The Living Years (Loosely Woven)

Barbara Braithwaite (vocals)
John Bryant (vocals, guitar)
Robin Cant (violin, guitar, vocals)
Kristy Dickson (vocals)
Noni Dickson (harp, vocals)
Eric Eisler (mandolin, drums, guitar, vocals)
Sandra Hava (vocals)
Cathy Kirk (trumpet, vocals, percussion)
Jan Kirk (piano, vocals)
Jeannette Lawrence (vocals)
Gial Leslie (vocals, glockenspiel, melodeon)
Kate Maclurcan (vocals, guitar)
John Macrae (recorders, clarinets, sax, vocals)
Kazu Milne (violin, viola, vocals, drums)
Samantha O'Brien (flute, saxophone, vocals)
Wayne Richmond (k/bd, concertina, accordion, vocals)
Jill Stubington (conductor, piano, concertina)
Greg Thompson (vocals, guitar)
Roddy Vincent (vocals)
Meredith Williams (vocals, flute)
David Wilson (vocals)
Marjorie Wilson (vocals)

 Thora Thomas

7pm, Friday 20th Dec 2013 (for Rotary)

2pm, Sunday 22nd Dec 2013 (for Amnesty)

A free, light-hearted, folky sort of acoustic concert/cabaret . . .

Loosely Woven is a community based group of people who put together and perform two to three brand new shows each year. 'The Living Years' is the third of these for 2013 with 23 instrumentalists and singers.

'The Living Years' is named after the well-known song by Mike and the Mechanics which addresses a son's regret over unresolved conflict with his now-deceased father.

The concert will feature the usual eclectic mix of songs ranging from:

  • 'The Hungry Mile', a song about the struggle of the working class in early Sydney
  • 'No Loss No Gain' which asks "Will man ever find the wisdom and knowledge to change his ways?"
  • Dougie MacLean's powerful 'Turning Away' which also examines the plight of humankind
  • the recently deceased John Dengate's ironic protest about privatisation

to

  • Cat Stevens' 'Father & Son'
  • Bob Marley's reggae hit 'Three Little Birds'
  • Ike & Tina Turner's 'Nutbush City Limits'
  • a fun arrangement of 'Rawhide'

and even a few Christmas songs including:

  • 'Angels' Carol'
  • 'Do you hear what I hear'
  • and the Bee Gees beautiful 'First of May'

Instruments this time will include violin, viola, flute, harp, clarinet, saxophones, trumpet, recorder, glockenspiel, guitars, mandolin, concertina, accordion, melodeon, keyboard and percussion.

Full details are available on the Loosely Woven web site.

There will be only two performances in Humph Hall as well as numerous others elsewhere in Sydney (see the 'The Living Years' web site for details.)

See YouTube clips of this concert.