Wintermoon
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Wintermoon is a folk music festival held in Cameron's Pocket, a suburb of the small, country town of Calen in Queensland, Australia. It began in 1997 as a small gathering of local musicians and has grown to become a major attraction in the Australian music scene, with a crowd of 7000 in 2006.
Wintermoon is held on the May long weekend, running from Friday afternoon through to monday afternoon. There is also a smaller offshoot, the Wintermoon Springfest, held in spring.
Wintermoon relies heavily on volunteers, with over 200 assisting in 2006. Many people choose to camp for the duration of the festival, while day and weekend tickets are available for others. Alongside the performances there are markets, workshops and food stalls, including vegetarian fare provided by a band of Hare Krishnas.
[edit] Wintermoon 2006 Performers
- Tanglefoot
- The Butterfly Tribe
- Junior
- Bruce Mathiske
- Andrew Clermont & the Supper Club
- Tiffany Eckhardt
- Barley Shakes
- The Fuelers
- The Borderers
- Hullaballoo
- Cloudstreet
- Poms from Oz
- Kieran McCarthy
- Wayne & Francis Daly
- Small Fortune
- Cloudstreet
- Dave Steel
- For Blind Mice
- Jigzag
- Nadia Sunde
- Antimatter Trash Queens
- Greg Arnold & John Bedggood
- Jay Bishoff
- Dave Calandra
- Steady Eddy
- Perch Creek Family Jug Band
- Harmonics
- Zinzibar
- Bob Eden
- Cloudstreet
- Dave Calandra
- Sarah Cann
Wintermoon 2006 also hosted the wedding of Cate & John.
