Melbourne Gigs
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
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
Phillip Island
Peter and I had a great weekend visiting with Michael and Mary Whelan on Phillip Island last weekend. Friday night was spent wining and dining with the folk from the Phillip Island Winery testing out the fine produce and playing music together round the dining table – as you do. On Saturday we ran a music workshop with … Continue reading
The Great Alpine Pick
Harrietville in Autumn, wow! Colourful trees and leaves falling everywhere, such a beautiful drive, through Milawa, Porepunkah and Bright! Lots of fun at the Great Alpine Pick, catching up with people we haven’t seen for a while and having some good picking sessions with a whole range of different musical friends. What a treat! Hadn’t … Continue reading
Easter at Hickinbotham’s Winery – Mornington Peninsula
A lightning trip to Melbourne from the Tweed and a weekend of music at ‘Hicko’s’. Peter and I were reunited with Geoff Wright – muso extraordinaire from the Stringbeans. What a treat it is playing with Geoff! Fabulous instrumentalist – banjo, dobro, guitar, mandolin – and incredible harmonies just plucked out of the air, depending … Continue reading