What does he do?
Gregory North performs Bush Poetry and yarns (tall stories). He is a regular at festivals and events around Australia. Greg is available to put on a show for you or your organisation or school for anything from 10 minutes to 2 hours. With his quirky humour and bent for accents he is sure to entertain. Have you heard Banjo Paterson's poem "The Man From Snowy River" performed in 14 different accents? Greg can do that for you. It has become a great crowd favourite wherever he goes. |
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| Clancy of The Overflow's jilted lover, the "Fully Sick" dude, the
granny, the tradesman, the touch footy kid and others could also make
an appearance. There could even be an insight into the frustrations of sticky tape! From humorous to serious, poignant to ridiculous you'll be taken on a memorable journey of dinkum Australian heritage. Greg's repertoire includes traditional poetry from Banjo Paterson, C J Dennis, John O'Brien, Thomas E Spencer and others, as well as modern works from Denis Kevans plus Greg's original poems too. Details on Greg's School show Immerse in Verse are available here. To make a booking contact Greg. See the article about Greg becoming Australian Champion on the front page of the Blue Mountains Gazette newspaper (1.36 MB pdf). Courtesy of the Blue Mountains Gazette. Read the Blue Mountains Gazette Review Magazine article from 2006 about Greg. |
Performances
| 2012 | ||
| Titanic Event | Blacktown | 13 April |
| CMCA Rally | Sale Victoria | 5-6 April |
| Poetry in the Saleyards | Gloucester | 31 March |
| John O'Brien Festival | Narrandera | 15-18 March |
| Port Fairy Folk Festival | Port Fairy Victoria | 9-11 March |
| Tamworth Country Music Festival | Tamworth | 24-25 January |
| Illawarra Folk Festival | Bulli | 12-15 January |
| 2011 | ||
| Aussie Poetry at the Clarendon Guest House 1:00 pm soup | Katoomba | 4 December |
| National Poetry Slam final. Sydney Theatre | Sydney | 27 November |
| Shoalhaven Timber Festival | Ulladulla | 26 November |
| Toastmasters District 70 semi-annual conference | Canberra | 11 November |
| Aussie Poetry at the Clarendon Guest House 1:00 pm soup | Katoomba | 6 November |
| NSW Poetry Slam final. Sydney Theatre | Sydney | 4 November |
| Hunter Poetry Fest | Morisset | 28-30 October |
| Folk in the Foothills | Jamberoo | 16 October |
| Aussie Poetry at the Clarendon Guest House 1:00 pm soup | Katoomba | 2 October |
| Global Lounge benefit concert 6:30 pm | Wentworth Falls | 10 September |
| Buttai Barn | Buttai | 7 September |
| Aussie Poetry at the Clarendon Guest House 1:00 pm soup | Katoomba | 4 September |
| Aussie Poetry at the Clarendon Guest House 1:00 pm soup | Katoomba | 7 August |
| Mt Kembla Mining Heritage Festival poets breakfast | Mt Kembla | 31 July |
| Performance Workshop. Max Webber Library | Blacktown | 25 July |
| Vine and Verse. 2 pm Fire Station | Linden | 23 July |
| Christmas in July fund-raiser. Bowling Club | Lawson | 16 July |
| Bundy Bush Poetry Muster | Bundaberg Qld. | 8-10 July |
| Aussie Poetry at the Clarendon Guest House 1:00 pm soup | Katoomba | 3 July |
| Christmas in July at Woodford Academy | Woodford | 1 July |
| Poetry Performances | Wee Waa | 25 June |
| Yule Feast fund raiser Bowling Club | Lawson | 16 June |
| Show at Diggers Club (Blue Water Country Music Fest) 1 pm | Nelson Bay | 11 June |
| Poets Breakfast Bowling Club (Blue Water Country Music Fest) | Soldiers Point | 11 June |
| Celebrations at Town Hall. 11:30 am | Warragamba | 9 June |
| Aussie Bangla Trivia Night fund raiser. Leagues Club | St Marys | 4 June |
| Aussie Poetry at the Clarendon Guest House 1:00 pm soup | Katoomba | 5 June |
| Poetry and Pies 6 pm Golf Club | Parkes | 22 May |
| Scone Yarns & Poetry Night, Royal Hotel | Scone | 10 May |
| Agricultural Show Dinner | Narrabri | 7 May |
| Aussie Poetry at the Clarendon Guest House 10:30 am | Katoomba | 1 May |
| Gosford Bush Poets Gosford Hotel 7 pm | Gosford | 27 April |
| Friends of Maliana Timor-Leste fundraiser 6 pm | Leichhardt | 26 April |
| "Man from Ironbark" Festival | Stuart Town | 23 April |
| Ingleburn Toastmasters Club anniversary | Ingleburn | 18 April |
| Aussie Poetry at the Clarendon Guest House 10:30 am | Katoomba | 3 April |
| Mutdapilly Muster | Mutdapilly Qld. | 26 March |
| Seniors Luncheon Lower Mtns Neighbourhood Ctr 11:00 am | Blaxland | 22 March |
| John O'Brien Festival | Narrandera | 17-20 March |
| Aussie Poetry at the Clarendon Guest House 10:30 am | Katoomba | 6th March |
| Buttai Barn | Buttai | 24 February |
| Aussie Poetry at the Clarendon Guest House 10:30 am | Katoomba | 6 February |
| Bush Poets Turnout | Bungendore | 5 February |
| Poets by the Sea | Harrington | 28-30 January |
| Country Music Festival | Tamworth | 14-23 January |
| 2010 | ||
| Woodford Folk Festival | Woodford Qld. | 27 Dec - 1 Jan |
| Performance at the Clarendon Guest House 10:30 am | Katoomba | 5 December |
| Seaforth Bowling Club Christmas function | Seaforth | 4 December |
| Jayco Caravan Club Christmas Party | Narrabeen | 3 December |
| Curse of Verse (Illawarra Folk Club) City Gallery 12:30 pm | Wollongong | 16 November |
| Leura Literature Club (Uniting Church) | Leura | 10 November |
| Aussie Poetry at the Clarendon Guest House 10:30 am | Katoomba | 7 November |
| Kangaroo Valley Folk Festival | Kangaroo Valley | 22-24 October |
| Hunter Bush Poets' Festival | Morisset | 15-17 October |
| CMCA Rally | Port Macquarie | 13-15 October |
| Performance at the Clarendon Guest House 11am | Katoomba | 3 October |
| Poetry for Everyone - Max Webber Library | Blacktown | 9 September |
| Buttai Barn | Buttai | 8 September |
| Performance at the Clarendon Guest House 11am | Katoomba | 5 September |
| Bush Dance Central Mountains Rotary Club | Blue Mountains | 4 September |
| DVD concert Clarendon Guest House Booked Out | Katoomba | 29 August |
| North Pine Camp Oven Festival | Bray Park Qld. | 21-22 August |
| Performance at Pymble Uniting Church | Pymble | 14 August |
| Performance at the Clarendon Guest House 11am | Katoomba | 8 August |
| Guest at poets' breakfast Miners' Heritage Day | Mt Kembla | 1 August |
| Australian Bush Poetry Championships | Bundaberg Qld. | 9-11 July |
| Hornsby - Ku-ring-gai Folk Club | Hornsby | 18 June |
| Snowy Mountains of Music Festival | Perisher Valley | 11-14 June |
| Poetry in the Pavilion - Showground | Singleton | 5 June |
| Word in Hand @ the Friend in Hand Hotel | Glebe | 1 June |
| Global Lounge fund raiser, School of Arts | Wentworth Falls | 22 May |
| Urban Country Music Festival | Caboolture Qld. | 1-3 May |
| Poetry in the Saleyards | Gloucester | 27 March |
| John O'Brien Festival | Narrandera | 18-21 March |
| Blue Mountains Music Festival Poets Breakfast | Katoomba | 13-14 March |
| NSW Bush Poetry Championships | Dunedoo | 4-7 March |
| Show at Uniting Church | New Lambton | 27 February |
| Buckland Village | Springwood | 21 February |
| Lawson Folk Club, 3pm Blue Mountain Hotel | Lawson | 14 February |
| Buttai Barn | Buttai | 11 February |
| Bungendore Country Muster | Bungendore | 6-7 February |
| Australia Day Celebrations | Glenbrook, Katoomba | 26 January |
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