Merry Christmas and Happy New Year for 2012.

Bye WADOP/ Hello Bootu.

Jeff McLaughlin with Ktima Heathcoat doing the final edit on The Sandridge Bands new album signaling the end of the Winanjjikari Artist Development Outreach Program for 2011.

A jam plays in the hall.

T.L. (Terrance Limerick) lends a hand packing up the troopy and trailer for a Tableland Drifters gig at Peko mine.

 

Brenden Hines packing up equipment for the gig.

As well as The Tableland Drifters lead singer Joe Davey.

Terrance waiting in the trailer for more equipment.

Right Way To Go, The sandridge Band

Sandridge Band. Right Way To Go.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWMJaOdE5P4&feature=uploademail

Winanjjikari Artist Development Outreach Program.

Utopia Music Festival. Part 2

Sandover Gospel Band opened the Festival Day the 3rd of December.

With a welcome to country and a traditional dance from the ladies,

The evening was beautiful and the rain held off.

The Tableland Drifters.

Joe Davey, Lex holt, Lester Peterson and Angus Pearson.

With Brendan Hines on desk tutoring Terrance Limerick.

The Sandover Band.

Barnabas from The Tjupi Band.

The famous Sammy Butcher on guitar. The Tjupi Band.

The dancers in full flight. A fantastic time was had by all.

Utopia Music Festival. Part 1

Jordan Newcastle loading up the WMC trailer for the 500km haul to Utopia.

WMC have been invited to set up PA, sound and lighting as well as The Tableland Drifters playing.

Zaddock Johnson helping pack up.

Jordan strapping down the lighting truss and marque.

Destination Arlparra (Utopia) School.

Setting up.

Brendan Hines, Frederick from Ali Curung, and Joe putting the truss together.

Looking from behind. Lex Holt and Terrence (TL) Limerick and Joe Davey. 

Nearly there!

Sound check.

While we build it the  footy plays on.

Joe Davey and Angus Pearson jamming some songs before the gig.

The sound desk under cover in case it rains.

WMC and the Drovers Hall Part 2

Joe Davey practicing assembling the lighting truss.

Jordan Newcastle with Brendan Hines tuning up before a recording.

Brendan Hines and Zaddock Johnson in the recording area.

At the helm Zaddock Johnson, looking on are Jordan Newcastle and Terrance Limerick.

Laying down some tracks at the WMC studio.

Joe Davey and Lex Holt doing sound and PA run through practice.

White Ribbon Day. 25-11-11

Setting up in Peko Park for White Ribbon Day in Tennant Creek.

Dirk and Jordan Setting a speaker into place.

Leslie and Brian tuning up the guitars.

Not violent and defiantly not silent. 

A few cliches were heard and the call was made to the Doctor of sound, Jeff McLaughlin who had everything running smoothly; quickly.

And Jeff even had a jam on his new guitar with the Winanjjikari Allstars.

The dancers were up and bogeying to some Tableland Drifters tunes.

After the gig Brendan Hines (WMC)  and Adrian Jackson (Ali Curung/Band Nomadic)  took the rig to Ali Curung for a funeral.

WMC and the Drovers Hall.

Dirk Dickenson manning the sound desk at the Drovers Hall Winanjjikari Music Centre.

The staff at the music centre decided to set up the full WMC live rig. 

The view from the desk.

Tuning up and sound check.

Solomon Dickenson restringing a guitar with Brian Morton giving him the thumbs up.

Time to rock out... Joe Davey, Lex Holt and Brendan Hines.