Since my last post not much exciting has happened other than work until Easter weekend rolled around. Every year Byron Bay hosts the East Coast Blues Festival which attracts some great musicians; such as my personal favorite the John Butler Trio. It's a 5 day festival, I bought a 3 day pass and headed up on Friday night. Took an overnight Greyhound bus which was anything but enjoyable. It's cheaper than flying though so just have to suck it up and look forward to the live music and friends. Soon after I moved to Newcastle I was having some drinks on a friends balcony and met my now new friend Kerryn. She grew up in Ballina about 20 min south of Byron Bay and we got to talking about the festival. She offered me a place to stay over the Easter weekend and since my previous accommodation fell through I took her up on it. She drove up with her 3 roommates a few days before me to go the full 5 days. So between them and some other friends from IH there was plenty of good company.
Most of the festival it rained making some serious muddy conditions. It only added to the great vibe though. Everyone was covered in mud and walking around in gum boots or simply going barefoot making their way through ankle, sometimes calf deep, in mud. It was a massive festival with 5 different stages constantly changing out shows from noon to midnight. Not only was the music great but enjoyed some amazing food and BEER!
I was able to catch some bands who I already listen to and also learn about some new artists which is always great to hear new tunes. To name a few, I saw Ben Harper, Ayo, JBT, Eric Bibb, That 1 Guy, Seasick Steve, Paul Kelly, Blue King Brown, Jeff Lang, Angelique Kidjo, Tim Finn, Jason Mraz, Missy Higgins, Xavier Rudd, Augie March, Toni Childs, Dallas Frasca.... the list goes on...it was just phenomenal.
Scored a ride back to Newy with Kerryn and roommates on Tuesday. The 8 hour car ride was heaps better than the 13 hr overnight bus ride.
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