Since my last post you could say that we have become part of this huge festival. Every day it is a case of heading down to Buskerville, in Peel St. On most days you will get to see different people performing???, with some of your more seasoned stayers backing up day after day.
In the centre of the festival area there is another stage set up, called Toyota Fan zone, in which different performers work off a roster and do their stuff. Most of them seem to sing about 4 or 5 songs, and at different times even the top class performers have been there. We were lucky enough to see The Hillbilly goats there on Thursday night. This band is really awesome. They are just so talented and their shows go for about 3 hours. They perform everything from blues, country, and western, and as their title suggests, a very wacky type of hillbilly type music. They are definitely a very high spirited band.
On another of our strolls we were lucky enough to see Lee Kernaghan performing on this stage. His show was fantastic. All the while, hovering overhead was a drone, taking in all of the action. I am not sure whether the drone is related to the security of the event, or operated by the music festival, as they can be seen overhead wherever the biggest crowd tends to congregate.
It is not only the stars that get an audience. We have also spied Puss In Boots performing on his fiddle. It is really clever the way the puppeteer works it and you would swear the puppet is actually playing the instrument.
We also spied an elderly gentleman walking along with his calico bag over his shoulder and a small joey in the bag. Of course the local wildlife warrior spied it and caused quite a scene. It didn't matter that the man was a wildlife carer, she rang the police and demanded their immediate attendance. The crime of the century had taken place and nothing short of the death penalty was going to satisfy her. Pity his calico bag wasn't a bit bigger....
We got back to the park and met up with some friends from Coffs Harbour that have just arrived at the park and will be staying for 5 days. Great to see some friendly faces.
Thursday night we headed out to West Tamworth Leagues club to see Louise Adams. She had been runner up on X Factor in 2015 and we liked her music. The show went for about 2 hours and she was great to listen to live. Her voice is just incredible. After her show we got out just in time to see the Fireworks Display for Australia Day before boot scooting back to the van.
Friday morning back in Buskerville, and there was a group called Kimberley Gold. There were 5 indigenous musicians and they played really well. No time for hanging around though, as it was now time for The Mc Clymonts to grace the stage. It was probably about 35C and all of the crowd was hiding in the shade. Pretty good for me I thought, as I took up my position in front of the stage, all alone. Of course, as soon as they came onto the stage, it was like a bloody tidal wave of bodies, all pushing and shoving for the ideal photo spot. These country and western pensioners are not your shrinking violets I can tell you.
Come 7pm Friday night and it was back out to Toyota Park for another free concert. This concert had previous winners of the Starmaker competition performing as well as a few special guests. The concert was to aid the Mc Grath Foundation and Glen Mc Grath was in attendance and gave a little speech. The music over the night was pretty good, with special guest appearances by Lee Kernaghan, Troy Casser Daly and of course, my favourite, The Mc Clymonts. What babes they are. I suppose I should mention the star of the show was James Blundell, and he was excellent.
They breed everything big up here. Just up from us was a woman and she had the biggest mosquito I have ever seen sitting on her back. Fair dinkum, or maybe I just didn't have on my glasses.
With such a huge crowd of people in the street every day, you find yourself noticing what other people are wearing. Of course, anyone knowing me, would know that I have always been a bit of a fashion plate. The biggest faux pas I have observed would have to be the habit of men tucking their T shirt into their jeans or shorts. My pet hate. The other more pleasant observation is that the standard dress for the girls is cut off jeans, with no limit to the height they are cut off. Of course there does appear to be an upper age limit to this. No photos were possible due to the fact you would probably get locked up, or the lens went foggy.
Come Saturday and things are slowing down a bit now. We have been out to Shoppingtown again to see Chad Morgan perform. He is really incredible for his age. After that it was back to the van for a bit of rest and relaxation, and blogging. You really have to pace yourself up here, you can't go too hard too early. Tonight we will probably walk up to the hotel and check out the line up, before heading out tomorrow night for the final concert of the Festival.
That's all for now and I will be back in a couple of days.
Barry and Deb.
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