music, but it wasn't until last year that he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, and became a member of the Grand Ole Opry Mel Tillis is both the pen and the voice behind some of country music's most memorable songs. After more than 40 years in the business and a thousand songs later, Tillis has made his mark with many memorable hits recorded by some of country's heavy hitters including: “Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town” (Kenny Rogers), “Detroit City” (Bobby Bare), “Snakes Crawl At Night” (Charley Pride), “Burning Memories” (Ray Price), and “I'm Tired” (Ricky Skaggs and Webb Pierce). It was his signature song, “Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town” that cemented his place in country music history. BLUE DOG CLOTHING We’ve got the Butts of Australia covered! Thanks Blue Dog for Sponsoring Gawler Country Music Club Wholesale Enquiries S.A. Ph: 08 8528 2397 Fax: 08 8528 2455 Email: [email protected] www.bluedogjeans.com Gawler Country Music Workshop Anglican Parish Hall 26 Cowan Street Gawler If You Want to Play ♫ Guitar ♫ Drums ♫ Fiddle ♫ Bass ♫ Banjo ♫ Harp etc… Bring your instruments along and learn from the experience of others Have fun playing along with new friends Only $4.00 each Tea and Coffee etc available The First Saturday of each month Next Workshop Saturdays 7 th Feb, & 7 th March Sing, Learn, Jam, Have Fun! Pic by Ian Fisk
