Canberra Day, our annual holiday to celebrate...errr..Canberra, came round again. It was a beautiful sunny day and somehow I persuaded the kids to accompany me on a trip round the lake with Canberra duo 'The Cashews'. They're a folkey-funny pair and I've been a fan for some time. Their style is easy going and they're both very talented singers and musicians. I've seen them in various situations but this was unique in that it was a bike tour at four locations around Lake Burley-Griffin.
After each set we all got on our bikes (including Pete the singer who carried an amp in a bike trailer) and set off for the next venue. They described it as a concert-come-rehearsal!
There weren't many of us that completed the full lap, but at each stop there were probably 20 or 30 people and we passed round a hat at each juncture.
We ended up underneath the Carillon (the large bell tower on Aspen Island - donated by Britain to Canberra - can you imagine the uproar now if Britain donated a bell tower to somewhere else in the world?) where the bells competed with the singing. It was a really fun day and I hope they repeat it annually!
No comments:
Post a Comment