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| Friday eve; the 9th, all the WMC crew had to load out the BBBBusiness rig so it could be at the Alice Desert Festival for Saturday morning. |
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| For the Desert Divas and other acts. |
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| "Audio Man" Jeff McLaughlin manning the desk for the Alice Festival. |
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| Jason, WMC's Jordan Newcastle and Angus "Fingers" Pearson. |
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| Sound Check. |
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| "Drifters" back stage. Jeff McLaughlin, Brendan Hines and Lex Holt. |
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| "The Tableland Drifters" |
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| Brendan Hines, Lex Holt and Zaddock Johnson. Bush Bands Bash Business, Ross River Resort. |
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| Joe Davey keeping warm by the fire. |
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| James Winwood BBB business marshal showing off the power generator for the rehearsal shed. |
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| Megan Spencer from Music NT doing a round table discussion with the WMC staff. |
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| More round tables (I know the tables square!) with industry professionals. |
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| The other rehearsal space through fly wire and grate. |
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| Jeremy Finlayson WMC tech trainer came out on Friday to see how everything was going. |
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| We rolled up (Pun intended) at Peko Park to tear down BAMFest. Tech trainer Jeremy Finlayson with Jordan Newcastle and a well rolled multi cord. |
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| Most of the equipment and staff at WMC will be heading to Alice Springs on Wednesday the 7th for the BBBB (Bush Bands Bash Business) |
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| Nearly finished. |
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| One of the staff members left behind, Leslie Thomson taking advantage of the empty hall for some cleaning. |
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| At Ross River setting up in the rehearsal space. WMC staff Jordan Newcastle, Brendan Hines, Lex Holt, Zaddock Johnson and Joe Davey BBBB mentors. |
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| Ready to rock the gorge. |
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| Warren H Williams and band at sunset. The band being Jeremy Whiskey from "Iwantja", James Winwood from "Colourfide" and Mark Smerdon all round music guru. |
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| The crowds started gathering on dusk. |
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| Shellie Morris did a spectacular set with an encore. |
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| The "Sandridge" band had everybody up and dancing. |
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| Jeremy Whisky tearing it up for the "Iwantja" band. |
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| Perkis Reserve site of the Barkly Areas Music Festival. A showcase of WMC recording artist from the past year. |
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| The stage ready to go. Note the new WMC banner. |
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| Guitar Legend Barry Benning with Elvis (Baked Bean) Kidd and WMC's own Lesley Thomson. |
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| The young Alpurrurulam Band. winners of the Community Bands Battle against Elliot and Tennant Creek. |
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| Some of the first dancers. |
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| Winanjjikari Allstars, Zaddock Johnson, Joe Davey (drums) And Brian Morton. |
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| The Tableland Drifters. |
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| And our sound man on the day and producer of the "Songpeople Sessions" and "Iwantja's" latest album the mighty Tim Cole. |
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| Traditional dancing spectacular at Perkis Reserve. Mornington Island Dancers. |
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| Traditional culture being celebrated and embraced by young and old. |
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| Cathy from "atyp" (Australian theatre for young people) doing the live feed of the singers to the screen in the back. |
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| Brian Morton...WMC mic man on the night. |
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| The new WMC banner at Nyinkka Nyunyu. |
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| The stage and two screens. |
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| G-Man and CAAMA Radio |
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| Tim Cole at the sound desk with Sarah Emery from "Shopfront" doing the lighting. |
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| The performance by Shellie Morris and the ladies from Borroloola raised goose bumps on skin while Warren H Williams and the Waramungu singers raised bums off seats and had the local men and woman up and dancing. |
