The Bush Music Club

Monday, 18 May 2026

Chronologies & Compilations - Bush Traditions October Gathering 2006 - date

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The Gathering started at the Old Goulburn Brewery in 2006, we gathered at Yass in 2018 & 2019, & moved to the Goulburn Club in 2022 after the COVID lockdown.

Bush Traditions Bush Traditions Inc was established in 2006, and underwent some changes in direction in 2025. The committee decided to not run any more social events but to concentrate on the Australian Traditional Music Archive - a repository for collected Australian Traditional Music, which aims to make these tunes more widely available. The tunes are displayed with a music score, abc source, links to recordings, and links to related people and organisations. Most of the tunes come from the Bush Traditions National Folk Festival Collections, compiled by Ray Mulligan. There is also associated supporting biographical and documentary material. Interpretations of many of these tunes are provided, played by a number of folk musicians including the late Greg O'Leary. The archive is the successor to the former Bush Traditions Wiki (2015-2025).

Australian Social Dance & Music Australian Social Dance & Music - AUSDAM Inc was created to continue the work of running the Bundanoon DanceFest. Its constituted aim is "to promote healthy lifestyle and community cohesion by fostering interests and participation in traditional and contemporary social dance and music." Half of the funds held by Bush Traditions were transferred to AUSDAM in July 2025. 2026 is the first time for the DanceFest under AUSDAM with the usual 20 workshops and 4 dances.

The October Goulburn Gathering was abandoned without funding by the Bush Traditions committee. However, this popular and unique folk music event, which has been running since 2006, was taken on and is now being run by the Bush Music Club. 2025 was the usual congregating of bush music enthusiasts from all over enjoying a program of workshops dances and sessions. Plans are already in hand for 2026.

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Bush Music Club Gathering @ the Goulburn Club, October 2025, the continuation of the Bush Traditions Gathering
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2025/10/bush-music-club-gathering-goulburn-club.html

Report on Bush Traditions Gathering, Goulburn, October 2024.
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2024/11/repot-on-bush-traditions-gathering.html

Bush Traditions Gathering, Goulburn Club 2023.
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2023/11/bush-traditions-gathering-goulburn-club.html

Bush Traditions Gathering, Goulburn Club, October 2022.
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2022/10/bush-traditions-gathering-goulburn-club.html

2020 & 2021 - COVID lockdown

Report on Bush Traditions Gathering, Yass October 2019.
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2019/11/report-on-bush-traditions-gathering.html

65 Songs for 65 years - A History in Songs. Songs of the Bush Music Club, Celebrating the 65th Anniversary of the Bush Music Club.
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2019/11/65-songs-for-65-years-history-in-songs.html

Report on BMC @ Bush Traditions Gathering, October 2018.
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com/2018/10/report-on-bmc-bush-traditions-gathering.html

The Convict Voice - CD by Don Brian, launched at Bush Traditions Gathering, Yass, October 2018.
https://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-convict-voice-cd-by-don-brian.html

Pete Cahill's photos from 2018 Bush Traditions Gathering at Yass.
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com/2018/10/pete-cahills-photos-from-2018-bush.html

Report on BMC @ Bush Traditions Gathering, October 2017.
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com/2017/12/report-on-bmc-bush-traditions-gathering.html

Report on Saplings @ Bush Traditions Gathering, October 2017.
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com/2017/12/report-on-saplings-bush-traditions.html

Report on Bush Traditions Gathering, 2016
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2026/05/report-on-bush-traditions-gathering-2016_0258506343.html

Report on Bush Traditions Gathering, 2015
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2026/05/report-on-bush-traditions-gathering-2015.html

Report on BMC @ Bush Traditions Gathering, October 2014.
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com/2017/10/report-on-bmc-bush-traditions-gathering.html