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Concert Party gigs - all members & friends were welcome
Australian Traditions Concert Songs of Reedy River, Friday - 4.45 to 5.30pm, The Odeon
Songs & Tunes workshop - Sunday 3.45 to 4.45pm, Grandstand Bar
Frank Maher, Terry Pybus, Dave Moir, Sharyn Mattern
L-R - Ralph Pride, Koen Andrews, Rick Hull, John Poleson, Chris Poleson, Terry Pybus, Dave Moir, Sharyn Mattern
Early members Frank & Ann Maher with Moira Cowie, Peter Cahill
Margaret Bradford & a member of Environmental Encroachment - EE Marching Band - Chicago in Australia for HONK Oz festival & other gigs
L-R - back Frank & Ann Maher, Terry Pybus,
front - Pete Cahill, Brian Gutkin, Sean, Doug Richards, Ralph Pride, Koen Andrews
MC Steve Wilson, winner of the 2016 Dale & John Dengate Parody Cup.
Our appearance at the concert finished with The Ballad of 1891, always sung standing in the early days.
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Songs & Tunes by request, Sunday
Early members
Tom Salisbury, stage management/set construction in the first production of Reedy River, 1953 & early emeber
Chris Woodland, MC in the 60s with Frank Maher who joined a year or so after BMC was founded, & was a member of Concert Party in the 60s.
Ann Maher, member of Concert Party in the 60s, with lagerphone used in those days
Rose Pride, member since the 60s
Ralph Pride, member since the 60s
Kerry Doherty, Dave Johnson
Ann Maher, Nancy Nicholls
Sharyn Mattern, Dot Newland
Simon Farrugia & Michaela Simoni
photos - Sandra Nixon
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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.
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