Mgas Lady Policeman is in the first 2 home brew pictures - right in the middle of it all!!!
Charley we met Bob Watson and he's going to send us his CD to play on our radio show.
During the final concert, the winner of the Tui awards was announced. That's sort of like the NZ folk version of the Emmys but on a much smaller scale. And the winner is.........
Phil Garland!
I'm sure Phil has been mentioned here on Mudcat before. He was one of our first folklore/song collectors back in the late 60s and he has made several records, cassettes and CDs over the years.
Phil appears on the second page of photos, near the end. He's also with the other finalists two rows above.
The last act in the final concert was Habbadan and half the audience was up dancing. They had a couple of encores and the joint was jumping. We had a sleeping baby beside us so we left to put her to bed. But the music went on late into the night - or rather, into the early hours of the morning.
Roger Giles, one of the organisers for many years, was the compere for the final concert as usual. Roger also runs the Devonport Folk Club at the Bunker and I reckon that's the best club in NZ. Roger has a long white beard and our grandaughter thinks he's Santa. I think he's lovely too. His picture appears on the second page.
Robyn