The Heart & Soul of the Festival

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Moving Harps at Work

What would a festival be without the performers?

They are indeed the heart & soul of such an event, although closely followed by the tireless workers and volunteers who get it running and keep it going every day. 

 

The sheer variety of talent available to the festival goer is truly mind boggling. They encompass the entire range from the delicate sounds of Moving Harps (shown at right indulging in a little fun by all playing "King of the Faeries" on the one harp) from Victoria through to strong reggae, blues, dance and song from all around the globe, the spoken word in all it's forms, carnival, circus, international indigenous cultures, aboriginal dance & craft and the list goes on almost indefinitely. 

 

The Queensland Folk Federation, who undertake the mammoth task of organizing this festival every year, have to be admired and congratulated on the skill, organizational abilities and good taste involved in the planning, booking and assistance of up to 2,000 individual performers. The logistics of this event are of a military scale and this is obvious to anyone who cares to look beyond the frontline. 

So, look at the images below and let me know what you think or if you have any suggestions to make this site better.
The sheer power of the Tibetan monk's chanting has to be experienced. Truly awesome! Bass like never before. Tibetan monks chanting We were treated to traditional Tibetan dance by one of the dancers from the movie Kundun which portrayed the Dali Lama's flight from Tibet Tibetan Dancer
Spectacular dancers from El Salvador.
Colour aplenty.		 Dancers from El Salvador The delicate wonder of a master pipa player. An ancient Chinese instrument The Pipa Player
Children of Ethiopia awaiting their cue to go on-stage. Ethiopian Children The zany Colanderdale Kitchenettes on the march. Colanderdale Kitchenettes
This cat played the violin AND taught the tall fellow behind it puppeteering at the same time! Clever Cat Drummers of the world unite!
Australia, Korea & Japan		 Drummers of the World
A colourful Morris Dancing side display the old ways with flair. Morris Dancing with Colour The joy of family festivals. Becky Wandell & daughter Toshi after a Morris Dance performance. Becky & Toshi
The sheer, inexhaustible energy of the street dancers moving to a primitive beat. Energy Plus! The courting dance of a young couple from Chile. The Love of Chile
Linsey Pollak's alter-ego Kevin playing his "trombone". Yes, this microphone stand sounded fabulous. Knockin' on Kevin's Door The madcap, but incredibly talented Paranormal Music Society. Blair Greenberg, Romano Crivici and Linsey Pollak Paranormal Music Society
This, believe it or not, is a poetry recital!
The Nimbin Stand-up Poets at their best.		 Poet's Breakfast Our Gentleman of Country/Folk Music, 
Ted Egan with his trademark instrument, the beer carton.		 Ted Egan with beeraphone
The ever popular Xylosax (covered in rubber gloves) playing the the Humarimba (HUman mounted MARIMBA) Xylosax Christos Baltzidas, the master of Greek music playing his Oud. Christos

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