Just had a momentous week at the Turning Wave festival at Gundagai (Australia) - Ruth Boylan from Kildare was teaching concertina, and for three days eleven of us were injected with enough concertina wisdom to keep us going for a year. She's one of those sneaky legends... monstrously good player, brilliant take on tunes and seamless technique. Thanks so much to Ruth for coming out for the festival, and to the festival for bringing her. The classes brought a whole lot of concertina players out of the woodwork, and it was great to meet them all.
The festival's masterclasses run from Wed to Fri before the festival, and they're intimate and well-run. I'd recommend them to any Aussies, especially as it's so difficult to make it to Ireland for similar classes.
Had some great tunes on the weekend with various characters from all over - Lott's pub had a perfect front room and the publicans were friendly and into the music. Looks like the town will support the festival for years to come, which is great because it's not easy for a festival to please locals and festival-goers simultaneously.
Any festival that gets sessions right has got to be supported, I reckon!
Kudos to Pam and Norm and everyone involved for another great turning wave. Great to see all the crew again for some mayhem!! Oh and Katiebee before i forget........................ I'm still behind the couch!!!!! Long live the mojo express
Sounds like you guys all had a great time over there - wonder if Tom got back in one piece! Have to try and see if I can make it over for this next year.
Totally agree with ya KatieB, late in the evening!!!! Hope you the drive wasn't too bad?! yes got home in one piece last night and back to work:( Didn't want to leave it was one of those great festivals with awesome sessions and places to go to have a quiet tune. If there is one festival you go to next year, Gundagai wont disapoint. Good to see the crew, we'll crank it up in a few weeks in Sydney.
Will catch up with you this week Donough!
Cheers and heaps of chewnes to all
Oh and KatieB, look out for jesus!....See you on the flip side
Nice one Tombo! Glad you made it back in one piece - I had a long drive back through windy weather but managed to listen to Tim Collins, Noel Hill & Tony Linnane, Michael O'Raghallaigh, Siobhan & Murty, Providence III, Caomhin O'Raghallaigh and Mick O'Brien and Dervish... plus a CD called "Balalaika Magic". I went kinda nuts. In a good way.
Great to see you and glad you guys fitted in some mad tunes in the wee hours. Thanks be to the Couch Man I didn't get near that Glenfiddich!
he he, i stayed away from the neddies this time! sounds like you had a great trip home katiebee!!! dougal and myself raved on about music for the entire 4 hours to perth, i ve made a promise to myself to learn a heap of tunes before i see you and ado at the yungaburra folk fest...will pick you both up, can't wait...crank it up and see ya flip side in four weeks!!
Turning Wave fest cranks again
Turning Wave fest cranks again
Just had a momentous week at the Turning Wave festival at Gundagai (Australia) - Ruth Boylan from Kildare was teaching concertina, and for three days eleven of us were injected with enough concertina wisdom to keep us going for a year. She's one of those sneaky legends... monstrously good player, brilliant take on tunes and seamless technique. Thanks so much to Ruth for coming out for the festival, and to the festival for bringing her. The classes brought a whole lot of concertina players out of the woodwork, and it was great to meet them all.
The festival's masterclasses run from Wed to Fri before the festival, and they're intimate and well-run. I'd recommend them to any Aussies, especially as it's so difficult to make it to Ireland for similar classes.
Had some great tunes on the weekend with various characters from all over - Lott's pub had a perfect front room and the publicans were friendly and into the music. Looks like the town will support the festival for years to come, which is great because it's not easy for a festival to please locals and festival-goers simultaneously.
Any festival that gets sessions right has got to be supported, I reckon!
# Posted on September 17th 2007 by katiebee
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Kudos to Pam and Norm and everyone involved for another great turning wave. Great to see all the crew again for some mayhem!! Oh and Katiebee before i forget........................ I'm still behind the couch!!!!! Long live the mojo express
# Posted on September 17th 2007 by late in the evening
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Sounds like you guys all had a great time over there - wonder if Tom got back in one piece! Have to try and see if I can make it over for this next year.
# Posted on September 17th 2007 by Donough
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I have a head full of buttons and two sore wrists... does that make me a concertina player or a stuffed toy doing a handstand?
To be honest, I'm not sure which one I am after that weekend - the world is topsy turvy and my head feels funny.
Do you need some dettol, BMac? For the nail wounds?
# Posted on September 17th 2007 by katiebee
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Totally agree with ya KatieB, late in the evening!!!! Hope you the drive wasn't too bad?! yes got home in one piece last night and back to work:( Didn't want to leave it was one of those great festivals with awesome sessions and places to go to have a quiet tune. If there is one festival you go to next year, Gundagai wont disapoint. Good to see the crew, we'll crank it up in a few weeks in Sydney.
Will catch up with you this week Donough!
Cheers and heaps of chewnes to all
Oh and KatieB, look out for jesus!....See you on the flip side
# Posted on September 17th 2007 by tombo
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Go for the salt BMac, ya gotta suffer for the sins of goat skin bashing!
# Posted on September 17th 2007 by tombo
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"look out for jesus!"
Sounds like you guys had some sort of religious revelation there as well
# Posted on September 17th 2007 by Donough
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Tombo, I was actually more concerned that you might be bringing back some of that nasty Horse Flu with you from foreign parts.
# Posted on September 17th 2007 by Donough
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Nice one Tombo! Glad you made it back in one piece - I had a long drive back through windy weather but managed to listen to Tim Collins, Noel Hill & Tony Linnane, Michael O'Raghallaigh, Siobhan & Murty, Providence III, Caomhin O'Raghallaigh and Mick O'Brien and Dervish... plus a CD called "Balalaika Magic". I went kinda nuts. In a good way.
Great to see you and glad you guys fitted in some mad tunes in the wee hours. Thanks be to the Couch Man I didn't get near that Glenfiddich!
# Posted on September 17th 2007 by katiebee
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Oh yeah and Tony O'Connell & Andy Morrow too. Oh yeah.
The flip side is sweet as.
# Posted on September 17th 2007 by katiebee
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he he, i stayed away from the neddies this time! sounds like you had a great trip home katiebee!!! dougal and myself raved on about music for the entire 4 hours to perth, i ve made a promise to myself to learn a heap of tunes before i see you and ado at the yungaburra folk fest...will pick you both up, can't wait...crank it up and see ya flip side in four weeks!!
# Posted on September 18th 2007 by tombo
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My photo set from Gundagai is up at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ovhrprod/
A bit all over the shop in terms of order, but there are some session pics there.
Cheers, Bill.
# Posted on September 26th 2007 by Overheard