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Have only got Monday to go now, but here’s Saturday and Sunday short snippets from some of the performers I managed to catch. Hope you enjoy it.

A couple of Local artists whom I like are performing at Womad this year and I have in the past captured some of their live performances

First up is Tim Rogers and the Bamboos  who are performing  together on this occasion. Should be an awesome combo

And of course lets not forget Aussie Hip Hop band The Herd

Have you got your tickets Yet ?

If you are an Internode customer you have probably got an email with details about discounted tickets so make the most of it. It is interesting that this year Group ticket prices are for 6 or more people. In the past it was 10 people before you could get a Group discount

I’ve known Haley for a few years now and occasionally were at the same venue shooting bands for different publications. She’s moved on to a different Genre of photography – fashion and with the experience she has gained over the last few years has been working towards running workshops to pass on that knowledge.

When the first workshop was announced, Haley was asking around for someone to create a promo video for future workshops. All footage was captured during the one day workshop on a Canon 5Dmk2 DSLR

Hope you like it and feel free to leave a comment.

Michael

What a contrast to the abysmal customer service from KOGAN.

Earlier in the year RODE who make awesome Microphones  ( and are Australian company )  had a competition and with a massive amount of goodwill decided that  ALL participants,  even those that didn’t win the major prize would receive a RODE video Mic Pro. They indicated that it would take up to 8 weeks to ship them out and around the 8 week time I got an email explaining that they had been delayed but they should be here soon – hopefully before Christmas.

The pleasant suprise today was the not only the delivery of the Video Mic Pro but they Also supplied a DEADCAT which is an accessory to act as a windshield for recording outdoors. …AWESOME

Great customer service

What are YOU up to March 2013 in Adelaide.

The full lineup is now out- Check it out -CLICK here.   it’s pretty awesome.

Returning to Womad is Jimmy Cliff. It was quite a few years back since I last saw Jimmy cliff at Womadelaide where he played the final night audience with the rain hammering down on the crowd and then the rain cleared.

Hugh Masekela is a Big name musician who as far as I know hasn’t played a Womad before but he has graced the stage with the like of Paul Simon

A few fun local bands are also in the mix. The Cat Empire return yet again to the Womad stage with their infectious dance tracks. A pleasant addition and one that I’ve been saying for a few years would suit the Womad crowd is  The Herd, one of my favourite bands/conglomerations to come out of AUS in the last 3 years. A great example of Aussie Hip hop with lyrics that mean something.

Like any Womad years there are a lot of Acts I still need to read up on and listen to samples of their work, but hopefully I’ve wet your appetite to take a look at who’s playing and then write the dates in your calendar

By the time I got into Fowlers at the Adelaide Zombie walk after party, Adelaide band Stomp the dog were into their last few songs of their set and the floor area was packed full. I was able to get near the front of the stage to snap a few photos only. Prior to their set they premiered their new film clip for the song Network which featured many Zombies and was shot in Adelaide a few months back.

I contacted the band and their management and asked for permission to use a track of theirs to accompany the rest of the Zombie walk footage that I had taken during the walk and here is the final result.

Hope you like it