Canberra’s best live performance venue
The Canberra Irish Club, 6 Parkinson St, WESTON, ACT – Location map
The Merry Muse operates on the second Sunday of the month from 4.00pm to 7.00pm and presents a blackboard concert along with a feature act. This is a fun afternoon for those wanting to share their love of music and play, sing or recite in an inviting and friendly atmosphere. Put your name on the blackboard to perform, or just get along and listen to some great music.
The next Merry Muse is on Sunday 9 February 4.00pm – 7.00pm Tribute to Col Wright – Feature act Cassidy’s Ceili
Hi get along to the Merry Muse Sunday February 9 – 4pm-7pm for a tribute to Col Wright. To get some idea of interest in performing can you please let me know if you are going to sign up to the blackboard – Eileen
Col Wright who ran the Merry Muse with A
nnie Van Herck from 1993 to 2001 passed away on Friday 10 January in Wellington NZ after a long battle with vascular dementia and prostate cancer. He went peacefully with his best friend Annie at his side. Col was a wonderful man with a generous spirit and wicked sense of humour and also a great performer. “A very great amount of the thing that The Merry Muse became both at the Canberra venues it inhabited and at The National Folkie was directly linked to his vision and love for the thing that he had fostered over the years that he and Annie contributed so capably in the ways that they did. “ Billy Folkus. “ His legacy is clear in that he left his beloved folk music attitudes & perspectives for all of us to build on.” Baz Cooper. He is also remembered for his mini-festivals, Colstock, at his property outside Canberra.
We are inviting people who knew Col, particularly those who performed at the Merry Muse in the years he ran it to come along and pay tribute to Col. Come along and share your memories of Col and some songs. And if you didn’t know him come along anyway – Col always welcomed strangers.
Cassidy’s Ceili
The feature act for the day will be well known Canberra band Cassidy’s Ceili – Col Wright introduced Cassidy to Sandy and the rest is history. Cassidy’s Ceili play celtic influence music from delicate ballads to full on Irish pub music including the Pogues and some jigs, reels and airs to round out the mix. With Cassidy Richen’s amazing voice and Sandy Gibbney starring on fiddle, Peter Richens on guitar and banjo and Sandy and Peter harmonising with Cassidy for some fine three-part vocals you are in for a real treat.
Enquiries ph Eileen 0412 127 882 or email eileennew23(at)gmail(dot)
Admission:
$3 for MFS Members, Concessions, and Blackboard performers $5 for Others.
May vary for non-blackboard events
Under 16 y/o – FREE!
Enquiries and Performer bookings:
Eileen Newmarch 0412 127 882 Email: merrymuse@monarofolk.org.au
Post CDs & Biographical Info
173 Duffy St Ainslie ACT 2602 (Attention: Merry Muse Coordinator)
Coming Up
Sunday 8 March Blackboard plus Feature Act So Far So Good
No Merry Muse April – See you at the National Folk Festival
Dates for the year May 10, June 14, July 12 (Vincent Cross) Aug 9, Sep 13 Oct 11 (Dan MacKinnon) Nov 8, Dec 13.
Past performers:
 Alternate Route |
 Ami Williamson |
 Bluegrass Mountain Band |
 Bond Traps |
 Bronnie Ware |
 Canberra Union Voices Choir |
 Craig and Simone |
 Crooked Fiddle |
 David Griggs |
 Del Rey |
 Donal Baylor |
 Drummond and Lynne |
 Ecopella |
 Franklyn B Paverty |
 Frencham and Smith |
 Freyja Rain |
 Liz Frencham and Robbie Long |
 The Fuelers |
 Full Circle |
 Greg Carlin |
 Hazy Gates |
 Johnny Huckle |
 Humbug |
 Juke Baritone and the Swamp Dogs |
 Julia Johnson |
 Karen Lynne |
 The Lenders |
 The Little Stevies |
 Lotsi |
 Mackenzie Jones |
 Mal Webb |
 Maureen O’Brien |
 Mihirangi |
 Mike Compton |
 Mr Fibby |
 New York Public Library |
 P J Wolf |
 Queen Juanita |
 The Rooftop Revellers |
 Sam Burke |
 Sam Buckingham |
 Selalu |
 Sanji |
 The Shiny Bum Singers |
 Simone, Sophie and Chanel |
 Spicy Fruit Chutney |
 Dr Stovepipe |
 Triplika |
 Truckstop Honeymoon |
 Ukeleles Canberra |
 Women in Docs |
