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Submitted by John Werner – Victoria. Here is the fifth report from John Werner and Garry Roberts as they continue their musical journey through the Southern USA. The jam options for Thursday evening were numerous. We had been planning on heading back towards Roanoke and attending the weekly session in nearby Christiansburg, however, an invitation [...]
Submitted by John Werner – Victoria. John Werner and Garry Roberts, our boys in the USA, have sent through their fifth post from as they discover the musical delights of Galax Virginia. After a lazy Wednsday morning hanging around our camp in Fries, we meandered over the State line to Sparta NC for lunch and [...]
Submitted by John Werner – Victoria We return to this, the fourth missive from John Werner and Garry Roberts as they discover the musical delights of Galax Virginia. Tuesday’s immediate agenda was getting our laundry done, and re-stock the RV’s ever diminishing pantry in nearby Dublin. While the washing was underway, I had a quick [...]
Submitted by John Werner – Victoria Here is the third saga from John Werner and Garry Roberts as they unearth more musical pleasure on their road trip through the southern USA. We ventured across North Carolina to southern Virginia, and a weekend stopover near Hillsville with friends. They took us out to a dance at [...]
Submitted by John Werner – Victoria We continue the story of two intrepid travelers John Werner & Garry Roberts from Victoria’s Strzelecki Stringbusters on their music odyssey of a life time. At the last episode we heard of their experiences in Jackson Tennessee. Returning to Atlanta, we swapped our car for an RV, and headed [...]
Submitted by John Werner – Victoria. Two of Victoria’s Strzelecki Stringbusters have set off on a trip to discover the origins of their favourite music. Garry Roberts and John Werner, at our insistence, agreed to send us a regular update of their activities, experiences and picture from their various destinations. Given that John Werner has [...]
John Werner & Garry Roberts from Victoria’s Strzelecki Stringbusters are heading east to tour the Southern USA on what they describe as the music odyssey of a life time. We have asked them to provide us with a few updates on their travels to inspire and inform those of us wishing and wondering about our [...]
A Night From Virginia USA at the Yinnar Hotel Submitted by John Werner – Yinnar Photos by Carolyn Boothman The people of Yinnar and the surrounding district were treated to a wonderful evening of traditional old-time mountain music on last Wednesday when the Whitetop Mountaineers appeared in the penultimate gig of their third Australian tour, [...]
Arnie’s Barn, Strzelecki Stringbusters When it comes to playing Bluegrass and Ol’ Time music, the boys from the Strzelecki Stringbusters have the numbers, and with this, their third CD in as many years, they are certainly gaining the numbers in CD production too. ‘Arnie’s Barn‘ follows on from their highly successful album, ‘Scrubby Forest Run‘ [...]
Arnie’s Barn – Strzelecki Stringbusters News from Gippsland’s Strzelecki Stringbusters is that they have just spent the past weekend recording tracks for their new CD. This project follow their 2008 album, the highly successful, Scrubby Forest Run. Prior to this they released their 2007 debut album Somethin’ To Crow About. The recording sessions took place [...]
The Strzelecki Stringbusters are set to play a feature spot at this Saturday night’s Picking at The Piggery, held in Melbourne’s Footscray Arts Centtre in Moreland Street, Footscray. The Stringbusters, more of an aging male support group than a band, feature some 14 musicians – on a good day – and are a highly entertaining [...]
The 14 piece bluegrass ensemble the Strzeckeli Stringbusters play a regular gig at the Yinnar Hotel on the last Wednesday of the month. This month they have invited Steve Messer’s Strange Country to join them. The 27th May will see a the Stringbusters from 8:15pm and Strange Country from 9:15pm. What transforms from there is [...]
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