Last Friday could easily lay claim to being the best TUF yet. The Fry Babies kicked off with finely honed harmonies, great guitar and heaps of pizzaz. Their showmanship was infectious enough to get the audience belting out Abba's Fernando. Gregory Pimm performed his quiet renditions of well known American classics and Aussie bush ballads, accompanying himself on guitar and harmonica. The Headliners Chorus (not "choir", as there is no "I" in chorus) were the headline act and wowed the audience with beautifully realised vocal arrangements, showing verve, humour and emotion in full measure. Like a huge flock of birds making exquisite patterns in the sky without ever colliding, their music was interwoven magic. Chris Cook concluded the first half, by telling the audience about our charity of the month, Sailability, its purpose and how it operates. Bernadette McWhinnie Began the second half solo and a cappella, singing soulfully and beautifully. Peter Lino, accompanied by Paul Francis sang an original composition with acoustic and electric guitars. Fiddlesticks are a pair of teenage violinists (tin whistle appeared as well) who played toe tapping Irish reels and jigs with their father on guitar and vocals. The hall itself appreciated such old time tunes. They were flawless. Mim O'Grady sang some stunning versions of newer Australain song and was joined by "hithchhiker" Kat for a couple more, including a beautifully harmonised version of Claire Bowditch's "Between the tea and the toast," which included a flute solo. Sunrise Sessions, comprising Col Peak on guitar and Roly Pearce on bass and mandolin were joined by "Mandarin Jam Man", Bob Terrill on uke and harmonica for a trio of fabulous tunes including The Stones' "Out of time," and Johnny Rivers' "Mountain of Love" done boogy woogie style. Fantastic. Suckers For Punishment (Guitars, double bass, cajon and percussion)finished the evening with to die for finger picked Latin grooves. The evening was marvellous for its variety, the standard of musicianship, the large appreciative audience and raising over $700 for Sailability. Thanks to everyone involved for another successful community event. Special thanks to Ballina Headlands Leisure Park for donating two night's accommodation for our fund-raising raffle. Check out the photos in the Gallery.
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Lots of fabulous women performers this Friday at Tintenbar Up Front. Check the full program here. It will be another great night for our community event. The charity this month is Sailability Northern Rivers. Commodore Chris Cook will be there to tell you a bit about their activities and his quest to get to the World championships next year. If anyone coming along cares to make a cake or slice to help raise money, it would be appreciated. It is Black Friday the 13th, but winter feels well and truly gone. Why not come along in spring colours to celebrate the new season? Looking forward to seeing you there. Peter and the TUF team. Tintenbar Up Front this month features the legendary Headliners Chorus, along with performances by some of their internal offshoots: Mizbehavin, Sometimes 7... A range of other women performers includes The Fry Babies, (a pair of singing sisters); Bernadette McWhinnie singing solo; the fabulous Mim O'Grady on guitar and vocals (maybe with Kat and her amazing voice); twins on violin accompanied by guitar, tin whistle and vocals... and lots more. Check out the full program. Charity of the month is Sailability Northern Rivers, a not for profit, volunteer-based organisation which, through the activity of sailing, enriches the lives of people with any type of disability, the elderly, the financially and socially disadvantaged. Pictured below is Chris Cook, who hopes to better his Silver medals in the world titles in 2010 and 2012 and compete in 2014 in San Francisco. An appreciative audience were treated to a wonderful variety of music at Tintenbar Up Front on Friday August 9. Pictured are The Button Collective trio showing that humorous, moving and entertaining folk music is alive and well in the Northern Rivers. They finished off the evening that was begun in fine form by Paul Francis who highlighted his talent as an innovative song writer, singer and guitarist. Then Sometimes 7, a 6 person a cappella group wove delicate and skilful harmonies into a marvellous aural landscape along with fine showmanship that left the audience applauding in admiration and gratitude. Greg Pimm sang original songs about his convict heritage and other topics, his guitar playing and singing gentle and entrancing. Tony Koellner performed a couple of hilarious poems, the most memorable about that Aussie icon: the thong! Peter L. got the audience singing along to a couple of suggested advertising jingles for the upcoming election. After a break for refreshments and cakes, Steve Holmes and Peter Lino sang a couple of old Dylan and Stones tunes, accompanied by guitar and slide guitar. Ben Wilson, a young musician from Lismore illustrated with beautifully crafted songs, powerful voice and wonderful finger-picked guitar why he is getting plenty of gigs in the area. Then he joined Brodie Buttons and Kwentin Trembath as The Button Collective trio. Guitar, accordion, mandolin and harmonica blended perfectly with 3 part harmonies to bring 3/4 original folk tunes to rollicking life. You can find pictures of the evening in the GAllery. Thanks to the performers and audience for contributing to raising $220 for Medecins Sans Frontieres. (over $3000 has now been raised for a variety of charities.) Look Forward to seeing you all at the next night, Friday September 13. If you had Tintenbar Up Front pencilled in on your calendar, time to put it in texta! We are really excited about the programme for Friday August 9. There are lots of new acts and an incredible variety of musical styles and instruments (including lots of voices!) Be sure not to miss the start of the show at 7.30. Every act is fantastic. No meals this month, but still yummy treats to go with your free tea and coffee. Charity of the month is Medecins Sans Frontieres. Looking forward to seeing you there Pictured are Brodie and The Button Collective, a combo featuring mandolin, accordion, fiddle, bass, drums, keys, vocals. They are one of the new groups performing on August 9 at Tintenbar Up Front. Check out The Button Collective here. There are other TUF newbies as well: Sometimes Seven, a six - member a cappella group, and a Lismore fave: Ben Wilson. Take a look at the the full program. There will be no meals this month, but still yummy cakes and slices and of course free tea and coffee. Charity of the month are Medecins Sans Frontieres. Look forward to seeing your faces. Peter and the TUF team. The audience at Tintenbar Up Front last Friday was entertained by eight wonderful performances. The evening started off with delicious Thai food provided by volunteers from Club Lennox. Stephanie Rogers sang delicate songs accompanied beautifully on guitar by Ben. Gregory Pimm created atmospheric soundscapes of Bob Dylan and Dire Straits songs. Jock Barnes played with gusto on his semi acoustic guitar original songs of love, loss and CSG. Tony Koellner had us rollicking with his rendition of the CJ Dennis classic "The Play" about an Aussie bloke and his sheila going to see Romeo and Juliet. Once again Nik Wheeler played beautiful guitar and got us singing along to his latest song. Fun! Sam Sabine was sublime with his piano accompanied songs. He should get top marks in HSC music with such a performance. Peter Loopin layered sound in his performances of some early 70s memorable tunes. Pat Breen concluded the evening with the keyboard ablaze, and fine singing of blues songs and more. $330 was raised for Club Lennox, putting the total raised for them at $1684 and the total of all money raised for charity at just under $2800. Thank you to everyone involved, especially the fine Here you can view the photos from the night, or check out who has so far booked in for the lineup for next month.
Ta Dah!
This Friday, Tintenbar Up Front boasts four brand new acts, well, brand new for us. The couple pictured are not one of them. Sorry! As well there are four other regulars. Check out the program. The Thai beef, chicken and vegetarian dishes will be served from 7:00 by the folks from Club Lennox, charity of the month. Last month's food went quickly. Entertainment kicks off at 7.30 in Tintenbar hall with young Stephanie Rogers. A regular performer in Lismore venues, she's not to be missed. See you there! Friday July 12 promises to be another wonderful evening at Tintenbar Up Front. Charity of the month, Club Lennox will again be tempting your tastebuds. This time they are preparing Thai food: Chicken, beef and vegetarian dishes and curries including bread, rice and salad. The entertainment promises to be just as warming., with eight confirmed acts so far. You can check the lineup for July 12 . Look forward to seeing your faces.
Jamie Lockhart feelin' the Delta blues.
Though it may have been cool outside, June 14 is warm in the minds of the 80-strong audience at Tintenbar Up Front. More than 50 enjoyed the gourmet offerings of the Club Lennox kitchen supremos. My scouts report the food was delicious. Entertainment kicked off with smooth harmonies and subtle showmanship from a cappella group Silhouette. Nik Wheeler again got the audience singing along to some old favourites. Dennis Squires displayed great musicianship on guitar and delicate delivery of lyrics, including an original "In This Room." The first half of the evening was completed with powerful guitar playing and impassioned vocals from Pete Wilson and Liam Diliberto-Clark. Paul Francis began the second half in fine form with renditions of 3 new songs from him and sidekick Ross Francis. Favourites from last month, Ebony Stibbard and Sam Sabine sang two songs in beautiful harmony, and Ebony finger-picked an original tune on her classical guitar. Superb. Peter Lino did The Beatles' "Blackbird," Santana's "Smooth" and "It Couldn't Be Better" by the Ozark Mountain Daredevils. The evening came to a wonderful finale with Jamie Lockhart playing original tunes from his recently released album, followed by powerful versions of Delta Blues classics by Robert Johnson and Lightning Hopkins. Both Jamie's playing and singing show rare control, with variations in tone, rhythm and pace that were electrifying. With contributions from the door, cakes and food, $750 was raised for Club Lennox. Have a look at the Charity Donations page for more details. There are also photos from the night in the Gallery. We would love comments from people who were there to add to our People's Comments page. You can leave a feedback here. |
AuthorPeter Lino, amateur muso, Archives
November 2016
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