The Wild Goose Flies Again
This story is by Battery Point resident Kathy Rundle. It includes documents and photos from the reunion event (2024) and private collections.
The Wild Goose Folk Club operated in a converted convict-built shop at 49 Hampden Road, Battery Point from 1964 to around 1967. The ‘Goose’, as it was affectionately known, was a relaxed venue for local and visiting musicians to perform as well as a cheerful gathering place for a wide range of folk enthusiasts who came to listen, stomp, clap and drink Turkish coffee. A small stage big enough for four or five performers was built. As a seventeen- and eighteen-year-old, I loved the music and the vibe. Poetry and plays were performed but the music was the thing. It was an exciting and formative period in the lives of many young musicians and their enthusiastic followers.