Ozcatters @ 2011 National Folk Festival

Subject: RE: Ozcatters @ 2011 National Folk Festival
From: Paul Davenport
Date: 24 Apr 11 - 07:20 AM

Had a great day today, saw James & Nancy and bumped into Jonny and Vicki at lunchtime. We're going to try for a blackboard spot at Bellissimo tomorrow - if we can get up early enough. Lovely festival wouldn't have missed it for quids!
Cheers
Paul

Subject: RE: Ozcatters @ 2011 National Folk Festival
From: Carol
Date: 23 Apr 11 - 12:22 PM

Sorry Ozcatters, that should have read all having a great time.

Subject: RE: Ozcatters @ 2011 National Folk Festival
From: Paul Davenport
Date: 22 Apr 11 - 11:07 PM

Finally got back into wi-fi land. No Sandra, we're just punters. We'll be around during Sunday to view the proceedings. Hope to bump into a few mates then. All the best to all Ozcatters, official and honorary. Hope our paths cross.
Paul & Liz

Subject: RE: Ozcatters @ 2011 National Folk Festival
From: Carol
Date: 22 Apr 11 - 10:13 AM

I do like the term Ozcatters, hope you all had a great time

Subject: RE: Ozcatters @ 2011 National Folk Festival
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 15 Apr 11 - 12:46 AM

see ya there one day

sandra

Subject: RE: Ozcatters @ 2011 National Folk Festival
From: Charley Noble
Date: 14 Apr 11 - 11:46 AM

Have fun, gang, and don't get too much sleep!

Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Ozcatters @ 2011 National Folk Festival
From: JennyO
Date: 14 Apr 11 - 08:13 AM

I took my laptop there 2 years ago because it was said there would be WiFi available. When I looked for where it was supposed to be, it turned out that it couldn't be set up after all. There used to be a space where you could use computers there and get on the internet for half an hour, but they seem to have done away with that too. Oh well, have fun folks, and we'll see you next year!

Subject: RE: Ozcatters @ 2011 National Folk Festival
From: JennieG
Date: 14 Apr 11 - 07:19 AM

We are heading off tomorrow morning so won't be able to read this thread again, as we won't have internet access.....we haven't yet joined the 21st century and bought a laptop, let alone a smart phone or whatever they are.

So......see youse all at the National!

Cheers
JennieG

Subject: RE: Ozcatters @ 2011 National Folk Festival
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 13 Apr 11 - 10:29 PM

the perennial question - where do we meet for the obligatory pic of massed Mudcatters?

the Sydney push are mainly singers so we tend to get to the late-night singing sessions & will of course be at the Hymn session on Sunday to raise a song & a glass of Dr Jamison's best in Rowan's memory. It's the best singing session in the festival & the harmonies rising from all those shanty & session singers is fantastic! Religious beliefs not necessary.

For the visiting UK catters - the late night singing sessions usually continue in the Session Bar stairwell - best acoustics in the whole festival, wonderful harmonies from the packed mass of singers.

we can also meet at Catter gigs - George, Cloudstreet, Canberra Chris (Shiny Bums), Bodgie (Warren Fahey), Chris Maltby (Roaring Forties)

Paul & Liz- are you performing?


attendees so far -

Sandra in Sydney
freda underhill
Hrothgar ... and beautiful wifey, Anne Hayes
Guest, Gerry
Bob Bolton
JennieG & Himself
Tangledwood
Canberra Chris
Bodgie (aka Warren Fahey)
Bruce from Bathurst (or Bathurst Bruce)
Cloudstreet
Chris Maltby
Callie
Tropic Al


Honorary Ozcatters aka UKcatters

George Papavgeris
Nessie
smallpiper (Vicki Swan)
Jonny Dyer
Paul & Liz Davenport

Subject: RE: Ozcatters @ 2011 National Folk Festival
From: JennieG
Date: 12 Apr 11 - 01:45 AM

Bugger! hope it is fixed for next year.

Cheers
JennieG

Subject: RE: Ozcatters @ 2011 National Folk Festival
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 11 Apr 11 - 07:47 AM

wot a bummer, see ya next year?

Subject: RE: Ozcatters @ 2011 National Folk Festival
From: Bruce D
Date: 11 Apr 11 - 07:12 AM

I won't be able to make it this year, car problems.

Bruce D

Subject: RE: Ozcatters @ 2011 National Folk Festival
From: Tangledwood
Date: 11 Apr 11 - 03:02 AM

Thanks Sandra. Yes, I remember cooking a meal but not what happened later. The lecture/concert should be worthwhile.

Subject: RE: Ozcatters @ 2011 National Folk Festival
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 10 Apr 11 - 08:46 PM

I vaguely remember Troubador as the place to be on Wed night. If so they have food. Food stalls are a bit sparse so early in the festival, so I usually bring some takeaway with me.

National Library is also having a lecture/concert with Andy Irvine on Wed night - From the Page to the Stage, Breathing New Life Into Dead Songs.
6-7.30pm, Theatre, Lower Ground One, LG1
Bookings essential - [e-mail], 02 6262 1271

Subject: RE: Ozcatters @ 2011 National Folk Festival
From: freda underhill
Date: 10 Apr 11 - 08:07 PM

All warmed up from St Albans this weekend, can't wait!!

Subject: RE: Ozcatters @ 2011 National Folk Festival
From: Tangledwood
Date: 10 Apr 11 - 06:12 PM

Trying to remember last year - the Troubador usually has something on Wednesday evening doesn't it?

Subject: RE: Ozcatters @ 2011 National Folk Festival
From: JennieG
Date: 10 Apr 11 - 05:59 PM

I'm not into counting sleeps, but there aren't many to go.......we are leaving on Friday, getting there on Saturday, I will be starting my volunteering by working in the office all day Sunday.

If you are looking at something else to do while in Canberra, I found out last night that the National Gallery's exhibition of the Ballet Russes costumes has been extended until early May....so I will be able to see it.....yay! Many years ago someone at the Gallery had the foresight to buy the costumes when they came up for sale and now the collection is unique. I know it's not folk music, but it is kulcha, yes?

Cheers
JennieG

Subject: RE: Ozcatters @ 2011 National Folk Festival
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 10 Apr 11 - 07:06 AM

bump!

Subject: RE: Ozcatters @ 2011 National Folk Festival
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 08 Apr 11 - 05:18 AM

also check out Folk Alliance Australia for a directory of events, including festivals

sandra

Subject: RE: Ozcatters @ 2011 National Folk Festival
From: Tangledwood
Date: 05 Apr 11 - 10:43 PM

@ Carol - Neurum Creek, about an hours drive north of Brisbane is a lovely small festival on 9th-11th September. Neurum Creek

Subject: RE: Ozcatters @ 2011 National Folk Festival
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 05 Apr 11 - 09:37 PM

My Aussie Ents Visa has just come through - presumably Vicki & Jonny's also, as they were applied for at the same time. My thanks to John T & Jim McQ for their efforts on our behalf in this.

Now we just have to get to the airport in the rush hour!

Subject: RE: Ozcatters @ 2011 National Folk Festival
From: Bugsy
Date: 05 Apr 11 - 09:07 PM

Unfortunately, I won't be able to attend again this year. Those who are attending, please have a drink and a good sing for me at the winebar and session room.

It would be great to see some of you at the Top Half Festival in June.

Cheers

Bugsy

Subject: RE: Ozcatters @ 2011 National Folk Festival
From: Carol
Date: 05 Apr 11 - 04:51 AM

Changing the subject are there any song festivals 'near' Melbourne or Brisbane. I'm having a once in a lifetime expedition from mid. Sept. until mid. November. hoping to get to Cairns as well.

Subject: RE: Ozcatters @ 2011 National Folk Festival
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 05 Apr 11 - 03:54 AM

NFF provisional Program

so, where do we meet?

apart from Hymn singing session - 10-noon, Sunday

anywhere George, Jonny or Vicki are performing

Subject: RE: Ozcatters @ 2011 National Folk Festival
From: Bob Bolton
Date: 04 Apr 11 - 08:27 PM

G'day JennyO,

You may well be right ... I have to accept that tackling another of those would likely give my doctor a coronary ... as well as me!

My chocolate ration is now, strictly, one 25 gram segment of 70% cocoa mass black chocolate per diem. Taken from a nice German brand, packaged as 5 separately wrapped 25 gram slabs per 125 gram package ... so I can't cheat!

Regard(les)s,

Bob

Subject: RE: Ozcatters @ 2011 National Folk Festival
From: JennyO
Date: 04 Apr 11 - 06:40 AM

Strange, Bob. I'm sure I got some the next year. The stall had moved and it took a bit of finding, but I have a good nose for chocolate :)

Subject: RE: Ozcatters @ 2011 National Folk Festival
From: Bob Bolton
Date: 04 Apr 11 - 01:30 AM

G'day again George Papavgeris'

"... How I missed the Italian hot chocolate - diabetes or not, I'm getting some! ..."

Fortunately ... the cioccolata tradizionale stall did not make a reappearance - not even the next year! (They must have grown tired of retrieving National Folk Festival mugs still completely lined with firm, cold, chocolate!)

I did try to get through one ... but my chocolate tolerance was exceeded well before halfway down the mug.

Regard(les)s,

Bob

Subject: RE: Ozcatters @ 2011 National Folk Festival
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 03 Apr 11 - 06:14 AM

would the UK contingent like badges?


attendees so far -

Sandra in Sydney
freda underhill
Hrothgar ... and beautiful wifey, Anne Hayes
Guest, Gerry
Bob Bolton
JennieG & Himself
Tangledwood
Canberra Chris
Bodgie (aka Warren Fahey)
Bruce from Bathurst (or Bathurst Bruce)
Cloudstreet
Chris Maltby
Callie


Honorary Ozcatters aka UKcatters

George Papavgeris
Nessie
smallpiper (Vicki Swan)
Jonny Dyer
Paul & Liz Davenport

Subject: RE: Ozcatters @ 2011 National Folk Festival
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 03 Apr 11 - 06:11 AM

strange you should ask, Paul - this arrived in my inbox today

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Another interesting group of speakers and topics assembled by Graham Seal for this years Folklore Conference.

Attendance at the conference is free but please contact Graham Seal at [e-mail] so we can finalise numbers.


National Australian Folklore Conference, 2011


An annual conference facilitated by the Australian Folklore Network, the National Library of Australia, the National Folk Festival and the Centre for Advanced Studies in Australia, Asia and the Pacific, Curtin University.

National Library of Australia 9-4.30pm Thursday April 21


Building on the success of the previous Australian National Folklore Conferences, the Australian Folklore Network, the National Library of Australia and the National Folk Festival will again host a one-day conference immediately before the National Folk Festival.

This year's topics and speakers are:

Gwenda Beed Davey 'Was Lord of the Flies wrong? Cooperation, competition and aggression among unsupervised children'

June Factor 'Reflections on more than a century of collecting children's folklore in Australian suburbs'

Danny Spooner 'Hamish Henderson'

Adrienne L. Kaeppler 'Chanting Grief, Dancing Memories: Objectifying Hawaiian Laments'

Jennifer Gall and Morgyn Phillips 'Chasing shadows slipping in a magic lantern slide': re-Visioning the significance of the national Film and Sound Archive collection of illustrated song slides in Australian cultural history'

Robert James Smith 'The Second Bite: An Appraisal of the Meat Pie in Australian Folk Culture'

Graham MacDonald 'The Matilda Discography'

Helen Yunupingu and Lysbeth Ford. 'Crying songs of Arnhem Land'

Steven Patrick Jangala and Yukihiro Doi. 'Milpirri: A Response to Cultural Loss'


There will also be a lunchtime concert - Aquarius Revisited - in the Library Theatre organised by Rob and Olya Willis.


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Subject: RE: Ozcatters @ 2011 National Folk Festival
From: Paul Davenport
Date: 02 Apr 11 - 06:29 PM

What's the conference at the National Library? Sounds interesting but what does it cost? Is it something that two UK singers might find worth attending? I clicked on several links but can't seem to hit the target.
Paul & Liz Davenport

Subject: RE: Ozcatters @ 2011 National Folk Festival
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 02 Apr 11 - 04:43 AM

attendees so far -

Sandra in Sydney
freda underhill
Hrothgar ... and beautiful wifey, Anne Hayes
Guest, Gerry
Bob Bolton
JennieG & Himself
Tangledwood
Canberra Chris
Bodgie (aka Warren Fahey)
Bruce from Bathurst (or Bathurst Bruce)
Cloudstreet
Chris Maltby
Callie


Honorary Ozcatters (if we may): certainly!

George Papavgeris
Nessie
smallpiper (Vicki Swan)
JonnyDyer
Paul & Liz

Subject: RE: Ozcatters @ 2011 National Folk Festival
From: Andrez
Date: 02 Apr 11 - 01:12 AM

Thanks for the reference to the Obit thread re Rowans passing Desert Dancer.

I didnt know about the cancer issue and I totally understand the donation of his skeleton to Science. It was just so typical! I added a line or two on that thread but it really doesn't express how saddened I was and still am on hearing this news.

Cheers,

Andre :-(

Subject: RE: Ozcatters @ 2011 National Folk Festival
From: GUEST,Callie
Date: 01 Apr 11 - 10:20 PM

Callie will be there although will be in the kids' tent most of the weekend!

Subject: RE: Ozcatters @ 2011 National Folk Festival
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 01 Apr 11 - 09:35 PM

attendees so far -

Sandra in Sydney
freda underhill
Hrothgar ... and beautiful wifey, Anne Hayes
Guest, Gerry
Bob Bolton
JennieG & Himself
Tangledwood
Canberra Chris
Bodgie (aka Warren Fahey)
Bruce from Bathurst (or Bathurst Bruce)
Cloudstreet
Chris Maltby


Honorary Ozcatters (if we may): certainly!

George Papavgeris
Nessie
smallpiper (Vicki Swan)
Paul & Liz

JonnyDyer

Subject: RE: Ozcatters @ 2011 National Folk Festival
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 01 Apr 11 - 07:13 AM

All catters are welcome!

Subject: RE: Ozcatters @ 2011 National Folk Festival
From: GUEST,Paul
Date: 01 Apr 11 - 06:47 AM

LIz and I will be there as (hopefully) honorary Ozcatters.

Subject: RE: Ozcatters @ 2011 National Folk Festival
From: Desert Dancer
Date: 31 Mar 11 - 06:43 PM

Andrez, here is the Mudcat thread about Rowan's passing from September of last year.

~ Becky in Long Beach
who someday will make an Australian pilgrimage to touch base with Ozzy Nankivell relatives

Subject: RE: Ozcatters @ 2011 National Folk Festival
From: Andrez
Date: 31 Mar 11 - 05:36 PM

Hi, Rowans passing is very sad news to me. Is there any info re how, when where, why etc? Is there an obituary or something that covers some of these issues?

Cheers,

Andrez

Subject: RE: Ozcatters @ 2011 National Folk Festival
From: JennyO
Date: 31 Mar 11 - 06:31 AM

George, I've been missing the Italian hot chocolate too, but I'll have to wait another year. What a shame we aren't going the same year as you - still we'll catch up somewhere :)

Subject: RE: Ozcatters @ 2011 National Folk Festival
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 30 Mar 11 - 08:11 PM

attendees so far -

Sandra in Sydney
freda underhill
Hrothgar ... and beautiful wifey, Anne Hayes
Guest, Gerry
Bob Bolton
JennieG & Himself
Tangledwood
Canberra Chris
Bodgie (aka Warren Fahey)
Bruce from Bathurst (or Bathurst Bruce)
Cloudstreet


Honorary Ozcatters (if we may): certainly!

George Papavgeris
Nessie
smallpiper (Vicki Swan)
JonnyDyer

Subject: RE: Ozcatters @ 2011 National Folk Festival
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 30 Mar 11 - 09:17 AM

Yep, Cloudstreet going to be there too
Fingers crossed we might get a fivesome together at the Troubadour!
How I missed the Italian hot chocolate - diabetes or not, I'm getting some!

Subject: RE: Ozcatters @ 2011 National Folk Festival
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 30 Mar 11 - 09:14 AM

Honorary Ozcatters (if we may):

George Papavgeris
Nessie
smallpiper (Vicki Swan)
JonnyDyer

Subject: RE: Ozcatters @ 2011 National Folk Festival
From: JennyO
Date: 29 Mar 11 - 08:20 PM

Not absolutely sure, but I think Cloudstreet are going to be there.

Unfortunately Rob and I will only be there in spirit this year, as we are still settling into our new home in Somerset. However, next year, we are intending to visit Oz for the National and Snalbans.

Subject: RE: Ozcatters @ 2011 National Folk Festival
From: JennieG
Date: 29 Mar 11 - 05:51 PM

Not the biggest roll-up we have had, but more may yet come out of the woodheap......

Cheers
JennieG

Subject: RE: Ozcatters @ 2011 National Folk Festival
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 29 Mar 11 - 09:40 AM

how could I forget Anne?

attendees so far

Sandra in Sydney
freda underhill
Hrothgar ... and beautiful wifey, Anne Hayes
Guest, Gerry
Bob Bolton
JennieG & Himself
Tangledwood
Canberra Chris

Subject: RE: Ozcatters @ 2011 National Folk Festival
From: Hrothgar
Date: 29 Mar 11 - 04:43 AM

... and beautiful wifey, Anne Hayes

Subject: RE: Ozcatters @ 2011 National Folk Festival
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 29 Mar 11 - 04:04 AM

attendees so far

Sandra in Sydney
freda underhill
Hrothgar
Guest, Gerry
Bob Bolton
JennieG
Himself
Tangledwood
Canberra Chris

Subject: RE: Ozcatters @ 2011 National Folk Festival
From: GUEST,Canberra Chris (as guest)
Date: 28 Mar 11 - 11:12 PM

I will be there too - also Maria from the chorus-line hymn-singing photo linked above, which escapade she instigated. Maria (also a founding Shiny Bum Singer) has not yet worked out how to be a Mudcatter, but is obviously a fellow-traveller.

For those unsure about attending this truly best singing event at the National - fear not, for I bring tidings of joy to all who would by the fourth day of the festival sing in good company a well-constructed song about anything. There are even rumoured to be a few Christians who turn up to keep an eye on the atheists.

Cheers, Chris

Subject: RE: Ozcatters @ 2011 National Folk Festival
From: Bob Bolton
Date: 28 Mar 11 - 10:50 PM

G'day Sandra and Brian,

Yeah ... but I was just firing off a quick line in work-time (vide lack of proof-read ... &c!).

Regard(les)s,

Bob

Subject: RE: Ozcatters @ 2011 National Folk Festival
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 28 Mar 11 - 09:37 PM

oops, Bob & I were writing at the same time!