'Hope and Inspiration' concert to be held at folk club
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Club president Mr Michael Fine said: "George Mann, currently touring NSW and Victoria, is a former labour activist and organiser.
"Based in New York, he is making a long awaited return to the Central Coast."
Mr Fine said George Mann had produced albums featuring folk music "legends" including Pete Seeger, Utah Phillips, and Tom Paxton, and tours of the US and Australia to honor The Almanac Singers (2013) and Joe Hill (2015).
"He's also a walking jukebox of popular folk songs and classics from the past 60 years, and he sings for dozens of nursing and veterans' homes on both coasts of the USA.
"George brings his experience as a union organizer and educator to his concerts-- stories and songs about historic events and the struggle for a better life.
"This is his first tour of Australia since 2019, and is a must see for those who feel the power of a good protest song."
Mr Fine said he would be supported by the Solidarity Choir.
"Solidarity was founded in Sydney in 1987 to sing at a civic reception for Oliver Tambo, then president-in-exile of the banned African National Congress.
"Since then they have continued singing, performing for Nelson Mandela after the ending of apartheid and for many others, inspiring hundreds of thousands in Sydney and across Australia and touring the UK.
"With their extraordinary choral repertoire, they have a proud history of performing wherever people are interested in social justice, liberation, democratic and human rights, peace and the environment."
Bookings are essential at https://www.trybooking.com/CCYNY or follow the links at www.troubadour.org.au.
With inquiries, phone 4342 6716.
SOURCE:
Media release, 13 Oct 2022
Michael Fine, Troubadour Folk Club
President; Bookings Manager.
Troubadour Central Coast, Folk and Acoustic Music Club, Woy Woy, NSW. Darkinjung Country
E: troubadourfolkclub@gmail.com
http://www.troubadour.org.au and http://www.facebook.com/TroubadourCC
tel: 02 4342 6716; mob: 0432 597 886
www.troubadour.org.au