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Subject: RE: OzCatters meet at National, Easter 2006? From: aussiebloke Date: 13 Apr 06 - 10:26 AM Have fun aussie mudcateers - enjoy The National... |
Subject: RE: OzCatters meet at National, Easter 2006? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 18 Apr 06 - 06:26 AM hmmm, the Canberra minimum forecasts were a bit out - both Sat & Sun nights we had frost but all the days were sunny sandra |
Subject: RE: OzCatters meet at National, Easter 2006? From: JennieG Date: 18 Apr 06 - 09:10 PM Another NFF been and gone....... Impressions? Apart from the frosty mornings (not too bad for us in our own caravan with a heater) the best part is catching up with friends and fellow 'Catters, both visiting and local. The downside is the sleep deprivation, I ain't as young as I once was when it comes to staying up late! Cheers JennieG....on holidays until May 2 thank goodness |
Subject: RE: OzCatters meet at National, Easter 2006? From: JennyO Date: 19 Apr 06 - 01:40 AM Impressions? WOW! I had a fabulous time! Where to start? First of all, El Greko told me to say hello to everybody 'cos I'd get back here to Mudcat before he does. Okay now - the weather. It was cold Thursday night, and very warm on Friday. Our only rain was on Friday night, so I had dinner in Spaghetti Junction for the first of two times. Saturday morning there was a chill wind blowing, but it turned into a fine day - somewhat cooler than Friday. Saturday and Sunday nights were FREEZING! I believe it was somewhere below 0 degrees C. I was cold even with my serious coat and a hot water bottle in bed. However the days were pleasant and sunny. On Tuesday, the day I left, a stiff wind had come up, and it was "fun" folding up tarps. Getting back to warm and humid Sydney was quite a shock! It was fun camping with Black Joak Morris who had the "Tarp Mahal" This was an impressive almost fully enclosed setup with benches, tables, chairs, some tents inside, a 6 foot high camping cupboard, poles rigged with banks of powerboards, a full size fridge, a microwave, electric jug and other assorted devices and lights. Curry night was Saturday, but I could have eaten there every night if I'd wanted to. Of course I got lots of pictures of Morris Dancing. The retail therapy went well - a couple of CD's, a very nice bag and a little wallet, a warm woollen shawl and a bunch of lovely smelly soaps - quite conservative really, but I'm very happy with what I got. Other odd features/stalls, that stick in my mind are the 'Spiky Juice Dome' (with inflated spikes), the 'Leaning Tower of Sock', and the 'National Fork Festival' - guess you had to be there... Most days there were Mudcatters meeting in the session bar at lunchtime, including Barbara and Al (Spindrift), who seemed to be having a great time. Al was especially interested in the bush music workshops and sessions that were happening. Unfortunately I somehow managed to miss seeing them on the last day, so didn't get to say goodbye properly :-( There were singing sessions upstairs every night in the Restaurant, and all the usual sessioning and drinking downstairs in the session bar. Starting some time Monday afternoon, there was a big singing session that went on into the night and just got bigger and better, especially when we started singing union songs with Kate and Patrick, John Dengate, Miguel, Peter Hicks, Aitch and others, and culminated in John D getting very excited and waving his union membership card around :-) The workshop I was in with John and Dale Dengate and Chris Woodland on Saturday went well - we didn't seem to make any glaring errors and we got good feedback. The Palladium turned out to be a good venue - just the right size. Other highlights for me included Colum Sands, The Wailin' Jennys, Mal Webb, Coolgrass and the Spooky Men's Chorale. The Inspired Queen Competition was a hoot, and "Sweet Sounds of a Sugar Town" was very impressive. Then of course there was Cloudstreet and El Greko, who were wonderful together and separately. I also managed to spend bits of time with them, which was great. George and Vanessa discovered the delights of the Italian chocolate drink at the stall near the session bar, and at Martin Pearson's midnight concert in the Troubadour on the last night, I sat with Vanessa and my friends Mike and Dawn while we sipped the gorgeous brew and watched Martin, John and Nicole, George and others take turns singing, creating musical mayhem, and generally carrying on. We laughed ourselves silly at Martin's "news" items, while barely keeping warm enough. Mulled wine helped things along though! Lots of hugs and a few tears later, I had to finally say goodbye to these lovely people - I hope they come back very soon! So that was my National for this year - possibly the best yet! Somebody - I can't remember who it was now - commented on the friendliness and goodwill you get at these festivals, and said "This is what life should be like all the time!" What a shame it isn't! So now it's on to Snalbans tomorrow to do it all over again. Life is good! Jenny |
Subject: RE: OzCatters meet at National, Easter 2006? From: hilda fish Date: 19 Apr 06 - 04:20 AM See yer all at Snalbans:~) |
Subject: RE: OzCatters meet at National, Easter 2006? From: Hrothgar Date: 19 Apr 06 - 05:23 AM Aw, Jen, ya still dance awright, even if you ain't as young as you were once! |
Subject: RE: OzCatters meet at National, Easter 2006? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 19 Apr 06 - 09:25 AM Gerry's review thread http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=90684&messages=3 |
Subject: RE: OzCatters meet at National, Easter 2006? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 19 Apr 06 - 09:31 AM Gerry's review thread as I was trying to say when the blickifier wouldn't load |
Subject: RE: OzCatters meet at National, Easter 2006? From: Charley Noble Date: 19 Apr 06 - 09:43 AM JennyO- Thanks for the lovely notes! Just what I wanted to read to get some taste of what was happening. Cheerily, Charley Noble |
Subject: RE: OzCatters meet at National, Easter 2006? From: JennyO Date: 19 Apr 06 - 01:14 PM Thanks Charlie. I hope it whetted your appetite. So when are you coming? |
Subject: RE: OzCatters meet at National, Easter 2006? From: JennieG Date: 19 Apr 06 - 08:23 PM Gee thanks Rog! I can still dance the Flirtation Reel with the best of them. You didn't do so bad yourself. Thought I had misplaced a pair of dancing shoes too, but found them when I was unpacking; it's a long way back to Canberra for the lost and found office. I bought a shawl too, a lovely fine wool paisley in golds and reds, I have always coveted those paisley shawls that were worn in the 19th cent. See youse all next year. Cheers JennieG |
Subject: RE: OzCatters meet at National, Easter 2006? From: Charley Noble Date: 20 Apr 06 - 05:22 PM JennyO et al- We'll be there in November of 2007 at the earliest. Judy has major legislative work that she can't escape in March-April or we'd come like a shot then. Cheerily, Charley Noble |
Subject: RE: OzCatters meet at National, Easter 2006? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 21 Apr 06 - 12:22 AM ya better make sure that includes the 4th Saturday sandra |
Subject: RE: OzCatters meet at National, Easter 2006? From: Hrothgar Date: 21 Apr 06 - 07:20 AM I'm posting this in both NFF threads, just in case. Does anybody know who recorded our Cyril Tawney presentation on the Saturday? One of our group was going to, but was suddenly attacked by the dreaded flat battery syndrome. There was a recorder out in front of us, though, and I thought I knew whose it was, but it wasn't hers after all. Would be nice to have a copy. |
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