Friday, December 31, 2010

I have been going to Bluestone for around 10 or so years now

At Bluestone five bands play on New Years Eve, with the final one taking us into New Years and beyond.  New Years Day was originally a recovery day, however it has become as big as New Years Eve with four more bands.  Many people who couldn't make the it night before will come out just for the day.

Legends of the blues, Turning Blue entertains the crowd
[Photo: Og Bear]
I have been going to Bluestone for around 10 or so years now.  It is put on by the Blues Club to celebrate New Years Eve and is nice and relaxed and cruisy.

I thought I would do the right thing and come out and set tent up the day before.

The atmosphere is building up as we head towards midnight[Photo: Og Bear]
But New Years Eve was hot and windy and when I returned that day a big wind destroyed tent, rendering it unusable.
Og and Kel having a too good a time New Years Eve
[Photo: Og Bear]
Then it was a heat wave right into the night.

I ended up sleeping in a very basic temporary shelter with Jacqui's crew.

The atmosphere is building up as we head towards midnight
[Photo: Og Bear]
It was a big improvement with a full marque this year and the area between that and the old school house contained.
More people camped at Bluestone 2010 that in previous years
[Photo: Og Bear]
A lot more people camped which was better too.

For more photos check out :
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Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Bit better ending to 2010 than last year!

The Maldon Folk Festival must be the most regular and repeated ritual in my life and her I am again in 2010.

A chance meeting with the Badges at Apollo Bay has now firmed into a friendship and I this year staying with them at their Maldon house.
Not necessarily my favourite festival but this year is my first Queenscliff Music Festival with the new director that seems to be breathing new life into this culturally tired Festival.

Mr Merls is with me again.  He takes one of my cameras and has quite a different view of the shots.  He this the ones I thing are disasters are the really great ones!