We will celebrate our 30th convention in high style, with guests from the U.S. of A. The Bing Brothers on Krack, who (as the Whoopin' Hollar Band) won the traditional band contest at the 2011 Galax Old Fiddlers' Convention.Jake Krack is the hottest young fiddler around, taking out 1st place at Galax (for the 5th time), and winning best performer of the Convention (for the 4th time), although he had crashed his motor-bike and had a punctured lung and broken ribs . Since then he has written off a car, so we can only hope he stays alive till he gets here.Tim Bing is my favourite banjo player, and a party animal, and Mike Bing is no slouch on mandolin and a fan of Coopers Ale. With them comes Tim Corbett on double bass, and Bob Lieving on guitar- the whole band! It will be a great way to celebrate 30 years of Yarra Junction.Thanks to the Camp Eureka Working Collective and Alleghaney Echoes for funding most of the fares - we need to come up with enough to reimburse the boys for the rest!16th to 19th of March, 2012 -Camp Eureka, Tarrango Road, Yarra Junction,Victoria
STRING BAND, BLUEGRASS, OLD-TIMEY, CAJUN, COUNTRY BLUES, HAWAIIAN, JUG, AUSTRALIAN HILLBILLY, TRADITIONAL ROOTS MUSIC
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The usual suspects. Yarra Junction stage, 2009. Cajun dance band.  |
The Yarra Junction Fiddlers' Convention is Australia's biggest and oldest running festival/party for players of Bluegrass, string band, old timey music, cajun music and their friends and relations. It is not just about fiddles, but as Gid Tanner said,"the fiddle drives the band". (That's him on the right, above the next few pages, with the rest of the Skillet Lickers, in 1934.) Banjos, guitars, bass, mandolins, dobros, autoharps and even Cajun accordians get a look in too - but no electric instruments (sorry Richard), and no drums. Concertinas and mouth-harps? Why not.
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