WMC bits and bobs...

The Barkly Regional Arts Mother Ship Crew 2012.
Peta Wilson (Admin), Susan Wright (Grants), Adrian McNamara (WMC manager), Alan Murn (EO), Cathy Burns (Festival manager), Linda Rice (Visual Arts), Emma Newman(Youth Arts), Justin De Leeuw (Visual arts).

The new production hub. 

Harold Dalywaters at the Elliot School presenting a copy of I'am Australian to the school recorded with harold and the kids during the remote rig training sessions.

Fare well Jeff McLaughlin. Thank you for all your valuable service over the past six years.
Enjoy the next stage of your amazing life.

Barkly Shire/Barkly Arts Xmas 07/12/12

The Barkly Shire and Barkly Arts joined forces to do a Christmas market with local art, great food, awesome entertainment and a movie. (Big screen in back ground.)

The stage, lighting and PA supplied by Winanjjikari. Dirk Dickenson at the desk.

Tennant Creeks own "Longtails."

WMC musicians and guests.

The WMC Allstars.
Dale Shannon (Drums) Brenden Hines (Bass) Zaddock Johnson (Guitar) Brian Morton (Vocals) Marcus Finlay (Lead)

Trainier Glen Martin training the spot.

A large crowd gathered to watch, dance, eat and buy. A great night was had by all.

Training, training, training.

Elliot remote rig training at Harold's house. Glen Martin Brenden Hines.

The Elliot lady singers. 

WMC office with tech trainer Jeremy Finlayson and Brenden Hines.

 

The WMC manager Adrian McNamara and visual arts outreach worker Justin De Leeuw had first aid training.

Jeremy with Brenden doing live sound training.

Glen Martin and Leslie Thompson laying down some tracks.

White Ribbon Day Nov 26th... and other stuff.

The WMC crew jamming with Elvis Kidd.

A Barkly Shire Christmas Calender photo shoot.

Back at Elliot.

Laying down some lead tracks with Harold Dalywaters, Glen Martin and Randal Jackson.

Setting up for White ribbon Day.

The smoke was a traditional smoking.

The men on stage taking the pledge.

Joe Davey and Lex Holt. The Tableland Drifters.

WMC's Jordan Newcastle.

WMC's Brenden Hines.

WMC founding member Elvis Kidd.

Barkly collage's Joseph Shannon.

WMC's Zaddock Johnson.

Jordan Newcastle singing his song "Don't do crime."

WMC's Brian Morton singing with Jordan Newcastle on bass, Joseph Shannon on lead and WMC's Dale shannon on Drums.

White ribbon Day Tennant Creek 2012.

AWME (Australian World Music ExpoRight side up 2012

WMC production line.

The WMC compilation CD.

Put together just in time for AWME

Opening night with Archie Roach's "In to the Blood Stream." 

Day two: Leah Flanagan

Bart Willoughby Band.

Sean Choolburra doing it "Gamman Style".

Day three: Desert Diva's panel.

East Journey.

Impromptu Bush Bands Bash meeting by the Yarra.

The Abyssinians.

 Airileke 

A Melbourne busker gaining support from Shellie Morris and Leah Flanagan.

Day Four: The Songpeople panel at AWME: Tim Cole, Patrick McCloskey, Michael Hutchinson (APRA),  Shellie Morris, Warren H Williams, John Bradley, Adrian McNamara and Mark Smerdon.

Surfs up.

The Yarra and the Melbourne sky line.