HOOT PICKUP BAND
for unattached (and attached) musicians - with Ken Field (Boston, USA)
HOOT! is the official HONK! Oz festival pickup band. Musicans from the general public are invited to participate. All Musicians attending HONK! Oz 2026 are invited to participate. HOOT! is FREE!
HOOT! is for intermediate level players and up. Any instrument is acceptable - particularly if you don't need to plug it in. Open to the public and completely FREE!! Local and visiting musicians attending HONK! Oz are invited to participate in this band. Members of the HONK! Oz 2026 bands are encouraged to join in.
HOOT! is for intermediate level players and up. Any instrument is acceptable - particularly if you don't need to plug it in. Open to the public and completely FREE!! Local and visiting musicians attending HONK! Oz are invited to participate in this band. Members of the HONK! Oz 2026 bands are encouraged to join in.
HOOT Sheet Music - 2026 booklets coming soon
HOOT! 2026 Schedule
- Thursday 8th January, 12:30 - 2:30 pm - WORKSHOP Northern Illawarra Uniting Church, Bulli (191 Princes Hwy, Bulli)
- Friday 9th January, 12:30 - 2:30 pm - WORKSHOP Northern Illawarra Uniting Church, Bulli
- Friday 9th January, 7:30 - 8 pm - PERFORMANCE The Servo, Port Kembla (6-8 Wentworth St, Port Kembla)
- Saturday 10th January, 12 - 2 pm - WORKSHOP Music Lounge, Wollongong Town Hall (Cnr Crown St & Kembla St, Wollongong)
- Saturday 10th Jan, 7:30 - 8:15 pm - PERFORMANCE Arts Precinct, Wollongong CBD (32 Burelli St, Wollongong)
- Saturday 10th Jan, time t.b.c - PERFORMANCE Centro CBD - Honk After Dark (28 Stewart Street, Wollongong)
The HOOT Pickup Band is open to the public and completely FREE
HOOT! is the HONK! Oz festival pickup band with a New Orleans flavour. All Musicians attending HONK! Oz 2026 are invited to participate in The HOOT! Pickup Band,
The repertoire is selected and arranged by Ken Field - for intermediate level players and up. Any instrument is acceptable - particularly if you don't need to plug it in.
Open to the public and completely FREE!! Local and visiting musicians attending HONK! Oz are invited to participate in this band.
Members of the HONK! Oz 2026 bands are welcome and encouraged to join in.
There will be HOOT! workshops and performances from Thursday Jan 8th, 2026 through to Saturday Jan 10th - Don't worry if you can't attend all sessions. Help Ken to keep in touch with you by submitting the contact form above. Ken will be in contact with access to charts. Please print your parts (Ken will send you a link) and bring to each session (or memorise the tunes).
HooOOOoot!!!!!
The repertoire is selected and arranged by Ken Field - for intermediate level players and up. Any instrument is acceptable - particularly if you don't need to plug it in.
Open to the public and completely FREE!! Local and visiting musicians attending HONK! Oz are invited to participate in this band.
Members of the HONK! Oz 2026 bands are welcome and encouraged to join in.
There will be HOOT! workshops and performances from Thursday Jan 8th, 2026 through to Saturday Jan 10th - Don't worry if you can't attend all sessions. Help Ken to keep in touch with you by submitting the contact form above. Ken will be in contact with access to charts. Please print your parts (Ken will send you a link) and bring to each session (or memorise the tunes).
HooOOOoot!!!!!
Ken Field is a composer, saxophonist, flautist, and percussionist. His work with the Revolutionary Snake Ensemble has received international public and critical acclaim.
Ken is on the organizing committee for the original HONK! Festival, an annual gathering of activist brass bands from around the world, which generally takes place over Columbus Day weekend in and around Davis Square, Somerville, MA.
He is also a member of the 25 piece New Orleans style Second Line Social Aid and Pleasure Society Brass Band who are the founders of HONK!. They combine music with social action, slamming out the sounds of the legendary Crescent City for peace rallies, street festivals, parades, funerals and benefits.
PLEASE NOTE: The HOOT! Band with Ken Field will also be convening the week after HONK! Oz at the Illawarra Folk Festival. If you are attending the folk festival and want to be part of HOOT! at IFF, you can just show up. The HOOT! schedule is listed in the IFF Program.
PLEASE FURTHER NOTE: HOOT! does not provide a pass to Illawarra Folk Festival - you need to purchase one, or be part of a contracted IFF band, or join the IFF Volunteer Program.
PLEASE FURTHER NOTE: HOOT! does not provide a pass to Illawarra Folk Festival - you need to purchase one, or be part of a contracted IFF band, or join the IFF Volunteer Program.