Cedar Getters
This engraving was carved into the rock by ‘cedar-getters‘ in 1886. Australian red cedar trees were so valuable that they kick-started a timber industry, in what is now the Border Ranges National Park...
View ArticleForest Rain
This photograph was taken at Judd’s Lagoon just outside Yuleba in Queensland, Australia. There is something magical about the light in a forest when the sun shines through the rain. This image has been...
View ArticleTipi Village
I arrived at Bluesfest 2017 today. After setting up the van I went looking for something to photograph before the music starts tomorrow. These are the rainbow tipis which have provided alternative...
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California Honeydrops
It is often the bands you have never seen before on the smaller stages at festivals which impress the most. These are The California Honeydrops playing the Juke Joint of the 2017 Bluesfest. They have...
View ArticleThe Lumineers
These are the Lumineers playing the Crossroads stage at Bluesfest 2017. Their music has a folky edge with stomping rhythms and acoustic riffs. Although they are not strictly blues, We were told by...
View ArticleBuddy Guy
There are blues men and there is Blues Royalty. This is without question one of the last original Kings of the Chicago Blues. Bluesfest 2017 was honoured to have Buddy Guy playing on the Crossroads...
View ArticleComplete Madness
This is the Suggs from the band Madness playing the Mojo stage at 2017 Bluesfest. This was the final performance in their tour of Australia. I was thrilled to see them play as Complete Madness was the...
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Neil Finn
This is Neil Finn playing the Crossroads stage on the final day of Bluesfest 2017. Neil is a prolific songwriter, guitarist and singer. He was awarded an OBE for services to New Zealand music in 1993...
View ArticlePaul Janeway
This is St Paul and the Broken Bones on the Crossroads stage at Bluesfest 2017. Lead singer Paul Janeway is a force of nature. His passionate performance of authentic southern soul led a band with a...
View ArticleJake Shimabukuro
This is Jake Shimabukuro playing on the Jambalaya stage at Bluesfest 2017. Jake is a Hawaiian ukulele virtuoso who gained international notoriety by being the subject of one of the first ever viral...
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