Singing at the Tamar Valley Folk Festival 2025

 Semaphore will be, once again, joining Tony Newport to do some singing:

 

A Short History of 20th Century OZ In Song and Verse

• Sunday 19 January 2025, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
• Bass and Flinders Centre
•  8 Elizabeth St, George Town, TAS. 7253

 

 The concert features songs by: John Williamson, Paul Kelly, Kev Carmody, Eric Bogle, Redgum, Hugh McDonald, Reg Lindsay, Archie Roach, Slim Dusty, Bruce Woodley & Dobe Newton 

Accompanied by poems by: John O'Brien, Gwen Harwood, Oodgeroo Noonuccle, Les Murray, Bruce Dawe, Geoff Page, Leon Gellert, John Forbes, John Blight 

As part of the Tamar Valley Folk Festival 2025

 

 

Semaphore - Singing in the West (In A Miner's House)

 

The Semaphore Singers will be doing backing vocals for Tony Newport, Richard Wolfe, and Peter Winskill (AKA The Bards of Boko) in Queenstown on the Saturday, 23rd November. The concert is called "In A Miner's House". Tony will be playing his unique Bradshaw Autoharp and Richard & Peter will bring poetry and big baritone voices. 

It will be an afternoon of songs, story, and poetry inspired by living on the West Coast of Tasmania. 

The Bradshaw Mill, mining, the harsh but beautiful environment.

Tales of transport: the Green Coach Line,  Wee Georgie Wood

Whimsical reminiscences of working life in an industry town.

A celebration of the spirit of the resilient West Coast people.

Warm nostalgic songs of growing up "In A Miner's House"

Held in the ballroom at Penghana, the grand historic mine manager's residence built as the home of the General Manager of the Mt Lyell Mining and Railway Company, the brilliant American metallurgist, Robert Carl Sticht.

The concert will take place on Saturday, November 23, 2024 from 2–4 PM

more info and booking

 

 

 

New poster

 We are meeting at 6.30 pm Thursdays now...

 

Song Sets

After some work with the butcher's paper and voting by the group members, Tony has compiled this selection of songs (right-click View Image to see bigger) :

 

Here is the same info as an indented list:

Over The Rainbow set:

 

    Traditional/Folk

        Over The Rainbow
        We are Australian
        If I Had a Hamme

 

    Spiritual

        Bridge Over Troubled Waters

        Wonderful World

        Hallelujah

 

    Classic Pop

        Blue Moon

        Those Were The days

        Green Green Grass of Home

 

    Fun

        King of The Road

        Pushbike Song

        Its Hard to be Humble

Singing The Spirit Home set :

    Traditional/Folk
        Singing The Spirit Home
        The Wild Rover
        Turn Turn Turn
 

    Spiritual
        Crossing The Bar
        Whole World In His Hands
        Lucky Old Sun
 

    Classic Pop
        Four Seasons In One Day
        Bobby McGee
        Here Comes The Sun
 

    Fun
        Hit The Road Jack
        Purple People Eater
        Yellow Submarine

Supplementary set:

    Traditional/Folk
        We Shall Not be Moved
        Blackboard of My Heart
        True Blue
        Sloop John B
        Jamaica farewell

    Spiritual
        Everybody Hurts
        Shapes and Sizes
        Bird on a Wire
        Sunday Morning Comin' Down

    Classic Pop
        The Carnival is Over
        Life On Mars
        I Can See Clearly Now
        Well Its Alright
        Mrs Brown    

    Fun
        Write Myself a Letter
        Eight Days a Week
        Octopus’s Garden
        Twist and Shout

NEW SONGS: Nothing is ever off the table. We can each bring one new song a week and take a vote on first of all
learning a new song and where we might include it. We must bring words and a sample recording.