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The 2008 Gathering (3-6 October)

What a weekend! It rained! But spirits were not dampened at all, and with onsite camping and forty hardy campers, the Gathering had a convivial community atmosphere. Music, song and dance were celebrated with a great gusto and at times even 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, Jim Moir, 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

The Next Event is ....

2009 Bush Dancing Festival
Bundanoon will be the venue for a weekend of Bush Dancing on the Queen's Birthday Long Weekend in June 2009. This event follows on the successes of the April 2008 Bush Dancing Trip to Norfolk Island and will draw on callers and musicians from Sydney, Canberra, Illawarra and beyond. Details to come.

Information Needed
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