NAVIGATE SUMMER
Enjoy a series of chilled Summer evenings at the Old Tanja Church with a fabulous line up of local and interstate guest musicians and performers
KIDS UNDER 16 FREE FOR ALL EVENTS
FRI 13th December
ANUSHKA IN THE WOODS with DAVE EVANS
$15 online/$20 on door Kids under 16 Free
Venue opens at 6pm for food and refreshments Performance at 7pm
Anushka in the Woods is an adventure into a world of the unknown. Stories told through song arrive like fire and linger like smoke. Fairytales and myths will take you on a journey where dreams come alive. European and wild, the vibe in the woods is edgy and familiar.
Joined by Dave Evans (The Band Who Knew Too Much) with Accordion in arms and Piano at his hip.
Come one, come all; follow the trail of crumbs along a winding path, deep into the woods with Anushka and Dave . . . if you dare.
Anushka a.k.a Anna Simic spent her childhood and early creative life in Canberra, with nature at her heels. Show highlights include: The Famous Spiegeltent, The Forum Theatre, NGV and Edinburgh Festival. Appearing as the illusive Diva: Anushka the Russian Princess, with Mikelangelo and the Black Sea Gentlemen, she lives and works in Melbourne as a multidisciplinary artist and musician.
SUN 22nd December
SUMMER SOLSTICE TANJA SESSION hosted by Michael Simic (aka Mikelangelo) and featuring Christmas Magic with Mica Mahani
$15 online/DOOR Kids Free
Venue opens at 4.30pm for food and refreshments. Performances from 5pm-9.30pm (and some dancing after!!)
A brilliant line up of local performers, live music, dance tunes SUMMER SOLSTICE TANJA SESSION hosted by Michael Simic (aka Mikelangelo) and featuring Christmas Magic with Mica Mahani. A brilliant line up of local performers including MC OLIVE, Josh Wellington, live music, dance tunes and a Chrissy Song or two… basically everything you need to celebrate art and community this Summer Solstice. Profits from ticket sales after covering artist costs will be donated to the Tanja RFS brigade.
SAT 28thDecember
THE WISECRACKS & ANACTORIA
$20 online/$25 on door Kids Free
Venue opens at 6pm for food and refreshments. Music from 7pm
The Wisecracks-bringing their lively light hearted swing and dancing gypsy rhythms, deep heart string pulling country folk and pulling a touch of blues to smooth you all over! Expect to get off your feet for these guys, there’s no hope you won’t be dancing by the end of the show!
Anactoria (Tamlyn Magee, NSW) is a songwriter not afraid to do things her own way. Taking the harp way beyond it’s traditional sound and into a richly layered territory of alt-folk / art-pop, she sets the scene for a vocal performance that draws on an instinctive flair for performance and an acute perceptiveness into the more subtle aspects of being human.
“...Anactoria is a fierce, yet gentle force... In my ten years of touring the country, I have not seen or heard anything like the unique magic she possesses. She crafts and presents her material as if channelling a beautiful and ethereal force. ” — CANDICE MCLEOD
Saturday 4 January THE GADFLYS with special guests
********Gadlys Event Postponed******
Due to the fire situation and the severe risk and temperatures predicted on Sat 4th we have decided to cancel the Gadflys event. The safety of artists and audiences is our number 1 priority. All ticket holders will be fully refunded- just go to eventbrite and request a refund.
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/the-gadflys-navigate-summer-tickets-84830748051
We will reschedule the event in the near future. Take care everyone.
The Gadflys headed up the Hume from Canberra to Newtown in the days when songs came in mix tapes and every day brought a new band and a different sound. Their music was as fresh then as it is now. Good News Week brought them to a national audience. Now, this new platter from the Gaddies is its own reward. Tribal rhythms and cool bass lines, T Rex on Alligator Wine vocal growls and howls, lugubrious clarinet figures flung up like water sculptures. Mongrel Jazz, that’s what Mick Moriarty calls it! Cigarettes and whisky, hot chips and a can of passiona. LOVE & DESPAIR. With special guests including Gemma Clare on Cello.
Saturday 11 January
NICK CRAFT and THE BLUE ANGEL & DR WEIDEMANN
******** Event Postponed******
Due to the fire situation we have decided to cancel this event. The safety of artists and audiences is our number 1 priority. All ticket holders will be fully refunded- just go to eventbrite and request a refund.
We will reschedule the event in the near future. Take care everyone.
NICK CRAFT
Perhaps best known as songwriter, musician and front man for the psychedelic rock band Sidewinder, Nick recorded ‘Minerva’ with his brother and former band mate, Martin. The brothers formed Sidewinder as teenagers in the 90s, before releasing several acclaimed albums, and constantly touring the Hume Highway live circuit and as a fixture on festival line-ups including The Big Day Out and Homebake.
No Silver Lining is the first song released from Nick Craft's first solo album- Minerva
It argues for the redemptive power of optimism, even in difficult times: Where there's no silver lining, there's just a darkness at the centre of the flame…
https://nickcraft.bandcamp.com/releases
The Blue Angel and Dr Weidemann
Where do popular icons come from? The Blue Angel and Dr Wiedemann’s music looks at the origins of what inspired a woman on her journey to fame, and what happened to those that were left behind. Their music traces the Blue Angel’s life as a performer in Weimar Berlin, her untimely death and acceptance of living in the nether world as a spirit. The Blue Angel is accompanied by her faithful and dearly departed sidekick, Dr Wiedemann.
The Blue Angel and Dr Wiedemann recently won an award for "Best Cabaret" at the Nimmitabel SteamPunk@Altitude Festival.
The Blue Angel and Dr Wiedermann are the finest and only exponents of Brechtian punk cabaret. Comical and philosophical, the Blue Angel and Dr Wiedemann’s music has elements of German rockabilly, they are ethereal characters embedded in the bygone Weimar era.
https://www.facebook.com/TheBlueSpottedAngelandDrWiedemann
Saturday 18 January
THE NOVELLAS with special guest Patrick Dickson
$20 online/$25 on door - Kids Free
Venue opens at 6pm for food and refreshments
Music and Performance from 7pm
The Novellas are a 5-piece hailing from the Bega Valley. Our bittersweet songs are inspired by contemporary works of fiction from Australia and beyond. Sparse & atmospheric, The Novellas paint in song the evocations of the printed word and celebrate the emotional power of storytelling.
The Novellas concept was born when singer/songwriter Myoung Jae Yi used his book reading hangovers as raw material for his songwriting contributions to the Candelo Songwriters Club. This quickly developed into a burning desire to spread the word about authors such as Michelle de Kretser, Carrie Tiffany and Dave Eggers, to name but a few.
The lineup is Myoung Jae Yi on vocals and guitar, bassist Josh Becker, Joe Fragnito on drums and vibes, Andrew Gray on piano and vocals and Georgina Hargraves on oboe, flute, and saxophone.
Joining The Novellas is actor Patrick Dickson in the role of HAŇT´A the book crusher. HAŇT´A springs forth from the book "Too Loud a Solitude" by Czech author Bohumil Hrabal. He will infuse your spirit with his love of books and delight with tales from a bittersweet life.