This is a Gig Guide for worldwide, global, acoustic and folk music (whatever each of these terms means) in the Melbourne and nearby areas. It is provided through the Global Village radio program, heard on Sundays 5-7 pm on Melbourne station PBS 106.7 FM, digital and streaming on-line.

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This Gig Guide was last updated: Saturday 15 August 2020 at 9.00 am.

SATURDAY 15 August, 2020:

• 7.45 pm: Contradance: Uniting Church Hall, 72 Highfield Road, Canterbury: CANCELLED
   

SUNDAY 16 August, 2020:

• 2.30 pm: Avaye Rood + Amir Kaveh + Siavash Kaveh + Pegah Kheirdoush + Behzad Ansari: ON-LINE: trybooking.com/BKLJJ
   
• 7.30 pm: Matthew Fagan: ON-LINE:  https://www.facebook.com/events/4353407021366614/  - FREE
   

FRIDAY 21 August, 2020:

• 8.00 pm: Haroula Tsalpara (Greece): Caravan Music Club, East Bentleigh:  https://www.caravanmusic.com.au/gigs/haroula-tsalpara/:  POSTPONED
   

SUNDAY 23 August, 2020:

• 3.30 pm: David and Rebecca Krycer: Dafka Duo: ON-LINE:  trybooking.com/BKLJK
   

TUESDAY 25 August, 2020:

• 7.00 pm: Ajak Kwai: Salon, Melbourne Recital Centre, 31 Sturt Street, Southbank: CANCELLED
   

FRIDAY 28 August, 2020:

• 8.30 pm:  Amalgamation Project (Cyprus) + Luka Lesson (Australia): Greek Fringe Fest:  ON-LINE:   https://www.stickytickets.com.au/fdqoh/greek_fringe__amalgamation_project_cy__luka_lesson_au.aspx
   

SUNDAY 6 September, 2020:

• 7.45 pm: Contradance: Uniting Church Hall, 72 Highfield Road, Canterbury: CANCELLED
   

THURSDAY 10 September, 2020:

• 7.00 pm: Hari Sivanesan: From Chennai to Jaffna: A Carnatic Musical Journey: Salon, Melbourne Recital Centre, 31 Sturt Street, Southbank: CANCELLED 
   

SATURDAY 12 September:

• 6.00 pm: Coco's Lunch: Melbourne Recital Centre, 31 Sturt Street, Southbank:   CANCELLED
   

TUESDAY 15 September, 2020:

• 8.00 pm: Impermanence: with//without: Live concert: Jazzlab: 27 Leslie St, Brunswick:  https://jazzlab.club/1473-impermanence-with-without-album-launch
   

WEDNESDAY 30 September, 2020:

• 6.00 pm: Stiletto Sisters: Babkas, Bagels and Black Forest: Salon, Melbourne Recital Centre, 31 Sturt Street, Southbank: CANCELLED
   

SUNDAY 4 October, 2020:

• 7.45 pm: Contradance: Uniting Church Hall, 72 Highfield Road, Canterbury
   

SATURDAY 10 October, 2020:

• 6.00 pm: South Indian Rhythms and Ragas:  Salon, Melbourne Recital Centre, 31 Sturt Street, Southbank
   

THURSDAY 15 October, 2020:

• 6.00 pm: Vardos: Music to Spy To: Salon, Melbourne Recital Centre, 31 Sturt Street, Southbank
   

SATURDAY 17 October, 2020:

• 7.45 pm: Contradance: Uniting Church Hall, 72 Highfield Road, Canterbury
   

THURSDAY 29 October, 2020:

• 6.00 pm: Bush Gothic: Death, Love and Trouble: Salon: Melbourne Recital Centre, 31 Sturt Street, Southbank
   

SUNDAY 1 November, 2020:

• 7.45 pm: Contradance: Uniting Church Hall, 72 Highfield Road, Canterbury
   

THURSDAY 5 November, 2020:

• 7.00 pm: Santa Taranta: Sonu - Songs from the Homeland: Salon, Melbourne Recital Centre, 31 Sturt Street, Melbourne
   

MONDAY 9 November, 2020:

• 12.00 noon: Saray Iluminado: Salon, Melbourne Recital Centre, Sturt Street and Southbank Boulevard, Southbank
   

SATURDAY 14 November, 2020:

• 8.00 pm: Stavrina Dimitriou + Dean Georgalas (bouzouki), Con Kalamaras (bagalama) and Achilles Yiangoulli (guitar): Women of Rebetika: Kew Court House, 188 High Street, Kew
   

SATURDAY 21 November, 2020:

• 6.00 pm: Anja & Zlatna: Beautiful Balkans - Songs About Him: Salon, Melbourne Recital Centre, 31 Sturt Street, Southbank
   

THURSDAY 26 November, 2020:

• 6.00 pm: Saray Iluminado: Happiness: Salon, Melbourne Recital Centre, Sturt Street and Southbank Boulevard, Southbank
   

SUNDAY 6 December, 2020:

• 7.45 pm: Contradance: Uniting Church Hall, 72 Highfield Road, Canterbury

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If you have events that should be listed here, send details to me: r.holdsworth@unimelb.edu.au