The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #77141   Message #1373258
Posted By: cobber
06-Jan-05 - 06:24 PM
Thread Name: Australia's John Williamson
Subject: RE: Australia's John Williamson
We worked with John several times way back but one that sticks in my mind was at the Orbost Trucks and Country Music Festival. For anyone outside Victoria, Orbost is the central town in the battle between loggers (we have to cut this old growth down because there isn't much left) and conservationists (we have to preserve this old growth because there isn't much left). John had recorded a song, "Rip Rip, Woodchip" and I think they invited him so that they could get him in their sights. He looked very lonely up there on his own but he won the audience over. A great performer.