Simmos big gig

[simmo123]

Hi folks, just another bit of gossip from down Simmo's way, got an interesting little gig coming up on the 8th Feb, it came about through the sale of one of my CDS, it sounds pretty interesting so I thought that I would share it with the forum, it is at a country town Nannup which is about 3-4 hours south of Baldivis, it will certainly make a change from my aged care etc gigs,attached is the flyer.

An Evening of Music in the Vineyard – A Fundraiser for local Volunteer Bush Fire Brigades

An idea that started with the offer from Perth based performer, Terry Simpson, to perform to help raise funds for the Darradup Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade (VBFB) was evolved into An Evening of Music in the Vineyard to be held at Jalbarragup Estate Vineyard, Jalbarragup on 8th February 2014.

Keryl Rutter from the Darradup VBFB said that “We saw this as a great opportunity to help raise funds, not just for our Brigade, but for the other local Volunteer Bush Fire Brigades who wanted to be involved. In addition to Terry Simpson we have been able to arrange for the quintet The Tiger and Me, who are based in Melbourne, to perform, along with local Nannup musicians Laurie Forbes, on guitar, with TOFS. All funds raised on the night will go the VBFBs involved.”

“The line-up has music for varying tastes from the Golden Guitar of Laurie Forbes with TOFS to the ‘Cabaret/Circus/Euro Indie Folk-Pop Wunderkinds’ (as described by Inpress Magazine) of The Tiger and Me from Melbourne to Australia’s answer to Willie Nelson, Mr Terry Simpson from Perth” Mrs Rutter said.

The concert will be held on Saturday 8 February 2014, starting at 7.30pm. It is a family friendly and smoke free event. Tickets cost $20 per person, with a $50 Family ticket (2 + 2) and free entry for children under 5. People are encouraged to come early; gates will open at 6.30pm, to enjoy a picnic overlooking the vines and river gums. People can pre-order picnic hampers.

Tickets are available from Darradup and other local VBFBs. Picnic hampers can be ordered from Keryl Rutter on 9756 0882.
For further information or to find out where to get tickets please contact Keryl Rutter on 9756 0882, or via email [e-mail].

I am looking forward to this one...Simmo

[geordiebennett]

Hi Terry,
I hope you have a great gig,I think I would enjoy that one myself.I was wondering how you've been faring because I read about the bush fires in your area.The last time you posted you showed a picture of a mini bush fire at the end of your road.
Geordie

[simmo123]

Hi Geordie, just an update on the bushfires.. firstly I'm pleased to say the our middle son & family who live on a few acre's in Stoneville where the big fires started are all ok, they had to evacuate when the fires were threatening there property however a wind change saved the day for them assisted by the bush volunteer fire brigade who did a top job, even then around 55 homes were completely destroyed in the area. The fire which sprung up just over the road from our place didn't manage to jump the road so all was well here as well. One of the biggest dangers when a fire gets out of control is that the burning embers get carried by the wind which can quickly cause the fire to get out of control, also one the most common causes of fire getting into homes is if your ducted air conditioning is switched on at the time it draws the hot embers into the roof space through the filter pads ( which in the older units always used to be compressed straw ) on the unit which usually sits on the roof. Summer is still in the early stages with a few more months to go but at the moment it is a pleasant 34c.Gigs have eased off with only a couple a week which gives me time to catch up with all of the other jobs etc around the place. Patricia & I are looking forward to our big UK break later in the year, nothing solid planned for when we get there we will take it as it comes, just a few relatives remaining spread around the country so a car will be a priority, we will take the weather as it comes.


Best wishes to all...The Simmo's