Newport Folk Festival @ the RSL (a note from Don Gula)

G'day all,
Again I'd like to thank the people that organized, facilitated, attended and/or helped out with the 2009 Newport Folk Festival and I'd especially like to thank all those musicians that performed at the Newport RSL during the festival:
Angus Wynd
Anthony Carey
Simon Leverton's "Black Forest Rogues"
Blackwaterside (Neil Jolly, Mary-Anne Charles, Greg Hammond & Steve Martin)
Brendan Shearson
Bruce Williams
Coolgrass(Angus Golding, Bruce Packard, Doug Wallace & Jim Golding)
Craig Smith
Darren Steele
Edward Nass
Fat Chance & the Bluegrass Playboys(Andrew Barcham, Blair Webb, David Aumann)
Greg Hammond
Graeme Fletcher
Gerry Hale's "Innocent Bystanders"(Kim Wheeler, Mim Varden, Gerry Hale, Max Allen & Shane Ryall)
Jim Golding
John Boothroyd
Kenny Joe Blake
Kevin Parsell
Little Miss Country & the Kick Ass Kowboys(Jan Dandridge, Angus Wynd, Brendan Shearson & Don Gula)
Mary-Anne Charles
Maureen Beggs
Michael Stewart
Mick Coate's Johnny Cash Sun Sessions(Mick Coates, Oliver Dear & Don Gula)
Rattling Strings(Karen Doyle, Alan Blyth & Steve Doyle)
Rob Durbridge
Rick Taylor
Simon Leverton
Suzette Herft & band(Suzette Herft, Chris Lazarro, Colin Macleod & Don Gula)
Tim Hannan
Gerry Hale's "Uncle Bill"(Kim Wheeler, Gerry Hale, John Gray, Max Allen)
Vanessa Craven
Won't Go Quietly (Flora Lord, Bob Lord & Don Gula)
the Wind-Up White-Board Jammers . . .Anthony Carey, Anthony Leonard, Bruce Williams, Chris Lazarro, Colin Macleod, Dan O'Connell, Georgina Stewart, Gerry Nelson, Greg O'Leary, Katherine Tomkins, Leonie Kervin, Lyn, Michael Stewart, Newport Fiddle & Folk Club, Rob Richmond, Simon Dew, Simon Leverton, Steve Doyle, Steve Martin, Suzette Herft, Ted Smith and those that I can't remember (sorry).
The 2nd Newport Folk Festival was absolutely fantastic! Great musicians, great listeners, everyone contributed and had a fabulous time. If you missed it then you'll have to wait until next year's Newport Folk Festival which should be even bigger and better (if that is possible).