Andrew Clermont's Touring Details and Latest News - New CDs from BluGuru, TG, Dya Singh,The Mowers, SupperClub & don't forget the Photo Gallery at end of page!!
The Supper Club gets a lift! Thomas Rosenzweig takes an overview shot at The Capitol Theatre, Tamworth, Nov 2011
What a grand affair was had. And we look forward to couple of shows mid-year thus through the next many years plus possibly a grand Finale to the week of 15 shows each Tamworth Country Music Festival on the final Sunday stay tuned!
So above reflects our fellowship approach to The 'International' Supper Club and how Tamworth even at ground level between visiting musos has always run (in my eyes and recall).
Firstly, you are looking at Tom Donald (briefly in town for a wedding - and recently co-recorded with Clermont in London) on Piano (projected for the audience - a Supper Club tradition!), Josh Bennett beside (as of 20/11/2011) Parvyn Kaur Bennett (being 2/3s of my BluGuru trio), Jess Stocker (young local Armidale Percussionist) and Brooke Schiemer (two nights earlier playing Cinderella In the Woods on the very same stage!), all sewn together by Clermont, heading for the Supper Club's 14th year.
But naturally, that's not all!
midway next photo includes youth guitarist freak, Steve O'hern beside NoHoldsBarred Youth Fiddle Champ already years back, Emily Little plus our surprise guests from England, The Rosallys.
Soon is Queensland's Woodford Folk Fest of 2011 into 2012 where Clermont will be directing the pluckers & Bowing string section to the 'Conspiracy' culimating with the Farewell Concert (formerly the Fire Event)
Thereafter hold onto your horse as we kick in the 40th Tamworth Country Music Fest with possibly our biggest Supper Club gathering yet!
Backbeat make it's 20 year rockin' Bluegrass reunion!!! Celebrating the classic recording ... the sessions... Radial Rick (Bass), Brian Dover (Guitar & most songs), Daryl (Jack) Melbourne (Banjo), Bruce Priddis & Ben Wordsworth (Drums)
The Beez (Germany) - extraordinary Cabaret return from the first Sat till Wed night, Mal Webb last seen with Totally Gourdgeous, will feature his Mouth Music World plus stellar Bass chops all week! Plus The Hussy Hicks
Andrew Winton & Paul Novosel (WA) Roots journey Slide, Paul Wookey (VIC) Gold Guitar Winner & Montz Matzumoto, Banjo BluGuru (the post Wedding tour!),
Brookie Schiemer, Stephen O'Hern, Jessica Stocker , Jeri Foreman, Paddy Montgomery, Tullara & Shalane Connors, Pete Fidler, Lawrie Minson(here & there), Emily Little, Taylor Pheiffer the Banjo Girl, return, PLUS !! Chris Rogers (Mildura) Dobro / Bass/ multi, Matthew Fagan (Melb) 7 string Guitar - Modern Classical
& eventually up to 80 performers perhaps again, as last year!
Hope you can join us soon, one way or another! Tall Regards in the Magic of Music
Don't forget to remind any Fiddle connected people to nominate in for the Golden Fiddle Awards http://www.goldenfiddleawards.org.au/
From Teachers to Players, Mentors to Makers - time to be in touch!
Tamworth Festival will be on us sooner than we think and The Supper Club will bring you the world of musical adventure again www.myspace.com/andrewclermontssupperclub
A LATEST summary of produce from Clermont World!
Andrew Clermont - Chameleon Musician - CONTACT & CD /DVD DETAILS
c/- The Post Office , Moonbi (near Tamworth) , NSW 2353 Australia Ph. +61 (0)407 753 809
Email: andrewclermont@optusnet.com.au - Web: www.andrewclermont.com.au
for Gig Guide see myspace.com/andrewclermont, myspace.com/blugurumusic etc
has a 20 CD/DVD package to offer (more coming)a feast of Clermonts recorded musicology, most are $25 inc pp DVDs more
1. 2011 Latest CD/DVD London Abstractions w/ Tom Donald (Piano)/ Mal Webb (Gourd Bass)/ Mark Buckingham (Bass Clarinet)/ Clermont (Gourdalin & Violalin)
2. NEW CDs - The Supper Club 2010 Parts 2 & 3 !! A rich collection featuring Montz Matsumoto/ Pete Fidler/ Megan Cooper/ Mark Atkins and soooo many more!
3. BluGuru. Ragas 2 Blu Riches. Jeff Beck with Ravi Shankar on the set of O Brother where art thou”while dancing in Rio!
4. The Lawnmowers (At the Cutting Hedge of Bluegrass!) from The Good Road & Second Cut selected 18 trk Combo CD!
5. DVD Clermont’s BIGPICTURES – World Montages of wide & tall photos to amaze
6. DVD Totally Gourdgeous LIVE @ Woodford Folk Fest 07/08 The Bazaar Clips!
7. CD SUPPER CLUB 2010 / DVD The Supper Club 2005. A 12 part series+summary DVD / CD SUPPER CLUB 2003
8. DVD The Supper Club 2004 Best of Video Clips
9. The Longing, presenting a 10 year crossection, the definitive
10. BackBeat …the sessions. Rockin Bluegrass, a Classic
11. Fiddlers Festival Strung Out: Favourites & More
12. Terra Australis originally FowlHouse Jack Won the Battle of the BushBands 99, 00,02 Top 5 Radio airplay and Heritage Award
13. BLUEGRASS – Made In Taiwan : LIVE & STORMY featuring Jenny Lester (Canada), Daryl (Jack ) Melbourne & Clermont
14. INSTRUMENTAL MOVIE THEME STYLE, DANCE OF THE GOOD LIFE, ANDREW DUELING WITH THE AMAZING PARRIS MACLEOD (PIANO/DRUMS/BASS)
15. HAPPY AS LARRY, CLERMONT & PARRIS MACLEOD. VIOLIN & PIANO DUETS. INSTRUMENTALS OF CELTIC TO NEW AGE FLAVOUR
16. Dya Singh Live (At Last!) 9 piece Band. Adventures in Indian/Sikh Fusion Music Nov 2005
17. Dya Singh 300 celebratiing the Sikh phenomenon with musical fusion plus English inclusions. Now 13 CDs from the groups 10 years
18. TOTALLY GOURDGEOUS (SELF-TITLED):D’vine:The Stroke of Midnight:AND IN 2011, PUNKIN! Penelope Swales, Mal Webb, Carl Pannuzzo, Andrew: Joni Mitchell meets James Brown in Bob Marleys pumpkin patch, via the Muppets!
19. Live at The Supper Club: Oct 2003 Mark Atkins/Dheeraj Shrestra/Parris&PuYu Macleod/The Mowers/Randal Wilson 78min!
TUITION DVDs!– A Crash Course to Fiddling Freedom/ Mandolin Freedom/Guitar Freedom $50 To get you off your plateau of performance
Didgeridoo Freedom $30 to get you started in circular breathing, sounds & rhythms
Quite new is the Master Class Tuition Book of TABs & Music of the Bluegrass Championship performances on Guitar I'd won with through the mid 80s (all good things come to those who wait - yes so many years later!). It comes complete with a CD of the solo guitar at full and half speed.
The CD Homegrown Vol 2 compliments the Book with the Original recorded performances plus the swing and Songs of the time - some of which became source material in the Totally Gourgeous event. $35 - $50 with HG Vol2 This Album is very special to me, both artistically and performance - I merrily play all parts.
Sponsored/ assisted by Epoch Violins, Gilchrist Mandolins, Maton Guitars and White Swallow Banjos with great appreciation
And much thanks to my families over the years.
Guitar News! It's BACK! Thanks all for looking out!
Missing for a fearful month & half till turning up not far from where stolen - Locally sorted they said! Not much more info - just a misguided not so young kid.
Tour News - Blues to Berserk from Melbourne round SE coast to Dorrigo/Coffs Harbour in May through June
with Josh Bennett (Dya Singh Group plus recently performing for Ravi Shankar & opening for Jeff Beck in Adelaide)
Guitar
My precious Terada Guitar came back just before the Easter Weekend. Apparently a not so young lad did an early morning snatch of the guitar from under the stage at Frances Folk Gathering but eventually word got out of a guitar where no guitar had been before. Pressure was exerted and as was quoted, It was sorted locally!
Dya Singh was driving passed just after it's return to Frances (1 & 1/2 months later) and he kindly picked it up and delivered it back to me in time for the National Folk Fest where it's first performance was a loan to Carl Pannuzzo for his first 'Pot & Kettle' concert there with recent wife (congrats) Penny.
See more and larger/ clearer array of the tour taken pics at
http://www.panoramio.com/user/2010087
and Euro Tour Finale in the Chapitol Tent, Sevenich
http://www.kulturverein-chapitol.de/cms/e107_plugins/autogallery/autogallery.php?show
