We sometimes do things other than sailing, and have some photos to share.
Between Boxing Day and the New Year, there is a music festival near a small town called Woodford about an hour north of Brisbane. We go most years for a spell, and sometimes the whole six days. Its got gradually more sophisticated and comfortable. Sometimes it rains, and sometimes it can be pretty hot.
But is always a lot of fun.
A whimsical vibe
This year we went with six other families and got a particularly good campsite, basically a clearing with shady trees and only one other caravan in it.
This is a video from a previous year.
A big shady tarp
A few aging hippies
Dawne and George
George and Rose
Glenn and Emerson
Rocky the Welshman
Rocky and Gail
Rose
The Opening Ceremony
The lake at night
Acrobatic display
Shaded streets. This one had a mist sprinkler to cool us down
Ashley Mannix of Little Georgia
Justin Carter of Little Georgia
John Butler and his wife Mama Kim
John Thompson and Martin Pearson run a comedy show every morning. Hilarious!
Mr Percival
Darren Percival is a much loved singing instructor who draws people together and encourages bonding by singing together. He leads a very moving workshop.
Reminiscent of encounter groups in the 1980s
A folkie jam session in the Cooper's Bar
The Turner Brown Band
We have followed the Backsliders, a top blues band for many years. The lead guitarist is Dom Turner, possibly Australia's top blues guitarist. Their drummer, Rob Hirst, is also in Midnight Oil, one of Australia's iconic rock bands. See a short video of Rob Hirst in action here. The Oils are currently on tour, and Dom Turner has teamed up with an American band led by Nikki Brown, a lap-slide guitarist, to form the Turner Brown Band. Amazing!
Nikki Brown
Vance Gilbert, an American singer, who came to Austinville Hall as part of the Festival of Small Halls
Vaudeville Smash working a crowd
'Made up of three brothers and two mates, no other Australian band sounds like 'em. An explosion of funk, flute, sax, synth and groove, the dance floor is packed at a VAUDEVILLE SMASH gig.'
William Crichton
Street Entertainers
Artworks
Light reflected in a pond
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