Welcome to Siren Music, the website of Jen Hawley. Thanks for your interest and I hope you find this site entertaining and informative.

I am a Melbourne based musician & entertainer. You can find out about me in Jen’s bio and performance history. You’ll find information about the various acts and bands on offer by selecting categories to the right. Click on the band name to bring up that page.

Feel free to sign up to the mailing list if you want to receive emails when we’re performing in your area.

Upcoming gigs

Hi, I’ve got a new gig listing on my website…please go to the gigs tab in the top right hand corner, thanks Jen

Recent News 2009

July:   Terry and I are returning from what is fast becoming our annual sojourn to Queensland.  We’ve had a great couple of months in the very far north of our great country and highly recommend horse riding on the beach at Cape Tribulation!

Once again, it’s time to start planning the Christmas entertainment.  The Tallest Christmas Tree and Terry the Christmas Clown will be out and about around Melbourne bringing on the Christmas cheer! It’s always a crazy time of year for us performers. I’m looking forward to all wonderful gigs. Check out the Xmas page for more details.

You can see Terry and Jen roving around Melbourne in their new suits…check out “Hot Pink and Red Hot”.

Great Chefs of Europe are doing are a few gigs this month.  I’ve been up North and Martin has been in Europe over winter.  We’ll be directly influenced by the fabulous streets of Paris!

Past gigs
2010

2010 Gigs now listed on a separate page – see top right tab.

Saturday 23 January
Bohemian Nights-duo with Ernie Gruner
Globe to Globe Festival
4.30 to 5.00pm on the Folkloric Stage

Sunday 14 February
Jen Hawley and Terry Cole
Valentine’s Day
Summer Jazz  in the Courtyard at the Footscray Library.
3 to 4 pm. 56 Paisley St, Footscray. FREE
Family friendly. Bring a picnic and some friends!

Friday 19 February
Jen Hawley and Martin Elepans and friends
Famous Blue Raincoat
8.30 to 10.30pm
Come and hear us run through our new material for the upcoming Great Chefs of Europe CD
Cute cafe/restaurant in South Kingsville (just off the Westgate bridge on the way to Williamstown). Great food, wine and coffee!

Sunday 28 February
Stiltwalking at Teddy Bears’ Picnic
Ripponlea
12.30 to 3.30pm

Sunday 13 June
Great Chefs of Europe
Glen Eira Town Hall
2010 Winter Music Series
2.30 – 4.30pm
for details/costs and bookings  click here
or ring: 9524 3333

15 to 18 January
Turrumurra Music Camp
Deans Marsh
Guitar Tutor

2009

Sunday 20 December
Alex Burns Jazz and Blues Trio
Prahran Markets
12 to 3pm

Sunday 8 November
Flirting Mazurkas
Benalla Festival

Saturday 14 November
Myer Christmas Parade
Stiltwalking and looking after the greater good…ie: Santa

Saturday 14 November
Bronwyn Calcutt CD Launch
Northcote Uniting Church

Wednesday 25 November
Gypsy Jazz Guitar Workshop
Guitar Gallery
30 Johnston St, Fitzroy

Friday 23 October
Continental Drift
Famous Blue Raincoat
8.30 to 10.30pm
Cute cafe/restaurant in South Kingsville (just off the Westgate bridge on the way to Williamstown). Great food, wine and coffee!

Sunday 18 October
Continental Drift
Italian Festival
Moama

Saturday 12 September
Continental Drift
Event: Stonelea presents “Food, Wine and All That Jazz”
Venue: Stonelea Country Estate, Golf and Spa, Connelly’s Creek Road, Alexandra
Time: 7:00pm until 9:00pm
Tickets: $88 including a 3 course A La Carte dinner

Sunday 6 September
Adventures in Paradise
Hawaiian band led by  Alex Burns with Jen, Sue Arnold and Andy Ross
Hickinbotham Winery – Dromana
1 to 4pm

Friday 21 August
  Great Chefs of Europe
  Famous Blue Raincoat
 8.30 to 10.30pm - free

Sunday 23 August
 Great Chefs of Europe
 Glen Eira Town Hall
 2009 Winter Music Series
 2.30 - 4.30pm
 for details/costs and bookings  click here 
 or ring: 9524 3333

Sunday 8 February
Stilt walking
St Kilda Festival 11am to 1pm FREE
Luna park –  MELWAY: 57 K9

Friday 13 February
Adventures in Paradise
Hawaiian band led by  Alex Burns with Jen, Sue Arnold and Andy Ross
Chaucer Cellars, 155 Burke Rd,  Glen Iris
7 – 9pm
http://www.chaucercellars.com.au/about.html

Saturday 14 February
Parisienne Swing (Great Chefs of Europe)
Ficofilia Festival, Drouin
http://www.ficifoliafestival.org.au/
3.10 to 3.50pm

Friday 20 February
Jen Hawley Trio
with Leo Dale on sax and Rob Mahoney on double bass
Famous Blue Raincoat
8.30 to 10.30pm
Cute cafe/restaurant in South Kingsville (just off the Westgate bridge on the way to Williamstown). Great food, wine and coffee!

Wednesday 25 February
Jen Hawley and Terry Cole
Summer Jazz  in the Courtyard at the Footscray Library.
6 to 7 pm. 56 Paisley St, Footscray. FREE
Family friendly. Bring a picnic and some friends!

Saturday 28 February
Tall Poppies (Jen and Terry on stilts)
Paco Festa, Geelong
http://www.pakofesta.com.au/
11 to 2pm

Saturday 28 February
Adventures in Paradise
Hawaiian band led by  Alex Burns with Jen, Sue Arnold and Andy Ross
Piping Hot Chicken Shop, Ocean Grove
7.30pm

Sunday 1 March
Adventures in Paradise
Brunswick Festival, Michael St/Sydney Rd
Community Stage
2.50 to 3.35pm

Friday 13 March
Adventures in Paradise
Hawaiian band led by  Alex Burns with Jen, Sue Arnold and Andy Ross
Chaucer Cellars, 155 Burke Rd,  Glen Iris
7 – 9pm
http://www.chaucercellars.com.au/about.html

Saturday 15 March
Glamarama Stilt Duo
Jen and Mary Thorpe
Mordialloc by the Bay Food Wine and Music Festival
http://www.kingston.vic.gov.au/Page/Page.asp?Page_Id=167
12 to 3pm

Friday 1 May
Jen Hawley Trio
with Leo Dale on sax and Rob Mahoney on double bass
Famous Blue Raincoat
8.30 to 10.30pm
Cute cafe/restaurant in South Kingsville (just off the Westgate bridge on the way to Williamstown). Great food, wine and coffee!

2008

Saturday 12th April – skirl CD launch at the Boite. Mark St, Fitzroy.

Friday 18th April – Bush Dance/fundraiser for Cambodian Orphans with Continental Drift and special guests.

Fri 28 March: Jen Hawley and the cocktail crew duo with Tony Mazziotta on double bass. Melbourne Home Show. 6 to 9pm

Thu 20 to Mon 24 March: National Folk Festival. Skirl.

Tuesday 18 March: Sooper Dooper Music Show. Eltham Library 4pm.

Friday 7 – Monday 10 March: Port Fairy Folk Festival. Sooper Dooper Music Show and Glamorama (new stiltwalking/music act with Mary Thorpe and Caitlin French)

Saturday 1 March: Great Chefs of Europe. Melbourne Food and Wine Festival. Southgate 2 –5pm

Sunday 24 February
The Super Dooper Music Show
Brunswick Music Festival
Pheonix St Kids stage
2.30pm

Thursday 13 February
Jen Hawley & Terry Cole
Sultry Summer Jazz for Valentine’s Day in the Courtyard at the Footscray Library.
6 to 7 pm. 56 Paisley St, Footscray. FREE
Bring a picnic and some friends!

Saturday 23 February
Tall Poppies & The Sooper Dooper Music Show
Wood Wine and Roses Festival
Heywood.
3.30 to 6.30pm

Friday 15 February
The Super Dooper Music Show
Teddy Bear’s Picnic
Moama, evening. Call for details

2007

25 Dec: Continental Drift. Goonawarra Winery lunch. Sunbury

18 Nov: Flirting Mazurkas duo. (Jen and Ernie Gruner). Glen Eira Springtime music in the parks program. 2-4pm
Springthorpe Gardens, Neerim Road, Murrumbeena
Melways reference Map 69 B5

25 Nov: Sooper Dooper Music Show. Queenscliff Music Festival.

30 Nov: Jen Hawley trio at the Famous Blue Raincoat, with Pietro Fine on clarinet and Rob Mahoney on double bass. 8-10 pm. Cute cafe/restaurant in South Kingsville (just off the Westgate bridge on the way to Williamstown). Great food, wine and coffee!

10 Nov: Sooper Dooper Music Show. Calder Family Fun Day. Melton. 11.30am.

28 Oct: Skirl. Joyce Park opening. Ormond. 2-4pm free.

Fridays in October: Continental Drift. Wesley Anne front bar. 250 High St, Northcote. 6-8pm. free

3 Oct: Sooper Dooper Music Show, Corio Library, Geelong 10.30 & Newcombe Library, Geelong 2pm.

30 Sept: Sooper Dooper Music Show, Royal Melbourne Show. 10.45 & Midday shows.

28 Sept: Great Chefs of Europe, The Boite presents Surrey Music Cafe, Box Hill

14 Sept: Skirl. The Boite World Music Cafe – Box Hill Community Arts Centre

9 Sept: Skirl, Sal Kimber and Annie Kennedy at Northcote Uniting Church, Darebin Festival.

31 Aug: Skirl & Akasa at Wesley Anne, Northcote

14 July: Continental Drift. Cockatoo Cafe, Dunolly

11 July: Jen’s Sooper Dooper Music Show. Caulfield Library. 11am

30 June: Continental drift. Jazz night at Rupertswood Manor, Sunbury

24 June: Classical music concert with Yuri Frolov (double bass), Emily Ziao Wong (soprano) Tamara Vaselevitskaya (piano) & myself on classical guitar. 4pm. Armadale Uniting Church, cnr kooyong rd and clarendon st, Armadale. Tickets $15 ($12)

16 June: Annie Kennedy & friends at Boite opening for Nick Charles

9 & 10 June: Flirting Mazurkas at Pizzini Winery, Whitfield