{"id":125804,"date":"2015-11-02T23:26:41","date_gmt":"2015-11-02T13:26:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=125804"},"modified":"2020-11-09T11:09:11","modified_gmt":"2020-11-09T01:09:11","slug":"murgon-gets-behind-music-muster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2015\/11\/02\/murgon-gets-behind-music-muster\/","title":{"rendered":"Murgon Gets Behind Music Muster"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bush Ballad legend Bob Easter performing on stage on Saturday afternoon (Photos: Michelle Ovenden)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Murgon Rotary Club president Melissa Young<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

November 2, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n

by Michelle Ovenden*<\/strong><\/p>\n

About 140 caravans gathered at the Murgon Showgrounds last week for the 5th<\/sup> annual Murgon Music Muster which wound up on Sunday.<\/p>\n

The week ended with a cavalcade of artists performing on stage at the South Burnett PCYC.<\/p>\n

However,\u00a0 even during the week leading up to the Muster, Murgon was alive with the sound of traditional Australian country music.<\/p>\n

Buskers entertained in the streets while many local businesspeople also got into the spirit by wearing cowboy hats.<\/p>\n

The Music Muster is organised by the Murgon Rotary Club, and president Melissa Young said the hats definitely helped to make locals aware of the event.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven the high school kids were talking about the music during the week,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The caravans arrived from all over Australia, many following the trail of musters throughout Queensland and northern NSW.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Performers Len and Jeanne Connor, from Lake Boga in Victoria, have been following the muster circuit for nine months this year.<\/p>\n

They are often joined along the way by their friend, Taroom singer Lorraine Smith, who enjoys performing as walk-up artist.<\/p>\n

Grey nomads, who make up most of the muster audiences, also travel from muster to muster, camping at muster sites.<\/p>\n

Barry Turner, from Hervey Bay, said he was one such Muster fan.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t sing or play anything,\u201d he said.\u00a0 \u201cBut my wife and I go away in the caravan to a lot of the musters and we really enjoy it.\u201d<\/p>\n

When the caravans leave, the Murgon Rotary Club members get right back to work as planning for the next muster begins months in advance.<\/p>\n

\u201cTickets go on sale through Outback Tickets mid-year,\u201d Melissa said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe start getting things organised at least four months before the event.\u201d<\/p>\n

Proceeds from the Murgon Music Musters are distributed by Rotary to local charities.<\/p>\n

\u201cLast year they went towards a bus for Castra, our local nursing home, but we\u2019re not sure yet where we\u2019ll donate the money this year,\u201d club member Phillip Braithwaite said.<\/p>\n

Rotary volunteers Dennis Wolter, Janelle Kapernick and Sandra Hoffman all agreed\u00a0 that the event was getting better and better every year.<\/p>\n

* Michelle is studying journalism and was doing work experience with South Burnett Online<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A chance to catch up … Lynne Bennett (Boondooma), Rotary volunteer Mark Quinn, from Murgon, and regular Murgon Muster bush balladeer Clarrie Weller, from Gympie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Entertainment organiser and performer Buddy Thomson, from Boondooma<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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Barry Turner, from Hervey Bay, enjoys following the muster circuit<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Murgon Rotary volunteers Phillip Braithwaite, Dennis Wolter and Janelle Kapernick have helped on all five Murgon Music Musters and say they are getting better every year<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Performer Jeanne Connor,\u00a0from Lake Boga in Victoria, and Taroom singer Lorraine Smith also follow the muster circuit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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