Coming Troubadour
Events
Monday 23rd January 2012 - Troubalukers at the Everglades (see
our ukulele page for more details)
Sunday 12th February, 2012 - Troubadour session at the CWA
hall 3pm to 6pm (see our session page for more details)
Sunday 19th February , 2012 -
3pm
Special Guest Artist on tour from
the U.S.A.
George
Mann
US
folksinger and singer/songwriter George Mann (www.georgemann.org)
sings songs from the last century of labour and social activism, and his
own songs are powerful and funny takes on the state of the nation.
His concerts are part sing-along, part history lesson, and he can make you
shout for joy, send chills down your spine or bring tears to your eyes in
the same set.
George created and produced the “Hail to the Thief!” anti-Bush CD series,
which featured such folk legends as Tom Paxton, Utah Phillips, Billy
Bragg and Magpie, and his work with veterans, unions and anti-war groups
has kept him on the front lines for 20 years. For ten years, George toured
and recorded with Julius Margolin, who lived to 93 before passing in 2009,
and in 2008 George directed
and produced “A Union Man: The Life and Work of Julius Margolin,” a one-hour documentary
about Julius.
While maintaining a touring schedule of some 150 gigs each year, he has recently turned
his eyes toward the nation's veterans and the effects of two long wars on soldiers
and their families. George produced a compilation CD of songs focusing on
post-traumatic stress disorder and the cost of war to our military families,
“Until You Come Home: Songs for Veterans and Their Kin” and his latest solo
CD, “Songs for Jules and Bruce,” in 2010. He has shared stages with
Pete Seeger, Utah Phillips and Faith Petric, among others, and his
compilations have featured folk legends like Tom Paxton, Utah Phillips,
Billy Bragg and Holly Near.
After nearly 15 years in New York City, George moved upstate in 2010 and
has been writing and performing steadily, including much work with
veterans’ homes and organizations. He is currently finishing his next
solo CD, due for release in February 2012. George will be touring Australia
February and performing at the Cobargo Folk Festival in late February. You
can see George at
The
Troubadour Central Coast (opposite Fisherman’s Wharf Woy Woy) at 2.30pm on
Sunday 19th February, 2012
Floor spots available and supper provided.
General admission $11 / Concession $9 / Members
$8
Children free with paying adult
For more information phone 4341 4060 AH
or 0419 231 319
Troubadour
Central Coast 
Folk, Spoken Word and Acoustic Music
