Barry Charles: News

Bruce Baker - Gary Jones - Gary Wyatt - Trevor May & I  after a set at the Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society.

The legendary 70's venue - The Station Hotel, Prahan closes . . .

http://www.hinterlandtimes.com.au/page-flip/2011-06/

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A music festival all weekend to raise funds for The Joynt - a Brisbane live music
venue in the west end severely affected by the January Floods.

with Mark Wells & Paul Clement 

Thursday 17th February with Paul Clement

 

. . . finale at Joe's with Ewan Mackenzie, Andy Tainsh & Kay Sullivan  

Feature Artist at the
Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society
'House of Blues'
Tuesday 7th December
Royal Standard Hotel - William St West Melbourne

Debonaires Entertainment Industry Christmas Lunch
The FOG Restaurant

Greville Street  Prahran

weblink:  http://www.supportact.com.au/ss/debonairs/

card concept and design Mark & Morag

. . . many thanks to the creativity of Mark & Morag
and also for their hospitality and generosity!

photo Nic Falconer

                               Sunshine Coast Daily- Wednesday December 1, 2010

" The Daily's award-winning photographer Nic Falconer took out the media award for excellence at Parliament House in Canberra this week. . .   It was very much a Sunshine Coast flavour that night in the Great Halls of parliament with iconic Coast musician Barry Charles making an indelible mark on the night entertaining the guests, who included the Governor-General Quentin Bryce. . . ."

Bay of Islands Jazz Festival Release of new trans Tasman album . . . I met Haggis some years back at the Bay of Islands Jazz & Blues Festival and we have performed together both in Australia and in NZ. Our new joint album was released to coincide with our appearance at the Bay of Islands Jazz & Blues Festival’s 25th Anniversary in August. The new album is a collection of original tracks and selected covers.>YouTube links . . .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7MuqmDzm4s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcxSssAEWt4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCodMPbG5u4

'You had to be out there . . . '
launched as a DVD with a collection of photographs, music recorded live at the time and an enclosed booklet. 
Available from:
        Possums Books - Cooroy
        The River Read - Thomas Street, Noosaville
and from me at my gigs . . .

If you'd like to purchase my book . . . email me at: barrycharles@barrycharles.com.au with your postal address and I'll politely give you my bank details to transfer some moneys - or, if you prefer you can send a cheque/money order in the good old fashioned post. It will cost you AU$30 per book + postage : add $2 per book for Australia If youâ'd prefer PayPal, email me & I'll send the details . . .

also check out . . .
Nate show at 'The Blues Room'
Community Radio Hamilton, NZ
Wednesday 9.00pm – 10.30pm
AM 1206 & FM 106.7
And now LIVE online! http://www.myspace.com/nzbluesroom

. . . for those of you into YouTube - a couple of my original songs caught on video >
- cold dark nights - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yrOXm6DelI
- Shirley Sassy @ the Upfront Club - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TB1zGfoEssc
John Malcom and Barry Charles 'Night Train' @Joynt http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txHtoHxeRdM

~ The Live Music [r]evolution is a national campaign to revitalise the Australian live music industry - to put the ˜live' back into live music and to promote the community, cultural and economic benefits of live music- Working towards a quality, sustainable live local music industry! http://www.apra.com.au/revolution/