Thread: Pictures from the National Folk Festival exhibition

I can't figure out how to make the pictures go big, so they're all thumbnails I'm afraid.
heres phil Kearny with his guitars and bouzoukis, as well as Doug Eaton with every concievable kind of stringed thing

The beautiful harps of Gillian Wiess, and the very purple Brandden Lassells

The lovely dulcimers of Gillian Alcock and the amazing keyed fiddles and hurdy gurdys of Bob Lynch

Some woodwind, with the sharp clean lines of the whistles by Mitch Smith, also some super neat turning and silverwork from mark Hoza. Also the beautiful native American flutes of Craig Ehan

Some beautiful pieces of work/art there Jack... Thanks for the photos

A smooth looking display of guitars from John Copley, and Ray and Helen Black standing by their banjos and mandolins

Hey malibu! Thanks! I still got more, hope I'm not clogging up the server too much..

The guitars and mandolins of John liddy, and the banjos of Alan Funk. Both do amazingly fine work, which I have rather failed to get a good shot of!

Thanks for the pics Jack. Your work looking very nice indeed.

Lastly, some more beautiful mandolins by peter Coombe.
Apologies I forgot to go outside to the percussion tent to get some pics! Out there were the very nice tablas made by Tarek Sawires, as well as the very multi function box drums of Mark Apsland.
I also have missed Peter Hydes Accordians, Im sure I took a picture of Peter, but its not on my camera now, oops! oh well, next time.
Apologies also, I didn't get any pictures at all from Port Fairy! it was fantasitic!! I was having to good a time to remember the camera. Did any one else get some?
Cheers!
jack

Thanks for the compliment Kiwigeo! I always get a charge from going to these get togethers. Come home full of beans and build a new jig or something!

thanks for that Jack,
Its always very inspiring to see what is happening especially other australian builders.....and your post has just informed me of a few more names I haven't heard of....cheers..your instruments and all the others look like fine pieces....hope it went well for you.

Thanks for the visuals , Jack
How about a few more pics of yours you took to the expo !!

cheers, Stu

Oh Jack... why did you have to put up some archtops?
Now I go look at mine and all I can see is a lump of wood with a stick attached to hold the strings!
I'll make it better tomorrow, I promise!
Serious though, they all look great. I got in a bit early on my first posting and missed the remaining pictures. I've been fascinated with Hurdy Gurdy's since I got the Page/Plant "No Quarter" DVD...

One quick question though, do you sell at the exhibition, or is it just for show?