Well the National Windjam 2011 is over and didn’t we all have a great time?
If you
have any particular antecdotes you think might be worth posting here please send a few lines to Sarah at secretary@folktas.org (the nationalwindjam email account has been temporarily retired). We’d love to hear about anything that you really enjoyed or anything you think could have been improved or included. Meanwhile, reminisce with a few of the photos we have collated below
An impromptu session at The Richmond Arms Hotel
Rob Willis presenting Hydro Tasmania’s book Lifeblood to some of the men from Hydro Camps and the Melodeon
Left: The Saturday night dance with The Gay Charmers and friends
Right: Fred Pribac with his daughter Minna (good to start them young)
A session on Richmond Village Green featuring various Windjammers including Ern Sharman
The committee are planning a mini-squeeze for 2012 likely to be held in Richmond again -a lower-key event with much smaller organisational requirements. We’d love to see you there. Check back here mid-2012 when we should start putting information up.
Meanwhile, it just remains for us to say thanks to those who joined us (as a performer, an attendee or a valuable volunteer) and helped make the festival the success that it was.
Our festival was generously assisted by Clarence City Council via the Community Grants Program and also many Richmond businesses, organisations and residents have been incredibly supportive. There are also several Hobart businesses who have sponsored us. We are very grateful to all our sponsors and supporters-see below for their details.
Lark Distillery, Davey St, Hobart http://www.larkdistillery.com.au/
MacFie Music 173 Elizabeth Street, Hobart http://www.macfie-music.com/
McCanns Music 141-143 Elizabeth St, Hobart http://www.mccannsmusic.com.au/
Tassal (Hobart shop)
Ma Foosies, Richmond
Country Leather, 108 Elizabeth Street, Hobart
The Tasting House, Richmond
The Woodcraft Shop, Richmond
Richmond Barracks, Richmond
Tara’s Richmond Farmstay, Richmond
http://www.verdantcreations.com.au/TarasFarmstay.htm
The Richmond Village Group http://www.richmondvillage.com.au/
Richmond Primary School
Richmond Arms Hotel
Hydro Tasmania
Links of interest:
Windjam Tunes – Music for the 2011 National Windjam
www.concertina.com Reference collection for concertinas-a veritable treasure-trove of resources
Basic information about accordion types: http://www.mustrad.org.uk/basic.htm
Celtic Southern Cross – suppliers to folk musicians: http://www.celt.com.au/
Celtic Southern Cross also run a Celtic Summer School: www.celt.com.au/summer.html
Classical free-reed instruments – definition and types of instruments: http://www.ksanti.net/free-reed/.
Playing the Anglo concertina in bush music style: http://www.bushtraditions.org/tutors/concertina.htm
The Pure Drop – Accordions: http://thepuredrop.com.au/instruments/accordion.htm
