On Wednesday 3rd April
a crowd of over 80 people were treated to a toe- tappin’-thigh –slappin’ show
in the Ravensthorpe Town Hall as part of a regional tour by Jane Germain
and the Lazy Boys (AKA Adam Gare and Ian Simpson). Playing a fine selection of bluegrass, swing,
country and blues the trio sang in brilliant harmony accompanied by each other
on the guitar, mandolin and banjo. Part
of a Country Arts WA “Show’s on the Go”, the show was locally presented by the
Ravensthorpe Regional Arts Council.
The band played a brief acoustic
“sneak peek” earlier that morning at the Ravensthorpe IGA to a small crowd of
surprised and delighted shoppers before heading down to Ravensthorpe DHS. Here they once again set up for an acoustic
performance for the Year 5 to 7 students, who were also provided with short
explanations of instruments, music styles and insights into the life of a
musician.
With no time to rest after the
school workshop it was straight back up to the hall to set up for the evening
performance. The band, tour manager and
sound technician were very much impressed by our newly refurbished hall, and
Jane particularly enjoyed the chicken pictures on the wall by local school
children…but they were even more impressed by the welcoming crowd later that
night, and after no less than three encores the night was definitely a success!
Congratulations to Marilyn Tink
for winning the ABC Radio complimentary tickets to come and see Jane Germain
and the Lazy Boys. Congratulations must
also go to Christine Rowe for winning our “Crazy Chicken” Table decoration
(judged by crazy chicken table decoration experts Milena and Taylah Wisewould,
who managed to remain objective in their decision despite bribery from some
tables) and to Vicki Grant and Brenda Tilbrook for winning our survey prize
draw. These lucky participants will all be
receiving a complimentary ticket to the next RRAC show, The Canterbury Tales by
Bare Naked Theatre Company in the Hopetoun Town Hall.
The Ravensthorpe Regional Arts
Council would like to thank the hard working volunteers who helped set up and
clean up the hall, the Ravensthorpe and Hopetoun Community Resource Centres for
taking the bookings and most importantly to the community for your continued
support of our events.
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The Ravensthorpe Regional Arts
Council is supported by Country Arts WA, the Department of Culture and the Arts
and the Shire of Ravensthorpe.
