Gabriel Laidler-Burns
Everyone loves to sing along to the chorus, but for many Gympie Music Muster punters, they joined in side by side with Robert Forster as he stepped down off the stage to join the crowd during his song Surfing Magazine.
“What I did was, when the crowd started to sing a bit in the chorus, I got down on the floor, walked towards the crowd and I was singing and they were singing, people were smiling and happy and we were singing this chorus together, it was a beautiful moment,” said Mr Forster.
The Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, music critic and co-founder of the popular indie rock group, The Go-Betweens, was delighted to take part in the Gympie Music Muster for the very first time.
“I have never been here, the invitation came through to play here and I am loving it,” he said.
“It’s a really lovely atmosphere, the people are really nice, the vibe is just great.
“I was really happy, well because obviously, I’ve played festivals before but I’ve never played anything like this.”
After his last album release of Inferno in 2019, Mr Forster said he is still writing songs and is hoping to record an album to release next year.
“I’m still writing songs which surprised me, I thought that I wouldn’t write them all my life but it looks like I am,” he said.
For Robert, the Gympie Music Muster was remarked as one of his favourite stops on what has been a busy time touring.
