Fleurieu Folk Festival 4-6 Nov 05.

This was our first Aussie camping experience and we decided to go to the folk festival to see what it was all about. We arrived at 5 on the friday evening and put up the tent in very warm weather with swarms of flies constantly in our faces but we were too busy laughing at each other slapping ourselves around the head to be bothered. We had no expectations of the festival and it turned out to be a really fantastic weekend where we heard bagpipes, harps, copious amounts of gutiars, flutes, violins and accordians.




There was a main stage where bigger acts played and we often went to watch but we mainly stayed in the area where the sessions were held which were unrehearsed sessions where people just started to play and others followed suit. I was in my element as many many Irish songs were played and we sang along and the kids also were dancing and having a ball.

The weekend was really warm and the kids made lots of friends and even came out of their shells so much that they entered a talent competition where kennadie recited the Owl and The Pussycat and Keiren sung a funny Llama song!!! They both received a medal for this and were very pleased with themselves. They both went to a harp workshop where they each had an hour to learn to play the harp which they both really enjoyed unfortunatley I wanted to learn but my nails were too long but I have now chopped them off and have been inspired to get back to learning my guitar and even got a bodhran drum bought for my birthday!!!

We had the best weekend and there is another festival in march in a place called Frances which is about 4 hours dtrive away and we are really looking forward to it. We have met lots of people and there are many events planned which we will be attending and the last sunday of every month many musicians get together in the hotel where the festival was and play sessions so we will be going regularly to these which should be good.

We arrived back home sticky, smelly and filthy but a fantastic weekend was had by all!!!