Goulburn Gathering 2010

Labor Day Long Weekend October 1st - 4th 2010

Shaping up to be another great weekend of Australian Bush and Contemporary Music, Song and Dance.

Participants who have indicated they are coming include:
Harry Gardner, Denise Hibbs, and Richard Ayling (Victorian Collected Tunes), Margaret Walters, the Roaring Forties, the Bush Music Club Concert Party (including Bob Bolton, Ralph Pride, Eric Eisler, Samantha O'Brien, ..........), Helen and Tony Romeo, Chris Poleson, Don Richmond, Sandie Martens, the Brewery Bunch (including Dave Johnson, Peter McLaren, Keith Brown, Marilyn Buckley, Peter Perry, Ian Baxter, Adrian Wilson, ....), and more.

The programme is in preparation and will be available soon. Expect a full weekend of music song and dance!

See below for previous years' reviews.

Bundanoon Bush Dancing Weekend

June 11th - 14th 2010

What a Great Weekend! Put next year's in your diary (June 10th - 13th 2011)

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Feedback from Callers
The weekend was beyond expectations from our perspective and I think you only had to look at people's faces throughout the weekend to see that it was for them too. Margaret & Bill Winnett
A great weekend, in all ways. The whole weekend is a brilliant concept. Many thanks! Julie Bishop
The other workshops we attended were well organised, superbly supported by the musical accompaniment, and were inclusive of both experienced and beginner dancers. Julia Smith & Arthur Kingsland
Am I interested next year? Absolutely! John Short
I would naturally be delighted to be involved in future years events. Paul Carr
I would certainly be thrilled to be involved again. Jeanette Mill
It was a wonderful weekend and I would be delighted to be a part of it again. Jim Williams
Big thanks and congratulations for great weekend. John & Aylwen Garden
from Dancers
By the way, it was a fantastic weekend. Andrew Smart
Great weekend, the workshops,the music, the dances,the people, the supper...Caroline Barrell
Fantastic weekend of dancing, great music and great company. I had withdrawal symptoms when I got home. Jacqui Bogue
I just had a ball and will make it a permanent booking for every June to come. Everything was first rate, but you really would have to go a long way to find a better line up of musicians. Virginia Carter
from Musicians
For me, there is nothing in the world better (musically that is) than playing for a room full of enthusiastic dancers. Peter Logue
The whole weekend's events had a relaxed and welcome feel and we are looking forward to next year. Helen and Greg Strutt
Great fun! Thanks, Dave Rose Moffatt
Great weekend again Stuart Leslie
Great to attend an event that is aimed at participants and not spectators! Five Stars. Denis McKay
Well that was a bloody ripper. How about putting on another one next weekend! Mont
Great weekend! Nice people.Thanks Judy Field
As a first timer I was really surprised at the enthusiasm of the dancers and the variety of dances they displayed. Bob Smith

Goulburn Gathering 2009

Labor Day Long Weekend October 2nd - 5th 2009

What a beauty!
Dave de Hugard with his inimitable laconic style - truly a national treasure,
Lyell Sayer powered into the bush songs and his own beaut topical compositions,
Alan Musgrove gave us some delightful fiddle tunes with Tom Walsh and then some more from Frank Forde,
Peter Ellis - his knowledge of traditional Australian social dancing is unsurpassed and he plays his concertina with great dance drive,
Margaret Walters as always a mainstay of the weekend singing and with Christina Mimmocchi aired some fine songs about women in Australia,
John Warner - a powerful singer and a powerful songwriter and with Jenny Cole gave some great songs about living in the country,
Harry Gardner's puppetry presentation of Waltzing Matilda was just incredible,
Sally Leslie's dance calling coupled with Stuart Leslie's concertina made a great combination for workshop and dance,
Carole Helmann again put forward her wonderful concertina style,
Bill Montgomery played his heart out in sessions and even led a tune or two,
Yvonne and Kath O'Grady both good value in sessions and dance bands,
Stuart Simms gave the dance music the traditional thump (especially in the minor keys),
Gary Lovejoy showing his unique concertina style that embraces that of Clem O'Neal,
Jim Moir ably played for Sandra Martens' stylish quadrille workshop,
Alan Swift - well researched and presented family hisotory with song,
Toby Eccles raised the bar with a well-researched treatise on marchen (fairy stories) in Australia and their overseas counterparts,
Helen and Tony Romeo threw themselves into enjoying themselves in sessions and singalongs,
Keith Brown, Peter McLaren, Peter Perry, Marilyn Buckley and Ian Baxter led a singalong session and enjoyed all the other sessions too,
Sandra Nixon took the money with such a lovely smile it didn't hurt and she kept singing sessions flowing without resort to a whip,
as well as organisers Dave Johnson and Ray Mulligan, who both just enjoyed a very special weekend with friends sharing the unique Australian culture we love.

It isn't about numbers but this year just over 120 enjoyed the Gathering despite the rather dampened camping conditions.

Huge thanks to Michael and Den who kept us in prog and grog all weekend and made us welcome at Bradley Grange for our fourth Gathering.

If you missed it the programme is here, so you can read it and make a point of coming in 2010!

Some Feedback

G’day Ray and Dave
Thank you both for your great effort and congratulations on running a most enjoyable weekend. I am eagerly looking forward to the next one.
John Harpley

Dear Ray and Dave,
Thanks yet again for all your efforts towards a great Bush Traditions gathering.  It was fun sharing music and dance with all those folk.
Carole Helman

Goulburn Gathering 2008

What a weekend! It actually rained in Goulburn! But spirits were not dampened, and with onsite camping and forty hardy campers, the Gathering had a convivial community atmosphere. Music, song and dance were celebrated with gusto and finesse.

A huge thanks to:
Dave de Hugard, Peter Ellis, Carole Helman, Alan Musgrove, Gary Lovejoy, Sue and Pete McMahon, Martin Chatfield, Harry Gardiner, Richard Ayling, Denise Hibbs, Margaret Walters, Chris Woodland, Ross West, Sally and Stuart Leslie, Helen and Tony Romeo, Sandra Nixon, Alan Johnson, as well as organisers Ray Mulligan, Dave Johnson, Don Brian and Bill Arnett.

Some Feedback:

• Many thanks to your good selves and all others who put in the hard yards to make a great weekend. The sense of community - no 'celebrities'  - no egos - plenty of sharing - all made it a unique 'gathering'. Well done ! Rob Willis
• Thanks for a great weekend. Stuart and Sally Leslie
• Just a short note to say thank you to you and the other organisers of the "Bush Traditions Gathering", it was great. Bob Murray 
• Hi, another good festival. Thought it might even have been a bit better than last one. Bill Montgomery
• A great time was had by all here.  Many thanks for including us.  Would love to do it all again. Yvonne O’Grady
• Had a fantastic time at Goulburn, well done to all the organizers. Martin Chatfield
• What a great weekend of friendship and wonderful music, thanks so much for
  the organising such a " little gem" of a Festival. We will be back again next
  year. Barbara and Lance Court
• I wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed the bush gathering at Goulburn.  Thanks so much for inviting me to do the workshops. It’s definitely a special experience sharing music, song and dance like that. I know you did huge amounts of work to make it all happen, and I very much appreciate your efforts.  It was especially good to be able to camp on site. Carole Helman.  
• Linda and I both enjoyed the weekend. The on-site camping was much better than being off-site. We both felt more part of things than last year - coming back may have contributed but being on site was a big part of it. Alan and Linda Swift

Information Needed
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Music from Bundanoon
The dots for the 2010 Workshops and Dances are here.

Tickets Available Online
In response to demand, we now have a secure online payment system for ticket sales.
Bundanoon ticket sales are open.

Music for the 2010 NFF Tea Dance
The 2010 music sets from the National are available here. Includes some Tassie tunes.
Click here.

Anglo Concertina Tutor
A set of bush tunes arranged with fingering and all for Anglo Concertina players.
Click here to see it

Kelly Homestead
Ray and Dave visited the Kelly Homestead at Greta and took some pictures.

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