well, last night 6 Mudcatters & a few others got together at JennyO's place night & sang a few songs & chatted a bit over a drink & a good time was had by all

Tomorrow we meet El Greko & Cloudstreet in concert & sing along with them & then on Monday Bob heads to Canberra, Wednesday Al & Barbara drive down, & I catch the 7am train (too bloody early) & the crowd starts gathering!

when I get there I have to find my caravan - as of Friday the company had not been told where they are supposed to park all the vans! Most are for performers & volunteers & a few are for lucky folks like me who book 'em every year! At least I'll have no problem finding my quilt & pillow & warm woolly dressing gown - Bob's camp is easy to find.

Then we all have to meet up.

Meeting places so far -
Session bar every lunchtime (last year we were near the central doors)
Hrothgar's hymn singing
Hrothgar's Songs of Cyril Tawney
cloudstreet & El Greko concerts
The Far North Qld extravaganza
Shiny Bum Concerts
Late night Singing session every night in the Restaurant, or else the stairwell (better acoustics there, but me back & me feet kill me when I'm crammed into the crowd in that small concrete space)
Anywhere Pat Cooksey is singing (keep an eye on Muse & Troubadour Blackboards & any others that were programmed & I forgot)
Malcolm's Emergency First Aid to Hung-Over Workshop Presenter
various Shanty & sea song presentations

Another event - JennyO is part of John & Dale Dengate's Queensland story which is supposed to be in one venue according to the provisional program & another according to what the Dengates have been told!

sandra

I wonder why Goooooooooooooooooooogle placed the ad for ZEGO-Block Insulated Concrete Forms Made in Australia!! I wonder if the ZEGO company will get money from their placement. At least the other ad is that tired old Free Folk Music 12 billion Songs (are there 12 billion folks songs in MP3 - this mind boggles!!)