Gulgong Folk Festival
Mudgee, 30th Dec 2005 - 1st Jan 2006

By Wayne Richmond
Posted Saturday, December 3, 2005

Gulgong Festival Celebrates 20 Years

A detailed program is available on our web site.

Highlights include:

• Pat Drummond & Karen Lynne Duo - New Years Day concert
• 'Looking back over 20 years' with John Dengate - Songs, verse & stories about the history, politics & life of the people of Gulgong.
• WWW Reunion - and you know who you are! Sharing harmonious singing, poetry & folklore of women's experiences.
• Fantastic Featured Poets - Some of the finest representatives of the Hunter Bush Poets Club as well as your opportunity in the Poet's Breakfasts.
• Denis Kevans Tribute - Sonia Bennett

It will also include the usual full program of dance workshops, sessions, concerts and a Music Hall on the Saturday afternoon from 2-4 in the Prince of Wales Opera House.

Music Hall items confirmed so far include:

• Dale Dengate & the W’s – Skits: 'It’s the same the whole world over' & 'Nightie Nightie'
• John Dengate – Narrator
• Nick Lock – 3 songs
• Alex & Julie Bishop – Songs: 'Long, long trail' & 'Loves old sweet song'
• Mary-Jane Field – Song: 'Don’t have any more Mrs Moore'
• Virago from Dubbo (Di Clifford) – Songs: 'I’ll take you home again Kathleen' (parody) and
• 'Beautiful Isle of Somewhere'
• Frank & Marilyn Russell – Yodelling 2 songs
• Shirley Church – tap dance
• Betty Hardcastle – Magna Charter
• John Warner
• Margaret Winnett – Irish Dance Skit
• Jan & Vic Orloff
• Bill Bekric
• Melodrama
• Bob Foggin
• Bruce Cameron
• George Bolliger
• Arch Bishop?
• Wellington Boots skit
• Sing-a-long to finish

For more information send an email or visit our web site.