BS: Bill Sables in Sydney, Wednesday 7th

Subject: BS: Bill Sables in Sydney, Wednesday 7th
From: alison
Date: 04 Jan 04 - 06:50 PM

Calling any Sydney catters....

Bill and Lorna Sables arrive Wednesday morning and are staying with me until they fly out again on Thursday pm....

if any of you want to meet up... get in touch with me and we'll see what we can sort out at short notice.

anyone know anything that is happening on Wednesday night?

slainte

alison

Subject: RE: BS: Bill Sables in Sydney, Wednesday 7th
From: Bob Bolton
Date: 05 Jan 04 - 05:55 PM

G'day Alison,

Have you come up with anything interesting for Wednesday night yet? I know everyone in Sydney has gone on summer holidays, so I'm wondering if the next best thing might be a bit of a session somewhere (your place ... if everyone plays very quietly ... ?).

I'll PM - if you are near your computer.

Regards,

Bob Bolton

Subject: RE: BS: Bill Sables in Sydney, Wednesday 7th
From: alison
Date: 05 Jan 04 - 08:44 PM

My place if everyone squeezes in very tightly..... and doesn't mind sweltering in no air-con....

I think some of the other Sydney siders are still on their way back from various festivals

I'll let you know what I can sort out... but Wed night at someones house or an understanding pub sounds like a goer

slainte

alison

Subject: RE: BS: Bill Sables in Sydney, Wednesday 7th
From: JennyO
Date: 05 Jan 04 - 09:21 PM

I'm back from Woodford, and I'd be interested. I'll ask Amalina too. She has an email session list.

What a pity they didn't come a day earlier! There's a session on at the Riverview in Balmain tonight. if you come up with an idea for a venue in the next few hours I'll let the Riverview sessioners know tonight as well.

Subject: RE: BS: Bill Sables in Sydney, Wednesday 7th
From: alison
Date: 06 Jan 04 - 04:33 AM

pick a pub .... any pub........

what about the Shannon? would they be against a group of musos playing out the back?

slainte

alison

Subject: RE: BS: Bill Sables in Sydney, Wednesday 7th
From: JennyO
Date: 06 Jan 04 - 08:44 AM

Okay, the Shannon it is. I told the people at Balmain tonight, and I think some of them are coming, and Amalina has sent out a notice to the session list.

For any other Sydney folks who see this, it's the Shannon Hotel in Abercrombie St, Chippendale, from 8pm.

Jenny

Subject: RE: BS: Bill Sables in Sydney, Wednesday 7th
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 06 Jan 04 - 08:50 AM

see ya there

thanks for the call, Alison, but Jenny & Amalina had already told me about it tonight at the Riverview.

sandra

Subject: RE: BS: Bill Sables in Sydney, Wednesday 7th
From: alison
Date: 06 Jan 04 - 03:26 PM

not sure what bill wants to do today, I'm just about to set out for the airport..... but hopefully we'll be there about 8pm


slainte

alison

Subject: RE: BS: Bill Sables in Sydney, Wednesday 7th
From: GUEST,MMaario
Date: 06 Jan 04 - 03:43 PM

ENJOY!

Subject: RE: BS: Bill Sables in Sydney, Wednesday 7th
From: Charley Noble
Date: 06 Jan 04 - 04:52 PM

Have fun at the Shannon! It's a long run from Richmond, Maine, and we're probably not up for it more than every 2-3 years.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: BS: Bill Sables in Sydney, Wednesday 7th
From: Naemanson
Date: 07 Jan 04 - 01:35 AM

Aw, c'mon Charley, it's not too much farther past Portsmouth is it?

Have a great time guys. Bill's a lot of fun and a great artist. You're sure to enjoy the experience.

Subject: RE: BS: Bill Sables in Sydney, Wednesday 7th
From: AllisonA(Animaterra)
Date: 07 Jan 04 - 05:40 AM

Be sure to take photos!
Have fun, Bill and Lorna!
Love,
Allison

Subject: RE: BS: Bill Sables in Sydney, Wednesday 7th
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 07 Jan 04 - 09:32 AM

It was an good evening - most were fashionable late & there was lots of music & some singing. Locals seemed to enjoy it too, one danced & danced & complained when JennyO was singing cos she wanted to hear music. Jenny said she was singing & the frustrated dancer carried on a silent treat (shoosh, shoosh, she's singing, etc.) Other locals joined in the singing & appreciated the evening.

Bob Bolton is a professional photographer, so I didn't take my camera - neither did Bob, he's not working when he goes to a session with friends. (memo: always take camera if Bob is going to be present at a session, it's safe to leave it behind if we are attending a concert).

Fortunately FredaU had a disposable camera with her & snapped a lot & also drew a few folks (she does great portraits of people at sessions). Bill has a digital camera so Mudcat will probably end up with pics.

As a self-confessed non-wearer of T-shirts, I now have 2 - Roll'n Go & now a lovely red Mudcat t-shirt AND I will be wearing them at festivals. Not that I told a fib in my secret santa list, it's just that I rarely wear t-shirts these days & really don't like those on offer at Festivals. But the red Mudcat one is very tasteful & of course the squiggly on the front of the Roll'n'Go shirt is artistic!

sandra

Subject: RE: BS: Bill Sables in Sydney, Wednesday 7th
From: freda underhill
Date: 07 Jan 04 - 09:37 AM

yes, its late but i have crawled to my computer - it was a good session - Bill sang and played some great songs (i would have liked to have heard more) and it was nice because as the fiddles, concertinas, tin whistle, guitars etc played, a bunch of young Irish travellers came and joined us, singing along. They did Dirty Old Town with gusto - jennyo did the local version (Dirty Newtown) which is hilarious & went down very well.

thanks for coming, Bill & Lorna, it was great to meet with you and to hear your music. I hope you enjoy the land of the hobbits!

best wishes

freda

Subject: RE: BS: Bill Sables in Sydney, Wednesday 7th
From: JennyO
Date: 07 Jan 04 - 11:23 AM

"one danced and danced and complained when JennyO was singing cos she wanted to hear music..." LOL Sandra. It's all right - I know what you mean.

So it wasn't quite our usual singing session, as there were many tune players there as well, and all those young guys who knew the words of many of the songs - we ended up drawing quite a crowd. It was a bit difficult to get songs in, but I managed a couple, and I loved Bill's songs. I thought I'd remember their names but now I have forgotten. One was about British Rail, and the other - oh dear, does anyone else remember? I think my brain isn't back from holidays yet, and it isn't helped by the cold I picked up while at Woodford.

Anyway, it ended up a really good night, and I came away with a nice red Mudcat t-shirt and fond memories of meeting another overseas Mudcatter. It's not such a big world really when there's music to bring you together. It was great to meet you, Bill and Lorna. I hope you can stay longer another time!

Jenny

Subject: RE: BS: Bill Sables in Sydney, Wednesday 7th
From: GUEST,bbc at work
Date: 07 Jan 04 - 12:02 PM

Thanks for telling us about this leg of the trip. Glad you all had fun!

bbc in NY

Subject: RE: BS: Bill Sables in Sydney, Wednesday 7th
From: Charley Noble
Date: 07 Jan 04 - 05:11 PM

Ah to be at the old Shannon Hotel again!

Sounds like a lovely evening of anarchy.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: BS: Bill Sables in Sydney, Wednesday 7th
From: Joybell
Date: 07 Jan 04 - 05:17 PM

We're waiting breathlessly here in Victoria. Joy

Subject: RE: BS: Bill Sables in Sydney, Wednesday 7th
From: Guy Wolff
Date: 07 Jan 04 - 05:41 PM

Sounds like a great session . Now if I had just gotten into Lorna's seut case <>,.Ahh well , All the best , guy

Subject: RE: BS: Bill Sables in Sydney, Wednesday 7th
From: alison
Date: 07 Jan 04 - 11:20 PM

well I have just left them at the airport to head off to NZ....

Bill & Lorna as many have said before are a lovely couple... and were a delight to have staying (plus I now have a tin of Yorkshire tea living in my kitchen....

well.... after they arrived we headed to Bondi Beach, then to the Bridge and the Opera House........ then off up Sydney Harbour to Manly on one of the lovely old ferries....... nice drink in a Sydney pub... quick paddle.... and back onto the ferry for the return trip to Circular Quay...... home for a spot of dinner then off to the Shannon....

thanks to everyone who came along it was a good night....... lots of good tunes and songs.....

after that we headed back to town to Lady Macquaries Chair for a view of the bridge, opera house and city skyline by night with an almost full moon...... absolutely lovely..... had there not been a huge queue at Harry's Cafe de wheels we'd have had a pie floater too!!.... we crawled into bed about 2am!!

today after a well deserved lie in I took them to a friends house in the bush (Glenorie, Lorna in case you forgot the name)..... and had a lovely time looking at the bush scenery stretching out towards the blue Mountains...... then off to the airport again......

they had a really quick visit but as you see we fitted a lot in.....

Joybell they are looking forward to seeing you...... can you organise a kangaroo to bounce past... and a kookaburra to laugh... they haven't seen any yet? *grin*

hope to see you again soon bill & Lorna

slainte

alison

Subject: RE: BS: Bill Sables in Sydney, Wednesday 7th
From: AllisonA(Animaterra)
Date: 08 Jan 04 - 05:53 AM

Thanks, 1-L, it sounds like a lovely time!
2-LLs

Subject: RE: BS: Bill Sables in Sydney, Wednesday 7th
From: Charley Noble
Date: 08 Jan 04 - 09:35 AM

And if they could see a pair of wombats flitting between the gum trees. Ah, the memories!

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: BS: Bill Sables in Sydney, Wednesday 7th
From: JennyO
Date: 08 Jan 04 - 10:03 AM

...and maybe a drop bear or two dropping in!

I guess you have to make do with ice worms and their ilk these days, eh Charley?

Jenny (getting ready for yet another BBQ)

Subject: RE: BS: Bill Sables in Sydney, Wednesday 7th
From: GUEST,bbc at work
Date: 08 Jan 04 - 12:00 PM

Great report, alison. I bet they enjoyed you as a hostess, too!

best,

bbc

Subject: RE: BS: Bill Sables in Sydney, Wednesday 7th
From: bill\sables
Date: 30 Jan 04 - 06:06 AM

We are home now but when we were in Melbourne we did see three wild kangaroos in the bush and a couple of kookaboras. Thank you all for a very memorable trip and we hope to get over again possibly next year
Lorna nad Bill

Subject: RE: BS: Bill Sables in Sydney, Wednesday 7th
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 30 Jan 04 - 06:57 AM

hooray - looking forward to meeting you again

sandra

Subject: RE: BS: Bill Sables in Sydney, Wednesday 7th
From: JennyO
Date: 30 Jan 04 - 08:33 AM

Yes, Bill and Lorna. It was great meeting you at the Shannon - I have good memories of a lively session, and a mudcat t shirt too! Hurry back!

Jenny

Subject: RE: BS: Bill Sables in Sydney, Wednesday 7th
From: freda underhill
Date: 30 Jan 04 - 08:53 AM

Bill and Lorna

I am getting some photos of the night developed right now, and should have them on the site by next week!

enjoy your return home!

freda

Subject: RE: BS: Bill Sables in Sydney, Wednesday 7th
From: freda underhill
Date: 31 Jan 04 - 07:26 PM

a couple of photos of the night at the Shannon have been added to your world tour photos on Events, Bill & Lorna!

best wishes

freda