Reedy River - The Songs, adapted for the Sydney Folk Festival 2023 by David Johnson

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(photos © Sandra Nixon)

Joe Cashmere, traditional fiddler was collected & photographed by John Meredith AM in 1955. In 1985 Mike Martin created this picture with his permission, & it was turned into banners for the Folk Federation in 2023 by Sandra Nixon.  

BMC members in the reading included Dave, Emma Sputnik (narrator), Karen Fong, Mariamma Mitchell, Matthew Black, Chris Maltby, Don Brian, Chloe & Jason Roweth. 

1. George Bolliger 

2. Chris

3. Karen, Mariamma

4. Emma, Chloe, Karen, Mariamma

5. Chloe, Jason, PeterMace, Karen, Mariamma

6.  James, Macquarie Towns Music Club 

7.  washboard, shears

8. Dave, Emma

9. Chloe, Emma

10.  Emma with script

11. Jason 

12. Jason 

13. Matthew, Chris, Don, Dave

14. Jason, Karen, Mariamma, George

15. Jason, Karen, Mariamma, George

16. shears

17. shears

18. Shears

19. Peter Mace

20. Emma, Chloe

21.  washboard

22. Emma 

23.  Peter Mace

24. Shears

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Ten Years on - Remembering the Songs of John Dengate, Sydney Folk Festival August 2023

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(Photos © Sandra Nixon)

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Joe Cashmere, traditional fiddler was collected & photographed by John Meredith AM in 1955. In 1985 Mike Martin created this picture with his permission, & it was turned into banners for the Folk Federation in 2023 by Sandra Nixon.  

1. Sally checking the sound for Jason Roweth

4. sound check

5. Christina Mimmocchi, Sean & Lachlan Dengate 

6. Kate Delaney

7. Penny Plumbe

8. Julie & Alex Bishop

9. Audience

10. Audience

11. Paddy Affley & Lachlan Dengate

12. David Iverach 

13.  Mandy Chisholm's Irish drum majorette routine

14.  Mandy Chisholm's Irish drum majorette routine

15.   Mandy Chisholm's Irish drum majorette routine

16.   Mandy Chisholm's Irish drum majorette routine

17.  Seamus Gill

18. Paddy Affley & Lachlan Dengate with improvised drums - box & drinks tray

19. Lachlan drumming 

20. Kate Delaney steadying the drinks tray! 

21. Paddy, Lachlan & Kate 

22. Lachlan singing 

23.  Lachlan 

24. Peter Mace 

25. Dengate & Roweth clans & Paddy Affley

26. Paddy Affley, Colleen Burke & friend

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