St Albans Festival

Calling all poets!
Come along and share your favourite poem with us.
(Reading from paper is allowed if it's one of your own).
New poets welcome ... and enthusiastic audience of course!

Musicians are welcome to sit on the verandah of the Gallery & sing & sing, & entice the best singers of the festival to come join him to entertain you in the most beautiful of settings.

So if you fancy a walk up the hill to the gallery to see the exhibition, or to enjoy some cake & a coffee - check out the music while you're there & maybe even join in.

Dwayne & Shannon Pitman will be performing Aboriginal dance, storytelling and digeridoo playing.
Jake Caffar - will be demonstrating how to identify & use bush tucker.
You can find them on the way up to the gallery.

Come along for a folk -style church service. Relaxed prayer and worship featuring festival performers and lots of good singing. The service will be led by Greg Cole.

A professional recording studio will be available for the duration of the festival, offering a limited number of free demo recordings for anyone from complete beginners to professional musicians, singers, poets etc.
Multiple pitched & percussion instruments & voices can be catered for, but due to limited space & sound insulation, drum kits can't be included this year. High quality sampled drum kits & EFX etc will be available.
An audio CD of your song or poem etc will be yours to keep.
This service is being provided by Mark Davies. The studio is based in Parramatta, & is available for all sound recording, arranging & CD-R production services, including cover artwork & CD-R duplication & packaging.
Contact ph 1300 559 840 or Email mdharp@bigpond.net.au

Do you love singing the classic folk songs? Are you a legend in your own loungeroom or shower? Flex your talent with the backing of a live band in front of an enthusiastic and supportive audience, The "mothers of intention" have chosen many well-loved songs and provide the music, backing vocals and lyrics while you add your own interpretation. The songs will be placed on a blackboard style list at the venue and you choose and mark your name next your chosen song. If you have a favourite song or arrangement that we haven't included, please come and discuss it with us beforehand. We welcome other performers at the festival to also have a go and make this a really fun workshop.

The 2008 festival will see the inaugural St Albans Silent Auction.
Bring your unwanted items, preferably of a musical nature, for sale on commission (20%).
Items should be registered for sale by 9.45 Saturday, 26th April with optional reserve.
Bidding begins 10.00 am and finishes at 3.00 pm.
A bid is registered by writing on the next vacant line of a clipboard along side the item.
The highest bidder by 3.00 pm (subject to reserve) gets the item!