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Special Project for B.A. (Lib. Sci.) Kuringai College of Advanced Education, Marian Kingham, 1986.
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The Bush Music Club
The Bush Music Club was founded in 1954 to collect, publish and popularise Australia’s traditional songs, dances, music, yarns, recitations and folklore and to encourage the composition of a new kind of song - one that was traditional in style but contemporary in theme.
Articles © Bush Music Club Inc unless stated otherwise, photographs © individual photographer.
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Sunday, 19 July 2026
Friday, 17 July 2026
Videos & Photos of John Dengate
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Extract from the Videos & Photos gallery in Leyne Elboune's John Dengate Collection - Here you will find a collection of links to the huge amount of work left to us by the late, great John Dengate, along with videos, photos, articles and memories of John.
2022
9th Annual JD Memorial Get Together: August 2022 – Watch the ZOOM video on YouTube.
2021
8th Annual JD Memorial Get Together: August 2021 – Watch the ZOOM video on YouTube.
2020
7th Annual JD Memorial Get Together: August 2020 – Watch the ZOOM video on YouTube.
2019
6th Annual John Dengate Memorial Get Together – Friend In Hand, August 2019
– Sandra Nixon’s photos on the Bush Music Club Blog
– Leyne Elbourne’s photos and videos
2018
Photos + Blog of Duke’s Place Songs of John Dengate – Ralph Pride, Chris Maltby & Miguel Heatwole
Photos + Blog of the 5th Annual John Dengate Memorial Get Together – Friend In Hand, August 2018
2017
Photos + Blog of the 4th Annual John Dengate Memorial Get Together – Friend In Hand, August 2017
2016
Photos + Blog of the 3rd Annual John Dengate Memorial Get Together – Friend In Hand, August 2016
2015
Photos + Blog of the 2nd Annual John Dengate Memorial Get Together – Gaelic Club, August 2015
2014
Photos + Blog of the inaugural John Dengate Memorial Get Together – Gaelic Club, August 2014
Videos from John Dengate Tribute Concert – Cobargo Folk Festival, 2014
2013
Photos from the John Dengate Funeral – Wayne Richmond, August 2013
Videos + Blog of the John Dengate Wake – August 2013
Photos + Videos from the Bush Music Club John Dengate Memorial Concert – November 2013
Video playlist of the John Dengate Loaded Dog Memorial Concert – October 2013
Video of John Dengate Receiving Lifetime Membership to the Folk Federation of NSW – 2013
2011
Video of John Dengate Performance at The Loaded Dog – Annandale, July 2011
2010-2014
Bob Bolton’s photos of John at Loaded Dog during 2010-2014
2010
Video of John Dengate Performance of ‘Bare Legged Kate’ – Loaded Dog 20th Birthday, 2010
2009
Photos of John Dengate at Illawarra Folk Festival 2009
Video of John Dengate reciting ‘Lanes of Woolloomooloo’ – Illawarra Folk Festival, Bulli 2009
Video of World premiere of ‘Away, you shaky Turnbull’ & ‘Stimulus Package‘ – Loaded Dog, 2009
2001
Video of a workshop by John Dengate at the National Folk Festival (Canberra, Australia) April 2001.
‘Story of a family’ – John Dengate
A collection of songs, poems and stories based on the lives and experiences of his own ancestors, covering the period from the 1830s to the present.
Thanks to Wayne Richmond for the link.
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Tuesday, 14 July 2026
13th Annual John Dengate Memorial Get Together - Sunday 9th August, Thirroul Railway Hall, 2-5pm
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Hello friends, family and fans of John Dengate,
Unbelievably, is our 13th edition of the John Dengate Memorial Get Together, as we mark 14 years since John left us.
This year we have an in-person concert on Sunday 9 August at Thirroul Railway Hall.
The event will kick off at 2pm with a welcome from Dale Dengate, and wind down at 5pm.
Performers include: ‘Don't Be Too Polite Girls’ (Dale Dengate, Kerith Power & Molly Jane Ellis), Jason & Chloe Roweth, Russell Hannah and Leyne Elbourne.
I hope you can join us once again to pay tribute to John and his hilarious, cutting and inspirational repertoire of satirical songs and poems.
For those that can’t make it, please do send a video to add to the YouTube playlist, website and post-event message to the mailing list.
Find below full details on the event and reserving your spot to play.
Please see attached the flyer for the show (in A4, A5 and A4 ‘tear-off’). Feel free to share online, and print if you are heading anywhere Dengate-inclined.
Looking forward to catching up with everyone who can make it along!
Leyne,
Lifelong fan of John Dengate
Admin of The John Dengate Collection Website
0433 020 127
ccmotions@gmail.com
.....in the meantime, you should pop by:
The John Dengate Collection Website and check out the ABC Radio interview with Dale Dengate, Russell Hannah and Nick Rheinberger (2026 winner) about the John Dengate Parody Cup competition at Illawarra Folk Festival.
The Bush Music Club archive of John Dengate event blogs, photos, song lyrics and more. Created by Sandra Nixon, it’s such a treasure trove, with items like the 3-part Chris Woodland collection of songs and poems John sent to Chris over the years, and these photos from the 2012 launch of John Dengate's 3rd book - “Songs, Poems, Satires & Shouts All The Way”.
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Thirroul Railway Institute Hall. Photo credit: Peter Spencer
Click here for the Performer list ...
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Monday, 6 July 2026
Compilation - Bush Bands
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https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2014/07/lolas-keg-night-story-of-lola-wright.html
1. From the Archives - Mulga Wire no.9, October
1978 -
complete
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2020/04/from-archives-mulga-wire-no9-october.html
2. From the Archives - Mulga Wire no.10, December
1978 + 1978 calendar & 1978/79 revised
calendar
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2020/04/from-archives-mulga-wire-no9-october.html
3. From the archives - extracts from Mulga Wire
no.12, April
1979
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2013/04/from-archives-extracts-from-mulga-wire.html
4. Lola's Keg Night, the story of Lola Wright,
founder of the second Bush Band (South Coast Bush
Band)
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2014/07/lolas-keg-night-story-of-lola-wright.html
5. Found in the Hut - a miscellany of photos
removed from the noticeboard in
2007
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2015/02/found-in-hut-miscellaney-of-photos.html
6. The History of the Woronora Bush Band, 1979 -
1986
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2017/01/the-early-bush-bands-october-1954-to.html
7. Early Bush bands - The Billabong Band,
Melbourne,
1955.
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2016/04/early-bush-bands-billabong-band.html
8. Minutes of the Bush Music Club, 14th October
1954 to 11th March, 1955
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2017/01/the-early-bush-bands-october-1954-to.html
9. The early Bush Bands October 1954 to
March
1955
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2017/01/the-early-bush-bands-october-1954-to.html
10. Duke's Place, Australian Songs in Concert
&
Session. Songs from Lola's Keg Night, Friday 8th December, 2017
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2017/07/dukes-place-australian-songs-in-concert.html
11. Report on Kangaroo Valley Folk Festival,
2017
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2017/12/report-on-kangaroo-valley-folk-festival.html
12. Bob Bolton collection - Reedy River Bushmen @
Australian Pioneer Village,
c1982
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2018/01/bob-bolton-collection-reedy-river.html
13. Bob Bolton collection - Reedy River
Bushmen @ Australian Pioneer Village,
c1982
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2018/01/bob-bolton-collection-reedy-river.html
14. Bob Bolton Collection - Pinchgut @
Vicary's Woolshed,
c1982
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2018/01/bob-bolton-collection-pinchgut-vicarys.html
15. Bob Bolton Collection - assorted negatives
scanned by Ralph
Pride
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2018/01/bob-bolton-collection-assorted.html
16. Report on members and friends gigs at Folk by
the Sea, Kiama
2015
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2018/01/report-on-members-and-friends-gigs-at.html
17. Bob Bolton Collection - Ryebuck, 1979 &
1980
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2018/01/bob-bolton-collection-ryebuck-1979-1980.html
18. Rambleers reunion, Illawarra Folk Festival,
Jamberoo
2002
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2018/01/rambleers-reunion-illawarra-folk.html
19. Bob Bolton Collection - Ryebuck @ Balmain
Town
Hall dance Australia Day 23rd January,
1982
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2018/02/beecroft-dance-february-2018-was-early.html
20. Beecroft dance, February 2018 was an early
celebration of 40 years of Ryebuck & 40 years of the Beecroft
Dance
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2018/02/beecroft-dance-february-2018-was-early.html
21. BMC and a selection of members gigs @ 2018
National Folk Festival, 29th March to 2nd April,
2018
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2018/03/bmc-and-selection-of-members-gigs-2018.html
22. Minutes of the Conference held on the
9th of February (1957), at the Esperanto Hall, Milson's Pt.,
Sydney.
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2018/03/minutes-of-conference-held-on-9th-of.html
23. Bob Bolton collection - A selection of photos
from the 30th Anniversary Subscription Ball, 19th August 1984
displayed at the 2018 Heritage Ball
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2018/05/bob-bolton-collection-selection-of_13.html
24. The Earliest Bush Bands by Graham
Seal (19th
century)
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2019/04/the-earliest-bush-bands-by-graham-seal.html
25. The Music of Strange Bands by Graham
Seal
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2019/04/the-music-of-strange-bands-by-graham.html
26 . 60 years of the Victorian Folk Music Club
(est. 1959 as the Victorian Bush Music Club) as recorded in
Singabout.
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2019/09/60-years-of-victorian-folk-music-club.html
27. From the Archives - Pinchgut Colonial
Bush
Band
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2019/12/from-archives-pinchgut-colonial-bush.html
28. Bob Bolton Collection - Horton River Bush
Band
@ 1982 National Folk Festival,
Sydney
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2020/02/bob-bolton-collection-horton-river-bush.html
29. BMC Families - the Poleson
collection
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2020/02/bmc-families-poleson-collection.html
30. From the Archives - 1st Colonial Subscription
Ball,
1978
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2020/04/from-archives-1st-colonial-subscription.html
31. From the Archives - Bush
Bands
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2020/04/from-archives-bush-bands.html
32 Pete & Sue McMahon collection - Part
1
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2020/06/pete-sue-mcmahon-collection.html
33. Singabout - Journal of Australian
Folksong, Volume 3(1), Summer
1958
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2020/08/singabout-journal-of-australian_27.html
34. Singabout - Journal of Australian Folksong,
Volume 3(4), n.d.
(1959/60)
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2020/08/singabout-journal-of-australian_97.html
35. From the Archives - Minutes of General
Meetings, from 26th June 1957 to August 1970 - Part 1,
1957-1959.
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2021/01/from-archives-minutes-of-general.html
36. From the archives - Ray & Raema Grieve
collection, part
2
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2021/02/from-archives-ray-raema-grieve.html
37. John Burch's memories of John
Meredith
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2024/04/john-burchs-memories-of-john-meredith.html
38. From the Archives - Extracts from Mulga Wire
no. 217, June 2013, Some Historical Pix & Obit Patricia
Early
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2024/12/from-archives-extracts-from-mulga-wire_20.html
39. Reedy River Bushmen Reunion,
2023
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2026/06/the-rouseabouts-rattling-good-bush-band.html
40. From the Archives - Matilda's Mob - Railway
songs chorus sheet
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2026/02/from-archives-matildas-mob-railway.html
41. The Rouseabouts – a rattling good bush band,
an interview with Ray
Grieve
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2026/06/the-rouseabouts-rattling-good-bush-band.html
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Friday, 26 June 2026
Report on Bundanoon DanceFest, 2026
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(Photos © Sandra Nixon)
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Sunday workshops @ The Bundanoon Club, Ball at the Hall
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| Sunday night Ball |
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| back view of barefooted dancer |
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