Author: ben_boreham
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MRB Bush Dance – Saturday 10th September 2011
Members of the MRB and their family and friends kicked up their heels recently at the Melbourne Rainbow Band Bush Dance. Bringing a little bit of country to the big smoke, professional dance caller, Ian Bunston was our guide for a number of sets of very energetic Australian colonial and traditional dances (and the Chicken…
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Open Rehearsal / Bring a Friend / New Member Night
In the spirit of welcoming its new Musical Director, David Wisken, the MRB is holding an open rehearsal / bring a friend night. The more new faces, the merrier. The rehearsal provides a great opportunity for people, who may be interested in becoming a member of the Melbourne Rainbow Band. It also gives our friends…
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MRB 2011 AFL Footy Tipping Competition
Well it is that time of year again; you can smell the liniment in the air. The pre-season competition is over and hopefully it has whet everybody’s appetite for the season proper which starts on the 23rd of March! Or maybe you only care about the footy shorts, but would like to help support the…
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Australiana – MRB celebrates 15 years
Following the success of our sell-out 2009 show at Chapel Off Chapel, Love and War, on the 15th & 16th of May The Melbourne Rainbow Band presented an emotive journey through music and time featuring pieces that spoke of Australia’s broad culture and its unique landscape. Our Musical Director Mark Lyall, prepared a program that welcomeed the…
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ChillOut Festival
Image courtesy of J Rostant (2010) While the long weekend in March signifies the migration to Sydney for Mardi Gras, for many members of the GLBTI community it also marks the Daylesford’s ChillOut Festival. On Sunday 7 March 2010 members of the MRB made the trek to the ordinarily quiet country town of Daylesford, which…
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Guide Dogs Victoria Open Day
For the second year now, on Sunday 28 February 2010 the MRB performed at Guide Dogs Victoria’s annual Open Day. With the day being held to raise funds to help Guide Dogs Victoria provide orientation and mobility services to Victorians who are blind or vision impaired, the MRB performed a 50 minute set to an…
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Open Rehearsal
On 18 February 2010 the MRB opened its rehearsal to new members and family and friends. It was a great opportunity for folks to see how the band prepares for its performances and gave friends and significant others a chance to see where we go on a Thursday night – and why it is such…