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Circle the date of the Sale Music Festival on your calendar PLANNING is well underway for the ninth Sale Music Festival — Picnic On The Green. The free event, to be held on Sunday, March 13, in the beautiful Sale Botanic Gardens, has always been an extremely popular and well attended day out, particularly for families. A fine line-up of first class local and wider Gippsland talent, catering for a wide range
of musical tastes, will provide continuous entertainment from 11am through until 7pm. Applications to perform are available on the Sale Music Festival website, www.sale musicfestival.com.au, and close January 31. A range of free, creative, educational and musical activities for children will be available from 11am through until the late afternoon.
Harrington urged people to save the date and take along family and friends from out of town to enjoy a marvellous day of free entertainment. He added the committee was particularly excited to be planning the 2022 festival, as the 2021 event had to be cancelled because of COVID restrictions at the time.
Tribute act’s fine Journey
Mark Strizic (1928—2012), Harold Hughan 1, 1980, gelatin silver photograph, 13.2 x 20.2cm (image); 20.8 x 25.4cm (sheet). Collection National Gallery of Victoria. Purchased, Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists, 2006. © The estate of
Stefan Bradley
the artist
GALLERY REVISITS ‘STONEWARE PIONEER’ HAROLD Hughan (1893—1987) is considered by many of today's potters to be the first Australian ceramics artist of note. Hughan set up his own studio in Melbourne in 1941 and began to create pieces in earthenware, and by 1945 was pioneering the modern use of stoneware in ceramics. Stoneware Pioneer presents, for the first time, the Gallery's complete holdings of studio ceramics by Hughan, who in many ways lay the foundations for the generations of artists who followed. The exhibition showcases the range of forms and finishes for which Hughan became well known—all intended to be functional—including pots, bowls, jars, plates, vases, and a casserole pot. Particularly impressive are the collection of plates, platters and chargers, which led the NGV's Curator of Decorative Arts, Kenneth Hood, to write in 1961 that Hughan was: "Perhaps the most important stoneware potter in Australia today, no other potter has surpassed him in the technical perfection of the glazes achieved in his oil-fired kiln". The Gallery's collection of Hughan ceramics was graciously donated through two significant gifts: the Richard Knight collection of Australian Ceramics, donated by Dr James Baxter in 2018 (11 pieces), and a collection of 65 Hughan pieces donated by Mrs Pam Weaver OAM & Dr Hugh Weaver in 2019. Both gifts were made through the Australian Government Cultural Gifts Program.
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Co-advertised as a ‘Picnic On The Green’, food and refreshments will be provided by local service clubs for those who prefer not to take their own picnic supplies. All money raised by the service clubs will be used by these groups for their varied local community projects. Festival committee spokesperson David
ECHOES of Pink Floyd are an Adelaideproduced tribute act who are heading to The Wedge in Sale next month as part of their A Journey Through Time tour. The band says their one goal is “to authentically recreate the wonderful sights and sounds of one of the world’s greatest progressive bands for the enjoyment of fans aged 9–99”. The show will feature young local performers in each town to provide the memorable “Another Brick in the Wall Part 2” choir. The performance at The Wedge will be the first show of the year. Singer Matt Goodluck said they had a wonderful experience when they previously visited the Sale venue in 2018. “We really enjoyed the enthusiastic and warm reception from the audience who certainly know their Pink Floyd music,” Mr Goodluck said. “As soon as we created our new show we knew we wanted to include Sale on our list of tour dates. “We had actually intended to get there last year but COVID had other ideas. “So we thought – what better way to kick off 2022 than to go to a familiar and friendly venue? “We find that regional audiences are warm and appreciative of the effort we go to, to recreate this amazing music. That’s why we always include so many regional venues on our tour schedule.” Mr Goodluck said that the idea of A
Journey Through Time is to take the audience on a musical trip through the highlights of Pink Floyd’s vast back catalogue. “It’s the first time we’ve touched on the Syd Barrett years after many fans had been asking us to do so over the years,” he said. “So we start at the very beginning of their career and work our way through what we consider to be the most important moments. “We’ve got the big hits, the fan favourites and a few obscure album cuts for the hard core fans so there’s something there for everyone.” When asked if he was on Team David Gilmour or Team Roger Waters, Mr Goodluck said he was on “Team Pink Floyd”. “I’m quite fortunate to have a vocal range that sits fairly comfortably within both David and Roger’s ranges,” he said. “Together they complemented each other so well, which led to some amazing music.” Mr Goodluck said the band puts in many hours of both personal and group practice to ensure they can replicate the songs with accuracy. “We stay as true as we can to the original studio album versions because we know this is what most fans are most familiar with,” he said. “After learning the material and putting it all together as a band, we then look forward to performing the music for audiences with the same passion that made us all huge Pink Floyd fans to begin with.” Echoes of Pink Floyd will be performing at The Wedge in Sale on Friday, February 11. To book your tickets, call 5143 3200 or visit thewedge.com.au
Photos: Bronwen Caple
