Well it must be time once more to let my fingers do the talking! What a year it's been so far and my God it's gone so quickly. The year started off for Sunas with a trip to Tassie, which was brilliant. We caught up with old friends and made some new ones. Got to play at the Cygnet festival and were in awe of the great music and talent.
We ran into the ever impressive and all round lovely guy Mick Flannagan. Well known around the folk scene with a voice that will stop you in your tracks and stories that would put a smile on your face no matter how bad your day may have been. Couple that with a memory bank of tunes he would play for you on his squeeze box. It's a great thing to be thought of as a friend by this man. Cheers Mick.
Brian Owens, thank you for your bountiful hospitality and kind words. This man could blow air into a dead man and get a tune out of him. A big Sunas thanks must also go out to Roy, Dot and Peter who were so welcoming and were spreading the word around, we really enjoyed watching Peter and Roy smoke up those strings while playing in the big ten gallon hats. Great set guys.
Georgetown was next! What can I say that hasn't already been covered by our habitual blogger Sarah. We all loved that festival, I really felt like a part of something very special. The Highlight of the festival was having Helen back up on stage with us, she never missed a beat. She epitomises the soul of this band, with a heart the size of a small African country her arms are always open to welcome you. Helen and Mark just eased into the great festival consuming alcohol the volume of a small African country (I just said that)
It was there that we ran into Kevin Doyle, a horse of a man! Like Mick Flannagan ,a lovable guy with a great talent. Kevin runs the Goulburn, NSW Fleadh Nua Festival in June each year. So get your bad self down to one. A big thanks must go out to the Pooleys who where just the best. They fed us, watered us and washed us! Oh no, I meant watched over us. I don't think I laughed so much and so hard (Rum will do that to you every time) since Paul got that Luke Skywalker haircut. We had a handful of friends who flew down for the festivals which made this trip all the more special for us and of course the trip wouldn't be complete without the click click of Alan's camera. He even managed to capture Sarah's human side. Alan, your talent is showing.
Helen and Mark, we love ya. Thanks
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