Kintore Festival 30th Anniversary 2011 Part 4

Kintore was experiencing blustery dust storms so we moved the stage under cover on the Sunday.

Some beautiful artwork was going up on the basket ball court and we used that as the back drop.

All the PA and lighting was moved and we managed to put the staging away saving us time tearing down in the evening.

The new performance area with a local musician helping doing sound check.

Sound Engineer Jeff McLaughlin checking over the desk.

Local Kintorian Lindsy starting the last night of the festival with 6 hours of local gospel music.

And as the sun sets over "Gods" own country...

And the gospel begins on the last day of the fabulous Thirty Year Celebration of Kintore.

Kintore Festival 30th Anniversary 2011 Part 3

Kintore Day two 15-10-10. The WA boarder is only 40km from Kintore so we hitched a lift. It was the first time for us stepping foot into Western Australia. The WMC crew: Joe Davey, Brendan Hines, Terrance (T.L) Limerick and Adrian McNamara.

Kintore from above looking across to the WA boarder. That white spot in the middle is the community.

The hill we climbed to take the above picture. 

From Kintore east to Yuendemu (Beds are Burning. Midnight Oil) Every one's favourite politician Peter Garret Minister for school education, early childhood and youth and ex lead singer of one of Australia's greatest bands "Midnight Oil" with Winanjjikari Manager Adrian McNamara.

The Tableland Drifter's had a surprise guest appearance. 

Headline act "The Tjupi Band."

Kintore Festival 30th Anniversary 2011 Part 2

Crack of dawn Kintore 14/10/11

The site of the festival. The covered basket ball courts.

Stage 1.... The stage.

Stage two... The PA set up by Terrance Limerick, Brendan Hines and Joe Davey.

And better not forget the sound man extraordinaire Jeff McLaughlin working on stage three; the lighting. Jeff lived on the job from start to finish.

Sound check. 1...2...3...

All ready to go.

At the desk; Brendan Hines, Terrance (T.L) Limerick, Joe Davey and CAAMA's G-Man.

Kintore flying the flag.

On the left was the festival host Lindsay and one of the original "first contact" desert people opening the festivities.

Shellie Morris and the Kintore kids.

Shellie Morris doing it solo.

Neil Murray back on familiar turf...well; red dust.

Kintore Festival 30th Anniversary 2011 Part 1

Packing up the Winanjjikari Music Centre ready to head on a 2000klm round trip to the remote
community of Kintore.

Two Troop Carriers and two trailers loaded for the journey.

"Nearly there!"

At the turn off to Kintore.

Through fire...

Through dust storms...

To Kintore.

And a dance.