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Thursday, February 01, 2007
Here's the latest gig guide and newsletter from Limpin' Jimmy and the Swingin' Kitten. You may notice in tyhe newsletter they're almost ready to launch their website which will make this cut and paste task unnecessary in the coming future (I'll still provide a link). Also, don't forget the Cartwrights' gig guide and Audrey Auld-Mezera's new album details are now buried under the weight of this guide and newsletter. Just keep on scrollin':The Gig Guide:
Hey there all you crazy Cats'n'Kittens,
Here is this week's (and beyond) Gig Guide :-
Just a reminder that our Rockabilly Dance Workshops are on the following dates this month:
Beginner - Sunday 11th February - (please see date and details below) from 3pm to 6pm
Beginner Refresher - Sunday 25th February - (please see date and details below) from 1pm to 2:30pm
Intermediate - Sunday 25th February - (please see date and details below) from 3pm to 5pm

WEDNESDAY 31st January

JAZZ CLUB featuring the Janos Horvath Trio (playing music by George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Duke Ellington and many others with a special Guest Artist each week plus a Jam Session) - Double Bay Woodfire Cabaret Restaurant, 459 New South Head Road, Double Bay - 7:30pm - Free entry

THURSDAY 1st February

C.W. Stoneking - (Blues) - The Basement, 29 Reiby Place, Circular Quay - PH 9251 2797

Dan Barnett Quartet - (Jazz/Swing) - Customs House Bar (back of the Marriott Hotel), Macquarie Place, (between Bridge and Reiby), Circular Quay from 6.45pm to 9:45pm - Free entry

Rob Luckey - (Country) - Royal Hotel, 156 Norton Street, Leichhardt - 8:30pm - Free entry

FRIDAY 2nd February

Blue Denim - (Rockabilly) - Ashfield RSL, 374 Liverpool Rd, Ashfield - 8pm - Free entry

Retro Rockets - (Rockabilly) - Mayfield Ex-Services Club 58 Hanbury St, Mayfield - Free entry

Janet Seidel Jazz Sessions - (Jazz) -Double Bay Woodfire Cabaret Restaurant, 459 New South Head Road (Next to Woolworths) Double Bay -Bookings essential: 02 9363 4567 or Email: cabaret@woodfire.com.au
Dinner from 7.00pm - Show 9.00pm $79 includes a 3 course gourmet dinner with six choices. Show only $43 (a la carte dinner available).

Unity Hall Jazz Band - (Jazz/Swing) - Unity Hall Hotel, 292 Darling St, Balmain - 9.30pm - Free entry

Shawnuff Swing Band - (Swing) - Bald Faced Stag Hotel, 345 Parramatta Rd, Leichhardt - 9:00pm to late - Free entry

Jive Bombers - (Swing/Rock 'n' roll) - Five Dock RSL, 66 Great North Rd, Five Dock - 8pm - Free entry

Melinda Schneider with the Flood - (Country) - Rooty Hill RSL, Sherbrooke St (cnr Railway St), Rooty Hill- 8pm - $20 or $25 entry.

SATURDAY 3rd February

Elana Stone - (Jazz) - Vanguard, 42 King Street, Newtown - Enquiries 9557 7992

Lonesome Train - (Rockabilly) - Blacktown Workers Club, Campbell St, Blacktown - Free entry

Janet Seidel Jazz Sessions - (Jazz) -Double Bay Woodfire Cabaret Restaurant, 459 New South Head Road (Next to Woolworths) Double Bay -Bookings essential: 02 9363 4567 or Email: cabaret@woodfire.com.au
Dinner from 7.00pm - Show 9.00pm $79 includes a 3 course gourmet dinner with six choices. Show only $43 (a la carte dinner available).

Flaming Stars - (Rock 'n' roll) - Easts Legion Club, 213 Bronte Rd, Waverly - 8pm - Free entry

Lemon Squeezin' Daddies - (Jump Blues) - Ashfield RSL, 374 Liverpool Rd, Ashfield - 8pm - Free entry

Switchblades - (Rock 'n' Roll) - Guildford Leagues Club, 55 Tamplin Rd, Guildford - 8pm - Free entry

SUNDAY 4th February

Janet Seidel Jazz Sessions - (Jazz) - Double Bay Woodfire Cabaret Restaurant, 459 New South Head Road (Next to Woolworths) Double Bay -Bookings essential: 02 9363 4567 or Email: cabaret@woodfire.com.au
Dinner from 7.00pm - Show 9.00pm $79 includes a 3 course gourmet dinner with six choices. Show only $43 (a la carte dinner available).

Unity Hall Jazz Band - (Jazz) - Unity Hall Hotel, 292 Darling Street, Balmain - 3:30pm to 6:30pm - Free entry

Blue Denim - (Rockabilly) - Prospect Hotel, Great Western Hwy Prospect - 1pm - Free entry

Cartwrights - (Country) - Botany View Hotel, 597 King Street, Newtown - 6pm - Free entry

Jive Bombers - (Swing/Rock 'n' roll) - Lidcombe Catholic Club, 24 John St, Lidcombe - 4pm - Free entry

Switchblades - (Rock 'n' Roll) - Mt Druitt Workers Club, 247 Woodstock Ave, Dharruk - 3:30pm to 7:30pm - Free entry

WEDNESDAY 7th February

JAZZ CLUB featuring the Janos Horvath Trio (playing music by George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Duke Ellington and many others with a special Guest Artist each week plus a Jam Session) - Double Bay Woodfire Cabaret Restaurant, 459 New South Head Road, Double Bay - 7:30pm - Free entry

THURSDAY 8th February

Sydney Sound Big Band - (Swing) - Rockdale RSL, 45 Bay Street, Rockdale - 7:30pm - Free entry

Dan Barnett Quartet - (Jazz/Swing) - Customs House Bar (back of the Marriott Hotel), Macquarie Place, (between Bridge and Reiby), Circular Quay from 6.45pm to 9:45pm - Free entry

Rob Luckey - (Country) - Royal Hotel, 156 Norton Street, Leichhardt - 8:30pm - Free entry

FRIDAY 9th February

Capitols - (Swing/Rock 'n' Roll) - Ashfield RSL, 374 Liverpool Rd, Ashfield - 8pm - Free entry

Flaming Stars - (Rock 'n' Roll) - Brighton Fisherman's Club, Bestic St, Brighton-le-Sands - 8pm - Free entry

Blue Denim - (Rockabilly) - Riverstone RSL, 18 Market St, Riverstone - 8pm - Free entry

Janet Seidel Jazz Sessions - (Jazz) - Double Bay Woodfire Cabaret Restaurant, 459 New South Head Road (Next to Woolworths) Double Bay -Bookings essential: 02 9363 4567 or Email: cabaret@woodfire.com.au
Dinner from 7.00pm - Show 9.00pm $79 includes a 3 course gourmet dinner with six choices. Show only $43 (a la carte dinner available).

Paul Sun (Jazz Vocalist) with Brad Madigan (guitar) - Jazushi Restaurant, 145 Devonshire Street, Surry Hills - www.jazushi.com.au

Unity Hall Jazz Band - (Jazz/Swing) - Unity Hall Hotel, 292 Darling St, Balmain - 9.30pm - Free entry

SATURDAY 10th February

Wes Pudsey and The Sonic Aces - (Rockabilly) - Belrose Bowling Club, 146 Forest Way, Belrose - 8pm - Free entry

Flaming Stars - (Rock 'n' Roll) with DJ Grizzly Adams - Ashfield RSL, 374 Liverpool Rd, Ashfield - 8pm - Free entry

TV Classics of the '50's & '60's - (Nostalgia Event) - Rose Seidler House, 71 Clissold Rd, Wahroonga - Gates open at 7pm - Booking essential - Ph 8239 2266. Mention Limpin' Jimmy & The Swingin' Kitten when you book to gain a discounted entry price of $20.

The Absinth Club - (Burlesque) featuring acts such as Man's Ruin Burlesque; The Town Bikes; Lola the Vamp; Belladonnas De Lux; Hi Ball Burlesque; Gypsy Wood; Coco de Mer and many more - The Gaelic Club, Devonshire St, Surry Hills - Tickets www.moshtix.com.au or http://www.sugartime.com.au/

Janet Seidel Jazz Sessions - (Jazz) - Double Bay Woodfire Cabaret Restaurant, 459 New South Head Road (Next to Woolworths) Double Bay -Bookings essential: 02 9363 4567 or Email: cabaret@woodfire.com.au
Dinner from 7.00pm - Show 9.00pm $79 includes a 3 course gourmet dinner with six choices. Show only $43 (a la carte dinner available).

Take it or Leave it - (Ska, Reggae, Punk - DJ's) - Sly Fox Hotel, 199 Enmore Rd, Enmore - Free entry

SUNDAY 11th February

SUNDAY 11th February is our next Beginners Rockabilly Dance Workshop
New Years Resolution No 1 - Learn to Dance Rockabilly Style
Ever been in a pub or club listening to Country, Hillbilly, Rockabilly or Jump Blues music and seen couples doing a great cool dance style. Chances are they will be dancing Rockabilly to this type of music. The dance suits itself to so many music styles, so if you want to learn Rockabilly or get back into the dance, here is your chance on Sunday 11th February with a great Beginners Workshop. Come on guys! Don't be shy. There are ladies looking for guys to dance with. We even have some experienced ladies who want to learn how to lead.
This workshop is designed for brand new beginners who would like to learn this very cool dance style or dancers who would like to refresh the basics.
Details are as follows:-
BEGINNERS ROCKABILLY DANCE WORKSHOP
Location: Swingtime Studio, Level 2, 108 Parramatta Rd, Camperdown (corner of Lyons Road)
Cost: $30 per person
Date: Sunday 11th February
Time: 3pm to 6pm
Register: Margie on 0410 668 995 by Friday 9th February or email on swinginkitten@primusonline.com.au
Deposit: No deposit required – pay in full on the day
Enquiries: Margie 0410 668 995 or swinginkitten@primusonline.com.au

Flaming Stars - (Rock 'n' Roll) - Eastern Suburbs Leagues Club, 97 Spring Street, Bondi Junction - Free entry

Janet Seidel Jazz Sessions - (Jazz) - Double Bay Woodfire Cabaret Restaurant, 459 New South Head Road (Next to Woolworths) Double Bay -Bookings essential: 02 9363 4567 or Email: cabaret@woodfire.com.au
Dinner from 7.00pm - Show 9.00pm $79 includes a 3 course gourmet dinner with six choices. Show only $43 (a la carte dinner available).

Rob Luckey - (Country) - Cooks River Motor Boat Club, Holbeach Avenue, Tempe - 4pm - Free entry

Unity Hall Jazz Band - (Jazz) - Unity Hall Hotel, 292 Darling Street, Balmain - 3:30pm to 6:30pm - Free entry

WEDNESDAY 14th February

Janet Seidel Jazz Sessions - (Jazz) - Double Bay Woodfire Cabaret Restaurant, 459 New South Head Road (Next to Woolworths) Double Bay -Bookings essential: 02 9363 4567 or Email: cabaret@woodfire.com.au
Dinner from 7.00pm - Show 9.00pm $79 includes a 3 course gourmet dinner with six choices. Show only $43 (a la carte dinner available).

THURSDAY 15th February

Dan Barnett Quartet - (Jazz/Swing) - Customs House Bar (back of the Marriott Hotel), Macquarie Place, (between Bridge and Reiby), Circular Quay from 6.45pm to 9:45pm - Free entry

Rob Luckey - (Country) - Royal Hotel, 156 Norton Street, Leichhardt - 8:30pm - Free entry

FRIDAY 16th February

Roc-A-Tac - (Rock 'n' Roll) - Ashfield RSL, 374 Liverpool Rd, Ashfield - 8pm - Free entry

Casino Rumblers (Psychobilly) plus Special Guests - Annandale Hotel, Corner Parramatta Rd and Nelson St, Annandale - 8pm

"The Nat King Cole Story" featuring Scottish Jazz Singer James Flynn - Double Bay Woodfire Cabaret Restaurant, 459 New South Head Road (Next to Woolworths) Double Bay - Bookings essential Ph 02 9363 4567 or Email: cabaret@woodfire.com.au
Dinner from 7.00pm - Show 9.00pm $79 includes a 3 course gourmet dinner with six choices. Show only $43 (a la carte dinner available).

Unity Hall Jazz Band - (Jazz/Swing) - Unity Hall Hotel, 292 Darling St, Balmain - 9.30pm - Free entry

SATURDAY 17th February

Wes Pudsey & The Sonic Aces - (Rockabilly) with DJ Grizzly Adams - Ashfield RSL, 374 Liverpool Rd, Ashfield - 8pm - Free entry

Johnny G & The E-Types - (Memphis Soul Review) - Vanguard, 42 King Street, Newtown - Enquiries 9557 7992

Nervous Wreckers (Psychobilly); Chuck's Wagon (Alt.Country); Mother Truckers; Coupe De Ville - Empire Hotel, corner of Parramatta Rd and Johnston St, Annandale - 8:30pm

Swing @ The Roxbury - (Swing Dance) - The Roxbury Hotel, 182 St Johns Rd, Glebe, 8pm - $6 entry

Larry Swayed and the Bloo Shooz - (Rock 'n' Roll) - Easts Legion Club, 213 Bronte Rd, Waverly - 7.30pm - 11.30pm - Free entry

"The Nat King Cole Story" featuring Scottish Jazz Singer James Flynn - Double Bay Woodfire Cabaret Restaurant, 459 New South Head Road (Next to Woolworths) Double Bay - Bookings essential Ph 02 9363 4567 or Email: cabaret@woodfire.com.au
Dinner from 7.00pm - Show 9.00pm $79 includes a 3 course gourmet dinner with six choices. Show only $43 (a la carte dinner available).

SUNDAY 18th February

Lemon Squeezin' Daddies - (Jump Blues) - Towradgi Beach Hotel, 170 Pioneer Rd, Towradgi - 1pm - Free entry

Unity Hall Jazz Band - (Jazz) - Unity Hall Hotel, 292 Darling Street, Balmain - 3:30pm to 6:30pm - Free entry

"The Nat King Cole Story" featuring Scottish Jazz Singer James Flynn - Double Bay Woodfire Cabaret Restaurant, 459 New South Head Road (Next to Woolworths) Double Bay - Bookings essential Ph 02 9363 4567 or Email: cabaret@woodfire.com.au
Dinner from 7.00pm - Show 9.00pm $79 includes a 3 course gourmet dinner with six choices. Show only $43 (a la carte dinner available).

Jive Bombers - (Swing/Rock 'n' roll) - Cronulla RSL Memorial Club, 38 Gerrala St, Cronulla - 1.30-4.30pm - Free entry

SUNDAY 25th February

Beginners Refresher Rockabilly Dance Workshop - Sunday 25th February at 1pm
In response to numerous requests, we now hold a Beginners Refresher Rockabilly Dance Workshop just prior to the Intermediate Workshop. You can do this independently of the Intermediate Workshop or you can do this as a warm-up and confidence booster before you join the Intermediate group later in the afternoon.
Location: Swingtime Studio, Level 2, 108 Parramatta Rd, Camperdown (corner of Lyons Road)
Cost: $15 per person
Date: Sunday 25th February
Time: 1pm to 2.30pm
Register: Call Margie on 0410 668 995 by Friday 23rd February or email on swinginkitten@primusonline.com.au
Deposit: No deposit required – pay in full on the day
Enquiries: Margie 0410 668 995 or swinginkitten@primusonline.com.au
Intermediate Rockabilly Dance Workshop - Sunday 25th February at 3pm
The workshop will be a 2 hour session which is designed to improve your dancing as well as learning new dance moves. And of course have fun.
Remember, if you are more comfortable dancing with your own partner, you are welcome to come as a couple and stay together or come by yourself and join the rotating circle, where you will get a chance to practice with a number of different partners. Are there any ladies out there who are interested in improving their leading and learning some new moves? Here is your chance.
This workshop is for dancers who have at least satisfactorily completed our Beginners Workshop or experienced dancers who would like to improve their style or learn more moves and we would not be able to accomodate inexperienced dancers.
Details are as follows:-
INTERMEDIATE ROCKABILLY DANCE WORKSHOP
Location: Swingtime Studio, Level 2, 108 Parramatta Rd, Camperdown (corner of Lyons Road)
Cost: $25 per person
Date: Sunday 25th February
Time: 3pm to 5pm
Register: Call Margie on 0410 668 995 by Friday 23rd February or email on swinginkitten@primusonline.com.au
Deposit: No deposit required – pay in full on the day
Enquiries: Margie 0410 668 995 or swinginkitten@primusonline.com.au

REGULAR EVENTS

The Swing Lounge - Every Wednesday night from 7.30pm till 9pm on 89.7FM Eastside Radio hosted for the month of February by yours truly Limpin' Jimmy and the Swingin' Kitten. Throw yourself into an armchair, grab a drink and let us take you on a wild trip of old and new Swing music.

Limpin' Jimmy and The Swingin' Kitten DJ Services - Always remember folks, if you have an event coming up and you would like to make it one to remember, contact Limpin' Jimmy and The Swingin' Kitten for information about our DJ Services. We have a huge range of music and can tailor any event to your needs. We have added popular dance music of the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s as, when we are playing at weddings and engagement parties where there is usually a mixed crowd, the requirements usually go beyond 40's or 50's Swing, Jazz, Lounge and Rockabilly. We expand our music collection as we go. Try us!
Contact Margie by Email on swinginkitten@primusonline.com.au or to 0410 668 995.

Whilst we try to cover main items of interest, don't forget, if you want a comprehensive list of what's on or coming up, check out the Swing Gig Guide at http://calendar.yahoo.com/swingsydney for Swing events. Or check out the Swamp Shack with Pedro Manoy or Blow in Drum Media each week. You can also visit the Sydney Jazz Club Calendar at http://www.corporatenews.com.au/jazz/sydney_gig_guide.html and Blues at www.sydneyblues.org . They are full of great information on what's on around town with Big Bands, Jazz and Blues outfits. Check out the Gigs2ya website at http://www.gigscene.com.au
Whilst the information we bring you is believed to correct at the time of posting, we regret we cannot be held responsible for any last minute band or venue changes to gigs.
Lotsa love to you all, Limpin' Jimmy and The Swingin' Kitten
The Newsletter:
Hey there Guys'n'Gals,
A big welcome to our new readers. In a couple of weeks, our new website should be up on the Net, so you can go there at any time to check out Margie's weekly Gig Guide or my Newsletter. The proofs of the site pages look great and we hope you enjoy using this facility. We live the life we love and we love the life we live! Thanks to all our friends for being just that. Great friends.
Dale Watson
A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned an item which we had received from our friend Lori lee Cash in Brisbane regarding an impending visit by a major American Country Rock artist, Dale Watson http://www.dalewatson.com/news.htm . At that time, I did a search on the Net and could find nothing other than a date in Melbourne. The Kitten'n'me were driving back from a friend's party the other day and as we passed The Bridge Hotel on Victoria Road, Rozelle, Margie suddenly said, "Weren't you looking for dates for Dale Watson". And yes, there it was! Dale Watson is actually playing at The Bridge Hotel. His website now has the dates as follows :-
Monday 26th February - Cherry Bar Melbourne - Sold Out
Tuesday 27th February - Prince of Wales Hotel - Melbourne
Thursday 1st March - Deus ex Machina - Sold Out
Friday 2nd March - Bridge Hotel, Rozelle
Saturday 3rd March - Bridge Hotel, Rozelle
Sunday 4th March - Northern Star Hotel, Hamilton (Newcastle)
The Bridge Hotel management have advised that they don't plan to have prebooked tickets for their two dates as they have a 400 capacity venue and reckon they can take the crowd which rolls up. I reckon with two "Sold Out" shows already, that his reputation precedes him and an early arrival for any of his gigs would be a good idea.

Tug in the Park
Just a quick reminder folks that Tug in the Park at beautiful Stanwell Park, south of Sydney is on this coming Sunday 4th February. This event has one of the finest turnouts of Classics and Hot Rods in a relaxed picnic setting. The day culminates with a Tug of War competition between car clubs. If you want more information, contact Chris Jenkins on 02 9773 9808 but you really should check out the following site for this and other car and motorcycle events - http://www.pinky.com.au/Pinkyworkcalendar.htm.

"Viva Las Vegas 10" - Rockabilly Weekender - 5th April to 8th April, 2007
For those of you not on Tom Ingram's newsletter list, just in is the update :-
"Every day I get asked if VLV is sold out. No it is not yet but already 3/4 of the available tickets have been sold which is way earlier than in previous years. Therefore don't delay. Please go to https://vivalasvegas.net/intranet/z_booking.php
I guess the message is, if you are even thinking about VLV, book now or you will be disappointed. The last two VLV's have been sold out well before the event.

John Morrison's Swing City Club
Well folks, it's finally been confirmed by none other than "The Cat in The Hat", John Morrison himself! Whilst listening to an interview with John and Peter Cole from the Swing City Band on 99.3FM Radio 2NSB this afternoon, John confirmed that John Morrison's Swing City Club will kick off at the Statement Lounge in the basement of The State Theatre on Wednesday 14th February.
Peter said that he had been long looking for a venue with an atmosphere like Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London and he feels like he has finally found it. The venue will feature the Swing City Band of course, but he said with the amazing talent flowing out of the Sydney Conservatorium, the club will also showcase new blood on the Sydney Jazz scene and no doubt special guests. There are no details as yet, but they are trying to keep the venue affordable both in cover charge and drink prices to encourage music lovers to come out and be entertained. It was mentioned that the venue was suitable for dancing.
It is planned to run the club on Wednesday and Friday nights as from the 14th February. With the demise of The Side-on Cafe and Soup Plus, this venue could fill a big hole in the Sydney scene where Jazz musos can meet, play and jam till the early hours of the morning. Sounds good to us. We were once a party to a Jam session one night in the Excelsior Hotel in Surry Hills after I think The Brad Child Orchestra played and at the risk of falling asleep at work the next day, we sat there with adoring fans till the aforementioned early hours of the morning. The music was breathtaking.

Beginners Refresher Rockabilly Dance Workshop and Intermediate Rockabilly Dance Workshop - Sunday 28th January
Now this event is of course passed and the only reason we are mentioning it is that it seemed on the day to be an immensely enjoyable and entertaining experience for everyone, Margie and I included. So much so that a friend sent the following Email extract :-
"We totally enjoyed Sunday's workshop and also heard a few others make similar comments. We had fun. Moves were simple to follow and the shorter sequences were easier to remember especially after a late night out the night before".
Another student wrote a while ago
"I also wanted to say thanks to you and Jim for your encouragement, understanding and warmth. Thanks for sharing your passion and for making it so easy to come out dancing and enjoy......... I have met some lovely people (and they love to dance too!). I still can't believe how much I love it."
And another -
"Firstly I would like to send a big THANK-YOU to yourself and Jim on the fantastic Rockabilly Beginners Class we attended 2 weeks ago. We had a great time and can't wait for the Intermediate class on Sunday".
Our sincere thanks goes to those lovely people who will know who they are.
We have been teaching Rockabilly now for over three years and I guess we forget, as we go about our workshops, that we are making as big an impact on some of our students lives as music and dancing made on ours. We would like to thank all of our students old and new for their support. Any students who have dropped off along the way are very welcome to come back and join in at any time.
SUNDAY 11th February is our next Beginners Rockabilly Dance Workshop
New Years Resolution No 1 - Learn to Dance Rockabilly Style
Ever been in a pub or club listening to Country, Hillbilly, Rockabilly or Jump Blues music and seen couples doing a great cool dance style. Chances are they will be dancing Rockabilly to this type of music. The dance suits itself to so many music styles, so if you want to learn Rockabilly or get back into the dance, here is your chance on Sunday 11th February with a great Beginners Workshop. Come on guys! Don't be shy. There are ladies looking for guys to dance with. We even have some experienced ladies who want to learn how to lead.
This workshop is designed for brand new beginners who would like to learn this very cool dance style or dancers who would like to refresh the basics.
Details are as follows:-
BEGINNERS ROCKABILLY DANCE WORKSHOP
Location: Swingtime Studio, Level 2, 108 Parramatta Rd, Camperdown (corner of Lyons Road)
Cost: $30 per person
Date: Sunday 11th February
Time: 3pm to 6pm
Register: Margie on 0410 668 995 by Friday 9th February or email on swinginkitten@primusonline.com.au
Deposit: No deposit required – pay in full on the day
Enquiries: Margie 0410 668 995 or swinginkitten@primusonline.com.au
Beginners Refresher Rockabilly Dance Workshop - Sunday 25th February at 1pm
In response to numerous requests, we now hold a Beginners Refresher Rockabilly Dance Workshop just prior to the Intermediate Workshop. You can do this independently of the Intermediate Workshop or you can do this as a warm-up and confidence booster before you join the Intermediate group later in the afternoon.
Location: Swingtime Studio, Level 2, 108 Parramatta Rd, Camperdown (corner of Lyons Road)
Cost: $15 per person
Date: Sunday 25th February
Time: 1pm to 2.30pm
Register: Call Margie on 0410 668 995 by Friday 23rd February or email on swinginkitten@primusonline.com.au
Deposit: No deposit required – pay in full on the day
Enquiries: Margie 0410 668 995 or swinginkitten@primusonline.com.au
Intermediate Rockabilly Dance Workshop - Sunday 25th February at 3pm
The workshop will be a 2 hour session which is designed to improve your dancing as well as learning new dance moves. And of course have fun.
Remember, if you are more comfortable dancing with your own partner, you are welcome to come as a couple and stay together or come by yourself and join the rotating circle, where you will get a chance to practice with a number of different partners. Are there any ladies out there who are interested in improving their leading and learning some new moves? Here is your chance.
This workshop is for dancers who have at least satisfactorily completed our Beginners Workshop or experienced dancers who would like to improve their style or learn more moves and we would not be able to accomodate inexperienced dancers.
Details are as follows:-
INTERMEDIATE ROCKABILLY DANCE WORKSHOP
Location: Swingtime Studio, Level 2, 108 Parramatta Rd, Camperdown (corner of Lyons Road)
Cost: $25 per person
Date: Sunday 25th February
Time: 3pm to 5pm
Register: Call Margie on 0410 668 995 by Friday 23rd February or email on swinginkitten@primusonline.com.au
Deposit: No deposit required – pay in full on the day
Enquiries: Margie 0410 668 995 or swinginkitten@primusonline.com.au

KUSTOM KULTURE WEEKEND 2007
Just in from our good friend Steve Mitchell of The Satellites in Adelaide comes the following message :-
Kustom Kulture Weekend - Adelaide
"It's Rock'n'Roll Mayhem!!"
Get set once again for Adelaide’s rockin’est roots music and Kulture
event at this year's Adelaide Fringe Festival
March 16th, 17th, & 18th
"Yes it’s that time of year again – The Kustom Kulture team have been busy scouting the country for some unbelievable talent and 2007 is looking like it’ll be an incredible line-up.
Kustom Kulture Weekend is 3 days of non stop mayhem.
Interstate & local bands, DJ's, trad pinstripers, kustom kars & hot rods, tattooing, live art, kool displays and stalls, lowrider pushbikes, hydraulic bounceoff, fashion, music and madness!!!
For three days the newly renovated The Highway Inn turns into a haven for kulture vultures, with rockin’ roots and related music and a whole swagger of goodies, there’s definitely something for everyone.
Rockabilly, Surf, Ska, Rhythm & Blues, Swing, Rock n’ Roll, Jazz, Psychobilly, Country, and a whole bunch in between.
Every year this event is getting bigger & better, now attracting regular visitors from interstate and recognised as one of Australia’s great festival events.
This year Kustom Kulture Weekend tickets can be purchased online through their website or through the Fringe Festival.
For more info call Steve on 0419 169 350 or check out the website www.kustomkulturesa.com
This years band line-up;
Captain Carbunkle & The Cosmonaughts
Slingshot Dragster
The Satellites
The Basics (VIC)
Uncle Chester’s Triumphant Return
Roj & the Jam Jets
Lucky Seven
The Porkers (NSW)
Prawnhead
Son of Dad
Shandy Butchers
Hoodoo Voodoo Dolls
Casino Rumblers (NSW)"
With the event just over a month away, it would seem like a good time to start planning the trip and accommodation. We have heard great reports from people who travelled to previous KK weekends in Adelaide. Such a pity that when I lived in Adelaide for 25 years I had no idea that such an exciting sub-culture existed.

Rose Seidler House
A very special Rose Seidler House Event
TV classics of the 1950s & '60s
For some it will be a blast from the past, for others it will be a fascinating and, at times, humorous look into the early years of Australian television. Bring a picnic basket, friends and family, and join us for a starry night in the leafy grounds of Rose Seidler House. Projected amidst amazing bushland with the house in the background will be rare footage of early Australian TV classics and film clips including The Mavis Bramston Show, Rita and Wally and never before seen film noir style pilot Al Munch starring a young and handsome Bud Tingwall, along with a great collection of 1950s and '60s advertisements. Organised with the support of the National Film and Sound Archive and introduced by Grace Gibson Productions veteran Reg James. House tours will run at 7pm and during the interval, and a special candy bar will operate for the event.
Rose Seidler House | Saturday 10 February | Gates open 7pm, screening begins 8pm | Members $20 General $29 Family $49 | Includes house tours, screening and free popcorn. Suitable for all ages! Booking essential on 02 8239 2266.
The event coordinator for Rose Seidler House has very kindly offered our readers the members rate of $20 if you mention Limpin' Jimmy and The Swingin' Kitten when you ring to book. Don't delay booking! This is already shaping up to be a popular event which might become annual if there is enough interest.

The Swing Lounge
For those of you who enjoy listening to Margie and I playing our favourite Swing music on the radio, we will be returning to The Swing Lounge on 89.7FM Eastside Radio next Wednesday night, 7th February, from 7.30pm till 9pm.
Now this will be our first show for 2007, so we want to kick off with a good one. As things stand at the moment, The Kitten is kinda' leaning towards some slow, smooth Swing, Jazz and Blues. But me! Well, I think that when the word Swing was thrown like a blanket across a whole range of music it smothered some of the origins. So I plan to dig deep into our archives and play some obscure origins of the Swing genre. This could be Jazz, Gypsy Jazz, Boogie Woogie, Blues or new Orleans Jazz. Whatever, you can be sure between the two of us it will be all good listening. Please join us on The Swing Lounge on 89.7FM Eastside Radio next Wednesday evening from 7.30pm till 9pm.

C.W Stoneking - Hokum Blues
Last week I asked, "Ever heard of C.W Stoneking? Nope! Well neither have we. This week I am asking, "Ever heard of Hokum Blues?" Nope! Well never mind, neither had we until last week. Now we can't wait to get to The Basement tomorrow night (Thursday 1st February) to hear this awesome talent who (the word from a respected musical source) probably stole the show from Madelyne Peroux at The State Theatre. If you want a snippet of his music go to www.myspace.com/cwstoneking
Here is how he is described :-
"He wears a ragged black suit and a preachin' hat, makes tunes about singing dodo birds, hollers like a 1920's tent show blues shouter, plays guitar like a demon, and mutters to himself onstage. The legendary king of hokum blues, C.W. Stoneking, is a true entertainer who relies on musicianship, stagecraft, and performance to invoke the spirit of 1920's Southern blues in his original hokum style."
Of his CD "King Hokum" the critics said this :-
"This sounds as if someone set up a microphone in a back room around 1927 and recorded direct to wax the songs of an itinerant blues man who does amusing party pieces with friends as well as mournful turns, who does New Orleans swing and plantation work songs, who plays his guitar and banjo as if they are as natural a part of him as his hooch-roughened vocal cords...a darn fine album."
Bernard Zuel, Sydney Morning Herald, Album Review
"Like a hellfire old-timer from down Mississippi way."
Katrina Lobley, Sydney Morning Herald.
"Every song on this album would have been top 10 seventy year ago....the most incomparably original album of 2006. There will not be a similar album in the record store this Christmas. King Hokum is the first 10/10 rating I've ever given."
thedwarf.com.au, Album Review.
"He's a national treasure, this guy's straight out of the dust bowl of the 1930s. I'm just amazed that he exists because I never thought I'd see anything like it."
J. Walker (Machine Traslations), recording engineer/co-producer of 'King Hokum'
"Four stars"
Rolling Stone
"King Hokum" contains 11 of C.W.'s original songs and highlights his skill as a composer as well as showcasing his tremendous vocal and instrumental style. The CD features C.W. Stoneking on his trusty steel bodied dobro and tenor banjo, drawing inspiration from influences that include; pre-war blues, hillbilly, old jazz, prison work songs and 1920's calypso. With the addition of his new band, the Primitive Horn Orchestra on several tracks and the use of found sounds and samples, C.W. Stoneking has made an album that is as original and diverse as it is authentic sounding.
"King Hokum" is out now on Low Transit Industries Recordings/ Distributed through Inertia.
1st February - CW Stoneking, The Basement, 29 Reiby Place, Circular Quay, Sydney (9pm, $15, Bookings 92512797)
2nd February - CW Stoneking, The Clarendon Guesthouse Theatre, 68 Lurline St, Katoomba (Blue Mountains) NSW (8pm, $20, Bookings 47821322)
3rd February - CW Stoneking, Lanfranchi’s Memorial Discotheque, 2/144 Cleveland St, Chippendale (8pm, 93105305)
4th February - CW Stoneking, Lass O’Gowrie Hotel, 14 Railway St, Wickham (Lower Hunter) NSW (8pm, 49621248)
Our thanks again to our friends Tony and Lulu for letting us know about this guy. I thought this sort of music only came on old scratchy records and remastered CD's.

From the Sydney Blues Society Gigs Email gigs_sydblues@yahoo.com.au I have picked the following Blues gigs of note. I have a Dutch Tilders CD and the guy is a great Blues musician and singer.
Sunday 4th February - Dutch Tilders (VIC) + Pete & The Pelicans, Lerida Estate Winery, off Federal Hwy (Gurney VC Rest Area), Lake George NSW (11am-3pm, 48480231)
Australian Blues Music Festival, 9th, 10th and 11th February. Various venues, Goulburn NSW (Information and bookings 1800-353646, or www.australianbluesfestival.com.au)
Saturday 17th February - Larry Swayed & The Bloo Shooz, Eastern Suburbs Legion Club, 213 Bronte Rd, Waverley (7.30pm, 93872911)
Friday 23rd February - Eric Bibb (USA) with Danny Thompson (UK) + Kristina Olsen (USA), Heritage Hotel, 240 Princess Hwy, Bulli (Nth Wollongong) NSW (8pm, $?, Bookings 42845884)
Saturday 24th February - Eric Bibb (USA) with Danny Thompson (UK) + Kristina Olsen (USA), Tilley’s Devine Café, Brigalow St / Wattle St, Lyneham ACT (8pm, $?, Bookings 62477753)
Sunday 25th February - Eric Bibb (USA) with Danny Thompson (UK) + Kristina Olsen (USA), Tilley’s Devine Café, Brigalow St / Wattle St, Lyneham ACT (8pm, $?, Bookings 62477753)
If you are a Blues fan, why not get onto their Gig Guide Email list. The Guide is great and has details of pretty much anything happening in NSW on the Blues scene.

Now it has been a little while since I mentioned this, but Margie always has this knack of finding out where to go quickly to find directions for getting to gigs. Her secret is the following website and it really is a great favourite to have saved for that moment when you are dressed and ready to go but don't know where to. Give it a try if you don't already use it. http://www.whereis.com/whereis/home.do

Brigitte Handley & The Dark Shadows
Just this minute in from Brigitte is the following exciting schedule for the band :-
Next show is this Sunday at the Tokyo Joe fashion launch. It's at a ‘top secret’ location so you need to RSVP if you wanna come along you gotta e-mail tkojoe@gmail.com
UPCOMING SHOWS:
February, Sun 4th 2007: Tokyo Joe Fashion Launch , Enmore NSW
Brigitte Handley & The Dark Shadows
Nervous Wreckers
RSVP Only? for secret location - tkojoe@gmail.com
February, Fri 16th 2007: Annandale Hotel, Annandale NSW
Casino Rumblers
Skul Hazzards (Bris)
Brigitte Handley & The Dark Shadows
Jack Nasty Face
February, Thurs 22nd 2007 - Sandringham Hotel, Newtown NSW, 8pm $8
Dreamgirl & The Motorist - CD launch
Brigitte Handley & the Dark Shadows
The Shipwrecked
March Sat 3rd 2007 - Utopia Records, Broadway NSW
**Official ALL AGES Identity EP Launch Party**
Brigitte Handley & the Dark Shadows
Darkest Day
Topnovil
Jack Nasty Face
March, 10th 2007: Lansdowne Hotel- 2-6 City Rd, Chippendale, Sydney NSW
Cherry 2000
Brigitte Handley & the Dark Shadows
Bitch Slap
March, Fri 23rd 2007 - Under The Blue Moon Goth Festival, Brisbane QLD
Boat Cruise Gig aboard the Brisbane Star.
Brigitte Handley & the Dark Shadows
Details TBA

Till next week, enjoy your music and dancing.
Lotsa love to you all, Limpin' Jimmy and The Swingin' Kitten.
