Spiegeltent International Presents

Melbourne 2007 Season - 11 Oct till 16 Dec

the Arts Centre Forecourt

www.spiegeltent.net

Welcome to The Famous Spiegeltent

2 Songmen - Shane Howard and Neil Murray
Abby Dobson
ACE Amor! Show and Clubnight
Ali McGregor in Jazz Cigarette
Amanda Palmer
Andr Camilleri & the Broken Hearts
Arte Kanela
Baartz Freeman
Becky Fox CD Launch
Bernadette Robinson with Paul Noonan
Cellodiva
Charles Dickens Performs: A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Cheep-Cheep
Chookahs Kids Festival
Clare Bowditch and the Feeding Set
Club Spiegel
Cocos Lunch For Kids
Croque Monsieur
CW Stoneking
Dan Sultan
Darren Hanlon
DBR - etudes4violin&electronix
Dead Horse Band
Deborah Conway
Doug De Vries - Mesa Redonda
Elana Stone
Famous Fashion Fridays
FGHR

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Frock CD Launch
Harlem Swing
Harper with special guest Hamilton Loomis
Hayley Clare Quintet CD Launch
Hotel California - A Salute To The Eagles
iOTA and The Beauty Queens
James Blundell
Kaki King: Direct from New York City
Kate Ceberano
Kerri Simpson & The Prodigal Sons CD Launch
La Clique
La Traviata en miniature
Lior
Lisa Miller
Lou Bennett and The Sweet Cheeks
Mark Atkins - Grungada
Melbourne Mandolin Orchestra
Melbourne Singers Of Gospel
Meow Meow Beyond Beyond Glamour: The Remix
Mikelangelo - The Nightingale of the Adriatic
Mikelangelo & Undine Francesca Book/CD Launch
My Friend The Chocolate Cake
Noemi Liba
One-Two-Three: Voice, Cello, Tabla
Pascal Schumacher Quartet
Plastic Palace Alice

Radio National - The Music Show

Raga Dolls Salon Orchestra
Rene Geyer
Sally Ford and the Pachuco Playboys
Sammy J - 58 Kilograms of Pure Entertainment
Scott Edgar & The Universe CD Launch
Sime Nugent Happy Hour
Skipping Girl Vinegar
Slava and Leonard Grigoryan
Spontaneous Broadway
Stringmansassy
Teapot Ensemble of Australia
The Burlesque Hour SIZZLES!
The Honeys
The Mighty buZZniks
The Needle and The Damage Done
The Saruzu Quartet
The Silo Quartet
The Squeaky Window
The Sunwrae Ensemble
The Syncopators
The Town Bikes presentTHE MEAT SHOW
The Wau Wau Sisters - 12 Steps to Redemption!
Topping & Butch
Toshi Reagon and BIGLovely
Unstrung Heroes
Up Close and Personal - In Conversation
Zulya

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Captain Frodo - La Clique

The grand old dame is back to paint the town red... or silver or gold... or indeed any colour that takes your fancy!
The jewel in the crown of Melbourne International Arts Festival and the Arts Centres spring season, The Famous
Spiegeltent completes her annual Grand Tour, alighting once again in Melbourne, her Southern Hemisphere home.
Yes, believe it or not, another chance to run away with the circus is upon you for the 7th consecutive year. Get your
glad-rags on, steam the brim of your tastiest titfer and trip the light fantastic, down the yellow brick road of your
wildest dreams! Join the famous and the infamous, the fans and the phantoms, the festoons and the fandangos!
Forget yourself in the heady world that comes to town but once a year!
Forever the party girl, The Famous Spiegeltent shimmers until Christmas hosting a phantasmagorical program of
comedy, cabaret, concerts, childrens shows, afternoon delights, storytelling, opera, jazz, theatre,
live radio broadcasts, classic conversations and, of course, the much anticipated return
of the sensational international hit, our house creation: La Clique!
Club Spiegel will feature the best dance bands and DJs in town. The sensational Shuffle Club will once again
rip up the dance floor every Friday night. Fresh -- and soon to be famous -- performers
of every persuasion are waiting to tantalize and tickle your taste buds.
The Spiegel piazza will feature a brand new bar with tempting treats, delicious cakes, coffee
and other curious comestibles not to mention plenty of the long, liquid variety!
Look out too for Famous Fashion Fridays and Spiegel Fancies by Bobilee.
The Famous is Melbourne and Melbourne is The Famous! We look forward, once more,
to welcoming you with that cheeky smile and our trademark tip of the trilby.
Salute!
The Spiegelmaestro

Nefarious Evenings atht e Late Night Club

CLUB SPIEGEL
Ah yes, the
infamous Club Spiegel
returns with wild late night
antics and dancing till the
wee hours with some of
the best DJs in town. We are
ready to unleash that Spiegel
brand of utter ebullient escapism.

Tickets are ONLY available

on the door on the night.
Fri 12th Oct - Sun 28th Oct,
11.30pm till late except
where performances
are noted.
Wed - Sun in Nov & Dec,
11.30pm till late
(no Club on Saturdays or
where performances are
noted)
Check guide or daily grid
for details.

SHUFFLE CLUB
The Shuffle Club are the
most formidable swing band
to be heard for some time.
With energetic exuberance
and true showmanship, this
driving quartet has made an
impression on all that have
experienced their hot blend
of swing, blues and jazz.Just
returned from sell out shows
in Edinburgh, Mexico and the
Caribbean, this immaculate
band are back in town and
ready to cook! Prepare to be
laid out by the hottest blend of
swing, blues, jazz and boogie
around.
www.theshuffleclub.com

Every Friday from

12 Oct - 14 Dec
(no shows Fri 26 Oct
or Fri 16 Nov),
11.30pm till late
$5 at the door

LABJACD
Melbournes LABJACD
(pronounced lab-jacked)
have developed a
reputation as one of the
countrys best live acts.
LABJACD make hip-hop
music to dance to - an
exhilarating mix of old
school hip-hop, Cuban
salsa, jazz and Andean
folk music, featuring
vocals and rhymes in both
English and Spanish.
www.labjacd.com

Sun 21& 28 Oct,

4 & 11 Nov,
11.30pm till late
$5 at the door

VULGARGRAD
Sometimes good
men do bad things...VulgarGrad
bring you the old songs of the
Russian thieves, along with
punk classics of the Perestroika
era and a strong dose of
contemporary St. Petersburg
swearing ska. The band delivers this
music with style, raucous menace,
stripy shirts and a smattering of
grim smiles. Legend of stage and
screen, Jacek Koman (Children of
Men, Moulin Rouge) is the genial but
vengeful frontman who roars with
the voice of a man betrayed, and he
is backed by a gang of Australias most
illustrious ex-cons.Its vodka-fuelled
oompah swing ska punk... gulag-style.
www.vulgargrad.com

Sun 25 Nov, Sun 2,

Thu 6 and Sun 16 Dec,
11.30pm till late
$5 at the door

La Clique... Le Freak, Cest Chic

MONTREAL

Thu 25 Oct (Preview) $45 | Fri 26 Oct - Sun 16 Dec at 9.15pm (No shows on Mon)
Sun 16 Dec at 7pm & 9.15pm | Late shows Sat at 11.30pm | Tickets: $55
Photo Credit: Prudence Upton

Melbourne International Arts Festival

During the Festival The Famous Spiegeltent is the place for night time splendour. Artistic Director Kristy Edmunds
has programmed The Famous Spiegeltent for the duration of the Festival. She brings together a tremendous selection
of artists, so luxuriate within the rich velvet canopy and be treated to some of the most spectacular shows in town!

Lou Bennett and The Sweet Cheeks

Combining sweet harmonies, acoustic guitar, bass and drums with powerful lyrics that speak
of compassion, truth, love and heartache, a session with Lou Bennett and The Sweet Cheeks is
something you wont easily forget.

Fri 12 & Sat 13 Oct at 7pm (75 mins)

$30 ($22.50 conc) Groups (8+) $27
Photo: James Penlidis

Toshi Reagon and BIGLovely

Powerhouse singer-songwriter Toshi Reagon takes to the stage with her smoking band BIGLovely.
Reagon, a throwback to classic R&B with some old school rock thrown in, takes any style, updates it
and makes it her own with incredible ease.

Fri 12 & Sat 13 Oct at 9.45pm (60 mins)

$40 ($30 conc, $22 students) Groups (8+) $36
Photo: JOMOTO/Molly Rubin and Tony DiPietro

Mark Atkins - Grungada: A Journey Of Music & Song

Mark Atkins draws on his rich and diverse background to offer an eclectic mix of original and new
compositions featuring didgeridoo, guitar and harmonica. Experience the music of Mark Atkins as
never before intimate and live.

Sun 14 Tue 16 Oct at 9.30pm (60 mins)

$30 ($22.50 conc) Groups (8+) $27

Commissioned by Melbourne International Arts Festival

The 2007 Melbourne International Arts Festival program of Australian artists in

The Famous Spiegeltent supported by

Dead Horse Band

The Dead Horse Band brings together some of Melbournes finest musicians to perform
original compositions of renowned composer, Kate Neal. Fusing musical styles and genres, the
band take audiences on an exhilarating journey through powerful and engaging music.

Sun 14 & Mon 15 Oct at 7pm (60 mins)

$30 ($22.50 conc) Groups (8+) $27

One-Two-Three: Voice, Cello, Tabla

Photo: Caroline Gonzaga

Local musicians Ria Soemardjo, Helen Mountfort and Sam Evans blend the subtle timbres and
textures of voice, cello, viola and tablas as in One-Two-Three, a concert featuring structured
improvisations and original compositions.

Tue 16 Oct at 7pm (60 mins)

$30 ($22.50 conc) Groups (8+) $27

Slava and Leonard Grigoryan

Photo: Robyn Rosenfeldt/Michael Hurwood/Sheena Cooke

The name Grigoryan is synonymous with exquisite guitar playing. These gifted brothers bring
the beauty of the guitar to The Famous Spiegeltent as part of their tour throughout Australia,
Asia and the Baltic States.

Wed 17 & Thu 18 Oct at 7pm (75 mins) - SOLD OUT

$31.50 ($23.65 conc) Groups (8+) $28.35

Meow Meow - Beyond Beyond Glamour: The Remix

Photo: Ingrid Kaiser

Singing sensation and sequined sex bomb waiting to detonate, Meow Meow, returns to
Melbourne with Beyond Beyond Glamour: The Remix, an explosive cocktail of kamikaze
kabaret, performance art exotica and opera brut. Special guest pianist Paul Grabowsky.

Wed 17 Sun 21 Oct at 9.30pm - SOLD OUT

Mon 22 & Tue 23 Oct at 11.30pm
(90 mins)
$31.50 ($23.65 conc) Groups (8+) $28.35

Photo: Karl Giant

Photo: Shadow Zone Photography

Andr Camilleri & the Broken Hearts

Croque Monsieur

Join Andr Camilleri & the Broken Hearts for a journey to the heart of country music. Expect songs
about booze, loose women, favourite horses, heartbreak and being on the road. Tears in your beers
have never been so fun.

Croque Monsieur is experienced in the art of old world burlesque, klezmer, circus, jazz and
eastern European music. For these performances, the group performs a new repertoire with a
focus on film music from Fellini and Kusturica to Morricone and Rota.

Fri 19 & Sat 20 Oct at 7pm (60 mins)

$30 ($22.50 conc) Groups (8+) $27

Mon 22 Oct at 9.30pm - SOLD OUT, Tue 23 & Wed 24 Oct at 7pm (60 mins)
$30 ($22.50 conc) Groups (8+) $27

Spiegeltent International in association with Melbourne International Arts Festival presents

DBR - etudes4violin&electronix
Composer, performer, violinist, and bandleader Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) returns to
Melbourne with a series of concerts featuring music from his debut solo album and other recent
work performed on violin, piano and laptop.

Photo: John Walder

Fri 19 & Sat 20 Oct at 11.30pm, Sun 21 Oct at 7pm (60 mins)
$40 ($35 conc)

Melbourne Mandolin Orchestra

The Melbourne Mandolin Orchestra is an ensemble of 25 professional and dedicated amateur
musicians who perform an eclectic array of music for mandolins, mandolas, mandocellos, classical
guitars and double bass.

Sun 21 Oct at 5pm (75 mins) - SOLD OUT

$30 ($22.50 conc) Groups (8+) $27

Teapot Ensemble of Australia

Be prepared to be shaken, stirred and tea-totalled! The Teapot Ensemble of Australia draws you into
a unique musical world as, together with some surprise special guests, they unleash the haunting
sounds of the humble teapot.

Mon 22 Oct at 7pm (60 mins)

$30 ($22.50 conc) Groups (8+) $27

The 2007 Melbourne International Arts Festival program of Australian artists in

The Famous Spiegeltent supported by

Sally Ford and the Pachuco Playboys

Sally Ford and the Pachuco Playboys play Cuban classics and original compositions with a shot of
60s Latin soul. This dynamic combo team up with special guests for a memorable night of cha cha
ch, son, boogaloo and bolero.

Tue 23 & Wed 24 Oct at 9.30pm (60 mins)

$30 ($22.50 conc) Groups (8+) $27
Photo: Ingrid Kaiser

Up Close and Personal - In Conversation

Be treated to a behind the scenes look at some of your favourite Festival events as Artistic Director Kristy Edmunds
hosts the popular In Conversation series. Join us everyday at 1pm in The Famous Spiegeltent for in-depth and lively
discussions about the state of the arts here and around the world.
Thu 11 Oct An introduction to this years Festival with
Kristy Edmunds
Fri 12 Oct Robert Wilson and Bernice Johnson Reagon (The
Temptation of Saint Anthony)
Sat 13 Oct Necessary Angel Theatre Company (Half Life)
Sun 14 Oct Shaun Parker (This Show Is About People)
Mon 15 Oct Pnina Becher
Tue 16 Oct Daniel Kitson (c-90)
Wed 17 Oct Jrme Bel (The show must go on) and
Gideon Obarzanek (Glow)
Thu 18 Oct Barrie Kosky (The Tell-Tale Heart)
Fri 19 Oct David Broza and Badi Assad

Sat 20 Oct Members of Sankai Juku (Kagemi)

Sun 21 Oct Visual Arts In Conversation
Mon 22 Oct Members of Dood Paard (TITUS and medEia) and
Teatre Lliure (European House)
Tue 23 Oct Aaron Choulai (We Dont Dance For No Reason)
Wed 24 Oct Kenny Mellman and Justin Bond (Kiki & Herb)
Thu 25 Oct Merce Cunningham Dance Company
Fri 26 Oct Habib Dembl and Pitcho Womba Konga
(Sizwe Banzi is Dead)
Sat 27 Oct Kristy Edmunds Festival Wrap-up

1pm (60 mins) FREE

For more information visit www.melbournefestival.com.au
The 2007 Melbourne International Arts Festival Up Close and Personal Program supported by Sidney Myer Fund

My Friend The Chocolate Cake

Hit of this years Melbourne International Comedy Festival. A joyous romp

through a top ten of the worst records ever released from John Laws and
Bernard King to white supremacist teens and misguided footy players. A
hilarious dissection of car-crash bad popular culture from comic, broadcaster
and DJ Fiona Scott-Norman.

My Friend the Chocolate Cakes trademark organic sounds and lush orchestrations
create a reflective melancholy, paired with rollicking tunes and madcap gypsy
strings. Their latest album Home Improvements combines classic Cake chamber
pop tunes with airs of contemplation, pondering life, love and loss, imbued with the
Cakes irrepressible charm and wit. Come join the fun.

Hilarious... witty, incisive, a little bit wrong Beat Magazine

A hoot. When I wasnt laughing, I was gasping in shock The Age Online

www.mftcc.com

www.myspace.com/fionascottnorman
Photo Credit: Anna Bertalli

Thu 25 Oct at 7pm, (70 mins) $31.50 ($29 conc)

Rene Geyer
Rene Geyer is a unique talent, one of the worlds finest singers and an Australian
music legend, not a singer whose career is dependant on yesterday or tomorrows
hit song, but someone who lives for her next performance, on stage or on record,
someone who refuses to rest on her laurels. The voice was always there. From the
first time she opened her mouth those who heard turned their heads.
www.reneegeyer.com.au

Fri 26 and Sat 27 Oct at 7pm, (70 mins) $51

CW Stoneking
He plays guitar like a demon, wears natty threads, sings catchy tunes about singing
dodo birds, hollers like a 1920s tent show blues shouter and mutters to himself on stage.
Drawing inspiration from influences that include pre-war blues, hillbilly, old jazz and
prison work songs, the idiosyncratic CW Stoneking is a true entertainer who relies on
musicianship, stagecraft and performance to invoke the spirit of the 1920s Deep South
blues. The Primitive Horn Orchestra will join CW.

A consummate entertainer, in between hokum, hillbilly and calypso renditions CW

tells tales of his outback antics to an enraptured audience. Dazed Digital
www.myspace.com /cwstoneking

Tue 30 Oct at 7pm, (70 mins) $31.50

2 Songmen - Shane Howard & Neil Murray

Having just returned from an adventure around the globe Darren Hanlon returns
home to play a run of shows on his native soil. Over the last three months
his journey took him to such exotic locales as Norway, Estonia, Latvia, Italy,
UK, France, Germany, Sweden, Finland and the USA. Playing to audiences of
anywhere between 1000 and 10, in clubs, book shops, cinemas, churches and
even the odd living room Darren regaled people with his songs and confused
them with his thick South East Queensland accent.

Shane Howard (founding member of Goanna) and Neil Murray (founding member
of the Warumpi Band) are a couple of weathered songmen who, despite the passing
trends and decades, still stand tall in this country. Each has contributed some of the
finest songs to Australian music. In their songs we glimpse a vision of Australia as an
independent, compassionate, free thinking country, where its indigenous heritage
and environment are protected and respected to form the foundation of a unique
national identity.

www.darrenhanlon.com

www.neilmurray.com.au
www.shanehoward.com.au

Photo Credit: Teresa OBrian

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Mon 29 Oct at 9.15pm, (90 mins) $31.50 ($25 conc)

Darren Hanlon

Sun 28 and Mon 29 Oct at 7pm, (70 mins) $36

Photo Credit: Pierre Baroni

Photo Credit: James Boddington

The Needle and the Damage Done

www.myspace.com /neilmurraymusic

Wed 31 Oct at 7pm, (70 mins) $30

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Hotel California - A Salute to The Eagles

Harper with special guest Hamilton Loomis

Four years of sell out shows at Edinburgh Fringe Festival and performing only two
showcase concerts in Melbourne. Dont dare miss these amazing guys perform all
The Eagles songs with stunning accuracy - the breathtaking vocals and awesome
guitars will blow you away and leave you in no doubt why they are regarded as
the finest in the world.

A singer with the deep soul of Motown, a virtuoso harmonica player, a song writer
who tells his own modern day stories, and a musical visionary who mixes the
haunting drone of the didgeridoo with infectious modern percussive rhythms.
Harper gives us a worldly take on the roots music genre.

www.am-scotland.co.uk

Thu 1 and Fri 2 Nov at 7pm, (70 mins) $30

Topping & Butch

Award-winning satirists Topping & Butch return to Melbourne with a brand new
show - a relentless mix of outrageous comedy songs, topical gossip and plain daft
everyday observations from the UKs number one comedy cabaret duo.

Theyre sharp, racy and just a little bit camp - all the right ingredients for perfect
cabaret. Sydney Morning Herald
Clever, keenly observed and very funny. Topping & Butch light up the stage.
The Age
www.feast.org.au

Sat 3 and Sun 4 Nov at 7pm, (60 mins) $35

in association with Adelaides Feast Festival

NYCs bravest and bawdiest burlesque duo take the audience through a whirlwind
tour of their legendary performance career. Beginning with the shocking act that
got the two hell-raisers expelled from catholic school, the sisters fly through the
born-again years, rock stardom and rehab and ascend the trapeze to bring you
the comeback to end all comebacks! Dirty songs and double entendres mix with
irreverent circus routines and guilty pop culture pleasures. They straddle the
hilarious gap between performance art and burlesque like no others!

Dan Sultan was born with pure and extraordinary talent and is quickly gaining
the momentum and recognition that he deserves. His debut album Homemade
Biscuits is an accomplished album displaying versatility of talent with exceptional
vocals that range from deep and velvet soulful yearnings to soaring heights
reminiscent of Jeff Buckley. Each hook-laden track finds its influence in Dans
soulful brand of roots-blues-country rock and delivers something unique.
www.dansultan.com
www.myspace.com /dansultan

Thu 8 Nov at 7pm, (70 mins) $28 ($24 conc)

Sime Nugent Happy Hour

Sime Nugent is a fiercely unique and captivating voice in Australian music. He
has travelled as both solo troubadour and experienced bandleader throughout
Australia, Europe and America. Simes straight-talking prose and innate
musicality have seen him compared to Paul Kelly, Ron Sexsmith and Richard
Buckner. Showcasing songs from his latest album, Happy Hour, alongside his
extensive back catalogue, Sime will be joined by his infamous five-piece band for
this special event.

Irreverent, sacrilegious, foul-mouthed and uninhibited The NY Times

Devastatingly powerful, highly listenable roots and pop influenced music

Rhythms Magazine

www.wauwausisters.com

www.simenugent.com

www.myspace.com/wauwausisters

Photo Credit: Matisse

Photo credit: sarabrown

The Wau Wau Sisters in 12 Steps to Redemption!

Tue 6 & Tue 27 Nov at 7pm, (70 mins) $31.50 ($25 conc)

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Wed 7 Nov at 7pm, (70 mins) $31.50

Dan Sultan

Adelaides Feast Festival presents

www.toppingandbutch.com

www.harper.biz

www.myspace.com /simenugent

Fri 9 Nov at 7pm, (70 mins) $31.50

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Lisa Miller

Abby Dobson

Lisa Miller has what every singer strives for - a voice of her own. She gives the songs she
sings a colour and a pathos which is utterly distinctive. There are very few others with
the ability to convey such a degree of soulful emotion, and fewer still who write songs
that cut so close to the heart of the matter. Miller has received unanimous praise from
reviewers across the board, earning a place as one of Australias finest. Her fifth solo
album, the beautiful Morning In The Bowl Of Night, affirms that place once and for all.

The former lead singer of Sydney band Leonardos Bride this year releases her
much anticipated solo album Rise Up. A highly regarded singer/songwriter in
the Australian music industry, Abby has spent much of her time since Leonardos
Bride collaborating with Australian artists, such as Paul Mac. She has also
spent time writing for film and television including the award-winning series
Secret Life Of Us.

A musical masterpiece HHHHH The Age

www.abbydobson.com

www.lisamiller.com.au

Sat 10 and Sun 11 Nov at 7pm, (70 mins) $31.50 ($28 conc)

James Blundell
One of Australian country musics true success stories, James is the recipient of
nine Golden Guitar Awards and is a five-time ARIA Award nominee. He was the
first Australian country act to sign to a major recording deal in the USA and is
recognized as the act responsible for turning a younger demographic of Australians
onto country music. Way Out West his duet with James Reyne was one of the
biggest selling singles of 1992. His current album Ring Around The Moon was
recently announced as one of the finalists for ARIA Country Album Of The Year.

Thu 15 Nov at 7pm, (70 mins) $30

The Honeys
After 18 years apart, the warm golden sounds of The Honeys are back for their
belated second new album. The reformed Honeys are a three-piece core of Grant
Shanahan (Catherine Wheel, Eva Trout), Bruce Begley (The Snow Leopards,
Flicker) and Andrea Croft (Polyanna, Catherine Wheel). Songs on the record vary
from guitar pop to country, and rock to ambient. The album is solid evidence that
Bruce and Grant are still writing quality songs and Andrea is in peak form as a
vocalist.

Photo Credit: Geoff Montgomery

www.jamesblundell.com.au

www.myspace.com /thehoneysband

Tue 13 Nov at 7pm, (70 mins) $31.50

Fri 16 Nov at 7pm, (70 mins) $31.50

Deborah Conway

Skipping Girl Vinegar

Deborah Conway and Willy Zygier have been playing together since the gold
selling album Bitch Epic in 1993. Many albums later their music has been in the
charts, in the movies, the telly and living rooms everywhere. Currently they have
turned their repertoire into a warm and woody performance of acoustic based
songs featuring their most recent release Summertown, new tunes from their
upcoming album and some old favourites.

Alt-acoustic pop four-piece Skipping Girl Vinegar launched themselves on

Melbourne in late 2006, since then a groundswell of interest in the band has seen
them play supports for The Lemonheads, Shout Out Louds, Something for Kate
and Bob Evans.

Conway is subtle and restrained. Partners in music and life, she and Zygier
create upbeat gems, dramatic ballads, lullabies and pop with country music being
an almost unconscious influence. Why Conway isnt a world-famous diva is a
mystery. Rolling Stone

Wed 14 Nov at 7pm, (70 mins) $35 ($31.50 conc)

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www.myspace.com /abbydobson

A quartet on their way to nationwide recognition. They manage to do something

original and innovative with an old-world sound Beat Magazine
Ridiculously infectious Time Off
www.myspace.com /skippinggirlvinegar

Sat 17 Nov at 7pm, (70 mins) $28 ($24 conc)

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DAY DATE MORNINGS

LUNCHTIME

AFTERNOONS

7PM SHOW

9.15PM SHOW

LATE NIGHTS

Thur 11-Oct
In Conversation - 1pm
OPENING NIGHT GALA PARTY
Fri
12-Oct
In Conversation - 1pm
Lou Bennett & The Sweet Cheeks Toshi Reagon - 9.45pm
The Shuffle Club
Sat 13-Oct RN The Music Show - 10am In Conversation - 1pm
The Saruzu Quartet - 4pm
Lou Bennett & The Sweet Cheeks Toshi Reagon - 9.45pm
Club Spiegel
Sun 14-Oct
In Conversation - 1pm
Frock CD launch - 4pm
Dead Horse Band
Mark Atkins - 9.30pm
Club Spiegel
Mon 15-Oct
In Conversation - 1pm
Dead Horse Band
Mark Atkins - 9.30pm
Club Spiegel
Tues 16-Oct PRIVATE FUNCTION
In Conversation - 1pm
One-Two-Three:
Mark Atkins - 9.30pm
Club Spiegel

Voice, Cello, Tabla
Wed 17-Oct
In Conversation - 1pm
Slava and Leonard Grigoryan
Meow Meow - 9.30pm
Club Spiegel
Thur 18-Oct
In Conversation - 1pm
Slava and Leonard Grigoryan
Meow Meow - 9.30pm
Club Spiegel
Fri
19-Oct
In Conversation - 1pm
Andr Camilleri
Meow Meow - 9.30pm
DBR - 11.30pm

& the Broken Hearts
Sat 20-Oct RN The Music Show - 10am In Conversation - 1pm
Spontaneous Broadway - 4pm Andr Camilleri
Meow Meow - 9.30pm
DBR - 11.30pm

& the Broken Hearts
Sun 21-Oct
In Conversation - 1pm
Melbourne Mandolin
DBR
Meow Meow - 9.30pm
LABJACD

Orchestra - 5pm
Mon 22-Oct
In Conversation - 1pm
Teapot Ensemble of Australia
Croque Monsieur - 9.30pm Meow Meow - 11.30pm
Tues 23-Oct
In Conversation - 1pm
Croque Monsieur
Sally Ford - 9.30pm
Meow Meow - 11.30pm
Wed 24-Oct
In Conversation - 1pm
Croque Monsieur
Sally Ford - 9.30pm
Club Spiegel
Thur 25-Oct
In Conversation - 1pm
The Needle & the Damage Done La Clque (Preview)
Club Spiegel
Fri
26-Oct
In Conversation - 1pm
Famous Fashion Fridays;
Rene Geyer
La Clique
Club Spiegel

Antons on the Field - 3pm
Sat 27-Oct
In Conversation - 1pm
Harlem Swing - 4pm
Rene Geyer
La Clique
Club Spiegel
Sun 28-Oct
Hayley Clare Quintet - 2pm Raga Dolls
Darren Hanlon
La Clique
LABJACD

Salon Orchestra - 4pm
Mon 29-Oct
Darren Hanlon
My Friend The
CLOSED

Chocolate Cake
Tues 30-Oct
CW Stoneking
La Clique
CLOSED
Wed 31-Oct Chookahs - Schools Only
2 Songmen -
La Clique
Club Spiegel

Shane Howard & Neil Murray
Thur 1-Nov Chookahs - Schools Only
Hotel California
La Clique
Club Spiegel
Fri
2-Nov Chookahs - Schools Only
Famous Fashion Fridays - 3pm Hotel California
La Clique
The Shuffle Club
Sat 3-Nov Chookahs Kids Fest - 10am
Pascal Schumacher
Topping & Butch
La Clique
La Clique

Quartet - 4pm
Sun 4-Nov Chookahs Kids Fest - 10am
The Silo Quartet - 4pm
Topping & Butch
La Clique
LABJACD
Mon 5-Nov
ACE Amor! Show
ACE Amor! Club - 10pm
Tues 6-Nov
The Wau Wau Sisters
CLOSED
Wed 7-Nov
Harper & Hamilton Loomis
La Clique
Club Spiegel
Thur 8-Nov
Dan Sultan
La Clique
Club Spiegel
Fri
9-Nov
PRIVATE FUNCTION
Sime Nugent Happy Hour
La Clique The Shuffle Club
Sat 10-Nov
Elana Stone Band - 2pm Spontaneous Broadway - 4pm Lisa Miller
La Clique La Clique
Sun 11-Nov MSG Workshop - 12noon MSG - 2pm
FGHR - 4pm
Lisa Miller
La Clique LABJACD
Mon 12-Nov
PRIVATE FUNCTION

BOOKINGS - Ticketmaster: 1300 136 166 www.ticketmaster.com.au or in person at all Ticketmaster outlets
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DAY DATE MORNINGS

LUNCHTIME

AFTERNOONS

7PM SHOW

9.15PM SHOW

Tues 13-Nov
James Blundell
La Clique
Wed 14-Nov
Deborah Conway
La Clique
Thur 15-Nov
PRIVATE FUNCTION
Abby Dobson
La Clique
Fri
16-Nov
Famous Fashion Fridays;
The Honeys
La Clique

Empress Ki Ki - 3pm
Sat 17-Nov The Squeaky
La Traviata
Spontaneous Broadway - 4pm
Skipping Girl Vinegar
La Clique

Window - 11am
en miniature - 2pm
Sun 18-Nov The Mighty
Becky Fox
Baartz Freeman - 4pm
Doug De Vries - Mesa Redonda
La Clique

buZZniks - 11am
CD Launch - 2pm
Mon 19-Nov
CLOSED
Tues 20-Nov
Lior
La Clique
Wed 21-Nov
Lior
La Clique
Thur 22-Nov
Zulya
La Clique
Fri
23-Nov PRIVATE FUNCTION
Famous Fashion Fridays;
Kerri Simpson CD Launch
La Clique

Waisted Corsetry - 3pm
Sat 24-Nov Cocos Lunch for Kids - 11am Mikelangelo - 2pm
Spontaneous Broadway - 4pm
Sammy J
La Clique
Sun 25-Nov The Mighty
MSG - 2pm
Stringmansassy - 4pm
Bernadette Robinson
La Clique

buZZniks - 11am
with Paul Noonan
Mon 26-Nov
PRIVATE FUNCTION
Tues 27-Nov
The Wau Wau Sisters
La Clique
Wed 28-Nov
Scott Edgar &
La Clique

The Universe CD Launch
Thur 29-Nov
Arte Kanela
La Clique
Fri
30-Nov
Famous Fashion Fridays - 3pm
Plastic Palace Alice
La Clique
Sat 1-Dec Cocos Lunch for Kids - 11am Noemi Liba - 2pm
Kaki King - 5pm
Kaki King
La Clique
Sun 2-Dec The Mighty buZZniks - 11am The Syncopators - 2pm
The Sunwrae Ensemble - 4pm
MSG
La Clique
Mon 3-Dec
PRIVATE FUNCTION
Tues 4-Dec
Kate Ceberano
La Clique
Wed 5-Dec
Kate Ceberano
La Clique
Thur 6-Dec
Kate Ceberano
La Clique
Fri
7-Dec
Famous Fashion Fridays - 3pm
The Town Bikes
La Clique
Sat 8-Dec Cheep-Cheep - 11am
Ali McGregor - 2pm
Cellodiva - 4pm
The Town Bikes
La Clique
Sun 9-Dec The Mighty
MSG- 2pm
PRIVATE FUNCTION

buZZniks - 11am
Mon 10-Dec
PRIVATE FUNCTION
Clare Bowditch & the Feeding Set
Amanda Palmer
Tues 11-Dec
The Burlesque Hour... SIZZLES!
La Clique
Wed 12-Dec
The Burlesque Hour... SIZZLES!
La Clique
Thur 13-Dec
The Burlesque Hour... SIZZLES!
La Clique
Fri
14-Dec
Famous Fashion Fridays - 3pm
The Burlesque Hour... SIZZLES!
La Clique
Sat 15-Dec
Charles Dickens - 2pm
Unstrung Heroes - 4pm
iOTA and The Beauty Queens
La Clique
Sun 16-Dec
Charles Dickens - 2pm
Mikelangelo & Undine Francesca - 4pm La Clique
La Clique

LATE NIGHTS
CLOSED
Club Spiegel
Club Spiegel
Club Spiegel
La Clique
Club Spiegel
CLOSED
CLOSED
Club Spiegel
Club Spiegel
The Shuffle Club
La Clique
VulgarGrad
CLOSED
Club Spiegel
Club Spiegel
The Shuffle Club
La Clique
VulgarGrad
Club Spiegel
Club Spiegel
VulgarGrad
The Shuffle Club
La Clique
CLOSED
Amanda Palmer
Amanda Palmer
Amanda Palmer
The Shuffle Club
La Clique
VulgarGrad

BOOKINGS - Ticketmaster: 1300 136 166 www.ticketmaster.com.au or in person at all Ticketmaster outlets
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Kerri Simpson & The Prodigal Sons CD Launch

Musica Vivas Mnage presents leading guitarist /composer Doug de Vries, whos
been recording beautiful new music in Brazil, officially launching another stunning
CD collaboration: Jacaranda with choro-Master Mauricio Carrilho and Rios choro
elite. Singularly Brazilian, choros musical contrast of refinement and earthiness is
the heart of the best popular Brazilian music.

Melbourne roots diva, Kerri Simpson, will launch her long awaited recording Maybe
By Midnight, a tribute to alt country at The Famous Spiegeltent. With her unique and
powerful voice Kerri has traversed the globe and been enriched through the years
by the music and musicians she has encountered. She is recognised as something
special by critics, artists and punters alike. Her deep, soulful rasp has that authentic,
well travelled feel that you just dont get unless youve been there.

De Vries has matured without compromise into an inventing, demanding and

emotional player The Age
www.dougdevries.com

Fri 23 Nov at 7pm, (70 mins) $25

Sammy J - 58 Kilograms of Pure Entertainment

Lior
Over the past 18 months Lior has been consumed with releasing his critically
acclaimed debut album Autumn Flow internationally, as well as creating his
second and much awaited album due for release in Feb 9th, 2008. Lior will be
previewing much of the new material in a couple of intimate acoustic shows at
The Famous Spiegeltent.

Star of Spicks and Specks and fresh from the Edinburgh Festival, Melbournes
own Sammy J returns home for an evening of songs, jokes, puppetry and juice
drinking. If your heart has a hole shaped just like a skinny man, this is your
one chance to fill it. Gypsies get in free.

Photo Credit: Andrew Tanner

www.lior.com.au

Uncomfortably brilliant ... Sammy J is witty, talented and possessed of

incredible timing and memory The Age
www.sammy-j.com

Tue 20 and Wed 21 Nov at 7pm, (70 mins) $31.50

Sat 24 Nov at 7pm, (70 mins) $30 ($25 conc)

Zulya

Bernadette Robinson with Paul Noonan -

Internationally acclaimed Zulya and her exquisite band the Children of the
Underground have been enchanting audiences all through Europe from Serbia to
Siberia, Berlin to Moscow, Tatarstan to Helsinki with their performances of original
music inspired by Zulyas Tatar and Russian roots. Their recent release 3 Nights received
high critical acclaim and secured a position in the top 10 of European World Music charts
for several months - a feat no other Australian album in this genre has ever achieved.

Bernadette Robinson returns to The Famous Spiegeltent with a collection of heartfelt

songs about love, life, friendship, family and loss. This wonderful singer will perform
songs of Piaf and Garland and contemporary material by the likes of Rufus and
Martha Wainwright, the McGarrigles, Damien Rice, Jennifer Warnes, Jane Siberry
and Jackson Browne.

Songs From The Heart

Her band is exquisite... but its [Zulyas] rich, emotive vocals that shine. Her shimmering
high register and swooping pitch-perfect lower range flutters and skips from to song to
song with ease... Its an incredibly sophisticated and brilliant instrument The Age

Then Robinson walked into the room and began to sing. Wow. This woman was
liquid silver. It is difficult to describe her. Torch singer cabaret artist muse
Edith Piaf Sydney Morning Herald

www.zulya.com

www.bernadetterobinson.com

Thu 22 Nov at 7pm, (70 mins) $28 ($25conc)

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Kerri Simpson could sing the phone book and knock out an audience
Sunday Herald Sun
www.kerrisimpson.com
Photo Credit: Andrew Doodson

Sun 18 Nov at 7pm, (70 mins) $31.50 ($28 conc)

Photo Credit: Chris Franklin

Doug de Vries - Mesa Redonda

Sun 25 Nov at 7pm, (70 mins) $31.50

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Kaki King: Direct from New York City

Melbourne based four piece fronted by the inestimable ARIA Award winning
songwriter Scott Edgar (Tripod) with the heart-and-soul of Mick Meagher, Rory
McDougall and Xani Kolac. A vibey affair with 60s rock sensibilities and countryswing-drenched-pop packed into songs youll wake up with the next day.

Thumping bass lines, tapping melodies and slapping percussion on her guitar, Kaki
King is a one-woman force sent to wreak acoustic havoc. Shes a riveting performer,
combining jaw-dropping technique with unique compositions. Her playing has a
passion and an edge that keeps her tenuously balanced, one foot in the acoustic
world, the other in rocknroll. Get ready to scrape your jaw off the floor.

www.scottedgarandtheuniverse.com
www.myspace.com/scottedgarandtheuniverse

Wed 28 Nov at 7pm, (70 mins) $28

Kings focused intensity summons up a kind of kinetic power and passion that can
stop surprised, slack-jawed onlookers in their tracks. Acoustic Guitar
www.kakiking.com

www.myspace.com / kakiking

Experience the raw emotive power of Arte Kanela. The Melbourne-based

flamenco ensemble led by Johnny and Richard Tedesco along with Manolo Jaen,
Chantelle Cano and special guests Mietta Zaetta, Leo Salvo and Thai, will treat
audiences to their latest show Movimientos. Pure art, pure energy, one show only.

Kate Ceberano

www.kanela.com.au

There is something truly spectacular about award-winning singer/songwriter Kate

Ceberano. Whether its her soulful voice, her charismatic character or exotic looks,
she has become a household name, a woman with a reputation for being one of
the industrys hardest working. She juggles an abundance of other roles outside the
music industry, from television appearances to motherhood and still finds time to
do what she loves the most: head to the studio and make an album. Join Kate as she
sings songs from her brand new album Nine Lime Avenue.

Thu 29 Nov at 7pm, (70 mins) $30 ($25 conc)

www.kateceberano.com

Richard Tedesco seems to leap to another level every time he performs. Here,
the guitarist was positively on fire, throwing himself into the music, the intricacies
of its rhythms never slipping through his fingers. The Age

Photo Credit: Pierre Baroni

Sat 1 Dec at 5pm and 7pm, (70 mins) $30

Arte Kanela

Photo Credit: Beowulf Sheehan

Scott Edgar & The Universe CD Launch

Tue 4 - Thu 6 Dec at 7pm (70 mins) $51

Photo Credit: Elisa Bryant

Plastic Palace Alice

Its been a phenomenal year for Plastic Palace Alice. Unearthed by Triple J and
lauded by the media, this sextet is macabre, romantic and evocative of all that has
been avant-garde in pop. Featuring a string ensemble, this special performance is
for lovers of Brechtian cabaret, Bowie, Bacharach and gothic melodrama.

Reflecting a diverse number of influences, their music glistens and booms its
way into your heart. The bands latest single Empire Falls would turn Romes
bloody topple into a cascading flow of refreshing bloom... I cant wait for the
album. The Sandwich Club
www.plasticpalacealice.com

Fri 30 Nov at 7pm, (70 mins) $30 ($25 conc)

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The Town Bikes presentTHE MEAT SHOW

Comedic, beauteous and grotesque, The Town Bikes invite you to partake in an hour
of Flesh for Fantasy. Behold their dazzling array of vivid costumes, lush soundscapes
and zealous choreography. A hyperbole world of plastic meats, brazen balletics and
gamboling game-show garnishes awaits.

BAFFLING ballerinas Carla Yamine and Gabi Barton truly dance well. Unlike lesser
burlesques, the Bikes truly perform their gender. If you admire those that employ
their performance powers for twisted theatrical evil instead of a standardised good,
then take a ride with the Town Bikes. The Age

Fri 7 and Sat 8 Dec at 7pm (70 mins) $30 ($25 conc)

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Photo Credit: Warwick Baker

Famous Fashion Fridays

Clare Bowditch and the Feeding Set

2007 ARIA Awards Best Female artist Clare Bowditch returns with her much-anticipated
third album The Moon Looked On. Clare is renowned for live shows that are highly
personal and evocative musical extravaganzas. After winning Best Female Artist for
her second album What Was Left, Bowditch has been working on the follow up which
she describes as ... a sexy collage of finely instrumented rock songs, naughty, cheeky,
heartbroken, rampant, lustful and provocative.

Come and join us in the salubrious surrounds of The Famous Spiegeltent and witness some of
the hottest established and up-and coming new designers this fair city has to offer. Corsetry,
millinery and jewellery designers will also be featured. Have a glass of sparkling, sit back,
relax and enjoy the show! Designers will parade their wares Friday afternoons throughout
the season. Check www.spiegeltent.net or at the venue for updated event information.

www.clarebowditch.com

Mon 10 Dec at 7pm, (70 mins) $41

Photo Credit: www.PixieVisionProductions.com

Every Friday 3 - 5pm (no show Fri 9 Nov)

Amanda Palmer
Amanda Palmer is the singer, songwriter and pianist for The Dresden Dolls, a Boston
keyboard / drum duo famous around the globe for straddling the line between Weimar Cabaret
and punk. Amanda brings her intimate solo show back to Melbourne after a phenomenal
season at The Famous Spiegeltent in Edinburgh and having wrapped up an original musical
with the American Repertory Theatre and working on a solo album with Ben Folds.

Antons on the Field

Photo Credit: Jodie Hutchinson

www.myspace.com/whokilledamandapalmer

Indulge in an afternoon of sartorial dressage during the equine

Carnivale. Antons shall bring stallions to the fore. As the fillies
prance and piaffe about the tent, peruse some of Antons finest...
not for the gelded of heart.

Mon 10 Dec at 9:15pm, Tue 11-Thu 13 Dec at 11:30pm, (70 mins) $35 ($31.50 conc)

Fri 26 Oct at 3pm, FREE

The Burlesque Hour SIZZLES!

Empress Ki Ki

Hot on the heels of a world tour, the smash hit success of festivals everywhere returns!
See Moira Finucane (internationally acclaimed Queen of Cabaret Bizarre), Yumi
Umiumare (Japanese butoh shock cabaret artiste) and Azaria Universe (circus and
burlesque star) hijack burlesque and explode expectations! Wild new acts! All time
favourites! Fabulous guest stars! A wild lush salon of vaudeville and variety, circus and
sideshow, striptease, cartoon strip, boho and butoh, music hall, monologue and mayhem.

From the sublime to the subversive, the hot to the hilarious outrageous and
unforgettable The Times, London
www.moirafinucane.com

Photo Credit: Lucinda Badger

Tue 11 - Fri 14 Dec at 7pm, (85 minutes) $38 ($31conc)

iOTA and The Beauty Queens

The enigmatic, original and unique talent of The Beauty Queens, featuring iOTA,
timEbandit and Andy Sharpe, invite the audience on a journey that is impossible to
be ready for. iOTA, who demands the spotlight of any stage he steps on, is visually
intriguing, confronting and compelling. The Beauty Queens traverse a variety
of moods and sounds, exploring the drama and art of their performance in ways
unimaginable and not to be missed.

ANTONS

Empress Ki Ki creates one-off pieces and small-run editions of fabulous

clothes for fabulous people who want to shine for all occasions, sizes
and genders. Anything from glam-funk to ninja styles and beyond
always cheeky, unique and original, with a wear your diamonds in the
daytime kind of vibe!
www.empresskiki.com
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Fri 16 Nov at 3pm, FREE

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Elegant and sexy, laced together in the softest leather. Shiny buckles,
chunky zips or pretty little satin ribbons - choose your colours...
choose your bindings. Find the woman that is hiding within, be she a
size 6 or 26 . Great for those with hips and curves or those that would
like some.

Fri 23 Nov at 3pm, FREE

JANICE & DEE

Sat 15 Dec at 7pm (70 mins) $30 ($22.50 conc)

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Weekend Afternoon Delights

THE SARUZU QUARTET

A fiery flamencotango-jazz ensemble,
Saruzus interpretation of the rich
harmonies of Argentine tango, the
wild improvisations of gypsy jazz
and the fire and grace of flamenco
is exhilarating. Evocative of a 1920s
Paris cafe scene filtered through an
edgy and contemporary sensibility,
Saruzu is a celebration of the musical
passions of its members - renowned
violinist Luke Moller, sensual flamenco
dancer and fiery percussionist Simone
Pope, ferociously cool jazz bass player
Andrew Shaw and laid back guitar
virtuoso Andrew Veivers.

Saruzus evocative filmic style

conjures a world beyond the music;
both of intimacy and grandeur
Woodford Folk Festival
www.myspace.com /saruzu
www.redchair.com.au

Sat 13 Oct at 4pm,

(70 mins) $25 ($22 conc)
Photo Credit: Naomi Mawson

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FROCK
The Frock juggernaut rolls on: from
their winning role in Survivor:Arctic,
to their cameo in the film Salo, the
triple harmonic threat that Frock
poses has been tough to match.
Come and see the band launch their
5th CD Live at the Lane, and be a
part of this engaging and ongoing
experiment in harmonic, rhythmic,
melodic and textural audacity.

Melbourne outfit Frock were one

of the highlights of Wangaratta last
year, providing a fresh and startling
take on contemporary jazz Overall
their music is balanced, melodic
and inquisitive, with arrangements
exhibiting great delicacy and wit
The Drum Media
www.frockmusic.com.au

Sun 14 Oct at 4pm,

(70 mins) $25 ($22 conc)

SPONTANEOUS BROADWAY
Dame Helen Highwater
(Genevieve Morris), Chad
Bradley (Geoff Paine), SallyAnne DeFinklestien (Julia
Zemiro), Gordon Supwell (Ross
Daniels), host Russell Fletcher
and Maestro John Thorn return
for more musical theatre magic
and mayhem. From audience
suggestions this legendary team
of improvisers create hilarious
Broadway musicals that will
delight all ages.
Not to be missed.
ww.myspace.com/
spontaneousbroadway

Sat 20 Oct, Sat 10,

17 & 24 Nov at 4pm,
(70 mins) $25 ($22 conc)
Photo Credit: James Penlidis

HARLEM SWING
Jiri the
bouncin
Czech, is one of
the veterans of
the Australian
jazz and cabaret
scene. He played
his talking cornet with
Madam Pats Orkestra and
is now back in Melbourne.
This time his Harlem Swing
is full of great Melbourne
musicians!
Bring your jivin shoes!

Sat 27 Oct at 4pm

(70 mins) $25 ($22 conc)

HAYLEY CLARE QUINTET

Straight from
shows in London,
Switzerland, KL and her
second critically acclaimed
season of Songbird at the
Edinburgh Fringe Festival,
Hayley Clare is home in
Melbourne to launch Blurred,
an album of original compositions
and unique interpretations of some
personal favorites. The perfect
Sunday afternoon. Not to be missed.

SuperbHayley Clares beautifully

serene voices touches our hearts
an astonishing display of talent
Three Weeks, Edinburgh
Hayley Clare mesmerizes with
a voice of celestial purity The
Herald Sun
www.hayleyclare.com

Sun 28 Oct at 2pm,

(70 mins) $31.50
Photo Credit: James Penlidis

RAGA DOLLS SALON ORCHESTRA

The much loved Raga Dolls
Salon Orchestra presents the first
complete performance of the
music from their forthcoming
second CD Late Harvest, follow
up to the ever popular Night Falls.
A haunting journey back in time
to Australia in the years between
Federation and the start of the
First World War.

A repertoire peculiarly suited to

and evocative of long summer
evenings; of surreptitious
flirtations, clinking champagne
flutes and tinkling laughter The
Sydney Morning Herald
Exceptionally evocative The
Australian

Sun 28 Oct at 4pm,

(70 mins) $25 ($22 conc)
Photo Credit: Natasha Blankfield

PASCAL SCHUMACHER QUARTET

THE SILO QUARTET

Award-winning Luxembourgish
jazzvibraphonist Pascal
Schumacher is a promising
representative of the new
generation of European jazz
musicians. He surrounds himself
with Belgian piano player
Jef Neve and the excellent
rhythm section composed of
Belgian bass player Christophe
Devisscher and German
drummer Jens Dppe. The
Pascal Schumacher quartet plays
modern acoustic evocative jazz.

Musica Vivas
Mnage presents The Silo
String Quartet. Founded by
cellist /composer Caerwen
Martin, Silo champions new
music. Through its concerts,
performance projects and
festival appearances, broadcasts,
CDs, and dance and feature film
accompaniment, Silo has become
a magnet for many Australian and
international composers wanting
their compositions performed,
recorded and workshopped.

rarely have I seen young jazz

musicians play acoustic jazz
with this combination of energy,
enthusiasm, joy and technique.
Citizenjazz
www.pascalschumacher.com

Caerwen Martins (composition)

Human Forces is built on a
philosophy of transparent texture.
The serenity of this work is
reminiscent of an elegant haiku
and the material reflects the same
compression of ideas. Herald Sun

Sat 3 Nov at 4pm,

(70 mins) $28 ($22 conc)
Photo Credit: Jos L. Knaepen

www.caerwenmartin.com

Sun 4 Nov at 4pm,

(70 mins) $31.50 ($28 conc)

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ELANA STONE
Best Jazz Artist at the
2004 Musicoz awards,
winner of the National Jazz
Awards at Wangaratta in 2005
and semi-finalist in Montreux
Jazz Festival vocal competition in
2005. A professional singer since the
age of fourteen, Elana Stone has spent
the better part of a decade writing and
performing her own compositions.
After immersing herself in the
technical base of jazz, her wandering
eye soon saw the young singer
drawing folk, funk, rock and modern
pop music into her growing repertoire.
Elanas borderless attitude to genre is
reflected in her original music.

Stone is a marvellous performer

backed by a flexible, tight band. Her
knack for spinning tunes through
multiple styles combined with her
hypnotic voice mark her out for a
big future. The West Australian

Sat 10 Nov at 2pm,

(70 mins) $20
Photo Credit: Sally Fleg

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MSG
Melbourne Singers of Gospel
(MSG) are Melbournes hottest
mass gospel choir with an
energetic and engaging style
reminiscent of the African
American congregational
gospel choirs of southern USA.
Singing both traditional and
contemporary gospel, the
dynamic Phil Heuzenroeder
skillfully crafts the voices of MSG
into performances of joy and
beauty as captured on the new
CD, Heaven on Earth.

Never stop music would very

much be the loser if you did
The Gospel Show, PBS

Workshop
Sun 11 Nov at 12 noon,
(70 mins) $20
Sun 11, Sun 25 Nov and Sun 9
Dec at 2pm,
(60 mins) $25 ($20 conc)
Sun 2 Dec at 7pm,
(60 mins) $30 ($25 conc)

FGHR

LA TRAVIATA

FGHR is Tony Floyd (drums),

Leonard Grigoryan (guitar),
Luke Howard (piano) and
Ben Robertson (bass). Their
recently released album,
Stationary, features lush
original compositions of songbased instrumentals with folk
and European jazz influences
and resonates with images of
vast cinematic landscapes.
They will be joined by guitarist
Nathan Slater.

La Traviata en
miniature is an intimate
moment with a great opera.
Verdis gorgeous music and
three of Australias operatic
stars will take your heart and
probably break it too as you
experience the best of La Traviata
in an abbreviated 1hour version
by Melbourne boutique opera
company More Than Opera.
Starring Boyd Owen, Katia
Pronin and Manfred Pohlenz
with musical accompaniment by
David Kram.

instinctively lyrical piano

lines... shimmering piano
accompaniment
The Age
www.fghr.net

Sun 11 Nov at 4pm,

(70 mins) $25 ($22 conc)
Photo Credit: Mandy Hall

The performance came

together magically
The Age

Sat 17 Nov at 2pm,

(60 mins) $30 ($25 conc)

BECKY FOX
ALLURE: The
quality of being
powerfully or mysteriously
attractive or fascinating.
Sometimes the title of
an album says it all. Becky
Foxs stunning second album,
Allure, is not only fascinating and
enormously appealing: it draw
you in with its layers and nuances,
subtleties and emotional light
an shade. She has one of those
voices that sends tingles down
your spine: it is pure, exquisite
and such a sheer joy to listen to
that you cant help but crave more.
This CD Launch will feature some
of Australias finest musicians,
including special guest, Joe
Chindamo.

Stunning vocals, informed by

intelligence, wit and lan
The Australian.
www.beckyfox.com

Sun 18 Nov at 2pm,

(70 mins) $28 ($25 conc)

BAARTZ FREEMAN
The music of Baartz Freeman
is creative and passionate!
Since their formation in early
2000, the combo has received
high acclaim for their original
jazz content and outstanding
performances throughout
Australia. From West Africa to
New Orleans to Cuba to New
York, Baartz Freeman produces
music that is open, rich,
generous and fun.

From hard-driving funk to

evocative ballad, from blues to
Latin to tango... fastidious and
edgy but playful and fun too...
full of emotion...
The Age Green Guide
www.marthabaartz.com

Sun 18 Nov at 4pm,

(70 mins) $25 ($22 conc)

MIKELANGELO
The Nightingale of the Adriatic.
The Bull of the Balkans. The
internationally acclaimed,
immaculately dressed
front man of the Black Sea
Gentlemen debuts his stunning
solo show which will weave a
seductive spell and sublimely
serenade your soul.

Mikelangelo is part Elvis,

part Nick Cave, a slick-haired
crooner who stamps and
bounds among his audience,
bellowing sweet nothings into
their faces.
HHHHH The Scotsman
Indomitably depraved and
unquestionably magnetic,
Mikelangelo weaves a seductive
spell around the audience.
HHHH The List
www.oninvisiblewings.com

Sat 24 Nov at 2pm,

(70 mins) $25 ($22 conc)

STINGMANSASSY
Guitarist Aaron
Hopper and vocalist Kacey
Patrick are innovators,
improvisers and passionate,
spontaneous performers. They
are refined and sophisticated and
unique arrangers of every musical
genre, transcending their roots of jazz
and folk to create music that has been
described as spellbinding, enthralling
and passionate. As a performance
duo they expand the expected realm
for guitar and voice, proving that it
is possible to create an astonishing
musical atmosphere with a small
ensemble.

Patrick possesses a voice of

unparalleled clarity, so smooth and
precise its like listening to a melting
ice sculpture.
Time Off Magazine
www.stringmansassy.com
www.myspace.com /stringmansassy

Sun 25 Nov at 4pm,

(70 mins) $25 ($22 conc)

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NOEMI LIBA
Sensuous, spacious
and intensely dynamic; add
Noemis soaring vocals,
a dash of outta-space
electronics and samples,
and her live string trio and
you find a new musical lyricism
that is passionate, intricate and
very much alive Noemi,
currently based in New York,
has worked musically with Yair
Dalal, International Biennale
Artist Heri Dono and now with
Nasheet Waits.
www.noemiliba.com
www.myspace.com /noemiliba

Sat 1 Dec at 2pm,

(70 min) $20

THE SYNCOPATORS
The Syncopators (aka Society
Syncopators) need no
introduction to Melbourne
audiences. With a hugely
successful concert at The Famous
Spiegeltent last year and well
known on the Australian and
international jazz festival circuit,
they are guaranteed to wow em
again this year with a selection
from their vast repertoire across
many genres.

As trans-Tasman cultural
ambassadors, jazz sextet the
Society Syncopators proved
more successful and entertaining
than Australias First XI, with
a sparkling set of trad jazz... it
was clear they could play any
idiom... New Zealand Herald
www.societysyncopators.com.au

Sun 2 Dec at 2pm,

(70 mins) $25 ($22 conc)
Photo Credit: Maurizio Salvati

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THE SUNWRAE ENSEMBLE

The exquisite Sunwrae Ensemble
perform a grand spectacle of
stunning nu chamber music
on piano, vibraphone, string
quartet, alto flute, harp, double
bass and drums. Dynamic,
engaging and visually
stimulating, Sunwrae stylishly
captivate audiences, performing
instrumental music by Artistic
Director Rae Howell, textured
with persuasive rhythms and
spectacular improvisation!

ALI MCGREGOR
Ali McGregor...
in Jazz Cigarette sings
renditions of her favourite
sassy jazz classics. She is
the creator of the Opera
Burlesque and has performed
in La Clique. Accompanied by
a trio that includes Ben Winkelman
on piano and Ben Hendry on
drums, these lazy, sultry songs will
ease you through the afternoon.

Animated and energetic...

Music Forum 2007

stunning seldom does

one find such grace and energy
combined in one voice
Herald Sun

Hypnotically beautiful with a

flowing cinematic feel...
The Age

...sparkles with sexy playfulness,

moving simplicity and a beautiful
warm tone. The Age

www.sunwrae.com

Sat 8 Dec at 2pm,

(70 mins) $28 ($25 conc)

Sun 2 Dec at 4pm,

(70 mins) $25 ($22 conc)
Photo Credit: Dean Jones

Photo Credit: Damain W Vincenzi

CELLODIVA

CHARLES DICKENS

Cellodiva, aka Sally Maer,

has an affinity with the
passionate and emotive music
she plays. Accompanied on
the piano by Simon Holt, Sally
will perform music from her
ABC album Bed of Roses. From Bach
to Bon Jovi, Cellodiva performances
encompass not only
a diversity of exquisite music, but
also stories, chat... and sometimes
the occasional gag.

UNSTRUNG HEROES

Charles Dickens performs: A

CHRISTMAS CAROL. During the
last 17 years of his life, Charles
Dickens gave 444 solo performances
of his works, to deafening acclaim.
Everyones favourite was A Christmas
Carol. Now Dickens, played by
Phil Zachariah, returns to tell this
uproariously funny, profoundly
moving story of redemption, of a bad
life made good.

Maer is part of a new breed

bringing a refreshing, versatile
approach to performances
The West Australian

Zachariah becomes Dickens and

does not so much read A Christmas
Carol as become the story.
HHHH1/2 brilliance
Sunday Herald Sun

www.cellodiva.com

www.eaglesnesttheatre.com

Sat 8 Dec at 4pm,

(70 mins) $25 ($22 conc)

Sat 15 and Sun 16 Dec at 2pm,

(70mins) $25 ($22 conc)

Photo Credit: VAIG Sydney

From the creator of Tangos

Violin, comes the Melbourne
premiere of Unstrung
Heroes. This comical show
features Alto string quartet
performing Smoke on the
Water, Bohemian Rhapsody
and more!
Presenter, Sophie Kesoglidis,
has audiences begging for
more, as she amuses with
quirky anecdotes and reveals
trivia about the songs and
bands on the programme.
www.altoproductions.com.au

Sat 15 Dec at 4pm,

(70 mins) $30 ($25 conc)

MIKELANGELO & UNDINE FRANCESCA

THE FLOATING ISLANDS Book /CD launch
Journey across the sea,
over the horizon and into
the world of The Floating
Islands, where Mikelangelo
and Undine Francesca Sellbach
weave music and storytelling
round the fantastical drawings
of the late artist Udo Sellbach.
This philosophical fairytale will
captivate audiences of all ages.

A whimsical tale of wonder and

delight The Sunday Tasmanian
www.thewordsoundandpicturecompany.com

Sun 16 Dec at 4pm,

(70 mins) $25 ($22 conc)
Photo Credit: Udo Sellbach

Photo Credit: Ben Zachariah

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ABC Radio National

Shows for children of all ages

The Music Show

BOBILEE SHAHINE

Chookahs Kids Festival - The Space Of Noise & Nonsense

Enter the game show if you dare! Therell be madness and mayhem when wacky
characters Noise and Nonsense try to confuse everyone in the game show that runs by
its own rules. Try your wits against the camera that never lies in this crazy space with
the loopy twosome.

This event is part of the Arts Centres

Chookahs Kids Festival. For more info about
the festival visit www.theartscentre.net.au

Photo Credit: Brian Gilkes

Cocos Lunch For Kids

Renowned for award-winning songs, skin-tight harmonies, stunning energy and quirky
humour, these five singer/percussionists ignite the hearts of young audiences around the
globe. Double ARIA nomination 2007: Best Childrens Album (Rat Trap Snap) & Best World
Music Album (Blueprint). Their rhythmical vitality, humour and musical sophistication
will have you snapping, surfing, shuffling and singing to your hearts content!

Sat 24 Nov & Sat 1st Dec at 11am

(50 mins)
$15 adults, $10 children,
$40 family ticket
(2 adults & up to 3 children)

www.cocoslunch.com

The Mighty buZZniks

Put on your bug wings and your dancing shoes and come down to this musical
carnival. Highly energised and richly musical, they play a melange of rock, folk, hip
hop and pop that exposes kids to live music and uses a quirky humour in their lyrics
that is seriously fun and even educational. They will be joined by a special guest circus
act each week to get the party started. If Dr Seuss started a band, this would be it!

The Squeaky Window

Ah-Ha and Pom-Pom discover a wonderful window. But it squeaks! By drawing
pictures on the glass they solve the problem and begin an hilarious and touching
journey into the imagination where the 2D and 3D worlds blend into one. A joyful and
surprising show for ages 3 and up.

Cheep-Cheep
Physical comedy celebrating the power of imaginative play. Ah-Ha and Pom-Pom
tussle over a golden egg. Using music, magic and gags-a-plenty, they are carried into
a fantasy world of their own making. They become pirates, one is hypnotised into a
chook, and they are caught in a storm. As glittering snow falls around them, the egg
hatches and friendship wins the day.

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Sat 3 - Sun 4 Nov at 10.15am,

11.15am, 12.15pm, 2.15pm
FREE

Sun 18, Sun 25 Nov,

Sun 2 & Sun 9 Dec at 11am
(60 mins)
$10 adults, $7 children,
$30 family ticket
(2 adults & up to 3 children)

Sat 17 Nov at 11am (40 mins)

$15 adults, $10 children &
conc $35 family ticket
(2 adults + 2 children or
1 adult + 3 children)
Sat 8 Dec at 11am (40 mins)
$15 adults, $10 children &
conc $35 family ticket
(2 adults + 2 children or
1 adult + 3 children)

Tickets only available at the door on the day of the performance

This year we are excited

to announce the arrival of
Spiegel Fancies by Bobilee. A
delicious array of delectable
products to suit your every desire.
Le Shoppe open:
Famous Fashion Fridays: 3 - 5pm
Saturdays & Sundays: 2 - 5pm
Evenings: 7pm till close
Merchandise also available
from door staff.

ROBYN SEDGWICK

Robyn Sedgwick,
Healing Practitioner to
the staff and artists of
The Famous Spiegeltent
and the Arts Centre - by
appointment only to the
public. Ring 92818248 to
leave your details. Aura
Soma, flower essences,
massage, reiki, chakra
balancing & more.

Spiegeltent International Team

David Bates - Spiegelmaestro
Monique Harvey - Associate Producer & Programming
Brett Haylock - La Clique Producer
Julie Richardson - La Clique Company Manager
Anya Tavkar - Operations Manager
Lana De Jager - Marketing & Graphic Design
Justin Boschetti - Business Development Manager
Karen Standal - Legal & Business Affairs Manager
Robyn Sedgewick - Healing Practitioner
Simon Barfoot - Venue Manager (nights)
Phoebe Robb - Venue Manager (days)
Cath Carmody - Stage Manager
Alice Cadwell - Stage Manager & Front of House
Siiri Metsar - Sound Engineer
Willie Suddon - Lighting Designer
Rich Morrod - Rigger and Lighting Operator
Anna Pidgeon - Front of House
Beau Dudding - Front of House
Carina Cargill - Front of House
Emma Gerrett - Front of House
Helen Cassidy - Front of House
Bobilee Shahine - Merchandise
Dave Swinton - Sound Operator
Alice Marklew - Intern
Buxton Walker Publicity:
Michelle Buxton, Elise Tobin
Buxton Walker: Andrew Walker, Hiromi Nishitani

ACE AMORE!

Australians for Cambodian Education

(ACE) is a non-profit, voluntary body
whose vision is to support the right of a
child to learn and play, raising resources
for, and awareness about, The Happy
School in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
www.acecambodia.org.au
5 Nov (Melbourne Cup Eve),
7pm show: $25.50
10pm Clubnight: $25.50
Check online for artists confirmed.

Thank you, and you, and you... The Famous

Spiegeltent would like to thank the following:
Anton Mikocki at Kustom, Greg Randall, David
Anderson, Mike Harris, Hugh Covil, Nicole Gooch,
Christine Robb, Daniel Cordner, Terry Francis &
everyone at the Arts Centre. Brendan Kyte, Jim
Moran & the team at Epicure, Kristy Edmonds, Kara
Miller & all at MIAF, Fiona, Eva & Allan at Schenker
Melbourne, Wendy Whelan at McLaren Press,
Karen Standal, Mr Stephens (Head Shill) and Miss
Persephone - CEO: Beagletent International.
The Famous Spiegeltent Melbourne 2007 Season
the Arts Centre Forecourt,
100 St Kilda Road, Melbourne
11th Oct - 16th Dec 2007

ABC Radio Nationals popular

Music Show presents a unique
opportunity to experience a
snapshot of the Melbourne
International Arts Festival
highlights with a packed program
of leading musicians giving
performances and interviews.

Sat 13 & Sat 20 Oct at 10am

(2 hrs) FREE

Tickets can be booked thourgh Ticketmaster on

1300 136 166 or online www.ticketmaster.com.au
All prices are inclusive of GST, booking fee and
service charge. Transaction fees may apply.
We are open from 12noon to 3am during the
Melbourne International Arts Festival Season
11th 27th October. Generally the venue will be
open from 4pm - 12.30am Mon & Tue and 4pm
- 3am in the extended season except on weekends
when we open from 10.30am and where earlier
performances are noted.
The Famous Spiegeltent is fully wheelchair
accessible. All of The Famous Spiegeltent shows
are general admission, seating is not guaranteed.

Contact Information: c/o Level 13,

459 Little Collins Street
Melbourne Victoria 3000
The Famous Spiegeltent
Facade design and
painting by Mark Ogge
Brochure Design by
Lana De Jager

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