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The Gathering 2025
The
long tradition of Gatherings at Goulburn on the Long Weekend of October
continues in 2025 with The Bush Music Club now behind the event.
Read on for an exciting long weekend of song, music, poetry, yarning, and more.
Held
in the polished wood elegance of The Goulburn Club in Market Street,
Goulburn, with its verandah overlooking the beautiful Belmore Park.
There are rooms for planned events and niches for informal sessions as
well as a licensed bar to assuage thirsts.
The underpinning
principle of the event is participation so bring instruments and voices
and stories and poems to add to the mix. Accommodation in Goulburn is
plentiful, including 2 caravan parks, but with the Lilac Festival also
on, you are advised to book early. There is very limited accommodation
at the Club also.
Tickets are limited in number in keeping with
the size of the facilities. They are available online and at the door
and are moderately priced to cover the minimal costs of the weekend.
Advanced bookings are much preferred as this helps with accurately
planning catering. Concession price is available to seniors and members
of other folk organisations.
(photos © Sandra Nixon)
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FRIDAY EVENING |
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| 1. Dave, Doreen, Stewie |
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| 2. Colin, Carole |
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| 3. Stewie, George |
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| 4. Karen, Mike, Carole, Doreen & Dave |
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| 5. serious business |
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| 6. Mike laughing |
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| 7. Richard, Wayne, Denise, Bridget & whistle player |
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| 8. Karen |
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| 8. kitchen lackeys bring up the stew from the downstairs kitchen |
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| 9. (cont) |
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| 10. Chef Michelle with stirrer |
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11. lamb or vegetarian stew was followed by fruit & icecream,
here enjoyed by Lesley |
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| 12. Jude on flute |
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| 13. Lesley playing concertina & Richard playing mouth organ |
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| 14. Helen reciting |
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| 15. tea break |
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| 16. smile |
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| 17. when Michelle is not cooking she is making socks |
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| 18. completed sock |
19. Michelle at work
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| 20. Dave on the balcony |
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| 21. Mike & Peter, concertina & guitar |
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| 22. John & Lynne arrive |
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| 23. ?, Denise & Richard |
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24. Songs & Tunes from the Swiss Italian community
of Yandoit, Vic as played by Murie Gervasoni |
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| 25. Dr George |
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| 26. |
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| 27. Shayne & Ross |
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| 28. Ralph's cheesy grin |
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| 29. Stuart, Peter, Jude, washboard player, George |
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| 30. Dave, Ralph, Peter |
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| 31. Gary on concertina |
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| 32. Shayne, whistle player, Bill |
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| 33. Ralph & Peter |
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34. Ralph & Bob who were at school together & joined BMC
sometime after seeing Pete Seeger in 1963. |
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| 36. George & Bob record the Stroh violin |
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| 37. Brian, Peter, Mike |
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| 38. Chris |
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| 39. Dan |
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| 40. Ralph & Bob singing |
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LILAC TIME BUSH DANCE WITH
CALLER JUDE STUART & BANDMASTER TONY STUART.
41. Chris, Jude,Wayne, Tony, washboard player
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| 42. dancers |
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| 43. dancers |
44. Peter & Paula dancing
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~SUNDAY
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| 45. Gary, Karen, Bridget, Carol, Alan & Linda, DAn |
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| 46, Dave, Ali, Wayne, Sam, Karen, Jude, Tony, Dave, Dan |
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| 47. Sam, Karen, Jude |
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| 49. John & Lynne |
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| 50. Ralph & Bob leaning on the bar |
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| 51. Shayne, Ross |
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| 52. Paula |
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| 53. Goulburn Club session |
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| 54. song list |
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| 56. Wayne, Dave |
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| 57. Brian @ the Goanna |
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| 58. Around the Boree log |
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| 58. Around the Boree log |
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| 59. Around the Boree Log |
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| 60. Boree Log |
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| 61. Mike |
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| 62. Concertinas & piano accordion |
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MONDAY
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| 63. Karen & Helen with fiddle & concertina |
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| 64. four concertinas & piano accordion |
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| 65. Wayne & Karen |
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| 66. Mike's accordion |
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| 67. |
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| 68. Easy Tunes |
69. back - Doreen & Stewie, Chris
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SEEN AT THE MARKETS ON SUNDAY - rabbits & lambs on leads
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