icicity.com » festival http://icicity.com ...it's beyond me... Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:09:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 The Dreaming Festival 2008 http://icicity.com/2008/06/12/the-dreaming-festival-2008 http://icicity.com/2008/06/12/the-dreaming-festival-2008#comments Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:22:01 +0000 gonzo http://icicity.com/?p=84 It was hard getting back into the groove of regular day-to-day affairs after “The Dreaming” festival. For a few days, the Woodford Folk Federation grounds were once again like a world existing on its own.

Congested roads out of Brisbane almost prevented us from witnessing the Opening Ceremony—I should have known better: Friday afternoon on a long weekend. Like many others I got stuck into the comedian Sean Choolbury straight after the ceremony. He had us all in stitches in no time.

Among my the acts that stood out for me were The Clown From Snowy River, many dance groups (incl. Native American Dancers & The Chooky Dancers) and bands that have mastered the art of live performance: Banawurun & Zenith.

Banawurun

An appreciative audience

With only a few showers the weather was mostly fine—nothing like the downpour we endured last Woodford Festival. And while our subtropical winter is starting to get a little chilly, there were plenty of campfires to keep us warm and dry well into the night.

It will take me quite some time to process the many images taken during the festival: performers & audience, please allow a few weeks for me to send them to you.

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]]> http://icicity.com/2008/06/12/the-dreaming-festival-2008/feed 0 Woodford No More http://icicity.com/2008/01/11/woodford-no-more http://icicity.com/2008/01/11/woodford-no-more#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:30:39 +0000 gonzo http://icicity.com/events/woodford-no-more/ Been back from Woodford for some time now. It turned out to be a rather wet year. Plenty of water dumped on the coast by the remains of two cyclones.

Decided to stay on for a few days and help restore order to the festival precinct. It also gave me a chance to enjoy the delightful company of the witty and talented musician & journalist Tom Valsberg. Together we spent a few days cleaning up the site. It provided us with a different perspective of the festival (where’s all the people/the venues & what’s this mess we’re in?).

I would like to thank all the folks at the media centre for their support during the festival (Jinki, Pat, Ross and Brian in particular). The media centre crew were all great and tremendously helpful (they went as far as sourcing alternative sleeping arrangements when my tent had taken on a bit too much water—thanks Pat).

A heartfelt thank-you also to all performers: your skills are simply amazing. As per usual it was hard to catch more than a few glimpses of the entire programme. Wacko & Blotto: I think I will have regained my composure by the time we next meet… As of yet, I am still sorting content and have not yet started finalizing it—I will get in touch with you all ASAP.

Aw shucks…. Another year passes by…

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