Woodford Folk Festival 09-10

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Wowee! Six days of amazing non-stop artistic talent from all around the globe performing in 20 different venues on site at WFF. Artists like John Butler Trio, James Blundell, Toni Childs, Tripod, Mr Percival and too many more to mention. The streets are lined with great food, clothing and arty type stalls, some of which were very interesting.

Working at the homoeopathic first aid tent again was a fantastic experience. I caught up with some old faces and met some new beautiful friends also. I got to work with some absolutely amazing practitioners and I am extremely grateful for the opportunity.

WFF has it’s own children’s festival where the children can go and hang out all day with face painting, craft, music workshops, circus workshops, puppetry, wildlife, story-telling and more. Shay & Kal hung out here while I worked in the mornings and then we all hung out in the afternoon and skipped from venue to venue catching our favourites. We saw 5 or 6 different circuses while there and ate out almost every night - Govinda’s the Hare-Krishna place is still the best place to get a good feed there!

By New Years Eve we’d been there a while, and Kalahni wanted to hang with me while I was working. So he sat out the front playing his harmonica. About two hours later he had $192.50!!! I couldn’t believe my eyes - a five year old who cant even play the harmonica earns nearly $200! Anyway, he shouted pizza for the whole family, and then bought us the dotti ice cream he’d been asking for since we arrived!

The weather was kind to us - lot’s of rain but to too much that it ruined the week, just enough to cool us down (last year it was 40+ 3 days in a row!).

All in all the week and a half was a lovely introduction to our road trip. Now back to Lismore (but still in the van) to do a week’s work, clean the house and sort the car out for the trip.

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Photos

Dakota & the Giraffe
The wildlife were quite friendly!

Tripod
So very funny!

The Dog
This dog was halarious! It chased after unsuspecting people sniffing butts and cocking it's leg! LOL

Stilt Performers
The Street Performers were amazing!

Comments

[Tim]

Kalahni
Go Kalahni - don't worry about learning - just do it and .... (I think I am kiding!)

[Tim]

Pics
love them - thanks

[Aussie Road Trip Adventures]

Re: Kalahni
Well ... if it works!!! It's his quirky little style you know! He's busting to learn something, but then will loose some of his style perhaps just trying to get it right (little perfectionist)!