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Welcome to Victoria’s Oldest Folklore Club
  The goals of the VFMC are:  
  Special arrangements during Corona virus pandemic are:  
 
 

Special Event

 
 
Wattle Day Sat 5th September 2020
 
 

A series of on-linefolk workshops to celebrate Wattle Day

 
 

Zoom virtual meeting

 
 

See your invitation

 
 

for meeting ID and password

 
 

Our Regular Activities

Sessions

Status:

On-line sessions from 7th April

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Join our round-robin playing session most Tuesday evenings..

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Every Tuesday evening, except the second Tuesday of the month which is reserved for the Concert.

Check dates in January.
Next Concert

Status:

Cancelled

Tue 11th August 2020
   
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McBlues are four experienced musicians exploring the jazz and blues roots of traditional Celtic Music and Songs, seriously? McBlues best described as jazzed up, bluesy, traditional Celtic music. These four multi-instrumentalists bring over 200 years of musical experience to the stage. They play a highly entertaining mix of ballads, jigs and reels on bagpipes, mandolin, fiddles, harp, harmonica and guitar. A truly unique band, playing the tartan blues like you've never heard them before.		 
Next Dance

Zoom based Family Bush Dance

Monthly 1st Saturday

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Previously arranged

Status:

Cancelled

Children's Bush Dance
Sat 15th August 2020
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East Ringwood Elderly Citizens Hall

Melway ref. 50B8

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Water or cordial will be provided.




 
The goals of the VFMC are:
  • to preserve, research and popularise our Australian Folklore Heritage of traditional songs, music, poetry, prose and dance.
  • to encourage the creation of contemporary songs, music, poetry, prose and dance in the traditional style.
  • to maintain forums where singers, musicians, reciters, dancers and interested organisations may exchange information, receive help and guidance for the understanding and promotion of Australian Folklore.
 
 
Corona Virus Arrangements
 
Suspended VFMC regret that due to the Covid-19 virus, all our public events are suspended until until it is safe for us to resume. Please monitor this web site until normal service resumes.
The VFMC is conducting on-line music sessions at 7.30 pm on Tuesday evenings (since 7th April). These are proving very popular. If you require further information, please contact Don, the sessions convenor .
To support our performers during this difficult time, and for the benefit of our loyal audiences, VFMC hope to make some concerts available to view on-line. Please monitor this web site for details as they become available.
From Saturday 1st August, at 7.30 pm, VFMC will be conducting on-line bush dance sessions using Zoom. Please contact Jane, the dance convenor for details.
 

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