Graham Rodger Tag-Along No.7

SILVER CITY TO THE RED CENTRE

April – May 2021

							Our touring artists Graham Rodger Matt Scullion Laurel Calvert Gus and Sherri Olding
Broken Hill - NSW
Some of the ‘taggers’ ready for our traditional MEET and GREET.	Preparing the food.						Gerard and Alison – the sausage specialists.
	Our fearless leader (Deirdre) serving the sausages.						Introducing some of the “Jolly Rodgers”. Graham, Gus and Rodney.
Laurel and Sherri join forces at the concert.	Introducing Sherri, Gus and daughter Maeya.						Taggers enjoying the entertainment at the Meet and Greet.
Frock n’ Troll.	“TROLL” - The fiddler.						“FROCK” - The Folk Singer.
Audience at the Broken Hill Outback Resort concert.							“There’s only one ALFIE”.
Peterborough - SA
The view from the Peterborough Caravan Park.	Historic Peterborough building.						Formal Dinner Concert in support of the local Rotary and Lions Clubs.
“Rod-Knee” looking very Formal.	The Chimney and the Rose.						Gus and ‘The Missus’.
Rawnsley Park – Hawker - SA
The station dam.	The campsite.						Part of the station.
Matt doing it “BIG”.	The Flinders Ranges.						Graham enjoying a break in the outback.
“The girls” doing their thing.	Gus and Sherri doing their thing.						The old station fence.
The Flinders Ranges.
Quorn - SA
The main street full of historic buildings.	The railway station and visitors centre.						Beautiful tree outside the hall.
That’s a BIG tree Mat Scullion!
The boss and the Pipers.							No words needed.
						Audience at the Quorn Sporting Assn Hall.
Coober Pedy - SA
Gary at the Happy Hour.	The happy taggers.						Enjoying the Happy Hour.
Excited Fearless Leaders.	Chris and Joanne on the Happy Hour stage.						Maeya on the keyboard.
The ladies Choir.							Tag Line Dancers in action.
Gus on his Uke.	The male Choir.
Don’t Press Play in full swing.				‘The Ghost of the Yaraka Line’
	Local surroundings.
The Dog Fence.	The barren country.						The Breakaways.
The Opal Inn.		The audience.						Nearly Showtime.
Kathleen signing Alfie’s souvenir.
Marla - SA
On the road.		Roadworks holdup.						Outback landscape.
Roadhouse audience.
Kulgera - NT
The camping area.		Hanging out to dry.						The Pub.
A Kulgera sunset before the storm.
Curtin Springs – NT
Mother’s Day audience.					The Boss entertains the mums.
Deirdre with her purple hat and top for Purple House.
Yulara – Uluru - NT
Traditional Pancake Breakfast.			Pete in charge of the batter.						The Head Chef.
Who stole my pancake?			Some more diners.						Discussing the breakfast.
ULURU
Alice Springs - NT
Marj – our tag’s Happy Hour MC.			Pete – Happy Hour roadie and assistant.						Gus – Happy Hour sound man.
West MacDonnell Ranges on way to Hermannsburg.					Heading west.
Welcome to Hermannsburg.			The old church.						A beautiful old church.
Graham’s Hermannsburg performance.			‘The Old Violin”						The Hermannsburg choir.
The church bell.					Picket fenced building.
Heading back to Alice from Hermannsburg.
Highlights of our final concert in Alice Springs.
Farewell dinner and concert – Kangoanemu Shed.
			The ‘Fearless Followers’ BBQ Kings.
Marj and Graham presenting the cheque to PURPLE HOUSE.									Matt’s final BIG performance on tour.
Alfie takes to the stage.
“Give me a home …..”			“….. among …..”						“…..The gum trees”
A big thank you to Graham and Deirdre for giving us another awesome experience touring the outback of Australia.