Fado

Fado (translated as destiny or fate) is a music genre that can be traced from the 1820s in Portugal, but probably with much earlier origins. In popular belief, Fado is a form of music characterised by mournful tunes and lyrics, often about the sea or the life of the poor. However, in reality Fado is simply a form of song that can be about anything, but must follow a certain structure.
The fado is undoubtedly Portugal's most famous music. One theory states that Fado had its origin in Moorish songs, which were preserved in the quarter of Mouraria in Lisbon. The melancholy of those songs and the references in many fado lyrics to this part of Lisbon support that theory. Musicological research connects the first fado performances to modinhas, which were a kind of Brazilian hall music that was successful among middle-class social circles in the later 18th century in Lisbon and Porto

There are two main varieties of Fado, namely those of the cities of Lisbon and Coimbra. The Lisbon style is the most popular, while Coimbra's is the more refined style. Modern fado is popular in Portugal, and has produced many renowned musicians. Mariza (Marisa dos Reis Nunes) featured in the clip above is considered to be one of the best fado singers of the new generation.

Mainstream fado performances during the 20th century included only a singer, a Portuguese guitar player and a classical guitar player but more recent settings range from singer and string quartet to full orchestra.

Luke R Davies

Luke is a singer a guitar player and an excellent blues harmonica player and has been performing off and on for over 20 years.
Originally from Sydney West, Luke has been living and performing in Victoria's Northeast for several years, where he has gained the respect of fellow musicians and music lovers alike for his abilities as a singer/songwriter and harmonica player.

As a solo act Luke performs his own songs along with a blend of interesting covers, playing guitars, home made stomp box and harmonica in his special designed rack/stand. He also uses some interesting home made stringed instruments including his unique tea tin 3-string guitar with the aim of giving the listener something to think about, something to laugh about, and get their feet moving.

In recent years Luke has been in the popular duo Good Medicine playing acoustic blues/roots covers and originals. The duo has built a strong following in the North East of Victorian and one of their tunes was placed in the Australian Songwriters Association 25th song writing competition, blues section. Luke was included on the Murray Arts Music Club CD that featured original material selected from artists that have performed at the Music Club.

Luke has expressed an interest in running a workshop on blues harmonica and will also be preforming at the open mike sessions.
You can contact Luke by Email
lrdavies@yahoo.com.au

Thank you Leader

Rather than hand out tickets for the muster this year we have decided that an ear tagging system would be better suited to the country feel of the program. To this end we have obtained a supply of tags especially made for the Girgarre Moosic Muster from Leader Products, Australian
As these tags will be applied with a tagging gun we will require that all patrons bring their own sticking plaster and pain killers. For those that already have pierced ears the procedure will only require a simple enlarging process (not painful at all).
Under no circumstance will we be doing nipple or bellybutton piercing.
The tags allow entry to all of the venues, the dinner on the Saturday night and the breakfast and fruit juice on the Sunday. So please make sure that they are securely attached and don’t get caught in fences or removed by cattle or sheep rustlers.


Leader Australian a solely Australian owned and operated company is a specialist manufacturer and distributor of livestock identification systems and wholesale distributor of an extensive range of veterinary and animal husbandry products. In 1950 Leader entered the livestock identification business in Australia by introducing the first plastic ear tags for sheep. By 1956, they had established themselves as the predominant supplier of tags to the Australian and New Zealand sheep industries. In the 1960s, they ventured into the production of cattle tags, culminating in the patenting of their own two-piece ear tag in the 1980s. Since then, they have been instrumental in incorporating technology into all types of livestock identification tags, making them a recognised world leader in this arena.