The Troubadour Folk Club will welcome two special guests next month to the Everglades Club as part of its tradition in featuring folk singer-songwriters.
On April 2, the club will welcome its first overseas touring artist in over two years, Gordie Tentrees, from Yukon, Canada and a performance from local Jane Germain on banjo and guitar.
Club president Michael Fine said Tentrees is an “authentic road poet travelling North America, Europe, UK, Ireland and now, Woy Woy … a highlight of his 2022 tour of Australia and NZ.
“From the ring to the stage with stops in between as a schoolteacher and youth worker, his life lights up his music,” Fine said.
“He has eight records behind him and has performed across the globe.
“From Celtic Connections in Glasgow, Scotland, across the USA and Canada to Canberra and the Central Coast, his ability to hold an audience, weave melody, while juggling the dark truth with comedic light is infectious.
“Gordie Tentrees performance is going to be memorable.”
Fine said Germain’s musical journey has taken her from the Coast all the way back to her Manchurian great-grandmother who married a Scottish missionary.
“Jane has recorded six albums as well as being in high demand as a session player on other projects,” Fine said.
“Jane plays guitar and clawhammer banjo – and swaps between instruments for different songs.
“She’s played all the styles from folk to blues and bluegrass that express her emotions and musicality.
“In the process she has won five WA Country Music Awards, and has Country Arts funded headline tours of regional WA, and even a residency in Beijing awarded by the Australia–China Council where she collaborated with Beijing based traditional Mongolian musicians, Hanggai on her album, Chinese Whispers.”
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Maisy Rae