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Picking at the Apollonian
We’ve just made it through an enormous weekend at the historic Apollonian Hotel at Boreen Point on the Sunshine Coast. Pickers came from near and far (Bathurst / Brisbane / Tambourine Mtn / Melbourne ) to get into the spirit for the upcoming Beechworth festival and we all put in a big effort – jamming all night … Continue reading
Whitsunday Uke-aholics; House Concert and Bye to the Whitsundays
Time is racing away….. our final few weeks in the Whitsundays was busy as always. We became honorary members of the Whitsunday Uke-aholics after attending a great dog friendly session at the Parrot Head home of Phil Solomon. Thank you to all those folks, who were so welcoming, we enjoyed meeting you all! Sorry to have not … Continue reading
The Whelans are in town
Last Saturday saw the arrival of Michael and Mary Whelan from Phillip Island, who had just driven all the way to Cooktown where they have a holiday house (in about 5 days – we thought we were crazy with the amount of driving we do!!) They are now on their way down to Redlands for … Continue reading
Sailing in the Whitsundays
Well, we are so fortunte to meet lovely people in our travels and Skipper Jason is no exception. We made acquaintances at Sorrentos over a few beverages and some music and planned an overnight sail….so last week on Thurs and Fri we went out with 8 people on a beautiful Queensland Yacht Charter Cat of about … Continue reading
One month in Airlie
Well, we’ve been here a month – and things just keep getting better. We feel like we’ve been here a lot longer. It would be easy to settle into this lifestyle (especially if I learnt how to sail and overcame my history of sea-sickness)! We are slowly digging out the musicians hidden in the hills, … Continue reading
On to Airlie Beach and the Whitsundays
On to Airlie from Rockhampton, about 5 hours drive I think. Pretty cruisy, drizzling rain but warm. Cute little spot where the Bruce Highway meets the ocean called Clairview, where they have painted truck tyres white and planted a massive row of bouganvillea, all different colours, all along the wire fence separating the strip of … Continue reading
From Agnes Waters to Yeppoon
I thought this blog idea was a good one…. but then that means I have to find the time to write it, so I’ve been failing dismally so far…. I’m going to try and catch up. In my defence, I’m always using my time pretty constructively – in the end, it is more important to practice … Continue reading
12 days to Hervey Bay
Left Melbourne, a few days with family in Sydney, then by chance Fri and Sat at the ‘Lost Highway’ Karuah River of Music Bluegrass Festival. We just happened to be leaving Sydney on the Friday so it seemed crazy not to stay and try and get some picking in with a few friends at Karuah … Continue reading
Brunswick Old Time String Orchestra
Wow, how lucky were we to accompany Kevin Parsell and Maureen Beggs to attend and join in with the Brunswick Old Time String Orchestra (BOTSO) which meets in North Carlton fortnightly just before exiting Melbourne again. Fantastic evening, totally inspiring…. about 30 fellow music lovers with all manner of strings – fiddles, mandolins, cellos, guitars, … Continue reading
Fred’s Shed
This weekend we were guests at ‘Fred’s Shed’ in Werribee (pronounced Wewibee with Fred’s fabulous Swedish accent). Great dining, company, dogs, music and mayhem with the lovely crew of folk I’ve come to know through the official No 1 Stringbean Fan – Peter Adams. I remember meeting Peter and Margaret while gigging at the Greyhound Hotel, … Continue reading