FREE CONCERTS AROUND CITY OF PORT PHILLIP

Fête de la Musique is the largest international live music event in the world! Developed by the French Government in 1982, Fête de la Musique is held in 450 cities across the globe on the very same day each year – 21 June. The aim of the event is to make music everywhere, to celebrate music and to expose as many people to music as possible.

An International Charter is the common link for all countries that participate. Musicians and venues donate their time for free, supported by a small army of volunteers, all in the spirit of making and celebrating music. On June 21st, both amateur and professional musicians will be performing around the City of Port Phillip.  
 

OUR SPECIAL GUESTS

	KIM SALMON Kim Salmon is a well-known Australian indie rock musician and songwriter. He worked with several famous bands such as the Scientists, Beast of Bourbon and the Surrealists. "Kim Salmon is unquestionably an Australian legend with a CV of collaborations that reads like the crème de la crème of musical royalty from the past three decades... there is no denying that this is one full sonic journey that pulls out all the stops" The Dwarf/A Fine Line. Myspace
	THE ORBWEAVERS The Orbweavers is a Melbournian band formed in 2006. In 2011, they released Loom, an album made up of evocative dark-tinged folk songs which travel through creeks, over quarries, under dangerous needlework, with greyhounds, past bell birds and bridges, on a rising tide out to sea. theorbweavers.com
	THE CACTUS CHANNEL Playing raw, loose and nasty funk, 10-piece collective The Cactus Channel  take their own brand of high-octane, instrumental funk and smooth soundtrack soul to the people.  With a fan-base including The Dap Kings’ Tom Brenneck and soul legend Charles Walker, 2012 is the year The Cactus Channel come of age. thecactuschannel.com

Full Program

All the concerts are free and open to all! 

ST KILDA LIBRARY 12.30PM TO 2.00PM
12.30PM The Folk Train - folk rock
1.15 PM   Ben Rogers Trio - Instrumental gypsy jazz

AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC - 1PM TO 2PM
1.00PM    Matthew Fagan –10 String Flamenco Latin Guitarist

ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE DE MELBOURNE 5.00PM TO 7.30PM
5:00 PM    Jacques Pottier – tenor, popular French songs & poetry
5:40 PM    AFM Teachers- popular French songs
6:00 PM    Choir of the Caulfield Junior College – French, English & Hebrew songs
6:30 PM    The Vocal Agents – 6-piece A Capella (pop, gospel, soul, reggae).
7:00 PM    Two doors down – pop, rock

READINGS – 4.00PM TO 7.00PM
4.00PM    The Twoks - quirky-pop
4.30PM    DC Cardwell – singer-songwriter indie-pop
5.00PM    Dandelion Wine – alternative, world, folk
5.30PM    Manta - world fusion, classical, folk, aboriginal
6.30PM    Pocket Perspective - folk/pop

DOGS BAR – 5.00PM TO 8.00PM
5.00PM    Mimi Veleska – rock, soul
6.00PM    Matt Walsh - country, rock, blues, roots
6.45PM    Nicolette Forte – world, roots, soul, folk, pop
7.30PM    RDZJB – folk, electro, experimental, pop

ST KILDA MEMO – CLOSING CONCERT – 6.30PM TILL LATE
6.30PM    The Kilniks – indie rock
7.30PM    Kinematics - indie rock, folk
8.30PM    The Orbweavers – anime songs
9.45PM    Kim Salmon – jazz, punk, rock
11.00PM  The Cactus Channel – funk, soul

        This project has been assisted by the Port Phillip City Council through the Local Festivals Fund.
                                                                                

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