Turramurra Folk Music Camp - 2021
This year we're dialling up the music while dampening down the chance of being stopped by another COVID lockdown. Join us for our opening night Welcome and Giant Singlet on 9 April. Take part in one workshop at our festival hubs - Castlemaine and Fairfield - on the weekend of 10-11 April. Each hub features a blackboard concert on the Saturday and a chance for a catch up. Join our mega online closing concert on 18 April, with an opportunity to share your contribution!
Turramurra Folk Music Bush Camp 2023
Friday 14 April 2023
Set in the beautiful bush environment of the Rowsley Valley on Wadawurrung Country, the Turramurra Folk Music Bush Camp is back for 2023. The camp welcomes people of all ages - come and join in a weekend of sharing music, dance, art, conversation and rural contemplation.
Lady Northcote Discovery Camp
Rosewood Merchandise
Between Monday 30 September 2019 and Friday 23 September 2022
Need a ukulele or tin whistle? Want to take home music from an amazing tutor? This is the place to order and pay for merchandise at the Rosewood Music Camp.
Rosewood Music Camp
Catering - Rosewood Music Camp 2022
Friday 23 September 2022
Coming to Rosewood 2022? Let our wonderful caterers look after your meals.
Every meal has gluten free, vegan and child size options.
All catered meals must be pre-purchased.
Food will also be available for purchase at the camp including:
- pizza and soup on Friday night
- soup with crusty bread
- cakes, slices and muffins
This year we will also have a coffee van on site.
Please bring cash for all pay as you go meals.
Charnwood Outdoor Recreation Centre
Rosewood Music Camp 2022 - Peace and Healing
Friday 23 September 2022
Join us for 3 days of music making, dancing, art and adventure in Victoria's Strathbogie Ranges! This year's theme is Peace and Healing and features a Celtic Big Band and the Indonesian Gamelan.
Rosewood is a family folk music camp for all ages and abilities. Your ticket covers camping and attendance at all workshops, concerts and dances as well as outdoor activities, wildflower walks and morning yoga.
Catering available at extra cost. BUNKS are SOLD OUT - contact us for waiting list
Tickets MUST be pre-purchased.
Charnwood Outdoor Recreation Centre
Tanzanian Community Camp 2022 with TCAV & Vic Scouts
Friday 13 May 2022
A community camp for Tanzanians and their families in Victoria.
Youth, aged from 6 to 25 years old, can try scouting activities.
The venue is Gilwell Park Scout Camp in Gembrook.
Parents and all community members are welcome to share time together celebrating our community and all things Tanzanian.
A variety of accommodation options are available including private rooms, with shared showers, or camping in tents.
Tanzanian food will be served. Nyama Choma on Friday and Saturday nights.
Gillwell Park Scout Camp
Turramurra Folk Music Bush Camp 2022
Friday 22 April 2022
A place to gather, to learn and share music, songs and yarns among the beautiful bushland setting of the Lady Northcote Recreation Camp in the Rowsley Valley. Join in the adventure of a fresh chapter of Turra 2022. Workshops for fiddle, guitar, ukulele, whistle, singing and more.
Program highlights include: Josh Bennett, Parvyn Singh, Mark Jackson, Jane Jelbart, The Maes, Danny Diesendorf, Aryo Hall, Corinn Strating, Cat Moser, Nicola Strating, Adrian Barker, Katie Hull-Brown and more...
Lady Northcote Recreation Camp
Meals (CANCELLED)
Saturday 1 January 2022
No info
Charnwood Outdoor Recreation Centre
Rosewood 2021 (CANCELLED)
Friday 24 September 2021
Rosewood Music Camp is 3 days of music making, dancing, art and adventure in Victoria's Strathbogie Ranges in Spring.
Our camp features workshops in singing, music making, art and dance, evening concerts and dances, outdoor activities for younger participants, wildflower walks and morning yoga. Rosewood is a family friendly camp for people of all ages and musical experience.
Tickets can NOT be purchased at the camp under any circumstance due to the management of numbers for COVID-19.
Charnwood Outdoor Recreation Centre
Turramurra Sunday Concert - Online
Sunday 18 April 2021
With special guests, and contributions from you, our nearests and dearests! Expect Zoom as you’ve never seen it before - run by folks so ambitious as to have hosted an international Zoom wedding celebration! - as we foolishly aim to surpass the Bruce-infused, limbo-inspired spectacle that was 2020’s online concert. Make a bubble with friends and family and settle in for an afternoon of Turramurra musical joy.
Rebetiko, the Greek Blues - Fairfield
Sunday 11 April 2021
Rebetiko grew out of the ports and suburbs of Greece in the early 1920’s - the music of the refugees and migrants who expressed their struggles through their music. These workshops will give participants the opportunity to learn and perform some songs that will intrigue the ears but also provide an uplifting experience to any music lover. Con Kalamaras is a Greek Australian Rebetiko Musician, event producer and cofounder of Melbourne Rebetiko festival and Greek Fringe. Web www.conkalamaras.com
St Andrews Alphington / Fairfield Uniting Church
Gypsy Jam with Terry and Jen - Fairfield
Saturday 10 April 2021
Welcome to the world of gypsy music. If you've been here before, welcome back. If you play an instrument of any kind, please bring it. If you don't, bring your voice - the original and best instrument for this genre of music. We'll start in Romania and spread from there to dabble in some Balkan and East European music. There's no audition and no prerequisite other than the want to be there. Enjoyment and new skilling guaranteed. Presented by incomparable Jen Hawley and incorrigible Terry Cole.
St Andrews Alphington / Fairfield Uniting Church
‘Pans on Fire’ Steel Band Adventure - Castlemaine
Saturday 10 April 2021
“Pans on Fire” play a variety of music styles, ranging from Calypso, Latin, Samba and Jazz to world music and classical. Rita Seethaler (over 30 years experience in Switzerland, the Caribbean and Australia), will guide you to play this unique musical instrument, invented in Trinidad in the 1940’s, in the authentic “Trini way” – in a group setting and by ear. Suited to adults and children from 10 years and older we will schedule a second workshop on Sunday morning if there is sufficient demand.
Castlemaine Uniting Church
Wacky Instruments Orchestra with Jon Madin - Castlemaine
Saturday 10 April 2021
Jon is one of Australia’s foremost facilitators of group music making having worked on school, community and festival projects across our wide, brown land and overseas. Jon is bringing his amazing collection of marimbas, echocellos and curious percussion instruments and guarantees to stir the musical animal within. What better way to celebrate emergence from lock down than jumping into a whirlpool of wackiness. www.marimbamusic.com.au
Castlemaine Uniting Church
Welcome and Giant Singlet with Stephen Taberner - Online
Friday 9 April 2021
Turramurra 21 begins in the evening of 9 April with an online Welcome and Giant Singlet - led by the undisputed singlet-meister, Stephen Taberner. Join the whole Turra community as we reconnect, share all-important housekeeping, meet your fire group, and get the vocal chords back into working order. Stephen, will take you through warmups, the learning and singing of a song (or two), and all things singlety in between.
A Taste of Turramurra 2021
Saturday 6 March 2021
A Taste of Turramurra will be the chance to attend one face to face workshop at 2 venues one in Castlemaine the other Fairfield , an online "Singlet" and an online concert.
Dates 9th 10th and 11th of April 2021
Venues : Castlemaine, Fairfield, your living room.
Castlemaine Uniting Church Hall
Donations for Rosewood at Home
Sunday 18 October 2020
To support our Rosewood artists, special guests and technical producers, please make a donation here.
Donations online
Rosewood at Home
Sunday 18 October 2020
We're celebrating Rosewood at Home with activities that culminate in a concert on Sunday 18 October.
More details here: https://www.facebook.com/events/502567137274245/
IMPORTANT: When registering, select all the lead-in activities you would like to be involved in. We'll send you more details of each activity you select.
Our heart-warming Rosewood at Home concert will be held from 3 to 6 pm on Sunday 18 October and feature live and pre-recorded items.
Turramurra Folk Music Camp 2020
Friday 17 January 2020
Set in the beautiful bush environment of the Otway Ranges the TFMC is an all ages welcoming camp where you can enjoy music, spoken word & dance from a variety of traditions in a safe community setting. Join a workshop, enjoy a jam session, use old skills or practise new. In 2020 story telling will continue through music, spoken word and theatre. A special focus this year on the Sacred Forest & a chance to make a noise for the planet. The Alachikh is back for another year.
Wildwood Retreat
Rosewood Music Camp 2019 - "Timor Leste: Resilience"
Friday 27 September 2019
3 days of music making, dancing, art and adventure in Victoria's Strathbogie Ranges this Spring! This year's theme focuses on Timor Leste and Resilience.
Join us for a great weekend of music making in the beautiful Strathbogie Ranges, North East Victoria. Our camp features workshops in singing, music making, art and dance, evening concerts and dances, outdoor activities for younger participants, wildflower walks and morning yoga. This is a family friendly camp for people of all ages.
Charnwood Outdoor Recreation Centre