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Interview continued from page 21 It was seven years of gestation. I started writing music for that story, I found it so compelling, this idea dea of two navigators on one little ship, and only one could prevail, vail, and it had to be Cook and he was threatened by the mere ere presence of [Tahitian priest] Tupaia. He could sense that he was extremely knowledgeable, but also he had a certain innate nobleness of character. It was just a really interesting story for me. So I began writing music. What do you love about Bluesfest? Well, I mean, what’s not to love about Bluesfest – people are there for a good time. It’s not like playing in some pub, where there’s 20 people at the back of the room, and they just want to talk. I’m going to play a very kind of crowd-friendly show – take people on a journey through all these songs – Split Enz, Crowded House, solo, whatever. Byron is one of the greatest festivals, for sure. One of the ladies asked me what you’re doing tonight? I don’t know what I’m doing tonight here. But on Friday night I’m going out to see my daughter play. She’s got a two-piece band. And they’re really great. So I’m gonna go and watch. She plays drums and sings. Does it make you nervous having children who are moving into a similar field that you’ve been in? It doesn’t. I just kind of accepted it. I mean, would I have rather they became physicists or plumbers or something? Probably initially, but you know, I think it’s in their blood and in their genes and I’ve seen it with Neil’s kids. When a child is around music from the time they are conscious of what it is, they get drawn into that world. It looks like a lot of fun. They don’t understand that you’re going to be in the back of a van, travelling for 15 hours to the next city. They don’t care. To them that all sounds amazing. Fingers crossed they get a bit of luck, as you need a lot! Are you having enough fun? Well, I mean, depends how you define fun, of course. Fun is used in so many different ways. You know, some people have fun with sport or with their friends or getting drunk after work or going to the beach and having a swim in the ocean. I mean, there’s plenty of ways to have fun as well. And I do have enough fun. Sometimes I probably do get a bit serious. And that would, yeah, be something that I would be wanting to work on and cut against. I mean, having kids does take care of a lot of that for a few years. And then they get older. And they become your best friend if you’re lucky, but it’s not the same kind of fun. Tim Finn is playing at Bluesfest.www.bluesfest.com.au
Session Times
Thurs 15 February – Wed 21 February
WEDNESDAY 14 Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, JAMEL BOUKABOU Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 7PM JOSH LEE HAMILTON Q BRUNSWICK HEADS PICTURE HOUSE 7PM THE VAGINA CONVERSATIONS #9 Q BANGALOW BOWLO 7.30PM BANGALOW BRACKETS OPEN MIC Q DUNOON SPORTS CLUB 4PM OPEN MIC ‘PLUCKERS AND POETS’ Q METROPOLE, LISMORE, 7PM LIVE POETS
Q KOHINUR HALL, HAL MAIN ARM, 7.30PM CREDO
Q BRUNSWICK HEADS PICTURE HOUSE 7PM THE VAGINA CONVERSATIONS #9
Q CLUB LENNOX 7PM PINK ZINC
Q MIDDLE PUB, MULLUMBIMBY, 8PM KRAPPYOKEE WITH JESS Q MULLUMBIMBY EX-SERVICES CLUB 8PM AKMAL – NOT DEAD YET Q CLUB LENNOX 7PM LEIGH JAMES Q CHERRY STREET SPORTS CLUB, BALLINA, 7PM BEN & VIC
THURSDAY 15
Q METROPOLE, LISMORE, 7.30PM MP3 BAND + ROOFTOP DJ GOODIE
Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, SARAH GRANT DUO
Q THE LEVEE, LISMORE, 7.30PM DJ MAGNUS
Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 7PM JASON DELPHIN
Q THE CITADEL, MURWILLUMBAH, 7PM ANDREA KIRWIN SUPPORT ELENA B WILLIAMS
Q BYRON THEATRE 7PM BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB 25TH ANNIVERSARY FEATURING CARIBÉ Q THE ROCKS, BYRON BAY, 6PM DD MOWHIKA Q THE NORTHERN, BYRON BAY, 7.30PM JACK BOTTS + JORDY MAXWELL, DUSTY BOOTS & BEN CAMDEN Q HOTEL BRUNSWICK 6PM CALLUM CREELMAN Q BRUNSWICK HEADS PICTURE HOUSE 7PM THE VAGINA CONVERSATIONS #9 Q LENNOX HOTEL HOTEL STAGE 8PM THURSDAY JAM NIGHT Q THE LEVEE, LISMORE, 5PM BLACK TRAIN
FRIDAY 16 Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, FAT ALBERT Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 5PM ISAAC FRANKHAM + BULLETPROOF Q BYRON THEATRE 7PM THE BEATLES’ ROOFTOP CONCERT BY THE HONEY SLIDERS Q NORTH BYRON HOTEL 5.30PM DJ YAZMIN
108 Jonson St, Byron Bay
Q HOTEL BRUNSWICK 6PM JORDAN MAC
Session Times
Q MURWILLUMBAH SERVICES CLUB 8PM JERSEY GUYS Q KINGSCLIFF BEACH HOTEL 6PM CLUB LIAISON Q KINGSCLIFF BEACH BOWLS 6PM JON J BRADLEY
SATURDAY 17 Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, CHILDREN OF BOB Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 6.30PM JAMES ALEXANDER + DJ ZAC EWING Q BYRON THEATRE 7PM THE BEATLES’ ROOFTOP CONCERT BY THE HONEY SLIDERS
ANYONE BUT YOU Daily: 5:30PM
ARGYLLE
(M)
Daily: 4:40PM, 7:20PM
BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE (CTC) NFT
Daily: 12:50PM, 2:30PM, 7:40PM
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Q REGENT CINEMA, MURWILLUMBAH, 6PM BALCONY SESSIONS W TOPAZ LYON Q MURWILLUMBAH SERVICES CLUB 6PM STOCKADE, 8PM THE GREAT ELVIS SPECTACULAR
Q BYRON BAY SERVICES CLUB 7PM THE FERAMONES Q BANGALOW HOTEL ROO Q HOTEL BRUNSWICK 4.30PM ROGUE ELEMENTS
Ballina Fair Cinema 47/84 Kerr St, Ballina
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THE BEEKEEPER (MA15+)
Daily except Sat, Sun: 12:10PM
WONKA (PG)
Sat, Sun: 12:10PM
FORCE OF NATURE: THE DRY 2 (M) NFT
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Q MULLUMBIMBY EX-SERVICES CLUB 8PM RAW COMEDY 2024 MULLUM HEAT Q BALLINA RSL BOARDWALK 2.30PM SUNDAY BLUES CLUB SESSIONS JAMIE ASHFORTH BAND Q SHAWS BAY HOTEL, BALLINA, 3PM SUNDAY SESSIONS FT. LIVING IN THE 70S Q ELTHAM HOTEL 2.30PM BILL JACOBI, 2.30PM WAY OUT WEST Q THE LEVEE, LISMORE, 4PM ROO MACKERRAS Q UKI MARKETS, FROM 8AM MURRAY KYLE AND ANNELIESE ROSE, ZAYNAB WILSON Q SALTBAR, KINGSCLIFF, 1PM LEIGH JAMES
Q KINGSCLIFF BEACH BOWLS 6PM LEE-ANNE JOY
MONDAY 19
Q SHEOAK SHACK, FINGAL HEAD, 7PM TIN PARLOUR
Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, JOCK BARNES
SUNDAY 18
Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 7PM LUKE BENNET
Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, HAYLEY GRACE
TUESDAY 20
Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 4.30PM LATE FOR WOODSTOCK + DJ REIFLEX 7PM + DJ MATHIAS THOMSEN
Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, JASON DELPHIN
Q BYRON THEATRE 3PM DAVID HELFGOTT
Q BYRON THEATRE 7.30PM LENNOX: LEGEND IN MY LIVING ROOM
Q KARKALLA, BYRON BAY, 10AM JOE CONROY
Q THE NORTHERN, BYRON BAY, 8PM GUY J
Daily: 10:30AM
Q BANGALOW HOTEL LILLY GRACE Q HOTEL BRUNSWICK 4PM FELICITY LAWLESS + DAN HANNAFORD Q BRUNSWICK HEADS PICTURE HOUSE 4PM THE VAGINA CONVERSATIONS #9
Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 7PM KARUAH
Q METROPOLE, LISMORE, 6.30PM OPEN MIC Q MURWILLUMBAH SERVICES CLUB 11AM MADAM PARKER
WEDNESDAY 21 Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, BEN WALSH Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 6PM MATT ARMATAGE Q BANGALOW BOWLO 7.30PM BANGALOW BRACKETS OPEN MIC
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MADAME WEB (M) NFT
Daily: 12:30PM, 3:00PM, 5:30PM
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Q ALSTONVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL 7.30PM DUCK CREEK FILM SOCIETY SCREENING: MY LOVER, MY DONKEY AND I
Q THE NORTHERN, BYRON BAY, 7PM KINO GRANDE W/ EVAN BAGGS
Q BRUNSWICK HEADS PICTURE HOUSE 4.20PM LIMBOLAND
MIGRATION
Q METROPOLE, LISMORE, 7.30PM GOOD MEDICINE + DJS FRXSTY, DBLM, BIG RED
Q NORTH BYRON HOTEL 12.30PM ANIMAL VENTURA, 4PM DJ KAI NOON
Thurs 15 February – Wed 21 February (MA15+)
Q CHERRY STREET SPORTS CLUB, BALLINA, 8PM PISTOL WHIP
Q NORTH BYRON HOTEL 1.30PM INO PIO, 5PM DJ WILL CONNELL
SPECIAL SCREENINGS ALL FILMS
4:20PM, 6:00PM, MEAN GIRLS (PG) 7:30PM. Sun: 11:30AM, Daily: 1:20PM A DIFFICULT YEAR ALL OF US 4:20PM, (CTC) ALLIANCE FRANCAISE SCREENING STRANGERS (MA15+) 1:50PM, POOR THINGS (MA15+) Tues: 6:30PM Daily: 3:40PM, 5:50PM 6:00PM, 7:00PM Thurs: 1:10PM, 4:10PM, (M) NFT FALLEN LEAVES 8:00PM. Fri, Sat, Mon: OF A FALL Daily except Sun: OPÉRA DE PARIS: ANATOMY 1:10PM, 4:10PM, 7:00PM. (MA15+) (CTC) TURANDOT 11:00AM, 12:50PM, Sun: 4:10PM, 6:30PM. Daily except Thurs: Sun: 1:00PM. 4:40PM, 6:30PM. Sun: Tues: 1:10PM, 4:10PM. 11:10AM, 4:30PM, Wed: 11:00AM 11:00AM, 12:50PM, Wed: 4:10PM, 7:00PM 8:00PM. Thurs: 4:40PM, 7:30PM THE GREAT 11:10AM, 4:30PM, PRISCILLA (M) ESCAPER (CTC) 8:10PM FORCE OF NATURE: Thurs: 3:10PM, 5:30PM. Thurs: 1:00PM (M) Fri, Sat, Mon, Wed: ANYONE BUT YOU THE DRY 2 (MA15+) Daily except Tues: 3:45PM, 6:00PM. Sun: Thurs, Mon, Tues: 11:00AM, 1:20PM, FAMILY FILMS 4:00PM. Tues: 11:00AM, 2:00PM, Daily: 3:40PM, 6:45PM, 3:45PM, 6:00PM (PG) NFT INSPECTOR SUN 1:20PM, 5:50PM 8:15PM. Tues: 11:00AM, Daily: 11:15AM THE HOLDOVERS (M) (M) NFT 1:20PM, 3:40PM, ARGYLLE Daily except Wed: MIGRATION (G) 7:00PM, 8:15PM Thurs: 4:15PM, 1:30PM. Wed: 1:40PM Daily except Wed: 8:00PM. Fri, Sat, Mon, MADAME WEB (M) NFT 11:00AM, 2:40PM. THE IRON CLAW (MA15+) Tues: 1:00PM, 4:15PM, Daily except Sun, Wed: 1:50PM, 2:40PM 8:15PM. Sun: 4:15PM, Wed: 11:10AM, 2:10PM, Daily except Thurs: THE JUNGLE BUNCH 8:15PM. Wed: 1:10PM, 7:00PM, 8:20PM Sun: 8:00PM WORLD TOUR (PG) 4:15PM, 8:15PM 11:10AM, 2:10PM, Daily except Tues: 11:20AM BOB MARLEY: ONE 7:00PM, 8:30PM. Wed: 11:00AM, 2:10PM, LOVE (CTC) NFT WONKA (PG) 7:00PM, 8:20PM Daily except Sun: Daily: 11:00AM, 11:30AM, 1:50PM, 3:30PM
Q BALLINA RSL BOARDWALK 6PM JACK PERRY
Q MIDDLE PUB, MULLUMBIMBY, 3PM OPENMIC WITH THE SWAMP CATS
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