Weekly Prompts. Photo Prompt: Festival
During the last six years, I’ve attended numerous music festivals within the Geelong area and I was fortunate enough to also go to the world famous Port Fairy Folk Music Festival, in 2013, featuring, David Francey(with his band, Go Jane Go), Xavier Rudd, and Geoffrey Gurrumul, a music vidoe of his glorious singing below, you won’t believe how beautiful his voice is !! The featured image above is from the Geelong Jazz Festival on streets in the CBD.
Above, From The Top, David Francey,(left side of stage) at Port Fairy Folk Music Festival 2013. Next: Enjoying the festival, Ivor with Lyn, one of those dear friends of Carole, who were there with us throughout the whole journey. (we swapped hats for this pic)
Above are pictures from the Geelong Motor City Music Festival, 2014 and 2015. From the Top, Lloyd Spiegel, Claude Hay, my friends enjoying the show, Martin, Terry and Jacqui, and The Chris Wilson Blues Band .
Above two pictures are from our local Pako Festa, a multi-cultural festival held annually here in Geelong, a street parade, street stalls and displays and outdoor concerts. Left, pic Ivor with Niamh, My Irish friend’s Martin and Jacqui, daughter, 2013, she’s 18 months old, and the same little Niamh in 2016, yep she’s Ivor’s special little girl.
Here below a poem I wrote about my time at the Port Fairy Folk Music Festival, in March 2013, and the four day Festival was an event I shall always remember.
A Festival
A Festival, beside the sea
Musicians playing in the breeze
Song-catchers of sadness and glee
Open for everyone to see
A Festival, of warmth and love
Bound together within a community glove
Endless tunes, over and above
Gliding around like peaceful doves
A Festival, with friends in a cottage
Laughter, travelling through the village
Riding on a horse-drawn carriage
Singing out of tune, a broken homage
A Festival, rejoicing day and night
Eating and drinking on-site
The multitude happy and bright
Hovering under the stage lights
A Festival, a joyful blast
Memories always to last
The fun time went so fast
Holding hands on the grass
Ivor Steven (c) 2018
Well, Ivor that was some bone, juicy, meaty and a joy to read! I loved seeing your photographs, and as always your poetry was exquisite. The first video was lovely, I’d never heard of him before but will certainly be listening from now on. Thank you so much for linking to our photo challenge. Wonderful post, thank you for sharing your festival experiences! 👏🏻🙂
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Thanks Sue, it took me a while to put together, finally posted it 1.20am. My temporary computer hasn’t got all my files, and I’m continually having to use my Onecloud to download everything,, it’s a slow process I’m afraid 😄😕
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It looks like everyone had a great time. Thanks for sharing.
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I love music festivals, always a great friendly time
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Great pics and great piece😍🤩
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I love going to music festivals, the atmosphere is always so warm and friendly, xx😊😄
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Love the pics and vids Ivor
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Thanks Walt, everybody loves a good music festival.
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lovely photos and delightful poem, good to preserve our memories like this Ivor!
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Thank you Kate. That’s Ivor, my empty hands are full, of memories and rhymes xx
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and we get to share them 🙂
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OH! Your poem captures the fun of a music festival…filled with people, love, laughter!
I’m so glad you attend such events, Ivor! I love the music and art festivals we have here! 🙂
HUGS!!! 🙂
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Music and art are good for the soul. 😊
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A splendid – in words and pictures – record
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Thanks Derrick, I do love going to music festivals.
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Lucky you, Ivor. Wonderful music, lovely pics and beautiful poem. ❤️
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Gurumul’s music captures the soul, doesn’t it. Nice to meet your special little girl 🙂
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She’s gorgeous, time flies, she’ll be 7 soon 😊
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