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Subject: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 02 Mar 07 - 12:27 AM well, folks, it's that time again - time for my annual Ozcatters thread! Wot a shame I didn't start it yesterday, then there would have been no need to hijack an old UK National thread!! So, we know a few Ozcatters will be there, now all we gotta do is make plans! In past years we've tried to meet at concerts where Mudcatters were performing, & tried to meet at lunchtimes, but it didn't always happen, tho. The Program And of course, newer Catters will need Bob Bolton's badges. Looks like Bugsy & Rowan for a start. Naturally JennyO, freda & I will be found in late night singing sessions, either in the offical Singing Room, or the session bar. We might even be found in (programmed) morning singing workshops, too. I will also be found at all (or almost all) performances of The Shiny Bum Singers (co-founder Canberra Chris) sandra |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: JennieG Date: 02 Mar 07 - 01:15 AM I'm volunteering again, so I'll be there. Cheers JennieG |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: GUEST,kenny Date: 02 Mar 07 - 07:12 AM A flute-player with a Scottish accent will be there. Looking forward to it. |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 02 Mar 07 - 07:39 AM here follow the posts from The (British) National thread, to keep it all together ......................... Subject: RE: Anyone going to The National? From: Bugsy - PM Date: 01 Mar 07 - 10:09 PM SO who's going this year? Me & Mrs Bugsy are going and staying in Tent City. It's our first National since '99. Cheers Bugsy ------------------ Subject: RE: Anyone going to The National? From: Rowan - PM Date: 01 Mar 07 - 10:39 PM Also camping on site. Volunteering in Comms. Probably routinely in the Session Bar. ------------------------- Subject: RE: Anyone going to The National? From: JennyO - PM Date: 01 Mar 07 - 11:20 PM Bugsy and Rowan are talking about the Australian National Folk Festival in Canberra at Easter, and so am I. I'll be there. Not sure what camping arrangements I'll be making. I really need another tent :-( What does it cost for Tent City, and can you still get in? There's a lot to be said for having a tent and a space waiting when you get there. --------------------- Subject: RE: Anyone going to The National? From: freda underhill - PM Date: 01 Mar 07 - 11:59 PM It's $250 for tent City - and I'm de4finitely going this year! freda ----------------- Subject: RE: Anyone going to The National? From: alison - PM Date: 02 Mar 07 - 12:03 AM aw what a shame Bugsy - would have loved to meet up but I've got gigs in Taree that weekend. If you're still around for St Albans I'll see you there slainte alison ......................... |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: JennyO Date: 02 Mar 07 - 08:07 AM $250 for Tent City? Fergeddit. I could buy a good tent for that. Maybe I'll have to prevail upon the guys in Black Joak Morris again to save me a space - that's if they are going. Haven't seen any of them for a while. It must be time for a phone call or two. |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 02 Mar 07 - 08:16 AM my good tent only cost $150 from Ray's Outdoors Wasn't it called once called Tent City? |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: JennyO Date: 02 Mar 07 - 09:55 AM That's the shop that used to be called Kangaroo Tent City. I think the most I ever bought there was a lamp. I like Boots Great Outdoors at Lidcombe. I've seen some lovely tents there but the product catalogue online isn't very helpful - as well as taking a ridiculous time to load. What to do .... what to do? |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: JennieG Date: 02 Mar 07 - 04:16 PM Himself and I will be in looxury in our little caravan! Rowan - I volunteer in the Festival office, if you are in Comms I might see you. Look for a short female with long auburn hair and a warped sense of humour. And Hrothgar of course.....we will all be singing with him on Sunday am......WON'T WE? Cheers JennieG |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 02 Mar 07 - 10:31 PM We might even be found in (programmed) morning singing workshops, too. including the wonderful Sunday morning hymn singing run by the equally wonderful Hrothgar. silly me, fancy forgetting to add the last bit! Cast so far - Bugsy & Mrs B Rowan Sandra in Sydney JennyO freda underhill Bob Bolton Chris Maltby JennieG Hrothgar Cabnberra Chris & a couple of other Shiny Bums whose Mudcat names I've forgotten (sorry Mr & Mrs P) hmmm, we might need 4 badges! So far Guest, Kenny - if you join up you too will be eligible for a Mudcat badge! sandra (who will also be in looxury in her rented caravan!) |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: JennyO Date: 02 Mar 07 - 11:13 PM BTW Sandra, how much does it cost you for the rented caravan? I expect it's way too late for this year, but I might think about it for next year. I really balk at the idea of $250 for a tent in Tent City, but a caravan - that's another story! |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 03 Mar 07 - 05:06 AM twice as much as a tent! There used to be 2 companies which leased almost all of their vans to the Festival for performers & volunteers. They kept back maybe half a dozen vans, and these have regulars hirers. If a regular doesn't want "their" van, someone on the waiting list gets it. I always suggest interested folks hire a van in their home town & tow it to Canberra. Last year the second company went out of business, so I dunno how many vans are available now. I think they might have sold some of their vans to the other company. sandra |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Andrez Date: 03 Mar 07 - 07:29 AM Santa put a ticket in my stocking for 07 but I dont fancy Canberra's treacherous weather. Did any one see the TV footage of metre high hail drifts last week? Cheers, Andrez |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 03 Mar 07 - 08:05 AM I have a collection of pictures of the hail, but I also have a lot of other pics of Canberra without hail as I have a friend living there who is a very good photographer. As it says on the festival website, days are warm (summer clothes) & nights cool or cold (fleecy jackets, woolly hats & warm sleeping bags). Last year & 2000 we had frost & I have pics of both lots, the years in between none. My Mudcat photo was taken at the 2000 festival, & shows my favourite Festival dress. Last year that dress finally hit the ragbag, but it's replacement is an equally thin material. sandra |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: SqueezeMe Date: 03 Mar 07 - 09:00 AM I'll be there, probably with a few boxes for sale out of the back of the truck....(unashamed advertising!) Pity you won't be there, Alison, 'cos I was really so looking forward to fixing your accordion for you (he-he-he!). MC |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Bob Bolton Date: 03 Mar 07 - 09:03 PM G'day Andrez, I know Canberra isn't immune to the Gaia's revenge for all the rubbish we're dumping in her hair ... but I haven't worn anything more over short sleeves and light chinos than a photographers' jacket ... for the last decade of Easter Festivals - and the jacket usually gets too hot for its convenience of carrying lenses and film, particularly in daytime! I'll be down there from the week before - photographing Volunteer work and Master Classes - then the Festival proper. I don't see any definite times or locations floated for a Mudcat get-together ... and I'm notorious for not having enough free fingers to tie knots around ... but I'll run off some "Mudcat" name tags for anyone who needs them: roughly business card size, a coloured "leaping Mudcat" logo and your MudName, laminated ... a couple of punch holes to allow hanging on a string or a safety pin. Give me a shout on this thread - or PM me. With any luck, we might get a session together ... and I might remember where and when! Regard(les)s, Bob |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: JennyO Date: 03 Mar 07 - 09:18 PM While reading about Bob Bolton's mode of dress in Canberra at Easter, it is worth noting that this man rarely wears more than short sleeves in the most inclement of weather. So it is probably a good idea not to use his estimation as a guide. For most of us ordinary mortals, Canberra at Easter time gets BLOODY COLD at night! Some years it has fallen below freezing. 2000 was one of those years. While walking back to my tent at about 4 in the morning (as you do) I noticed somebody had etched in the ice on one of the car windscreens: "THIS FESTIVAL IS WAY TOO COOL!" |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Rowan Date: 03 Mar 07 - 09:28 PM Wimps! But then, the Northern Tablelands do prepare you quite well for Canberra. Those of you who know Lynn Stone should remember that she is having an exhibition of her works at the Canberra Botanic Gardens for about three weeks coinciding with the National. I'm definitely going to it. Cheers, Rowan |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 03 Mar 07 - 11:54 PM more about Lynne's exhibition from a Canberra based friend of hers. ................. Lynne Stone is having a solo exhibition of her amazing 3-dimensional flower embroidery at the Australian National Botanical Gardens in Canberra this year - eucalyptus, acacia, and callistemon blossoms. The Exhibition is called "Blooming Threads" and is on from Tuesday 6 March to Sunday 27 May. Lynne has a website with photos of her work(and much more) at Lynne's site Please pass this information on to anyone you know who is likely to be interested. ................. Lynne lives in a very compact van (smaller than other vans) & tucks her sewing machine, & other essentials into small spaces. She is one of the category of grey nomad who do not have any other home - everything she owns is in her van! Talk about downsizing, I dunno how she does it. How can anyone live such in a small space, & then create very complicated textile art. I was introduced to her some years back & bought several of her beautiful cards, which she printed up by getting the laptop from it's spot, the tiny printer out of the overhead cupboard & the paper from it's hidey hole at the back of a set of drawers (not inside a drawer!!) I can't remember now where her compact sewing machine lives!! sandra |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 04 Mar 07 - 07:20 PM any more attendees? she says,in a sneaky attempt to get this thread to Rise Again! Rise again, rise again, that this thread not be lost To the knowledge of Mudcatters. Those who enjoy the National and attend (almost) every year Will make the 2007 National thread rise again! me first poem! in the modern style, of course. None of this trditional rhyming stuff for me. |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: JennieG Date: 05 Mar 07 - 12:04 AM I have been told when I am working in the festival office, and I have a day off - Tuesday 3rd April. I won't have a car but I'm sure I can get to the Botanic Gardens by bus, as I would love to see this exhibition. I usually go to the National Gallery exhibition on my day off but (as one who does sewing stuff herself) Lynne's exhibition really interests me. Cheers JennieG |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Bugsy Date: 05 Mar 07 - 08:49 PM Looking forward to catching up with fello "Muddies". Mrs Bugsy and I will spend most of our time in the Wine Bar, as most of the acts perform there at one time or another during the Festival. |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: JennieG Date: 06 Mar 07 - 01:44 AM Bugsy (and Mrs B) - there 2 or 3 wine bars, you might have to make a Big Decision! Cheers JennieG |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Bugsy Date: 06 Mar 07 - 02:34 AM W'll be spending the time in "The Troubadour". Pattison wines just cain't be beat!!! CHeers Bugsy |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Hrothgar Date: 06 Mar 07 - 05:19 AM Hymn singing s 10.30 on the Sunday, and it looks as though somebody has made the same mistake as last year - there is no gap between the hymn singing and Margret RoadKnight's gospel session immediately afterwards. Have to talk to the programme people. |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 06 Mar 07 - 06:00 AM Roger - do you have a performer's program, the website hasn't been updated, or did you look at last year's program which is on the website to whet our appetites. If that's the case, it might explain why occasional Mudcatter Margret RoadKnight is following you (again) I really must book my bus ticket - I assume I still have a credit of $15 with Greyhound, with any luck it's still current. sandra |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: GUEST,Gerry Date: 06 Mar 07 - 10:43 PM I'll be there, don't think I've missed one in 10 years. Sandra, I guess it's too late to tell you not to quit your day job. But for the sake of the rhyme (not to mention the meter...), how about Rise again! Rise again! That this thread not be lost to the 'Catters, women and men Those who enjoy the National, and frequently atten D will make the National-OzCat thread rise again! ? |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 07 Mar 07 - 01:07 AM rhyme! metre! mine is modern poetry as you have proved you can do the old-fashioned thing of rhyming ends of lines, please finish the song, and I'll get back to my quilting. sandra |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: The Fooles Troupe Date: 07 Mar 07 - 08:07 AM "it is worth noting that this man rarely wears more than short sleeves in the most inclement of weather" The mind boggles! And they still let him in every year! And some people still want to go to The Burning Man.... Now I don't feel so bad that I'm not going.... |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: JennyO Date: 07 Mar 07 - 08:19 AM Robin, it had to be you, didn't it. I read that line after I posted it and noticed it lent itself to more than one interpretation. I was just waiting for some wag to take advantage of it :-) |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: The Fooles Troupe Date: 07 Mar 07 - 08:26 AM ooooooooooo..... |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: JennyO Date: 07 Mar 07 - 09:04 AM Pity you can't get yourself down here some time, Robin. I think it would be fun to meet you, and I bet you'd wear more than shirtsleeves! The mind is boggling.... |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: The Fooles Troupe Date: 07 Mar 07 - 09:25 AM Damn, I thought I had my webcam switched off in this summer heat.... |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: JennyO Date: 07 Mar 07 - 09:43 AM :-) |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: GUEST Date: 07 Mar 07 - 03:11 PM So long as you find your metier, Sandra |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Bugsy Date: 09 Mar 07 - 01:03 AM Are any "Catters" Performing this year? I think I've got a set at the Troubadour, though I don't know when yet. Cheers Bugsy |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 09 Mar 07 - 01:33 AM apart from The Shiny Bums (3 occasional Catters) there's Jack Halyard. coupla dayas ago I said ..................... Cast so far - Bugsy & Mrs B Rowan Sandra in Sydney JennyO freda underhill Bob Bolton Chris Maltby JennieG Hrothgar Canberra Chris & a couple of other Shiny Bums whose Mudcat names I've forgotten (sorry Mr & Mrs P) ................... How could I forget Jack Halyard (John Warner) - he's the member of the Roaring Forties who looks like Karl Marx! The Forties will be giving 2 performances of John's cycle 'Yarri of Wiradjuri' Friday 2.10pm, Trocadero AND Sunday at 2.10pm, Troubadour Info about these perfomances will be on Jam - Folk Fed of NSW's interactive website sometime soon. in the meantime here's info about Yarri on John's website sandra |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Bugsy Date: 11 Mar 07 - 03:07 AM Does anyone know about shuttle buses from the airport? CHeers Bugsy |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 11 Mar 07 - 03:37 AM ACT Government site Tourism & Transport info Getting around the ACT I've never flown in, I use the train or bus & usually get a taxi to EPIC (Exhibition Park in Canberra) cost around $20 if I'm not visiting friends first. Getting around Canberra by bus is easy. ACTION buses have transfer tickets as the bus routes are built around Interchanges. Get a bus to X then another to Y. I'll be talking to Canberra Chris tonight & I'll ask him to elaborate. sandra |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Bugsy Date: 11 Mar 07 - 04:56 PM Thanks Sandra, from what I can make out it looks like it'll be a taxi. Unless there's an indepenent shuttle bus. Cheers Bugsy |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: JennieG Date: 11 Mar 07 - 06:34 PM There is also info on the Festival website about getting there. As one of the volunteers in the office, that's the sort of question we frequently are asked! See youse there. Cheers JennieG |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Bugsy Date: 11 Mar 07 - 08:20 PM So, JennieG, Do you think it would be cheaper to take the shuttle bus from the airport to city then a cab from city to festival, or just take a cab direct from airport to festival?? Cheers Bugsy |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: JennieG Date: 11 Mar 07 - 11:09 PM Not being a Canberra local I don't know the cost of fares, but for convenience I reckon a cab direct from airport to festival. That way, you don't have to hump your bags around so much especially if you are tired from the flight. Cheers JennieG |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Bugsy Date: 12 Mar 07 - 01:54 AM My thoughts exactly cheers Bugsy |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 12 Mar 07 - 03:11 AM yer not wrong, Narelle Lugging buggage around to City, to friends, then to EPIC is such a hassle I normally go directly to EPIC then get the bus into the city. sandra |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: JennyO Date: 12 Mar 07 - 08:26 AM "Buggage" - what a wonderfully descriptive word! Even if it was unintentional. I've spoken to Bill (Jane's Bill) in Black Joak Morris, and it looks like it will be okay for me to camp with them again - probably in the same (or similar) location as last year. If I can get the tent (your tent, Sandra) to Duncan before he goes down there, he'll put it up for me as well. Ah luxury! Not to mention the curry night. Those Morris Men camp in style! Getting excited now! |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: GUEST Date: 13 Mar 07 - 01:02 AM jenny - can I camp with you guys? freda |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: DaveA Date: 13 Mar 07 - 06:51 AM Bugsy, Glad you have discovered the Troubadour Bar & Andrew Pattisons wines. In an earlier life he ran the best folk venue in Melbourne for about 12 years before he moved on to wine-making. But during that time he gave a stage to Margret R, Eric B, Mike McC, Doug A, Ward & Johnson, Peter,Paul & Petrie, Goanna, Colcannon, Joe Dolce, Austin Statius, to say nothing of the overseas crew who were so keen to make ther mark in Andrew's place. Gigs with Martyn Wyndham Reid, Ralph McTell, John Denver were sensational and the great thing was the number of newbies who wandered inside & stayed. I reckon Andrew has paid his dues & if his wine is halfway drinkable we ought to rally to the Troubadore Bar, and even if it isn't, we ought to head there to see Andrew!! |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 13 Mar 07 - 07:40 AM latest cast list Bugsy & Mrs B Rowan Sandra in Sydney JennyO freda underhill Bob Bolton Chris Maltby JennieG Hrothgar Canberra Chris & a couple of other Shiny Bums whose Mudcat names I've forgotten (sorry Mr & Mrs P) Jack Halyard DaveA any more? sandra |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: GUEST,Branno Date: 13 Mar 07 - 08:31 AM Didn't make it there last year due to severe disruptions to holiday schedules here in Vic. due to some sporting events (!) 'twill be good to catch up (I know some of your faces now) here and there (where?) Heard Lynne on the ABC today and will definitely see her exhibition. Maybe we could have a sing there (she do love a good sing, always a stalwart of the Melbourne scene,going right back to the early days of the Pricklye Bush in the Mad Dan O'Connell) safe and happy travellin' y'all see ya Dave |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Notferjo Date: 13 Mar 07 - 09:55 AM Do catch a taxi from the airport - in 2004 I did just that and it dropped me right at the EPIC gate where I was greeted by a nice man with a big van, who then dropped me and my heavy "buggage" off at a great camping site not too far from the action. This festival will check out the singing sessions when not dancing or soaking up the concerts or at the session bar etc.........What a way to start 3 weeks holiday in the east. Catch ya NFJ |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Bugsy Date: 13 Mar 07 - 04:52 PM DaveA,m I met andrew many years ago at a music quiz night with the Triptich boys (Cliff Ellery, Brian Norris & Gunter Stoper) and a few times since over the years. Yes he has more than "paid his dues" and I hope that the Troubadour will be packed out for the whole festival. Cheers BUgsy |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: JennyO Date: 13 Mar 07 - 08:34 PM The Troubadour usually IS packed out. I have often been one of those huddling on the edges on a frosty night, watching for somebody to leave so I can get a seat further in. They hardly ever do. People tend to settle in there, with some of the best acts and the jaffles and wine and mulled wine. Why would you leave? I have fond memories from last year of a concert there one night that George Papavgeris was in, along with Cloudstreet. George and Vanessa had discovered the joys of the Italian chocolate. Vanessa and I went in early enough to get good seats and we sat there sipping the Italian chocolate from the stall which was just nearby. Even managed to grab a couple of seats for other friends who came along too. |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 14 Mar 07 - 08:13 AM Hello, Dave it will be good to see you again. the cast grows - Bugsy & Mrs B Rowan Sandra in Sydney JennyO freda underhill Bob Bolton Chris Maltby JennieG Hrothgar Canberra Chris & a couple of other Shiny Bums whose Mudcat names I've just found - idp-qbn Clownfish Jack Halyard DaveA Notferjo with guests Kenny & Gerry & Branno but we still need an exact meeting spot!! Those who need badges can look for for a photographer named Bob Bolton, recognisable cos he's the one who always wears short-sleeved shirts! sandra |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: George Papavgeris Date: 14 Mar 07 - 08:18 AM Think of us, won't you now...I'll be missing you double. |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: JennyO Date: 14 Mar 07 - 08:23 AM I'll be thinking of you and Vanessa, George, and missing you double too. I guess I'll just have to have a couple of extra Italian chocolate drinks in your honour ;-) |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 14 Mar 07 - 06:45 PM George, I'll just play one of your CDs today! see ya next year? or the following? or whenever sandra |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: JennyO Date: 14 Mar 07 - 07:51 PM Wot, only today Sandra? Don't you play them every day? I know mine get a lot of airing - 'specially since last week when my Foxtel box was zapped by a thunderstorm. Nah, only kidding - I love playing George's music. I don't watch TV all the time! |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Andrez Date: 15 Mar 07 - 06:41 AM Yo Branno, as I said yesterday I'll look forward to seeing you and Mags there! Remember that National and the Yarralumla woolshed in '71? Cheers, Andrez |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 15 Mar 07 - 07:21 AM have you changed your mind, Andrez? Will you be braving canberra's weather, if so we need to add you to the Mudbadge list! Bob sent me a draft & there is currently no badge for you. sandra |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 15 Mar 07 - 07:26 AM oops, I also left SqueezeMe off the lastest list (& also the earlier lists) sandra |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Andrez Date: 15 Mar 07 - 03:18 PM Hi Sandra, Yes, I didnt mean to suggest that I would look a gift ticket in the mouth. Just that I would look at an alternative to the camping option. All those years in Broome spoilt me rotten and it might just be a coincidence since I dont get to Canberra that often but it has been miserable almost every time I have been there. I'm not paranoid but..............! Anyway the point of the exercise is the music not the bleedin weather. Cheers, Andrez |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Rowan Date: 15 Mar 07 - 05:10 PM Perhaps my memory is more faulty that I had realised but the only National I can recall that had "bleedin weather" was the one at the CAE south of Sydney in ?1980. That rain was really something (unless you're used to the tropics) but I've always found Canberra to be rather mild at Easter. A very late Easter (like a couple of years ago) can get a bit frosty at night, with no clouds to act as a blanket and stop the earth radiating its heat out into the infinite heat sink above the sky, but that also means the days are brilliantly sunny. Perhaps I've lived on the New England too long. Cheers, Rowan And I'll see you there |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 15 Mar 07 - 05:57 PM when the sun is shining = summer dress, shady hat & sunglasses + the wonderful icy lemonade from the lemonade stall (freshly squeezed lemon juice, water & a tad of sugar - yum!!) when the sun sinks = several layers of warmer clothing, woolly beanie, jacket & woolly shawl/scarf + freshly squeezed hot spicy orange juice! day & night = good company & good music sandra for Bob - short sleeved shirt & summer trousers day & night! |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: GUEST,Gerry Date: 15 Mar 07 - 07:57 PM 1st National I went to was in Sutherland, southern suburbs of Sydney, very, very wet. This may be the one Rowan is referring to, but it was 1987 or 1988. I've also been to one or two that were very wet in Canberra, but usually the only weather problem is the temperature difference between 1 pm and 11 pm. However you dress you'll be uncomfortable part of the day, or you'll be lugging warm clothing around, or you'll have to go back to the car/tent/whatever to dump or pick up stuff. It's a small price to pay for a terrific festival. |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Rowan Date: 15 Mar 07 - 08:22 PM Your date(s) are better than mine Gerry. And as one who played lagerphone at the Woolshed one May (it didn't get to the Albert Hall until June, that year) and who had to peel his fingers off it one by one, despite the jet heater going flat out, I can reassure newcomers that Canberra can get rather nippy over winter. But not usually at Easter. And Sandra, you've got to be fair to Bob! He might be in short-sleeved shirts but I rarely se him not wearing that photographers' fishing jacket thingy with all its useful pockets. For a man with so much energy it's probably all the insulation he needs! Cheers, Rowan |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: JennyO Date: 15 Mar 07 - 08:30 PM The standard thing is that late in the afternoon as the sun sets, there is a mass scurrying to the campsite of people going to get their extra layers. The only thing I find inconvenient about it is that at night when you walk into the session bar with all those extra layers, you have to start peeling them off and either hold them or put them somewhere. I've often found the change in temperature so dramatic that my glasses fogged up as I walked in! |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Rowan Date: 15 Mar 07 - 08:55 PM And all these years I thought it was the nostalgia and the drinks that fogged my vision. |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: JennyO Date: 15 Mar 07 - 09:11 PM And all these years I thought it was the nostalgia and the drinks that fogged my vision. Yes well, that happens later too, and sometimes it isn't just your vision that gets fogged. I wonder if they will put that silly pot plant in front of the stairwell again this year? I think it was a vain attempt last year to discourage us from having impromptu singing sessions up there where the acoustics are good. Yeah, I know there are singing sessions upstairs in the Restaurant - I even ran some of them in previous years - but they lack a bit in atmosphere. The stairwell sessions are a tradition, and it will take more than one little steenkin' potplant to stop us. I did notice the diddlies had beaten us to it one night tho :-( |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: JennyO Date: 15 Mar 07 - 10:10 PM I wonder if they will put that silly pot plant in front of the stairwell again this year? ...or was it a chair? Or both? Oh dear, maybe the brain fog hasn't worn off from last year! |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Bob Bolton Date: 15 Mar 07 - 11:31 PM G'day (A)NFFers, I ran off a couple of sheets of Mudcat tags for the list Sandra included. I'll run off another sheet: including Andrez, this time ... and anybody else I might have missed. The tags are 6 x 9 cm and have a small punch-hole suitable for a bit of string or a safety pin. Rowan: I've found the fisherman's jacket too warm in recent years ... and when I bought a new one, the material was heavier (or less worn?) and it's too hot by far. I think your New England climate would suit me better than Sydney's ... and I've had some bloody uncomfortably hot days in Melbourne ... and Hobart ... over the years - and all that was before we paid any attention to Greenhouse warming! Regards, Bob |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 15 Mar 07 - 11:39 PM According to my records (casettes) the National was held in 1988 at Sutherland! Not that I went, or anything like that. I was living in the years between Folk-As-Top-40 & Rediscovering-Live-Music-In-1995, I just happen to have in my hand (well it was till I resumed typing) a copy of a workshop from that 1988 NFF. I have a few such tapes copied from reel-to-reels made at that Festival. sandra since you asked - Bolan/Miles "A Study of Risibility in FolkMusic" & I might just play it again after my new Alistair Hulett CD finishes! And I also have a pic from the icy 2000 NFF of Bob wearing a (light) jacket! I assume it is the only pic ever taken of him wearing a jacket, so it must be valuable. |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: GUEST,squeezeme Date: 16 Mar 07 - 02:49 AM Quoting Sandra "oops, I also left SqueezeMe off the lastest list (& also the earlier lists)" Thought you might have ignored me for saying beastly things about Alison's accordion. Don't worry, it's an on-going topic of consternation; but we have a sort of understanding.... :-) MC (should have signed in, sorry) |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 16 Mar 07 - 05:57 AM you guessed correctly, I left you & Andrez off cos you both said 'orrible things! Fancy you picking on Alison, & Andrez picking on Canberra's lovely weather. sandra |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Hrothgar Date: 16 Mar 07 - 06:30 AM Hymn singing is 10.00 am Sunday |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 16 Mar 07 - 07:04 AM wouldn't miss it for quids, mate sandra |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: JennyO Date: 16 Mar 07 - 07:07 AM You forgot to mention where, Hrothgar. It's in the Singing Room, which I know as the Restaurant. It's above the session bar. There is a separate entrance to the left of the session bar entrance. The Roaring Forties are on three times: Friday 2.10pm, Trocadero: CD launch of Yarri of Wiradjuri Saturday 2pm, Singing Room: Shellback Sheilas (songs of Cicely Fox-Smith) Sunday 2pm, Troubadour: another CD launch of Yarri, in case you missed the first one. I've been looking at the program online, and I don't like the colours they've used. The blue writing on a yellow background is terrible - very hard to read. By the time you've enlarged it enough to be readable, you can only see parts of it at a time, so you are scrolling up and down and side to side and can't easily get an overview of what is on in a particular place or at a particular time. Very annoying! The full program in spreadsheet form is no better. |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: SqueezeMe Date: 16 Mar 07 - 07:14 AM No, I wasn't picking on Alison! Only her wonderful, beautiful, fantastic, marvelous accordion. She knows how much I love it really.... (Hang on, my nose is growing!) MC |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 16 Mar 07 - 08:55 PM Jenny, I took one look at that program & went back to a wonderful, readable site - MUDCAT! |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: JennyO Date: 16 Mar 07 - 10:29 PM Yes, it's really BAD, isn't it. I hope the printed program is more readable than that. For one thing if all the events have a yellow background, how are we going to highlight the things we want to see - even if we use a different colour highlighter pen? At the moment, they look like they are ALL highlighted. |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Rowan Date: 16 Mar 07 - 10:41 PM The triumph of form over function? In a different life I was discussing presentations to Cabinet with someone who had had to prepare one. He was instructed (he said) to present the final draft of the graphics (very multicoloured) to someone known to be colour blind; apparentlyabout a third of cabinet members at that time were colourblind. He did so, and received valuable advice that he's used ever since. CHeers, Rowan |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: JennyO Date: 16 Mar 07 - 10:58 PM Pity someone couldn't predict what they were going to do with this program in time to stop them. I suppose it's too late now. They were pretty late putting the program online this year, and some pages of the website are still last year's pages - for instance the camping page with the map from last year. I was interested to see this year's map of the site, because last year for the first time they didn't have a performer's camping area but I'd heard there was going to be one this year. There is no information on the website that mentions anything about this. I also heard (but can't confirm) that performers' families won't be able to camp with them in that area, which will mean in many cases that performers will have to choose to camp in the general area so as not to leave their families and partners to fend for themselves - can you imagine splitting a campervan or a tent in two? Then the organisers will look at the half-empty performers' area and say "See? hardly anyone is using it. We won't have one next year". Wot, me a cynic? Nah! |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Andrez Date: 18 Mar 07 - 05:25 AM Not quite willing to let this one go. "Canberra's lovely weather" is an oxymoron like political integrity or military intelligence or morris dancing or bodhran playing! :-) Cheers, Andrez PS: Could the "meeting" place/venue/time be condensed into one simple paragraph instead of over several posts? Thats for the less erudite Ozcatters. |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 18 Mar 07 - 07:04 AM 1. EVERY NIGHT - late night singing sessions in The Singing Room (Restaurant, above the Session Bar) AND/OR the Stairwell between said Restaurant & Session Bar 2. Hrothgar's Hymn Singing Session Sunday. 2 years back it was invaded by folks from the Church service who thpought it was a continuation of that event. But it's not - it's a great singing session. The first year I went my Jewish friend knew more hymns than me, but then I had left sunday school when I was 12 & he had been going to festivals for decades! 3. Bugsy's apperance @ the Troubador (times, please Bugsy!) 4. any performance of the Shiny Bum Singers. 5. any performance of the Roaring Forties Friday 2.10pm, Trocadero: CD launch of Yarri of Wiradjuri Saturday 2pm, Singing Room: Shellback Sheilas (songs of Cicely Fox-Smith) Sunday 2pm, Troubadour: another CD launch of Yarri, in case you missed the first one. 6. lunchtimes somewhere in the Session Bar 12ish?? (coupla' years back we sometimes met in the area near the door that leads to the Arena) 7. ????? sandra |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: JennyO Date: 18 Mar 07 - 07:59 AM My memory of those lunchtime meetings is that we used to make it around 1pm in the Session Bar. It's really just a loose standing arrangement that any 'catters who find themselves not otherwise occupied around lunchtime on any of the days, can take their lunch into the Session Bar and meet up with other 'catters. Be sure to wear your Mudcat Badge! We could make it earlier if you like - doesn't have to be very exact anyway. With the Forties on around 2 almost every day, it might be a good idea to say any time between midday and 1.30? |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: The Fooles Troupe Date: 18 Mar 07 - 08:15 AM "a loose standing arrangement " Don't they have chairs? |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: JennyO Date: 18 Mar 07 - 09:00 AM :-) |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Rowan Date: 18 Mar 07 - 04:18 PM Behaviour in a chair can be very loose! |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: JennyO Date: 18 Mar 07 - 08:38 PM Does anyone in Oz remember the skit on The Comedy Company with Col'n Carpenter (Kim Gyngell) about chairs? In it he was being asked questions about shares, but he misunderstood and all his answers were about chairs. It was very funny. I see it's available on DVD along with a whole lot of other Col'n skits - The Comedy Company: The Very Best of Colin Carpenter (2004) And who could forget Con the Fruiterer "Coupla days - beeee-utiful!" and Kylie Mole "she goes, she goes, she just GOES!" You can actually get a set of 4 with all of them. |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: GUEST Date: 18 Mar 07 - 08:48 PM "Behaviour in a chair can be very loose!" Stools can be very loose, too. Sorry. |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: JennyO Date: 18 Mar 07 - 10:23 PM BAD Guest! You felt MOVED to say that, did you? Go sit on your stool in the corner! |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: The Fooles Troupe Date: 19 Mar 07 - 09:48 AM In Toowoomba, there is a business called Mr Stool. I'm not making this up you know... BTW, Mr Stools was a character in a Monty Python sketch... |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: JennyO Date: 19 Mar 07 - 11:21 AM Robin, you bananabenders don't have a monopoly on stools. We here in Sydney - in Drummoyne, just down the road from my folk club, have The Stool Shop , where you can get all sizes, shapes and colours of stools, to suit every kind of bum. Speaking of bums, here is a video of one of the most popular and entertaining acts ever to hit the National - The Shiny Bum Singers. They do terrible things to computer keyboards in the Ten Meg Morris! |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Bugsy Date: 19 Mar 07 - 05:41 PM Sandra, I don't know when my spot at the Troubadour is yet. Andrew asked me to contact him as soon as I arrive in Canberra (Thursday 6am) |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 19 Mar 07 - 07:09 PM tell/ask him to add (Bugsy) to your name so we recognise you! Maybe we need a Thurs night meeting to distribute badges to those who need 'em. Or do you want one of us to post your badges? If so, pls PM me By any chance are you going to the Folklore conference at the National Library - Bob & I will be there. sandra |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Rowan Date: 19 Mar 07 - 09:58 PM I haven't yet got my Comms Roster but I expect I'll be around the Comms Centre for at least part of Thursday evening, so I'll pick mine up from there or the Festival Office next door. Cheers, Rowan |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Notferjo Date: 20 Mar 07 - 06:48 AM I'm off to a singing masterclass on Tuesday to Thursday. Anyone else doing masterclasses? Getting excited......... |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 20 Mar 07 - 07:47 AM Bob will be there taking photos! You can ask him for your Mudcat badge. Canberra Chris normally attends the singing msterclass, but not this year. Rowan, were you referring to your Mudcat badge or your volunteer's nametag? sandra |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: JennyO Date: 20 Mar 07 - 08:23 AM I'll be getting there on the Thursday afternoon or night (the first night of the festival), and it's all been arranged now that I'll be camping with Black Joak Morris, more or less in the same place as last year - round near Building K (the Bike lockup) and a bit past the Mallee. There was a huge truck of portable toilets just near us last year. Duncan and co. in the Morris are even going to put my tent up for me same as last year - cool! Freda, I asked Duncan if you can camp there too and he said yes, and he'll put your tent up as well. He's going down about a week early, so he'll have plenty of time. I have some of your camping gear in the garage. I haven't looked at it for a while, but I'm assuming your tent is one of the things in there? I'll take the tents over to his place one evening next week. Just over two weeks till the festival starts - less for those going to the Masterclasses. I'm looking forward to this - it will be the first time I've camped at a festival since Coastfest last October. Then two weeks later it's Snalbans. Hooray! It's festival season! |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: JennyO Date: 20 Mar 07 - 10:34 AM Oh, by the way Sandra - it looks like I'll be getting a new tent this weekend, so if all goes well I won't need to take you up on the kind offer of your tent. I've picked out the one I want already - it's just a matter of going and getting it. We had to wait a while and see if the finances would stretch. They barely do, but it will be worth it I think. The main space in this tent has about the same floor area as my previous tent, but there's an extra bit out the front - like an extra little room with doorways in the side. So it will look like quite a big dome tent. Since tentmakers have been getting more creative with dome tents, it seems you can get more tent for your money than before. It has other interesting features, where you can open the flies out in all directions and join them up, making extra covered areas all around. Sandra, I know this might come as a shock to you, knowing my camping habits, but I might not bother with a tarp at the National this year! Snalbans is a different matter. We always have the Giant Tarp there for all our friends to camp and gather under. Last year we travelled in convoy with Ricarda and Nick, and put our two big setups side by side. That was the Tarp Mahal extraordinaire! Since they have moved out to Woop Woop, it might be a little harder to coordinate this year - but not impossible. |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: JennyO Date: 20 Mar 07 - 10:34 AM Oh, and since all the other Ozcats seem to have gone to bed and left it for me - 100!!! |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Rowan Date: 20 Mar 07 - 05:04 PM Sandra, I hope Posting 101 is different from Room 101! My elder daughter has convinced a freind of her to attend the fiddling master class and I'm the parental taxi service. In the past I've always picked up my volunteer's tag from the Volunteers' registration office (this year up at the northen entrance again, I gather) but I've always arrived on the Thursday. This year I'll get there on the Monday so I just play it by ear where I have to go and get things. But I had meant Bob's Mudcat badge when I said I'd pick up at the Festival Office on the Thursday evening. Unless we run into each other earlier, that is. My daughters know Lynne and want to see her exhibition (as do I and I used to work in the Gardens and the Herbarium in 1965) and I also have to chase up some info about family military history at the National Archives and the AWM during Easter Week. Catch you there. Cheers, Rowan |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Grubby Date: 20 Mar 07 - 10:54 PM Hi Sandra Greetings from Hobart. I will be attending with a bunch of friends from tassie. We haven't missed one yet and not about to let it happen this year. Cheers Grubby |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 21 Mar 07 - 01:26 AM hello, Grubby - welcome back! where have you been the past 7 years? I've just asked Bob if he would add you to the badge list. wot a crowd we have this year, we really must get together for a group photo! ------------------------ the cast as at today Bugsy & Mrs B Rowan Sandra in Sydney JennyO freda underhill Bob Bolton Chris Maltby JennieG Hrothgar Canberra Chris & a couple of other Shiny Bums whose Mudcat names I've just found - idp-qbn Clownfish Jack Halyard DaveA Notferjo SqueezeMe Andrez Grubby with guests Kenny & Gerry & Branno ======================= Possible places to meet - 1. EVERY NIGHT - late night singing sessions in The Singing Room (Restaurant, above the Session Bar) AND/OR the Stairwell between said Restaurant & Session Bar 2. Hrothgar's Hymn Singing Session Sunday. 2 years back it was invaded by folks from the Church service who thought it was a continuation of that event. But it's not - it's a great singing session. The first year I went my Jewish friend knew more hymns than me, but then I had left sunday school when I was 12 & he had been going to festivals for decades! 3. Bugsy's apperance @ the Troubador (times, please Bugsy!) 4. any performance of the Shiny Bum Singers. 5. any performance of the Roaring Forties Friday 2.10pm, Trocadero: CD launch of Yarri of Wiradjuri Saturday 2pm, Singing Room: Shellback Sheilas (songs of Cicely Fox-Smith) Sunday 2pm, Troubadour: another CD launch of Yarri, in case you missed the first one. 6. lunchtimes somewhere in the Session Bar 12ish?? (coupla' years back we sometimes met in the area near the door that leads to the Arena) 7. ????? sandra |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 22 Mar 07 - 08:23 PM On a hot humid Sydney day, I'm gathering together winter clothing & my wonderful 80% down quilt so I can give it to Bob tomorrow because he is taking it to Canberra for me (much appreciated, Bob!) Only 12 more sleeps before I get on the Greyhound bus bound for the best festival in Oz! sandra |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Bugsy Date: 27 Mar 07 - 09:55 PM Getting closer now, Only 8 more sleeps til we take the Redeye to Canberra. I'm starting to get a little excited! Cheers Bugsy |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: JennieG Date: 28 Mar 07 - 03:48 AM Less sleeps for me - only 4! we are driving to Canberra on Sunday. My first volunteer shift is 8am next Monday. Cheers JennieG |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 28 Mar 07 - 04:24 AM only 8 more sleeps for me, too, Bugsy, then it's on a 9am bus & get to Canberra about 4 hours later. Bob is taking most of my luggage so I might just head straight to Belconnen to visit (ex) colleagues. I do love watching people work! the latest list of participants, with one more Mudcatter (hilda fish who has her old badge) added, we really must get together for a group photo! ------------------------ the cast as at today - Bugsy & Mrs B Rowan Sandra in Sydney JennyO freda underhill Bob Bolton Chris Maltby JennieG Hrothgar Canberra Chris & a couple of other Shiny Bums whose Mudcat names I've just found - idp-qbn Clownfish Jack Halyard DaveA Notferjo SqueezeMe Andrez Grubby hilda fish with guests Kenny & Gerry & Branno ======================= Possible places to meet - 1. EVERY NIGHT - late night singing sessions in The Singing Room (Restaurant, above the Session Bar) AND/OR the Stairwell between said Restaurant & Session Bar 2. Hrothgar's Hymn Singing Session Sunday. 2 years back it was invaded by folks from the Church service who thought it was a continuation of that event. But it's not - it's a great singing session. The first year I went my Jewish friend knew more hymns than me, but then I had left sunday school when I was 12 & he had been going to festivals for decades! 3. Bugsy's apperance @ the Troubador (times, please Bugsy!) 4. any performance of the Shiny Bum Singers. 5. any performance of the Roaring Forties Friday 2.10pm, Trocadero: CD launch of Yarri of Wiradjuri Saturday 2pm, Singing Room: Shellback Sheilas (songs of Cicely Fox-Smith) Sunday 2pm, Troubadour: another CD launch of Yarri, in case you missed the first one. 6. lunchtimes somewhere in the Session Bar 12ish?? (coupla' years back we sometimes met in the area near the door that leads to the Arena) 7. ????? see ya soon sandra |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Bugsy Date: 28 Mar 07 - 04:52 AM So who do I ask for at the festival office to get my Mudcat Badge??? Any chance of a MRS BUGSY badge too?? CHeers Bugsy |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 28 Mar 07 - 05:39 AM Bugsy, the office will know nothing about the badges, they are a Mudcat thing. Bob has them all, & he made one for Mrs Bugsy, too. He'll be arriving Monday & will be taking photos of the masterclasses. I'll send you a PM re arranging a meeting with Bob sandra |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Bugsy Date: 28 Mar 07 - 07:03 PM Thanks for that Sandra, I've just pm'd Bob Cheers Bugsy |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: JennyO Date: 29 Mar 07 - 10:40 AM For the last 36 hours or so, I've been out in the wasteland, where there are no phones and no internet. Well actually, yesterday morning I discovered there was no phone line working, and I had a devil of a job getting to the bottom of it. Because my phone company uses Telstra's line (Telstra is the big and original phone company, before our phones were privatised) Telstra wouldn't tell me anything about why my line was not working. I had to ring my phone company and get them to ring Telstra. All from my next door neighbour's house, of course. So nobody could tell me anything, except that there seemed to be a fault (d'oh!). It was still down this morning, and I was waiting for a phone call on my mobile from somebody to tell me what was going on. I guessed that possibly Alinta, the mob who have been disrupting our street for the last couple of months putting in huge gas pipes, might have had something to do with it. Anyway, this afternoon it came back on, and yes, it was all their fault, and apparently we are lucky. Some other customers had their lines much more badly damaged and will be without their phone service for some time yet. The next door neighbour's phone would have been all right because we are on a corner, and he is round the corner from where the works happened. Strange that it should happen now - it's been a couple of weeks since they moved on down the street, and they are now several blocks away where I can't even hear their heavy machinery any more. Odd. Anyway, I'm just glad to be back in contact with the world. That's why I didn't return your call last night, Sandra. Anyway, my tent, and freda's, have been handed over to Duncan of Black Joak Morris, and our homes-away-from-home will be waiting for us when we get to the National. Luxury! I got another charger for my camera batteries tonight too - the other one seemed to be cactus - so I'll be able to take lots of pictures! Goody! The Roaring Forties are also doing a spot in the Union Concert, filling in for the Fagans, who couldn't make it. The New Improved Program (in paler yellow and black writing, complete with mistakes of one page missing and one page repeated) is still not all that easy to read, but it looks like they are on at 5.10pm Saturday in the Budawang. Also to add to the list, there is Cloudstreet, who say "We'll be around the festival all weekend, but look for us especially as part of Keith McKenry's Lost Folk Songs of Australia concert in the Trocadero on Saturday morning at 11.00 am." So here is the updated list: Bugsy & Mrs B Rowan Sandra in Sydney JennyO freda underhill Bob Bolton Chris Maltby JennieG Hrothgar Canberra Chris & a couple of other Shiny Bums whose Mudcat names I've just found - idp-qbn Clownfish Jack Halyard DaveA Notferjo SqueezeMe Andrez Grubby hilda fish Cloudstreet with guests Kenny & Gerry & Branno ======================= Possible places to meet - We have such an impressive list of names, it would be really nice if we could all get together at some point for a group photo. Any ideas? Some years we have met up on the Thursday night, the first night of the festival. There's a concert at the Troubadour that might be a good first meeting place! Apart from that -- 1. EVERY NIGHT - late night singing sessions in The Singing Room (Restaurant, above the Session Bar) AND/OR the Stairwell between said Restaurant & Session Bar 2. Hrothgar's Hymn Singing Session Sunday. 2 years back it was invaded by folks from the Church service who thought it was a continuation of that event. But it's not - it's a great singing session. The first year I went my Jewish friend knew more hymns than me, but then I had left sunday school when I was 12 & he had been going to festivals for decades! 3. Bugsy's apperance @ the Troubador (times, please Bugsy!) 4. any performance of the Shiny Bum Singers. 5. any performance of the Roaring Forties Friday 2.10pm, Trocadero: CD launch of Yarri of Wiradjuri Saturday 2pm, Singing Room: Shellback Sheilas (songs of Cicely Fox-Smith) Saturday 5.10pm, Budawang: in the Union Concert, which actually starts at 2pm. Sunday 2pm, Troubadour: another CD launch of Yarri, in case you missed the first one. 6. lunchtimes somewhere in the Session Bar 12ish?? (coupla' years back we sometimes met in the area near the door that leads to the Arena) I'd say any time between 12 and 1.30 in the Session Bar on any day. 7. any performance of Cloudstreet: "We'll be around the festival all weekend, but look for us especially as part of Keith McKenry's Lost Folk Songs of Australia concert in the Trocadero on Saturday morning at 11.00 am." I might add - wherever you find Martin Pearson, they will probably not be too far away! |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Charley Noble Date: 29 Mar 07 - 02:16 PM You folks are so well organized! I betcha have a whole lot of fun too. Don't forget to report everything when you return. See you in late October. Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 29 Mar 07 - 08:14 PM well organised! - Charley, we don't even have a guaranteed meeting spot for a group photo! I can see a lot of small groups pics heading to Mudcat one day soon. Or a lovely collage. As Hrothgar's hymn singing at 10.30 Sunday in the Restaurant is the first event in the venue & 10.30 is a respectable hour for everyone to be awake, how about meeting there beforehand for the big smile opportunity? sandra |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: cloudstreet Date: 29 Mar 07 - 09:10 PM We'll be there and eager to rattle the tonsils. John & Nic |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: JennyO Date: 29 Mar 07 - 09:42 PM Aw I dunno Sandra. Might be a bit early for some of us who've been up at a session till 4 or 5. On the other hand tho, I guess I could just STAY up. I've done it before. Seriously though, I'll make the big effort, and bring my camera too. I'll tell John, but there's every chance he'll be off practising with the Forties - I suspect he'll be doing a lot of that. |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: JennyO Date: 29 Mar 07 - 10:54 PM Couple of things - I just had another look at the program - and read this thread through, and thought I should mention that Hrothgar's Hymn Singing Session is at 10am, (not 10.30) on Sunday in the Singing Room (Restaurant) - so if we are meeting for photos it will have to be earlier than that - maybe 9.30? Ooh Sandra, you really are pushing the friendship now! Me at a festival - up at 9.30 in the morning? Also while looking at the website, I see they finally have a more up-to-date map of the site - site map - where you can see the performers' camping (although I won't be camped there) and it looks like they have moved the Troubadour back to its old central place where they had the childrens festival last year, and the childrens festival is over near the Quokka where the Troubadour was last year. I'm glad they've changed back. I like the old spot. I still think that would be a good first gathering place on Thursday night - wot about from 8pm on? The other thing is - is everybody clear that Bob Bolton will have the Mudcat badges - not the festival office. At the office, they won't know what you are talking about. The website still has some glitches. The camping page is still last year's, with last year's map on it, the pdf version of the program has one page blank, one page doubled up and one page missing still. and on the Excel Spreadsheet, which was not working last night, I looked up the performer page, and the times and places for the Roaring Forties were totally wrong. Dunno what's happening there. I'll look again tonight - it's possible they are still working on it. |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Bob Bolton Date: 29 Mar 07 - 11:55 PM G'day JennyO, It may be too late for me to run of badge(s) for Cloudstreet (John & Nic). They are created in a program at home ... printed & laminated here at work - but I'm off on leave this PM - drive to Canberra Monday & set up camp ... hard at work Tuesday. I'll see if I can do some 'cross-program' magic ... but I'm not promising! BTW: You write: "Me at a festival - up at 9.30 in the morning?" ... my heart bleeds for you ... Thursday 5 April I've transferred my fortnightly blood plasma donation from Sydney's Kent St Blood Bank to Canberra - so I have an appointment for 7.30 AM ... at Garran (Canberra Public Hospital) ... about 16 km in a straight line (and nothing in Canberra proceeds in a straight line!) SSW of the Festival site. I figure I'll have to leave the campsite by 6.30 AM at latest, to get through interview and medical check, even before the 30 - 40 minute plasmapheresis (and I'm supposed to have drunk at least one litre of water (or, at least fluids free of: caffeine, theine, alcohol - or any other diuretic!) to make sure blood flows quickly enough. Regard(les)s, Bob |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: JennyO Date: 30 Mar 07 - 12:08 AM G'day Bob, Well, the solution is obvious - stay up the night before. I'm sure there'll be some sessions happening on Wednesday night. The water and no alcohol or caffeine bit might be a bit of a pain though :( My heart definitely bleeds for you. I know all about the "straight lines" in Canberra - there aren't any. I find it very easy to get lost there, I'm afraid. |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Bugsy Date: 30 Mar 07 - 01:44 AM Thursday night @ the Troubadour wine bar sounds good to us.....but then ANY time @ the Troubadour wine bar sounds good to us!!! CHeers Bugsy |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 30 Mar 07 - 03:15 AM I took the time of hymn session from Hrothgar's post - I assume the time was taken from the 2006 program on the website. Last night I had a second look at the program & while it used readable colours, it was not a readable font & had pages missing! So I departed again. I eagerly await the paper program I will be handed next Wednesday. Troubador at 8pm Thursday is great, so to a 9.30 start on Sunday!!! sandra |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: JennyO Date: 30 Mar 07 - 06:19 AM Ha! That was Hrothgar's first post, when he thought he was being followed by Margret Roadknight. I think he must have been looking at last year's program. This year, Hrothgar's hymn session is at 10 o'clock, then there is a decent gap of half an hour, followed by a gospel workshop with somebody called Briar Eyers. I went by the program AND Hrothgar's second post 'ere! |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: freda underhill Date: 30 Mar 07 - 08:48 AM be warned - the weather in Canberra has just turned cold... VERY cold...!!! freda |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: SqueezeMe Date: 30 Mar 07 - 08:56 AM Avoid Minibus 2 on Thursday night, 8 till midnight. There's no heater! I'll be driving it!!! You have been warned!!! MC |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: JennyO Date: 30 Mar 07 - 09:07 AM That doesn't surprise me at all, freda. Since Sunday, the days in Sydney have been noticeably cooler, and the temperatures at night have dropped - particularly last night. Some suburbs got down into single figures for the first time in months. Our minimum here in Earlwood was 10. The same is predicted for tonight too. I take it you're not in Canberra now, though. |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: freda underhill Date: 30 Mar 07 - 09:12 AM no, got back this evening. Picking up sleeping bag, beanie, scarves etc in anticipation.. |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: JennyO Date: 30 Mar 07 - 09:21 AM Note to self: throw in the extra sleeping bag and the serious coat. Not to mention the hot water bottle {:{ |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Bob Bolton Date: 30 Mar 07 - 06:14 PM G'day freda, JennyO, all & shivering sundry, Bureau of Met web site: Forecast: Canberra & ACT Gives this: Issued at 5:35 am EST on Saturday 31 March 2007 Warning Summary Nil. Current Weather Situation and Future Developments A front and associated low pressure system near Tasmania are moving out across the Tasman Sea. A high in the Bight extends a ridge across the region and will bring fine and mild conditions for the majority of the coming week. A couple of weak cold fronts will clip the south of the continent next week but are likely to have little affect on the weather locally. Forecast for Saturday Fine and sunny. Moderate to fresh southerly winds. Precis: Fine, sunny. City: Max 22 Tuggeranong: Max 22 Chance of rainfall: 5%. Winds on Lake: Southerly 15-25 km/h. UV Index: 7 [High] Fire danger: High Sunday Fine, sunny. Min 5 Max 24 Monday Fine, sunny. Min 8 Max 23 Tuesday Fine, partly cloudy. Min 8 Max 23 Wednesday Fine. Min 10 Max 23 Thursday Fine. Min 9 Max 23 Friday Fine. Min 9 Max 22 Looks fine (if pleasantly cool) to me! Regard(les)s, Bob |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Rowan Date: 30 Mar 07 - 09:59 PM Just like the Northern Tablelands! I'm on Comms 8am 'til 4pm both Saturday and Sunday so will have to be quick about any piccies during those times. See you there. Cheers, Rowan |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: JennyO Date: 30 Mar 07 - 10:40 PM Comms Rowan? I have a feeling I should know, but what is that? Bob, if that's all the weather has to throw at us, it won't be too bad. A little chilly at night is all. We seem to be getting down into the cooler temps at night here anyway, and while today is supposedly 21.2 in Canterbury at the moment (12.35pm), there is a nasty cool wind, and the apparent temperature is only 15.6. The Canberra days look very pleasant by comparison. |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Andrez Date: 31 Mar 07 - 12:43 AM The Canberra days look very pleasant by comparison ??????? C'mon guys, this is like trying to make a silk purse out of a sows ear. Admit it, you know Canberra blows hot and cold just like the pollies! The odds are that it'll be tolerable weather between 2.30 to 4.00pm and then its all downhill again. I'm packin me longjohns and a couple of spare sheepdogs to boot! Cheers, Andrez |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: JennieG Date: 31 Mar 07 - 01:04 AM Comms = communications. Cheers JennieG |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: cloudstreet Date: 31 Mar 07 - 01:23 AM Just saw Bob's note about badges. We have some already - kindly created by UK catters a couple of years ago. See you there. J&N |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: JennyO Date: 31 Mar 07 - 01:27 AM So if he's on comms, does that mean he'll be wandering around somewhere with a walkie-talkie? |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: JennyO Date: 31 Mar 07 - 01:27 AM ...or a mobile phone or sumpin'? |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: The Fooles Troupe Date: 31 Mar 07 - 02:00 AM ... or wandering around with a big red flag singing "The Worker's flag is deepest red ..." |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: JennieG Date: 31 Mar 07 - 02:36 AM Could be....... I will be working in the main office (not the ticket office) on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 8am(yikes!)-noon, and on Friday 4-8pm. On Tuesday I hope to get to the Botanic Gardens for the embroidery exhibition but I have to suss out the bus timetables, it isn't looking promising at this stage. Buses only seem to run on weekends and school holidays to the gardens. It's a long walk from EPIC. After tomorrow morning I won't have internet access so any more witticisms will just pass me by........! See youse at the festival. Cheers JennieG |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 31 Mar 07 - 04:09 AM I'm pleased I didn't include my medium jacket in the bags Bob is carrying to Canberra. I just might carry my heaviest one! sandra |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: The Fooles Troupe Date: 31 Mar 07 - 05:18 AM Is that jacket the bent one - or the straight one? |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: freda underhill Date: 31 Mar 07 - 11:17 AM Thanks Bob - I'm cheered by the thought of warm weather - and will keep my fingers crossed! |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: JennyO Date: 31 Mar 07 - 12:17 PM Oi freda! Thort you were going straight to bed. Here's a link to a map of the festival, so you can see roughly where I think we will be camped - site map Imagining the oval as a clockface, if you find the Fitzroy Building down near 5 o'clock, the next street to the left off the street it is in has another little blue building - marked Bld M, which is the Mallee. Just above it at the edge of the oval, you will see toilets marked - at about 4 o'clock. I seem to remember there is a gateway there, and our campsite should be just past there, somewhere just to the right of the oval but higher up on the map, at about 3 o'clock. Hope it makes some sense to you. Sounds about as clear as mud to me, but I don't know how else to describe it. Last year they had a PDF version of the map, which you could zoom in on, which had a lot more detail. This one is somewhat lacking in detail. |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: freda underhill Date: 31 Mar 07 - 12:23 PM thanks Jenny - i will print the map & your instructions - looks like a good spot! freda |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: JennyO Date: 31 Mar 07 - 12:28 PM You mean you actually understand them? A-mazing!! |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: freda underhill Date: 31 Mar 07 - 12:31 PM at this hour, amazzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzing! |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: JennyO Date: 31 Mar 07 - 12:54 PM Still better keep your mobile on on Thursday though. There is no guarantee that they will get exactly the same spot they got last year. Actually, I have Duncan's mobile number, so I might be able to get a better idea of where they are before I even go down. If I find out more, I'll let you know. |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: freda underhill Date: 31 Mar 07 - 12:55 PM ta jenny. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Bugsy Date: 01 Apr 07 - 10:14 PM 2 more sleeps then off on the silver bird. Cheers Bugsy |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: The Fooles Troupe Date: 02 Apr 07 - 02:42 AM "lea-a-a-a-vin' on a jet plane! headin' off to the National again!" |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 03 Apr 07 - 09:32 AM my bag is packed, now all I have to do is GO TO BED! & get a good night's sleep before getting the Canberra bus. nighty-night sandra |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: JennyO Date: 03 Apr 07 - 09:55 AM For me it's two more sleeps, then off in the car on Thursday morning. I'm about half packed. Gotta get off Mudcat and go and do something! |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Bugsy Date: 04 Apr 07 - 04:11 AM Well I'm off on the 00.15 flight tonight. Has everyone else already headed off or what?\ CHeers Bugsy |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: JennyO Date: 04 Apr 07 - 06:40 AM Nope, I'm still here. Leaving Sydney in the car late tomorrow morning. I plan to hang around the Troubadour tomorrow night from about 8, as the first of our possible meeting places. Wear your badges guys! Is anyone else still around? |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: The Fooles Troupe Date: 04 Apr 07 - 06:53 AM "Nobody here but us chickens"... |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Canberra Chris Date: 05 Apr 07 - 06:28 AM Canberra Chris will be there too of course - I tried three times to join the thread, but kept losing the connnection! Had Branno and Co staying on their way in, and a tow-truck dumped the Mathiesons' mobile home on my front lawn on Saturday. So it started early for me, whoopee! Heading down to the site shortly. See youse, Chris |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Charley Noble Date: 09 Apr 07 - 12:29 PM Any survivors? Charley Noble |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: GUEST,Gerry Date: 09 Apr 07 - 09:10 PM &Was surprised when I got back to Sydney to learn of torrential downpours over the weekend. Weather in Canberra was terrific, hardly a cloud to be seen (Thursday night to Sunday afternoon, anyway). Usually, there's one act I never heard of before that blows me away. Didn't happen this time, but I did enjoy a few acts that were new to me - Dionysus (a young 4-piece from South Australia, I think, do music of the Eastern Mediterranean), Golden Fleece (trio, Georgian polyphony - it's more impressive with a bigger choir, but these three were quite good), Folkloric Choir Samotsvety (terrific outfits, and more songs about Cossacks than I've ever heard in one place before), Camoon (Middle Eastern music), Mandy Keating and Helen McLachlan (the Second Coming of Kate & Ruth), BabaGanoush (the sound man did them no favors Sunday in the Trocadero, I couldn't hear the clarinet at all because of the piano accordion; the balance is far better on their CD). My old favorites were terrific - Chloe & Jason Roweth, Yalla, Nancy Kerr James Fagan, Shortis & Simpson, Apodimi Compania, The Transylvaniacs, Kristina Olsen, and Sirocco. I could make an even longer list of the fine bands I didn't get to see, but that would be too depressing. The best part was the singing sessions from 10 until whenever. The Friday session seemed to be breaking up by midnight, but the Saturday was still getting bigger when I left just after midnight, and there's no telling how long it went on. I won't dwell on the acts I saw that I didn't like (and there weren't very many) but I do want to record one critical comment. A band that did a good job on The L & N Don't Stop Here Any More introduced it as being from 1927, and from North Carolina. I guess that from Australia Kentucky looks a lot like North Carolina, but the date is off by a few decades. Jean Ritchie, who wrote the song, turned 5 in 1927. |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Canberra Chris Date: 10 Apr 07 - 12:55 AM Yes Charlie, there are a few heads bobbing on the surface. Gerry, too right about the singing sessions - they are back with a vengeance, folks! The singing room rang til midnight, and then the stairwell in the session bar til 3.30 or later. My special moments from many great ones were in the sessions. Bugsy - take a bow, also for your spot in the Troubadour. A lovely Irish singer from Melbourne called Mossie Scanlon. And right at the end in the early hours of this morning, Evan Mathieson dredging up from his end-of festival brain almost all the words of Devlin's General Store almost all in the right order, and Margaret Walters put on the spot to sing Kittie Kane - both great songs by John Warner for those unfamiliar, from Pithead in the Fern, one of the best folk albums ever released. Kittie Kane just breaks me up. John should have submitted it as a PhD on prostitution in the Gold Fields. Nothing more needs to be said. Mate, when you get to heaven they will all be there to greet you. And the quote of the festival over- (or under) heard from a 20 foot high fairy: "I do the day shift. There's another fairy who does the night shift." Chris |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 10 Apr 07 - 03:32 AM ahem - the singing room rang til 1am! I left the stairwell around 3.15 each morning, throat dry, back sore as hell (I even took some painkillers there one night!) For those who have not enjoyed the delights of singing in a plain ordinary, cement fire escape type stairwell, sitting or standing on the stairs and/or leaning on the stair rails is hell on feet & backs, but the acoustic is magnificant. You walk up the stairs cos you see a few folks there & as you get closer you hear magical harmony or roaring shanties, so you take an empty spot. If you are far enough up the stairs, you can peer over the rail into the upper section & see a pack of human sardines, 2 or 3 per stair, singing their lungs out. As someone leaves, you shuffle upwards, singing all the time. Leaving is hard, cos someone starts another great song! I've never stayed till the end, but I know some sessions have continued til 6.30. If you want to know about the end, you'll have to ask JennyO! My Festival was singing & socialising, and if Festival = 'see lotsa' concerts' it was a failure. I missed many an essential concert cos I fell into good company or couldn't be bothered wandering off to a distant venue, but I had a ball. Highlights - National library's folklore conference on Thursday before the National. This included fragments from several 1960's folk TV shows, Wot as shame you can't check out Danny Spooner, 6 weeks off the boat from England, c. 1963, recorded with other young folkies on Gary Shearston's show!! Another great session, followed by a concert at the National, was Keith McKenry's Lost folk Songs. 71 songs were collected in 1940, 10 published fully & the rest destroyed! Fortunately a verse & chorus of each one was published in a newspaper column, & Keith has managed to locate 47 of them, so far. Hrothgar's hymn session where we took the Mudcat group pic. This massive group of 7 Mudcatters will shortly grace the Mudcat gallery. Lots of Mudcatters missed out. Bob's or JennyO's pics will get there before mine as I haven't read the page on transferring shots to computer in the manual of my new digital camera. Evan Matheison's CD release - Harry's Legacy (songs of Harry Robertson, playing as I type) Jenny Fitz's ballad session, especially Jenny, accompanied by Nic & John from Cloudstreet, & Miguel & Anthony from Triantan, acting out King Willy. Watch as Jenny grabs a jumper & stuffs it too far up her jumper, to become a very pregnant Queen (no wonder her baby can't be born, it's sitting almost on her shoulder blade!) See Nic as the evil mother-in-law cackling as King Miguel begs. Watch King Mig handing money to a audience member, then creating a baby from her plastic carry bag! Watch him diving under chairs trying to catch & kill the kid. We laughed till we cried. I also laughed till I cried watching John(cloudstreet) with his old singing partner Martin Pearson. The Morris Belly Dance Challenge, tho due to the sun & heat I only saw the belly dancer's segment, I missed the Morris men dressed as belly dancers & doing their stuff. Ask JennyO for details! Last year the belly dancers won, this year Ken's belly dance ensured that the Morris won the trophy. I hope next year's challenge will be under cover. The 2 male voice groups. Looks like the Spooky Men started something, now we have Bloke-appella (quartet) & Voicemail (a few more). Lovely voices & fun. 'nuff typing for the moment. sandra |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 10 Apr 07 - 04:02 AM I forgot the best things of all - watching Security folks evict loud, obnoxious drunken campers! They had disrupted the sleep of many folks for 2 nights with their noise & an illegal fire, & it was a pleasure to see 6 Security folks march towards their camp, wake them from their drunken sleep, make them pulldown camp & leave. A friend reported that another lot of loud drunks were told that if they even so much as farted after midnight, they were out. I assume they had a second chance as they did not light a fire & were not so obnoxious. We still have Drought Declarations all over Oz & Canberra has level 4 water restrictions, and the Park does not allow fires. sandra |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Charley Noble Date: 10 Apr 07 - 08:22 AM Sandra and Chris- Thanks for the early reports. My back is aching but so are my ribs from chuckling! Maybe next year there should be a Kitty Kane workshop, provide some professional polish for those who admire her and would follow in her footsteps. How was the C. Fox Smith workshop? We had a quiet weekend in Maine, redistributing the 12 inches of snow that fell on Thursday. It's still there in piles refusing to melt and more is scheduled for this Thursday! Poor flower sprouts are being buries and the cats are in denial. Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 10 Apr 07 - 09:56 AM sorry, Charley, I didn't get to the Shellback Sheila workshop, so can't report on it. But I can report I successfully read the techo stuff in my camera manual & now have loaded 121 pics on my iMac! Strangely enough, most were of Morris dancers. I also have 6 Ozcatter pics awaiting reduction before sending to Jeff. sandra why would google give us ads for 'Ave Maria. listen to this Identical twins,' ... & Graduation gowns?? My mind is boggling at what the Ave Maria identical twins link refers to. So much more satisfying to boggle than click. |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: jack halyard Date: 10 Apr 07 - 05:04 PM Ok, for Charlie in particular, Shellback Sheila was a ripper of a show. I was initially a bit sceptical, but by the National, the Forties had sung the songs in and they came out strong and gutsy. With Charlie's amazing research and Marg. Walter's research and programming it was a powerful and deep look at an amazing woman. In addition, the background on the ships, the times, the working conditions and the people made it a superb thing to be involved in. The song settings came from a number of sources, and we also recited some as poetry. Charley, "The Lee Fore Brace" setting is fantastic. What is clear to me is that Cicely could well have heard or read Lawson's words and used the poetic scheme. Not only is the fit to the tune dead square, but it underlines the "Ten men hauling.." element dramatically. The songs are powerfully singable and the choruses came out with all the force we expect of a good shanty.. not that the forties were unsubtle, "Limehouse Reach" was as moving as such a song should be, and I felt that my own rendering of "A Mains'l Haul" was not done with seaboots on. The audience loved it and we were bombarded with questions and people wanting to share their stories at the end of the show. For the rest, Yarri in the trocadero was murder on stage with the sound man playing ducks and drakes, and then the audience jumped up and gave us a noisy standing ovation. Yarri in the Troubadour was better, soundwise, with the same audience reaction. The Union Concert was a resounding success for the Forties with The audience participation in "Bring Out The Banners" being audible over the immense PA they have in the Budawang. Re Kitty Kane, thanks for your comments. I hope they all meet me at the gate. "Ladies of Negotiable Affection" would be a great sort of workshop. Oh, wonderful poet's breakfasts, lots of instrument displays and woodworkers doing demonstrations. I learned how to make both timber and metal handplanes. All up, an excellent festival. Yeah! don't forget the crazy combination of Morris dancers and belly dancers- they have fiendish plans brewing for next year. Good health all, Jack Halyard. |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Charley Noble Date: 10 Apr 07 - 05:14 PM Jack- Wow! Really nice to hear. Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Bugsy Date: 10 Apr 07 - 09:12 PM OH WOW!! What a wonderful festival! I must admit though, I did overindulge "SLIGHTLY" on the old Coopers Sparkling Ale. It was great to catch up with the few Ozcatters I managed to bump into over the weekend, and thank you Canberra Cris For your comments, I'm glad you enjoyed the songs and chat. Time to get ready for this weekend - Fairbridge Festival. I'm a bit worried I may be coming down with a dose of laryn....... the old sore throat! I got a few 'Catter photo's and will post them ASAP. CHeers Bugsy |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Chris Maltby Date: 10 Apr 07 - 10:22 PM Another "highlight" (?) was John Thompson's rendition of Climb Every Mountain in the Sound of Music massacre - beautiful falsetto, hit the high notes with ease and volume and a very fetching habit as well. It got him the highly commended award too - the winners being Shortis and Simpson's conversion of the oh-so-wholesome plotline into the basest and funniest debauchery. No more need be said on that... I heard that John had refused to participate unless a full nun's habit could be found for him (on Easter Sunday, no less), but they somehow located one by magic by 1pm (it even seemed to fit) and on he went... I also heard a rumour that it was vengeance for being cast as Maria in his all-boys school production, presumably when the high notes came somewhat more easily. I can vouch for the fabulous singing sessions - though I never managed to stay up for the stairwell - excellent facilitation helped I think. Hrothgar's hymns surpassed all understanding. Yarri (in the Trocadero) was worth the standing ovation - I've seen a few performances of it now, and it was certainly one to take away. |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Chris Maltby Date: 10 Apr 07 - 10:24 PM PS That last paragraph above should have been tagged as the token rant. |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: JennieG Date: 11 Apr 07 - 01:16 AM A definite highlight (apart from meeting catters) was Hrothgar's hymn singing session, always good but this year we surpassed ourselves I reckon. Saw some great performers, heard some wonderful music - lots of guitars - Chris Smithers, Nick Charles, and Ged Foley performing with Kevin Burke on fiddle....sublime. And this from one who would run a mile to avoid Irish fiddling. Thought of joining in some of the dance workshops but something else always intervened. However decided to frock up for the ball, which turned out to be a waste of time as far as I was concerned; I should have stayed in jeans! And I think I can safely say that I have never, in all my born days, seen anything to equal the morris dancing/belly dancing challenge. Hairy morris blokes wearing veils and bras performing belly dancing.....I leave it to your imagination. That's it for another year. Cheers JennieG |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 14 Apr 07 - 06:09 AM 6 pics sent to Jeff! & the other 115 pics cropped & resized as necessary. I really must read more of the manual one day. sandra |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: George Papavgeris Date: 14 Apr 07 - 06:54 AM What an elaborate hoax you all have played on me! Pretending you had such a grand time, when I am certain you spent most of the day sheltering under a brolly from the downpours and the beer was bad, and everyone's voice had gone to pot... And all that, just to make me jealous! But I refuse to be drawn to your make-believe virtual world, I refuse I tell you, I.... WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! Now - NFF2008, THAT will be the one to go to... |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 14 Apr 07 - 09:14 AM oh, no!! he has discovered our secret sob |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: JennyO Date: 14 Apr 07 - 10:34 AM All right - I suppose it's time to confess - There was NO ITALIAN CHOCOLATE!! So the festival was less than perfect. I guess then I shouldn't mention all the other yummy food, Martin Pearson at his absolute best with John Thompson as Never the Twain, or their final midnight concert on Monday night with James and Nancy and Kate Fagan, or the spicy aromas of the mulled wine at the Troubadour, or the nightly singing sessions in the Singing Room, followed by sessions in the stairwell till stupid o'clock (I went to bed at 6am on Sunday night/Monday morning), or the antics of the Morris Men dressed as belly dancers - especially one Ken Smith who wore a fetching hot pink number, and Ricarda's 'Obby 'Oss, and Nick's giant moose (at least I think it was a moose). I also shouldn't tell you about the lovely night some of us spent in Spaghetti Junction with piles of pasta, crusty garlic bread and a few bottles of wine, or sitting in the Stock Camp near the smoky open fire eating hearty stew served up with damper and billy tea, or the wonderful madness of people like Bruce Watson, Mal Webb with his sound effects, and Mic Conway's National Junk Band, or Bugsy cracking us up with the Fishfinger Song up in the Singing Room..... No, I won't tell you about these things, I'll just let you experience some of them next time you come. Roll on 2008! |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: George Papavgeris Date: 15 Apr 07 - 04:03 AM I am SO glad you didn't mention all those things, Jenny! And Sandra, thanks so much for the pics! 350-something days to go. |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: rich-joy Date: 15 Apr 07 - 04:22 AM .... sigh .... and I s'pose that Fudge Lady was there again with her unique and wonderful Macadamia & Lavender variety??? (hey, don't knock it if you haven't tried it!) - strange to say, it goes wonderfully well with Guinness!!!!! Cheers! R-J |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: JennyO Date: 15 Apr 07 - 04:57 AM I'm not sure about fudge lady. I'm not really into fudge. Maybe Sandra or freda would know. We had a lovely reprise of some of the festival today, with Cloudstreet being on at The Harp. I reckon nearly half the audience was made up of survivors from the National. A lot of us were saying that we were only just recovering from it - we played hard! Also, listening to John and Nicole, I was reminded of a few other festival tidbits - such as John's rendition of The Van Song, and his reference to dressing up reminded me of Bruce Watson's fishnet stockings - he wears them to sing a song about one of our pollies - Alexander Downer. Bruce tells the story that his wife was out with their children, buying some for him to wear for the song. As she held them up in the shop, she called out "Oh look, these would be perfect for daddy!" Anyway, a lot of us plan to make some more memories next weekend at Snalbans festival. I might even be recovered enough by then to do it justice! |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 15 Apr 07 - 09:28 AM I was planning to get to the Harp, but was to busy to see the clock in time. There I was typing furiously & suddenly it was 2.18 - not enough time to get to Tempe as the trains are 30 mins apart. re fudge, was it sold by the macadamia shop near Budawang? I don't eat sweet stuff so I don't go looking for sweetie stalls, but the lightly salted macadamias were yumbo. sandra |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Andrez Date: 16 Apr 07 - 07:29 AM Best joke I heard all weekend: Q: What do you call a one legged Morris dancer? A: Lagerphone! Cheers, Andrez |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: JennyO Date: 16 Apr 07 - 09:11 AM Andrez, did any of us meet you? I know I didn't - at least not knowingly. The joke is awfully familiar though. Where/when did you hear it? By the way, did you meet Aitch's lagerphone buddy, One Boot Bob? |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Bob Bolton Date: 16 Apr 07 - 11:41 PM G'day Jenny, Some remaining grey cell insists I met Andrez ... possibly at the (most minor-) Mudgather at Hrothgar's Hymn Session - but he isn't in the photos ... (¿ ... ?). Regard(les), Bob |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Grubby Date: 17 Apr 07 - 12:47 AM Had a great time at the National ( something wrong with you if you don't) saw too many acts by Monday getting a bit blaise about attending concerts. Some of my highlights but not in any particular ranking Jamming around the campsite - magic stuff and meet so many people. It's an amazing thing isn't it all's quiet and you and your mates start playing and before you know it people with instruments appear from everywhere. This is the real part of the festivals for me I think. Chris Smither - great singer song writer with a no nonsense attitude to performing. Comes on says hullo and before you know it he has hit with five great songs. Sometimes we don't need the full historical origin of every song, Chris is onto that and keeps the patter to a minimum but just enough to mak you feel part of the show. Jez Lowe - A long time favorite and great to catch up with him again. Here this year with Kate Bramley. Always nice to sit back and enjoy the songs written by Jez. Kevin Burke & Ged Foley - For those into Irish Trad Kevin is the man when it comes to the fiddle. One of the best. Franklin B Pavety - Aussie bush band been around for years but do the old favourites with a new freshness and do it well. Always great to sit in on one of their concerts. Alistair Huelett - Caught Alistair at at evening concert in the Merry Muse tent where he done a lot of his old traditional folks songs. Great concert great voice. The sesion hall - Plenty of Bluegrass/old time /irish/ macedonian/scottish you name it it was there and you could see it all. But for me the highlight of the wekend was the country comedy duo 'Nester Lou & Slim Knackers. Had us rolling in our chairs with laughter. Great to see an act not afraid to trample over that ever increasing issue of political correctness. They didn't tiptoe around it they charged right on in. No subject is safe with these two. Google their site and check them out.What a breath of fresh air. And last but by no means least was the many unknown acts performing throught the weekend at blackboard concerts. Shit we have some talent in this country waiting to be discovered. It was great just to move from one blackboard concert to the next catching it all. Young children to older folk all with the one purpose, the love of performing and strutting their stuff, good on the natioal committe for providing the venues for the ordinary folk to have a go and thanks to those who did have a go for making another year at the National a special time. see you next year Cheers Grubby |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 17 Apr 07 - 01:07 AM I hope we manage to meet next year. by-the-by, Easter is very early nexty year - according to my diary it's the 4th weekend in March, so I'm arranging to move the Dog to the 3rd Saturday! can't miss the National. sandra |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Bob Bolton Date: 17 Apr 07 - 02:08 AM G'day Sandra, I seem to remember seeing a remark that Easter 2008 is only one day later than the earliest possible date ("... first Sunday after the first Friday after the first full moon after the northern hemisphere vernal equinox ... although this also depends on how the equinox is calculated - or observed - and by who - for where ...). I believe it can fall as late as 25 April - so we should, at least, have a National that pleases the thermotropes! Regards, Bob |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Rowan Date: 17 Apr 07 - 03:03 AM I get back to where the computer has been stashed while I go to Canberra the week before Easter (the schoolmate of my elder daughter was doing the Irish Fiddle Master Class) and down to the coast at Corindi Beach for the ten days after Easter (teaching mapping and surveying stuff) and I log onto Mudcat to find this thread at the top of the list. A very satisfying National bracketed by good times. Lynne Stone's exhibition at the Botanic Gardens was a bottler! Despite some shabby treatment by one of the staff (who concluded his press release on her with "a display of 15 flowers." when approx. 100 blooms of 19 species were exhibited) the Gardens apparently doubled their attendance of the previous March. Well worth seeing! And for those of you with broken guitar or banjo strings, Lynne has a use for them; fiddle strings are a bit too soft however. I got to see the original documentation of various rellies Service Records at the National Archives; got the daughters to see some of the family history and remove some faulty interpretations. Went to the Aust War Memorial and found that the January-February 1943 part of Unit Diary for the Artillery Battery at Wilson's Prom (which I needed to check on the exact dates of a serious bushfire there) was the only part of the Unit Diary sequence that was missing. C'est la vie! However, I did find out that the swag my father had was originally issued to a bloke who got the MM at Bardia and the AWM accepted, with alacrity, my offer of it for their collection. Saw a few performances but was in the Comms office for most of the ones mentioned above but I had some great times in the Session Bar with the concer; was cornered by various OzCatters for a gasbag or two. The festival ran much like clockwork from where I saw it. The 'issues' this year were 'fake wristbands' and 'nonpayers. There were 300 people detected with fake wristbands and removed just on the Saturday night! On the Sunday they reached a level of counterfeiting that was truly remarkable. Some had cut the fence to get in but the local adolescents have mapped out the stormwater drain system for about 1.5km and EPIC weren't able to do much about it on the weekend. Caught up with lots of friends I get to see only at Nationals and had a great time. The daughters and their mate did very well at their busking, despite having lost much of their "cute" factor. The younger acquired one of the 'very bright' ukuleles to attend Mike Jackson's workshop and, like most of the others there, ended up playing songs on it in about 10 minutes. The elder started learning basic fiddle from her mate who'd attended the Master Class and ended up performing various BB&S tunes in the session bar. Now I've got to get her a proper fiddle instead of the 3/4 one she used. Missed the Monday as we had to dash north for 12 hours so I could then drive a load of gear down to the coast. But perfect weather and excellent students got the Arrawarra fishtraps measured and compared with the inaugural survey of 2002; the seagrass is collecting lots of sand in them. Perfect weather, lovely people, wonderful music, satisfaction all around! Can't wait for next year! Cheers, Rowan |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 17 Apr 07 - 10:01 AM Rowan, I heard about the photocopied wrist bands - but not the stormwater system. I assume it is already blocked in readiness for next event at EPIC. One night in the first year I attended (2000) I met a member of my meditation group, and was very surprised to hear that she & her friends had came in after midnight when there was no one at the gate. It didn't seem to go with her spiritual principles of honesty & god centeredness! When I next saw her in Sydney I said my friends who were Security volunteers were horrified that she & her friends had got in when others paid, but she still didn't worry. sandra |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: JennyO Date: 17 Apr 07 - 11:32 AM I heard about them using the stormwater drains, but I can't remember who told me. It might have been Forbes, or maybe it was you, Rowan. I hope they do do something about that (maybe put mesh over them?) Imagine if there was a downpour and one of those kids got caught in a drain! Sandra, I was actually surprised that there would be no-one on the gate at ANY time. Somehow I imagined they would always have someone on a roster to cover the possibility of people like your friend sneaking in late at night. Maybe they have already remedied this. |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Andrez Date: 17 Apr 07 - 05:50 PM Jenny, it was the first time I had heard the joke. Me old mate Mic Conway told it at his gig. Bob, we met after viewing the footage of a few aged folkies in a younger incarnation: Spooner, Dryden et al. Branno and I were talking briefly to Jaimie J and Tim O'Leary after the show when he poined you out and I called you over and claimed my badge. I didnt see one other person wearing one in the session bar or concerts for the entire festival. Mind you I'm not one for much hymn singing or as you might have guessed, Morris dancing! I spent a lot of time catching gigs by the foreign imports as part of enlarging my fiddling year 8 daughters musical horizons as well as catch up of historical matters like the Harry Cotter and Harry Robertson tributes etc. We also caught up with musical mates from the Kimberley. If its OK, perhaps you might post an annotated group pic for future festival reference or maybe we need to have Mud cat T shirts made up for next year. They might be more visible than the badges? |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Rowan Date: 17 Apr 07 - 06:00 PM Sandra, some of the earlier fake wristbands were photocopied onto paper of approximately the right colour and others onto white paper that was coloured later with highlighters. They were relatively easy to spot once stewards had been alerted to them but there were about 30 different versions just on the Saturday. Sunday's were much more sophisticated but I'm not going to broadcast details. I suspect next year's ID system will be different. I don't think they'll go for the Top End Festival IDs though; such creativity would be impossible to counterfeit but difficult to use for the numbers at the National. While people go to such lengths to counterfeit IDs (or try their luck for unattended gates) I suppose we can be assured that there is active interest in the music, dance and poetry of the folk scene, especially among the young. Cheers, Rowan |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: JennyO Date: 17 Apr 07 - 10:22 PM Ah, that would explain where I heard the joke - I saw Mic Conway too - wouldn't miss him for quids! Anyway, Morris dancers have thick skins. They're used to Morris jokes - comes with the territory - same as bodhran players, accordion players and banjo players. |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: GUEST,Gerry Date: 18 Apr 07 - 12:51 AM If people sneak in after midnight, what are they sneaking into? There's nothing on the program that late. Yes, I know the sessions go on until all hours - are freeloaders sneaking into the sessions? I think it would be very hard to get volunteers to do security on the midnight-to-eight shift, and considering how little there is to be kept secure, I'd be more surprised if they had someone on the gate than if they didn't. |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: JennieG Date: 18 Apr 07 - 01:38 AM I suppose if you sneak in after midnight and lay low (in the sleeping bag you drag in with you) you could emerge all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed ready for the next's days events. Friends of ours, who live in Canberra, were getting very stroppy about being asked to show their wristbands frequently. According to them, once when they drove their car in (they had performer passes), again while still in the car just inside the gate, and again when they walked through the wristband checkpoint. I tried pointing out the reasons for it but they said "who would believe that a pair of 60 year olds would forge wristbands!" They tried to make their point by walking through with their hands in their pockets - I thought they were being a bit childish. We might all be wearing microchips next year and we could be scanned in. Cheers JennieG |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Rowan Date: 18 Apr 07 - 03:23 AM It was the performers' wristbands that were being counterfeited on the Sunday. Gerry, you (like most of us) are probably so honest that the thought of malfeasance wouldn't occur to you. There's quite a lot to be kept secure; the instrument lockup, people's campsites, sound gear are just some examples. Some campsites and food stalls had stuff stolen, probably when nobody was within cooee after hours. Being in the Comms office exposes me to some of the goings on that I don't wish to broadcast but there are volunteers doing all sorts of things behind the scenes (and on gates) after midnight. Stewards check (in both senses) the under age drinking in the Session Bar and patrol all the areas, keeping the foulmouths in the camping area under as much control as possible. Gatekeepers control access around the clock, ensuring delivery people can get in and out of the pedestrian-only areas with minimal disturbance. Comms may be quieter on the post-midnight shift but is not silent. With tens of thousands of entries over Easter Week and the Easter weekend, it takes a lot of keen and competent volunteers to make it all run like clockwork without all the workings on display. And it does run remarkably well.. Cheers, Rowan |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Bob Bolton Date: 18 Apr 07 - 04:16 AM G'day Andrez, "... Mud cat T shirts made up for next year. They might be more visible than the badges?" Hmmm... I did see a fair number of the 'Catters' wearing Mudcat tags ... but I knew what I was looking for - and I knew most of the wearers. I'm not rapt in the T-shirts idea - I find T-shirts too bloody hot ... and next year Easter is within one day of as early (aka: HOT!) as it can be. Regards, Bob |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 18 Apr 07 - 04:23 AM Jenny, my acquaintance & her friends were around in 2000, & I assume security was different in those days. I remember her saying the gate was not staffed when they arrived late for the late night music & sessions & they also did not stay overnight as they were attending another weekend function. But I also remember folks in jackets around fires in different places all night. Rowan, I was also taking pics at the Harry Robertson concert - maybe you are in one of my audience shots! Another Sydney-sider was taking lotsa' pic at that concert & he also might have a pic of you. The Mudcatter group pic & 5 others went to Jeff a few days back. As the latest pics in Events are from 2005, anyone who wants the annotated group pic, please PM me with an email address & I'll send it. Pic was taken by someone at the session & annotated by Chris Maltby. I bought a Mudcat T-shirt ffrom Bill Stables when he visited a few years back, but I never wear it cos I never wear t-shirts! Even tho it is red & I love wearing red. sandra |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: JennyO Date: 18 Apr 07 - 05:43 AM I have a red Mudcat t shirt from Bill Sables, and I had it there, but I didn't wear it. The short sleeves are actually fairly long and it's a warm t shirt. The days were so pleasant I think I would have been too hot in it. Maybe I'm turning into Bob Bolton! |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Rowan Date: 18 Apr 07 - 06:30 PM Andrez, I got my badge early in the piece from Bob and was wearing it fixed to my Volunteer's badge (prominently, as the kitchen staff checked it) so we must not have crossed paths. Sandra, I was found by JennyG near the Festival Office and know I was clocked in the Session Bar by her with Freda. When Bob wandered past he was pressured to take a minigroup piccie; it's the only one I know about. And Foolestroupe was partly right in his (preFestival) comment on me in Comms (singing the workers' rights); I thought I'd take some "Your rights@work" badges to hand out. I wore one on my hat and gave lots away before realising there was a union stall also handing them out. Mine were reusable though. Cheers, Rowan |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Bugsy Date: 18 Apr 07 - 09:15 PM Rowan, with regard to the volunteers at the national, I think they should all be given medals for the job they did over the weekend. Both Mrs Bugsy and I were super impressed with the way the festival was run and how helpful and friendly the volunteers were to us "out of towners" who needed directions on a frequent basis. Special mention must go to the people who kept the washrooms pristine throughout the 5 days we were there. As far as security and theft are concerned, I was in tent city and left my guitar in the tent througout the festival, along with other personal items. Nothing was touched. CHeers Bugsy |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Bob Bolton Date: 18 Apr 07 - 09:45 PM G'day Rowan, There was a slightly more formal (and populated) "photo opportunity" at Hrothgar's Hymns Session ... 6 or 8 Mudcatters present. Digital images were taken on several Mudcatters' cameras - but usually by whatever bystander could be dragooned to do so. Judging by the images on my belt-pouched digital (I didn't even think of attempting to instruct some helpful person in using a manual, film-loaded Nikon!), the results are a bit short of professional standards, but we shall compare results and pick out the the best to post to Mudcat - along with the addendum from the Session Bar. Regards, Bob |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: JennieG Date: 19 Apr 07 - 02:32 AM Bugsy, As a volunteer I thank you for those kind words, and I'm sure Rowan does too. Every year while working in the office I get queries I have had before, and every year I get new ones - one that made me chuckle this year was a lady who rang up and asked "what would I like at the festival? I only like Celtic music." However it isn't volunteers that deal with the washrooms, they are contract cleaners, and I thought that this year they did a better job than in previous years. Cheers JennieG |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Rowan Date: 19 Apr 07 - 03:27 AM Thanks to both of you. Jenny, if you were in the office last year you may have met Naomi, my elder daughter. This year she was a Mug Juggler. Cheers, Rowan |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Hrothgar Date: 19 Apr 07 - 07:15 AM John Thompson played the part of Maria in his high school's production of "The Sound of Music". |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: freda underhill Date: 19 Apr 07 - 09:45 AM For me, the highlight was hearing Trianton performing "High on a hill is a lonely goat herd" in Gaelic. and when Martin Pearson ans John Thompson performed, I laughed so long,hard and loud it hurt! freda ps plus Alan Musgrave, Bob McGuiness and all the great sessions! |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Chris Maltby Date: 29 Apr 07 - 04:50 AM Here is the pic of the OzCatters at Hrothgar's hymn session. |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 29 Apr 07 - 08:13 PM ta for that, chris sandra |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Daniel Kelly Date: 10 Dec 21 - 01:35 AM Longshot revival of an old thread. Does anyone who was at the Shellback Sheila concert remember if ‘Home for Christmas’ was sung, or possibly recited? I was there and feel like I heard it, but memories are fallible. |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 10 Dec 21 - 06:48 AM I don't even remember the concert! Have you asked Margaret? |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Daniel Kelly Date: 10 Dec 21 - 08:16 AM Hi Sandra, Yes, Margaret only recalls doing that particular song in the past few years. But I'm sure I remember hearing a song about coming home for Christmas at one of the NFF concerts. |
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Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet at 2007 National? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 10 Dec 21 - 08:30 AM good luck in your search |
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