Frances Folk Gathering 24-26 Feb 2006

So off we went very early morning to Frances for the Folk Gathering where me and kennadie were playing our Bodhran's. Frances is a tiny village just on the border of Victoria and takes about 4 hours to get there. We had areally good journey and were really looking forward to playing in the sessions and me to lern a bit more of my guitar.

We ended up camping next to a lot of our friends from the club where we play and finally had chance to chat rather than just playing all the time so it was great. There was the usual entertainment provided lots and lots of sessions were happening anywhere anyone could find a space and we often just pulled up a chair and joined in.

The atmosphere was great and darren finally got speaking with a lot of friends during the times they were not playing which was great for him as he doesnt play anything (yet!!!). We stayed up til all hours of the morning and the kids were always no where to be found as they had made heaps of friends and as the town has only a population of 50 and is in the middle of no-where they were really safe.

Me and Ken attended a Bodhran workshop to improve our skills which was great and we enjoyed it and i also spent time with a friend who was teaching me some more guitar skills. There was ;pads for the kids to do and Ken and me got our faces painted and had a ball. ken did the usual trick of falling asleep on the chairs for a few hours while we were all playing and singing round her then she woke up and joined on till about 230 in the morning!!

Another fun and fab weekend enjoyed by all and really looking forard to Aldinga again in Nov and Frances next year when i hve set myself the task of being able to play my guitar in the sessions too!!!