Here is this year’s story in words and pictures of Ed Lowe’s adventure to Redlands:
REDLANDS 2010
Story: Ed Lowe
Pictures:Greg McGrath and Ed Lowe
A fairly sizeable contingent of seven West Aussies went to this year’s Redlands Bluegrass Convention in early July. Bluegrass Parkway were invited, the rest of us just showed up.
Jamming at the Bellbird Banjo display
The [...]
The Bluegrass Club of WA has just compiled a CD consisting of forty-four great bluegrass classics, in mp3 format. The project came about in response to members wanting to know more about songs and tunes they had heard being played at the club.
The compilation was arrived at by noting down popular songs being played over [...]
One of our main members and chief bass player (Stephen Loss) has recently returned from a business trip to the USA and managed to squeeze in time to see a bluegrass festival. Here’s what he had to say;
Earlier this year I organised a trip to Europe and the US. I was thinking of going to [...]
Here’s an article from Ed Lowe that might just get you fired up and ready for the festivals this year:
I’d like to encourage you to go to a bluegrass festival in 2010.
Four years ago I made a spur of the moment decision to go to the Harrietville Bluegrass Convention. I mentioned this idea to my [...]
Thanks to the Italian Club and all the Bluegrass Club members, family and friends, the EOYC was a great success. Apart from all those that performed for us, it was gratifying that everyone pitched in to help with the setting up of chairs and tables etc. and the removal of them at the end. Without [...]
Rod Jones of the Bluegrass and Traditional Country Music Society of Australia sent us all a message about the Harrietville experience of last weekend of the 19th to 22nd November 2009.
” For you WA people. Harrietville wonderful.Hungry Hill superb.Maybe they can get to WA in the future-fantastic harmony workshops! Rod.
Thanks Rod for your message, some [...]
Sunday afternoon 13th DecemberWe are pleased and relieved to announce that our End Of Year Concert has been approved by the Italian Club and we are about to deliver the attached poster for display in their club foyer. The management are very keen that we do this as they feel that we are something a bit different to the sort of entertainment they get down there and the fact that it’s free makes them very appreciative, especially if it swells the bar take.