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Wirrina Bluegrass Festival
Well 2 weeks ago Geoff and I attended and performed at the 2nd Wirrina Bluegrass Festival in the most beautiful setting down on the Fleurieu Peninsula in SA. Peter had had to make a lightning trip to China so we were without the ‘Colonel’ unfortunately. I drove the caravan by myself (first time – major … Continue reading
Kelly Country Pick 2013
Another fabulous Kelly Country Pick this year folks. Lots of photos on Ian Fisk’s photo gallery page https://plus.google.com/photos/104270286940582723366/albums/5912835680820591761 I’ve just finished all the final bits and pieces and am putting it all away for another year. This was our biggest Kelly Country Pick yet. More people coming, new happy faces…. really inspiring to see. It … Continue reading
Old Timey Sessions at ‘The Gov’
Well, we are 6 months in Adelaide now…..Peter has been hosting a new old timey session, Friday nights at ‘The Gov’ for the last month. Brian Tonkin is a big old timey fan, playing the clawhammer banjo and Vivien Tonkin plays the autoharp. Then when the rest of the family joins in – Richard on … Continue reading
ADELAIDE
Well folks, please excuse the lack of blogging….. life has been intervening…. Yes, the fools have become residents of Adelaide – and what a beautiful city it is!!! I think they keep it a bit of a secret down here. Gorgeous parklands all around the city, big wide streets, fabulous architecture, shady streets, central markets … Continue reading
Harrietville 2012
We’ve missed the last 3 Harrietville festivals so it was great to get there this year and catch up with old friends, do some picking and see how the festival has developed. We went up a week early to have some chill out time in the caravan park which was so relaxing (despite some rain) … Continue reading
Hickinbothams Winery
We had another great weekend down at ‘Hicko’s’ – a week after our return from the U.S. Chilled out around the duck pond with all the dogs and had a bit of a musical reunion for the Sunday afternoon gig. The legendary Jimmy Murphy flew over from Flinders Island and joined us – a pleasure … Continue reading
Back to Texas – and home!
A quick stop overnight in Houston – visiting Peter’s Indian friends – lovely family whom he met in Delhi 10 years ago when he spent 3 months there teaching! Then on to San Antonio, where we spent 2 nights with Dave and Patti Dyer – friends from last year’s Kaufman camp. It was nice to … Continue reading
Lafayette
Well, a few days in Lafayette brought mixed experiences, some great, some disappointing. First night we found Randoll’s – a cajun restaurant and dance hall. A good start – big plastic tub of crabs and shrimp, with a cane basket for the scraps and a mallet – no plate just bash the crabs on the … Continue reading
New Orleans
Wow, how cool is the French Quarter? You could easily hang out there for a while. 2 days in New Orleans is almost criminal. Wandering the streets the first day we stumbled upon Frenchmans St where all the jazz bands are playing – so refreshing to see the brass/reed front line with banjo/bass/washboard….all acoustic. Great … Continue reading
Memphis
Three hours drive down the highway to Memphis from Nashville. In Memphis you can feel that you are in a poorer environment, more run down housing everywhere. Seems to be some kind of transport hub – transportation and logistics centres and trucks everywhere. We’ve only got time for quick stops everywhere now which is not … Continue reading