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

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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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Report on Bundanoon DanceFest, 2026

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(Photos © Sandra Nixon)

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Friday

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Saturday

Dr George diagnosing a new patient 

Saturday night dance

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Sunday workshops @ The Bundanoon Club, Ball at the Hall 

Sunday night Ball

Junior Belle of the Ball

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Monday

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