The Disability Information and Resource Centre

The SoundWaves project has a new venue for the SoundWaves workshops and monthly events in 2012.

The new venue is named “Guthrie’s” and is located at Prospect Town Hall, 126 Prospect Road, Prospect.

Car Parking

There is car parking at the rear of the Town Hall and also in Vine Street which runs along the southern side of the Town Hall building. Vine Street is blocked off at the Prospect Road end. There are very good “drop off” areas at the top of Vine Street if required.

Bus travel from city

Catch the G10 bus from stop X1 near the Transport Information Centre at the corner of King William St & Currie St.

Get off at stop 11 on Prospect Road. It is only a short walk from there to the Town Hall.

Workshop Dates

Instrumental and Vocals performance workshop, tutored by Musician, Composer Robert Petchell, will be held on Thursday the 16th February from 11am till 1pm at “Guthrie’s” (Prospect Town Hall)

On the same day Thursday 16th February there will be a hip-hop session tutored by Chris Koufolas from 12 noon till 1pm at the Irish Harp Room at Prospect Town Hall.

Hand Drumming Workshops will commence on Saturday 18th February from 11am till 12.30pm and will be held in the Irish Harp Room at Prospect Town Hall. These Drumming Workshops will then be held every fortnight, the second one being on Saturday March 3rd. These workshops are tutored by Andrew Ellis and will focus on traditional styles of African Drumming. The number of places is limited so it’s essential to phone Andrew to discuss your participation on 0419 821 985.

SoundWaves Monthly Event

The first SoundWaves monthly event will be held on Thursday February 23rd from 11am till 2pm at “Guthrie’s” located at Prospect Town Hall. There will be lots of exciting performances and food and drinks will be available. Come and checkout the new venue and its facilities.

Further information is available in this flyer.

The last SoundWaves event for 2011 will take place on Thursday November 24th at the SA Folk Centre in Thebarton. This will be the last SoundWaves event to take place at the SA Folk Centre.

Featuring

• DJ Dubarama:- exciting DJ set.
• Singing Santa:- Father Christmas with a great voice.
• M.C. Frost:- engaging original Hip Hop.
• The Moleskins:- New Adelaide Band with great driving rhythms.
• Bortier Okoe:- Master African Drummer from Ghana.
• Big finale join in percussion session led by Bortier Okoe and Andrew Ellis.

11am to 2pm
Thursday November 24th

SoundWaves workshops and events will recommence in February 2012 (new venue to be advised). There will be no SoundWaves in December or January.

The SoundWaves flyer.

This month’s free SoundWaves Event is on Thursday October 27th from 11am till 2pm, and features:

• JMG BAND
• THE SOUNDWAVES BAND (members are drawn from the SoundWaves workshops)
• A SoundWaves sing-along led by Robert Petchell

So come and join in with the fun, in this great party atmosphere.

SoundWaves Events are held at SA Folk Centre, corner of South Road and George Street, Thebarton. There is plenty of disability access parking on site.

Tasty food and bar facilities are available.

Download the flyer.

Places now available in the Soundwaves African Drumming sessions! – your chance to ‘drum up a storm’ in these FREE disability friendly workshops led by Andrew Ellis.

SoundWaves is looking for more participants for their African Drumming Workshops. These workshops are held fortnightly on Saturday mornings and teach African hand drumming rhythms to people with disabilities. The goal is to develop skills and confidence so participants can get up on stage and play at the monthly SoundWaves Events. The workshops are free and are held at the disability accessible facilities of the SA Folk Centre. There are also a number of places available for participants without disabilities, if they share the general goals of the workshops and eventually would like to play at the SoundWaves Events.

Participation in these workshops is by prior arrangement only. Please contact workshop coordinator Andrew Ellis on 0419 821 985 for further details.

This month’s free SoundWaves Event is on Thursday September 29th and features a great line up of performers.

Performing this month:

• Chris Finnen
• Don Parton Duo
• Marianne Rich

This programme contains a variety of musical styles delivered by some of Adelaide’s top performers. Tasty food and full bar facilities are available.

SoundWaves Events are held at SA Folk Centre, corner of South Road and George Street, Thebarton, from 11am till 2pm. There is plenty of disability access parking on site.

Further Information.

This month’s free SoundWaves Event is on Thursday August 25th.

Talents of SoundWaves Workshop participants will be showcased, and The JMG band and Two’s A Crowd will be performing. Tasty low cost food and full bar facilities. There is plenty of disability access parking on site.

SoundWaves Events are held at SA Folk Centre, corner of South Road and George Street, Thebarton, from 11am till 2pm.

Performing this month

• The JMG Band – playing music to dance your socks off
• The SoundWaves Band – featuring our workshop participants in a classic rock sing-a-long
• Two’s A Crowd – playing exquisite acoustic covers

For more information click here.

After a successful re-launch two weeks ago, the SoundWaves African Drumming workshops have begun again. The workshops are still at the SA Folk Centre, on the corner of South Road and George Street, Thebarton, but to better suit the core workshop members, the workshops have been moved to Saturdays at 11am. The next workshop will be on Saturday 9th July, and every four weeks after that.

The workshops will focus on beginning techniques for a while so it will be easy to catch up if you haven’t attended before. The workshops will be structured so there is plenty for both beginners and more experienced drummers to learn and enjoy. Drums will be provided, but you may also bring your own. The venue is disability accessible, there is plenty of parking and tea and coffee are available.

Contact Andrew Ellis in advance if you wish to attend because numbers are limited and drums have to be supplied. Call 0419 821 985.

This month’s free SoundWaves Event is on Thursday June 30th. The SoundWaves EVENT is always on the LAST Thursday of the month.

There will be another brilliant line-up of performers, the usual tasty low cost food and full bar facilities. There is plenty of disability access parking on site.

The June SoundWaves Event is on Thursday 30th at SA Folk Centre, corner of South Road and George Street, Thebarton, from 11am till 2pm

Performing this month

• The J.M.G. Band :- great classic rock and lots of original songs and music drawn from the JMG mental health project
• The SoundWaves Band :- exciting music from some of the people that attend the SoundWaves workshops
• Prawnhead :- dynamic father and sons bluebilly trio

For more information about SoundWaves click here.

SoundWaves is a music project designed to create opportunities for people with disabilities.

This month’s free SoundWaves Event is on Thursday 26th May at SA Folk Centre, corner of South Road and George Street, Thebarton, from 11am till 2pm

Performing this month

Dubarama – unique musical journey

Dominic – Rocking guitar and vocals

MC Frost – contemporary Australian Hip Hop

Barry and Jan McGaskill – classic rock groove

For more information have a look at the flyer.

The next SoundWaves Event will be on Thursday March 31st at the Folk Centre, corner of South Road and George Street, Thebarton from 11am to 2pm.

There is accessible off street parking, delicious low cost food, and full bar facilities.

Featuring

• Mamma & Mia – your favourite ABBA songs
• Michele Thredgold – piano and vocals
• The Texettes – country rock

More information about the SoundWaves program can be found here.