Tuesday 22 June 2021

Bush Music Club Collection & other BMC-related material, National Library of Australia

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Bush Music Club Collection 1958-1981,  Folkloric recording. 
Bush music concert at the Opera House 5 October 1980 featuring Warren Fahey, Cathie O' Sullivan, Jacko Kevans, Jamie Carlin, Hammer and Tap, Bluetongue, William Lancian, Sylvia Salisbury, Chris Kempster and Ironbark.

Bush concert at the Opera House 18 October 1981 featuring Alex Hood, John Dengate, Kate Delaney, Gary Tooth, Ryebuck Bush Band, Vinegar Hill, Sydney Colonial Dancers and Alex Richards.

Commercial recordings by Festival records.  9 audiotape reels + 3 gramophone records (approximately 314 min.) Recorded by Wally Bolliger.

Folk concerts recorded on 5 October 1980 and 18 October 1981 at the Opera House, Sydney, N.S.W. Commercial recordings published by Festival Records between 1958-1962.

Donated by Bob Bolton.  Commercial recordings donated by Carol Mills in December 2010. 

Other items in this collection -   

16,000 miles from home with the Bush Music Club in the Bush Music Club collection 
1960, 1 audio disc (approximately 10 min.) 
Folkloric recording Gramophone record published by Festival Records . No. FX 10-459.
Tracks - 16,000 miles from home, Paddy Fagin, The Flash Stockman, The Ryebuck Shearer.
Donated by Carol Mills in December 2010.

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9 miles from Gundagai with the Bush Music Club in the Bush Music club collection.
1962, 1 audio disc (approximately 8 min) Folkloric Recording, 
Tracks - Nine miles from Gundagai,  Jog along till shearing, The Drover's Dream, To the shores of Botany Bay.
Gramophone record published by Festival Records. No. FX 10-464.
Donated by Carol Mills in December 2010. 

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Bush Music Club traditional Australian bush songs   
1958 July, I audio disk. Folkloric recording. 
Tracks - Side One: Charlie Mopps, Ballad of Catalpa, Denis O'Rielly, Ram of Dalby
Gramophone record published by Festival Records. No. FX 10-516.
 
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John Fraser Folklore Collection - donated by John Fraser 2014.


Bob Pomeroy performs at the National Folk Festival 1975  in the John Fraser folklore collection,  Sydney, 1975 March 29. Contents - Poem Spider of the Gwyder, Kiwi Song, She'll be right. 

Sound effects of horses for Reedy River performance at the National Folk Festival 1975 Sydney, in the John Fraser folklore collection. Sydney 1975 March 29, summary - Horse walks on and stops, Horse gallops on and stops, Horseman arrive with cattle, Herd of cattle rush off, Cattle lowing.

Bush Music Club perform at the National Folk Festival 1975 in the John Fraser folklore collection. Sydney1975 March 29

Folk dance music in the John Fraser folklore collection, 1975 37 mins,

Bush Music Club and others perform at the National Folk Festival 1975 in the John Fraser folklore collection. Sydney1975 March 29

Manning Clark and Glen Tomasetti at a Ned Kelly weekend event at Wangaratta in the John Fraser folklore collection,  1976, September 1, 113 mins.

Dennis Kevans recites poetry and Bush Music Club performs at the National Folk Festival 1975 in the JohnFraser folklore collection,  Sydney, 1975 March 29, 74 mins Partial contents - Hello Patsy Fagan, Denis Kevans recites Bastard poem, Great prawn war, Noel Ricketts recites, John Dengate sings Road to Gundagai, Indolent Harold's, Dennis Tracy sings Cruising around Yarmouth, Red Dottsy, Colin McJannett Miller's song, Red haired Mary (song), Carrion crow (song), Three jolly huntsmen (song), Noel Ricketts recites.

Various artists perform at the National Folk Festival 1975 in the John Fraser folklore collection,  Sydney 1975 March 29, Folkloric recording - Five miles from Gundagai (Dog on the tuckerbox), Bluey Brink (song), John Miller sings and recites On the Queensland railway lines (song), The gentle hint (poem by Edward Harrington), Chris Shaw sings Little sparrow, Richard Leach 'Screech' recites Georgie Barnfield, True love, Insurance Co (poem), Bastard King of England (song), Justin Murphy sings Baby down the plughole (song), Bernard Bolan sings AMP lift song.

John Carrick and Shanty Singers Canberra perform at the National Folk Festival 1975 in the John Fraser folklore collection, Sydney, 1975 March 29