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Mum’s Pregnancy Forces A Gympie Muster Cancellation

Dan Condon

There’s a new banjo boy (or girl) on the way.

The Gympie Muster have this afternoon regrettably announced that the Sleepy Man Banjo Boys have had to withdraw from the 2013 festival line up due to their mum falling pregnant with another child.

The band is made up of three brothers who profess prodigious skills in the way of performing bluegrass music. While they are brilliant musicians, they are only 10, 13 and 15 years of age so they are not able to head out on the road without some parental assistance, thus the need for the cancellation.

But the Muster team have assured us that the band are all but locked in for the 2014 event already, should all go to plan.

The Gympie Muster takes place in the Queensland town at the end of August. Check out the first line up announcement here.