scottish festival May 2018 Camperdown camperdownburnsfestival.com.au

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1 scottish festival May 2018 Camperdown camperdownburnsfestival.com.au

2 a wee bit o scotland in CAMPERDOWN TO WARRNAMBOOL 12 TO MELBOURNE THE AVENUE BROOKE STREET 6 4 BATH STREET CHURCH STREET PIKE STREET PRINCES HIGHWAY (MANIFOLD ST) 5 GIBSON STREET Camperdown Clocktower 8 10 mins 1 To Mercy Regional College M C NICOL ST Civic Centre (Burns Statue, Old Council Chambers) FERGUSSON STREET LITTLE MANIFOLD STREET THE AVENUE SCOTT STREET To St Andrews Uniting Church LEURA STREET Theatre Royal precinct (Library, Killara Centre, McCabe Room, Old Stadium) Hampden Hotel Camperdown Heritage Centre Snout in the Trough Commercial Hotel 3 10 mins CRESSY STREET St Paul s Church & Hall Shirley Maria s Mercy Regional College (Henderson Street) St Andrew s Uniting Church Camperdown Train Station Camperdown Court House Camperdown s Robert Burns #burnsfestival2018

3 FRIDAY 18 MAY 6:30 PM-8:30 PM: SCOTTISH FAMILY DANCE Theatre Royal Camperdown 110 Manifold Street Fun for the whole family. Enjoy Scottish dancing with rollicking performances by Tuniversal and Chris Duncan & Catherine Strutt. Tickets: $20 family, $10 adult, $5 child. Buy online, over the phone or at the door. 7 PM: LITTLE SNOUT IN THE TROUGH 243 Manifold Street Enjoy a sumptuous two course dinner and a performance by award-winning Scottish musician Little Fire (aka Jamie McGeechan). Tickets: $60 per person. Bookings essential on by Wednesday 16 May. 7 PM: LUKE PLUMB, KATE BURKE AND PETER SHIRLEY MARIA S 153 Manifold Street Enjoy a night of fine food and music. Tickets: $45 per person (tasting plates and performance). Bookings essential on by Thursday 17 May. 8:30 PM: FRIDAY THE COMMERCIAL 115 Manifold Street Featuring The Neon Effect, The Simpson 3 and the Drowsy Maggies. Free entry. Connecting our communities TICKETS TICKETS CAN BE PURCHASED IN ADVANCE ONLINE FROM OR BY PHONING CORANGAMITE SHIRE ON Tickets also available at the door for each event unless sold out prior. Tickets to the following catered events must be booked directly with the venue: Little Snout in the Trough by Wednesday 16 May Luke Plumb, Kate Burke and Peter Shirley Maria s by Thursday 17 May Deer Stalkers Dinner camperdownburnsfestival.com.au or phone by Wednesday 16 May The RBSF program may change due to circumstances beyond our control. GETTING HERE & STAYING IN CAMPERDOWN BY CAR 2 hours 30 minutes from Melbourne 1 hour 50 minutes from Geelong 1 hour 30 minutes from Ballarat BY TRAIN OR BUS Train stops at Camperdown Station on the Melbourne to Warrnambool line. Three trains run daily weekdays and weekends. Buses run from Ballarat to Camperdown. or ACCOMMODATION Port Campbell Visitor Information Centre

4 SATURDAY 19 MAY MORNING 9:30 AM: ENTERTAINMENT IN THE STREETS The Avenue Piping, dancing, busking and re-enactments - it s all happening in The Avenue. Featuring Warrnambool Pipes & Drums and Tuniversal. Free. 10 AM: MARKET IN THE AVENUE Tasty treats and goods in the Avenue including handmade jewellery, candles and scented items, local honey, craft beer, tapas, donuts and spud sticks. 10 AM-11 AM: SCOTTISH STORYTIME SESSIONS Camperdown Library Bring the wee ones along for some Scottish tales. Free. AFTERNOON 1 PM: SATURDAY AFTERNOON CONCERT Theatre Royal Camperdown Featuring The McKinnon Sisters, Chris Duncan & Catherine Strutt, Fiona Ross, Luke Plumb & Kate Burke. Tickets: $20 / $15 concession available online, over the phone or at the door. 3:30 PM: BOOK LAUNCH Scotland to Australia Felix: Founding Scots of Victoria s Camperdown District Killara Centre, This fantastic new Camperdown & District Historical Society publication will be launched by Richard Riordan MLA for Polwarth. Free. LECTURE SERIES 9:30 AM: Killara Centre Tickets: $5 per lecture or $20 for series Available online or at the door. 9:30 am-10:30 am: Guid auld Scotch drink - Drinking culture in the time of Robert Burns. Presented by Dr Iain Buckland. 10:30 am-11:30 am: Scottish intrigues in the naming of Camperdown: Debunking a legend. Presented by Allan Willingham. PRESENTER DETAILS OVER THE PAGE 11:30 am-12:30 pm: Robert Fortune: A Scottish Gardener in China. Presented by Alistair Watt. 1:30 pm-2:30 pm: Scottish roots: An exploration of the relationship between Scottish music and song, the fertile environment of Scotland and the international export and development of the Scottish tradition. Presented by Little Fire (aka Jamie McGeechan). 2:30 pm-3:30 pm: Caledonia Australis: Scottish migrants and the making of the Western District. Presented by Dr Ben Wilkie.

5 EVENING / NIGHT 4 PM: WHISKY THE HAMPDEN 228 Manifold Street Come down to The Hampden, enjoy some whisky and a performance by Likely Celts. Free. 5 PM: SOLO FLUTE CONCERT WITH HOWLIN WIND St Paul s Church, 11 Church Street Tickets: $20 / $15 concession available at the door. 7 PM: DEER STALKERS DINNER St Andrew s Church Hall, 24 Leura Street Delight in a traditional three course dinner and be entertained by guest pipers, Fiona Ross, Don Grieve & Angela Preiss, and Little Fire (aka Jamie McGeechan). Tickets: $70 per person. Bookings essential online or phone by Wednesday 16 May. 7 PM: FAMILY FRIENDLY CONCERT St Paul s Church Hall, 11 Church Street Featuring Tuniversal, Luke Plumb & Kate Burke, The Neon Effect and other special guests. Tickets: $20 family, $10 adult, $5 child available online, over the phone or at the door. 7:30 PM: CLAYMORE THE FIVE STAR FUNCTION CENTRE Camperdown Recreation Reserve Don t miss international Celtic rock powerhouse Claymore perform in Camperdown. Get your kilt, enjoy a hearty feast and rock on! Tickets: $40 per person (includes roast dinner). Bookings essential online or phone PM: LATE THE HAMPDEN 228 Manifold Street Featuring Likely Celts and The Simpson 3. Free entry. ALL DAY EVENTS 9 AM-4 PM: PIPING COMPETITION Mercy Regional College Henderson Street Oh the pipes, the pipes! Free. 10 AM-2 PM: EXHIBITION - FOUNDING SCOTS OF THE CAMPERDOWN DISTRICT Camperdown Heritage Centre 241 Manifold Street Learn the stories of the Scots who settled in the Camperdown district. Gold coin donation. 10:30 AM-4 PM: HIGHLAND DANCING St Paul s Church Hall, 11 Church Street Come along and watch the colour and artistry of traditional highland dancing. Free entry. 11 AM: ROBERT BURNS GOLF DAY Camperdown Golf Club, Sadlers Road Shot Gun start (Tee off at 12 pm). Ambrose $25 per person / Team entry $100 (includes afternoon tea). Registration form on website or call

6 SUNDAY 20 MAY MORNING 9:30 AM: ENTERTAINMENT IN THE STREETS The Avenue Dancing, busking and re-enactments - it s all happening in The Avenue. Free. 10 AM: MARKET IN THE AVENUE 10 AM-2 PM: EXHIBITION - FOUNDING SCOTS OF THE CAMPERDOWN DISTRICT Camperdown Heritage Centre 241 Manifold Street Learn the stories of the Scots who settled in the Camperdown district. Gold coin donation. 10 AM-12 PM: GATHERING AT THE BARD Corangamite Shire Civic Centre 181 Manifold Street Through song, history, poem and melody we invite you to celebrate the life and character of Robert Burns. Featuring Little Fire (aka Jamie McGeechan) TriGuthan, Michelle Benjamin, Don Grieve & Angela Preiss, Merran Moir and Andrew O Flynn. Free. 10:30 AM-12:30 PM: FIDDLE WORKSHOP Killara Centre Free. 9 AM-11 AM: VICTORIAN PIPERS ASSOCIATION PIOBAIREACHD WORKSHOP Court House, 179 Manifold Street All welcome - whether totally new to Piob or advanced player, bring your practice chanter along to learn and experience the amazing depth of this unique music. Free. AFTERNOON 1 PM: FESTIVAL FINALE Theatre Royal Camperdown Featuring Melbourne Scottish Fiddle Club, Fiona Ross, Chris Duncan & Catherine Strutt, Warrnambool Pipes & Drums, Luke Plumb and Kate Burke, and Little Fire (aka Jamie McGeechan) Tickets: $25 / $20 concession online, over the phone or at the door. Includes afternoon tea. 4:30 PM: FINALE JAM Hampden Hotel, 228 Manifold Street Join us for a final hurrah as we wrap up the 2018 Robert Burns Scottish Festival. Free entry. LECTURE SERIES PRESENTERS DR IAIN BUCKLAND Iain has Scottish family connections, which has inspired him to academic and practical interest in the unique culinary traditions of Scotland. ALLAN WILLINGHAM Allan is an architect with a post-grad in architectural history. He has recently researched the characters associated with the naming of Camperdown. ALISTAIR WATT Alistair retraced a Scottish botanist s travels in China and has recently published an account Robert Fortune: A Scottish Gardener in China. LITTLE FIRE AKA JAMIE M C GEECHAN Little Fire is well known for his interpretations and renditions of the songs and poetry of Roberty Burns. DR BEN WILKIE Ben is an Australian social and environmental historian who has recently published a book The Scots in Australia

7 ARTISTS CLAYMORE LITTLE FIRE (JAMIE MCGEECHAN) Celtic rock powerhouse Claymore combines tradition, passion and soul and rocking it right into the 21st century. Little Fire s soulful delivery and heartfelt lyrics tell stories of love and loss, and life in Scotland. He is this year s special guest. LIKELY CELTS CHRIS DUNCAN & CATHERINE STRUTT This band of South West Victorian musos came together to fuse an unlikely blend of Scottish, Irish, reggae and jazz stylings. Fiddler Chris Duncan and pianist Catherine Strutt have been performing the traditional fiddle music of Scotland since LUKE PLUMB & KATE BURKE FIONA ROSS Luke & Kate bring their formidable instrumental skills, strong vocals and creative minds together to make groove-based, complex interpretations of traditional song. Fiona brings passion & commitment to her performance - her honest, evocative singing style showcases the richness, depth & diversity of the Scots song tradition. THE DROWSY MAGGIES DON GRIEVE & ANGELA PREISS With their harmony-filled original songs and fiery fiddle-based tunes, The Drowsy Maggies will have you on your feet in no time. Don s lifelong appreciation of Burns life and work is accompanied by Angela on flute and vocal harmonies. THE SIMPSON 3 THE NEON EFFECT The Simpson 3 will have you laughing along at hilariously terrible sibling rivalry one second, and then have your toes tapping along to crankin tunes the next. Harpist Michelle Burton, cellist Catie Martin and oboist/fiddler Jessica Foot meld their rich sonorities with craftsmanship to explore the AussieTrad musical vernacular. MELBOURNE SCOTTISH FIDDLE CLUB (MSFC) WARRNAMBOOL PIPES & DRUMS (WADPADI) The MSFC is a group of fiddle fans who meet monthly to play tunes from the Scottish diaspora. Formed in 1907, WADPADI has the record as one of the longest, continually functioning pipe bands. HOWLIN WIND MCKINNON SISTERS Howlin Wind, the international flute player and composer. Austraila s most innovative and expressive exponent of the flute. The McKinnon sisters grew up singing as a family, immersed in traditional Celtic music and the joy of shared music. PIPER JONATHAN QUAY TUNIVERSAL Jonathan started piping when he was 11, has lived and worked in Scotland and is now an awardwinning piping instructor at JQ Piping. Camperdown-based community music group Tuniversal performs songs and music from the Celtic tradition.

8 OUR STORY Our festival centres around Camperdown s Robert Burns statue. Created in Scotland in 1830, the statue is the only one to have been based exclusively on the earliest known portrait of Burns. Early Western District settler W.A Taylor gifted the statue to the community of Camperdown in 1883 where it was placed in the Camperdown Public Park (Botanic Gardens). It remained here for more than 125 years. The statue was already in need of restoration when in 2009, it was vandalised. Following the attack, the statue was moved to a secure location by Corangamite Shire so that its restoration and future protection could be assessed. Local residents joined with supporters from across the globe to fundraise to restore the statue and have it placed in a location where it could be safe and appreciated by future generations. The Robert Burns statue can be viewed at the Civic Centre in Camperdown (181 Manifold Street), Monday to Friday from 9 am to 5 pm. The Civic Centre will remain open over the festival weekend for viewing access. THANKS TO OUR SUPPORTERS Hampden Hotel RAY & JOYCE UEBERGANG FOUNDATION ERN HARTLEY FOUNDATION GWEN & EDNA JONES FOUNDATION A.L LANE FOUNDATION