Welcome to the December edition of our BGP Report.  The band has had a busy couple of months performing at the Dorrigo Bluegrass & Folk Festial in NSW.  We presented our "Live in 45" Radio Show to an appreciative audience and had a great weekend at the festival which featured our fellow bluegrassers "Karen Lynn and Acoustic Shock" as well as the exciting young band "Twisted Oak".  This small festival is located in the beautiful town of Dorrigo in the hills above Coffs Harbour and is well worth the visit.  Many thanks to Brigit Sommers for her tireless work on the festival and to Greg Hertzler for his time, effort and smooth voice on the Radio Show, thanks also to Dianna Hertzler for her assitance and photos! :-)

Last month we attended the 20th anniversary Harrietville Bluegrass Convention in Victoria and this year featured three great bands from the US (Bing Brothers, RFD Boys and the Petuxent Partners) as well as a host of local bands from around Australia.  All the bands were fantastic but special mention must go to the RFD Boys who kept us entertained at the local ice creamery all weekend.  The new site was a hit with everyone and takes the convention up to a whole new level.  Well done to Nick & Janet, Rod & Judy and everyone involved in organising Australia's top bluegrass event .  A thumb down though to those pickers that make the effort to travel all the way to Harrietville but aren't prepared to contribute to making the great event that it is.  A self defeating excercise ultimately.

Have a look at some great pics oif the weekend here http://bluegrass.org.au/index.cfm?pid=111727And don't forget to check out The Australian Bluegrass Blog for the latest news http://australianbluegrass.blogspot.com/2008/11/harrietville-2008.html

Our next gig is the Woodford Folk Festival so hopefully we'll see you there.