The Junes - Pelican Bar
Sarah Carroll
Tim Chmielewski enjoying the Junes
Glynnie Rae on violin
Suzannah Espie on mandolin
Glenny Rae sings
the crowd at the Junes
The Hard Lucks' set list
”Seagulls scavage, still I scream“
The Hard Lucks - Wharf Stage
crowd enjoying the Hard Lucks on a beautiful day
Browny just sings on this one
Hazel Brown - Rosies
a packed crowd enjoying Hazel's laid back tunes
The Queenscliffe Inn
The Vue Grand - a Queenscliff landmark
old sign at grocery store
blues band with harmonica in it outside grocery shop
tall people at front gates
featured artists collage
baton twirlers
Lisa Miller - main stage
special guest on stringed harp
Justin Carter - Foot in the Door stage
Holly Tosi - foot in the door, 17 year old talent!
old trains converted into a bar for the weekend
steam train
crowd sitting down to see Kev Carmody
Kev Carmody - main stage
Kev blows the didgeridoo (amazing stuff!)
Kev gets some kids up on stage to sing “From Little Things Big Things Grow”
The Blues Train about to leave Queenscliff Railway Station
The Last Town Chorus - Fishnets Stage
Megan Hickey plays lap steel
I heard these guys on 3RRR that morning and as I wasn't originally going to see them as planned, I decided to after hearing them.
The Vasco Era - main stage, their set was so energetic it got the young hip crowd pumping!
the lead singer has a voice reminiscent of the Vines' Craig Nicholls
the drummer hits the cymbals and skins like Animal on the Muppet Show
filmed for the festival DVD.
crowd clapping their hands in the air
lead singer hits the drums
The Periscopes - Local Music Showcase at Fishnets Stage
Sarah Carroll sings a song during the Local Music Showcase (which she MCed)
crowd at Local Music Showcase
Nigel Wearne - Local Music Showcase. I saw this while waiting for the Blues Train.
diesel locomotives - Queenscliff Railway Station
old rail carriages
the Blues Train arrives at Queenscliff
Inside Carriage C of the Blues Train
“Bless This House” - Ian Collard (harmonica), Susannah Espie, Robyn Chalken and Chris Parkinson (Robyn and Chris are from the Yearlings)
a sepia photos for that old time feeling
Bob and Chris sings together in the one mic
view of Swan Bay from the train
their music was very much suitable for the occasion of the train
the view of the scrub
Lakers Siding, terminus of journey. The line goes all the way to Drysdale. It used to go all the way to South Geelong to connect with the Geelong line but the South Geelong to Drysdale section was dismantled in the early 1970s. It is now a rail trail used by walkers and cyclists.
Lakers Siding station.
at this point, as “Bless This House” and other bands played the same songs on the return journey, most passengers changed carriages to hear other bands.
Glenny Rae and her Playboys in Carriage D
the interior of Carriage D
my mother would love to have cowgirl boots like these!
view of Queenscliff with Swan Bay in the foreground
Glenny Rae changes to the fiddle
their last song was a cover of Wanda Jackson's “Fujiyama Mama”
Queenscliff Railway Station
a reminder of now-forgotten Victorian Railways past
Sime Nugent - Pelican Bar Stage
Garrett Costigan on pedal steel
The Wishing Well - Foot in the Door stage (in the Queenscliff Sea Scouts Hall)
their sound was very tight and professional - a band to watch out for in the future.
their sound is heavily fuelled by the violin
Hank's Jalopy Demons - Pelican Bar
the crowd were dancing along to their rockabilly tunes
Tim McMillan - Foot in the Door stage
a long day over, I had a feed at the local pizza shop before heading home at 10pm, 11 hours of live music.
