Compilation - Articles about our founder, John Meredith OAM, 17th January 1920 - 18th February 2001

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Merro at Yass, 1988 ( Peter Ellis collection - taken by Merro using timer) 

    

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63. Dale Dengate's research in NLA - John Meredith m/s.. FOLKSONGS OF AUSTRALIA . VOL 3 
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2025/07/dale-dengates-research-in-nla-john.html

62. Merro's Instruments 
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2017/09/merros-instruments.html

61. From the Archives - Some thoughts on transcribing from tapes, by John Meredith
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2024/11/from-archives-some-thoughts-on.html

60. From the Archives - Extracts from Mulga Wire - no. 226, December 2014, & MW no. 17, February 1980 - Australia's first folksong 
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2024/08/from-archives-extracts-from-mulga-wire_15.html

59. From the Archives - Miscellaneous Correspondence - 1960's onward 
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2024/06/from-archives-miscellaneous_22.html

58.   From the Archives - The Merro Scrapbooks - a very incomplete collection of articles by John Meredith found in other publications
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2024/05/from-archives-merro-scrapbooks-very.html

57.   From the Archives - John Meredith's Old Bush Songs series in The Bulletin, March - May 1955
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2024/05/from-archives-john-merediths-old-bush.html

56.   From the Archives - Tales from the Upper Murray - John Meredith's original field notes & typed copy
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2024/05/from-archives-tales-from-upper-murray.htm

55.  Compilation - Articles about our founder, John Meredith OAM, 17th January 1920 - 18th February 2001
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2024/04/compilation-articles-about-our-founder.html

54. John Burch's memories of John Meredith
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2024/04/john-burchs-memories-of-john-meredith.html

53. Chris & Virginia Woodland Collection - Miscellaneous photos
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2024/02/ciris-virginia-woodland-collection.html

52. From the Archives - Send Round the Hat, Duke Tritton by his mates. Collected & edited by John Meredith - Part 2
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2023/05/from-archives-send-round-hat-duke_18.html

51. From the Archives - Send Round the Hat, Duke Tritton by his mates. Collected & edited by John Meredith - Part 1
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2023/05/from-archives-send-round-hat-duke.html

50. From the Archives - Memories & Accounts of Bush Music Club and it's Origins, parts 1 & 2 by Dale Dengate
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2023/04/from-archives-memories-accounts-of-bush.html

49. From the Archives - review by Alan Scott of John Meredith's Gallant Peter Clark
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2023/04/from-th-archives-review-by-alan-scott.html

48. From the Archives - On the track of the Shed Rep by John Meredith, Parts 1 & 2 xx
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2022/02/from-archives-on-track-of-shed-rep-by.html

47. From the Archives - Forum for Folklore Collectors, University of NSW, 4-6 December 1987  
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2022/02/from-archives-forum-for-folklore.html

46. Newspaper & Magazine clippings  - Part 2
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2021/05/newspaper-magazine-clippings-part-2.html

45. Singabout - Journal of Australian Folksong, Volume 5(1), January 1963
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2020/08/singabout-journal-of-australian_73.html

44. Singabout - Journal of Australian Folksong, Volume 4(1), October 1960
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2020/08/singabout-journal-of-australian_63.html

43. FOLK SONGS OF AUSTRALIA and the men and women who sang them - Celebrating the centenary of John Meredith's birth - Script Part 1
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2020/08/folk-songs-of-australia-and-men-and.html

42. FOLK SONGS OF AUSTRALIA and the men and women who sang them - Celebrating the centenary of John Meredith's birth - Script part 2
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2020/09/folk-songs-of-australia-and-men-and.html

41. Singabout - Journal of Australian Folksong, Volume 1(3), Winter 1956
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2020/08/singabout-journal-of-australian_33.html

40.  Singabout - Journal of Australian Folksong, Volume 1(2), Autumn 1956
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2020/08/singabout-journal-of-australian_10.html

39.  From the Archives - Merro's music comes to Jamberoo, Illawarra Folk Festival September 2001
htt. ps://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2020/07/from-archives-merros-music-comes-to.html

38. Publications of the Bush Music Club, 1950s to date
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2020/07/publications-of-bush-music-club-1950s.html

37. From the Archives - John Stanley's squeeze-boxes called the tune at a thousand bush dances.
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2020/06/from-archives-john-stanleys-squeeze.html

36. Centenary of the birth of John Meredith OAM (17 January 1920 – 18 February 2001) (links) 
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2020/05/centenary-of-birth-of-john-meredith-oam.html

35. From the Archives - Collecting Forum December 1987, Mulga Wire no.65, February 1988   XX
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2020/04/from-archives-collecting-forum-december.html

34. From the Archives - Mulga Wire no. 53, February 1986. John Meredith's Order of Australia. 
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2020/04/from-archives-mulga-wire-no53-february.html

33. From the Archives - Book review by John Meredith - Peter Ellis's Collector's choice - Volume Three. Mulga Wire no. 72, April 1989
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2020/04/from-archives-book-review-by-john.html

32.  BMC & members gigs at National Folk Festival 9-13 April 2020 - FESTIVAL CANCELLED  due to covid 
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2020/03/bmc-members-gigs-national-folk-festival.html

30. Review by Dale Dengate of Keith McKenry's More than a Life, John Meredith and the Fight for Australian Tradition.
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2020/02/review-by-dale-dengate-of-keith.html

29. Reports on launches of Keith McKenry's biography of John Meredith, 2013 & 2014
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2020/02/reports-on-launches-of-keith-mckenrys.html

28. BMC Members & friends mentioned in Sydney New Theatre's Wiki 
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2020/02/bmc-members-and-friends-mentioned-in.html

27. From the Archives - The art of Collecting Folk Songs by John Meredith, Singabout 5(1), January 1963
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2020/02/from-archives-art-of-collecting-folk.html

26. Poem from the Past - The Phantom Horseman of Cricket Pitch Ridge by John Meredith, c.1961
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2020/01/poem-from-past-phantom-horseman-of.html

25. Information on our Life members - Part 1. Sally Sloane, Duke Tritton, Clem Millward, Val Hennesy, John Meredith 
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2019/12/life-members-information-on-our-25-life.html

24. John Meredith - miscellaneous photos and artifacts
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2019/09/john-meredith-miscellaneous-photos-and.html

23.    Contributions by John Meredith & Chris Woodland to "Stockman's Hall of Fame" 1997 to 2002  xx
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2018/10/contributions-by-john-meredith-chris.html

22.  Article in A.M. Magazine, January 16, 1956
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2018/01/article-in-am-magazine-january-16-1954.html

21. Article in "People" magazine, 11th January 1956
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2018/01/article-in-people-magazine-11th-january.html

20.  Bob Bolton Collection - Wake for John Meredith, AM, (1920-2001) 24th March 2001
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2018/01/bob-bolton-collection-wake-for-john.html

19. Memorial Concert for John Meredith, NFF2002 
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2018/01/memorial-concert-for-john-meredith.html

18. John Meredith - photos from the Peter Ellis Collection.
https://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2017/09/john-meredith-photos-from-peter-ellis.html

17. John Meredith - photos from the Rob Willis collection
https://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2017/09/john-meredith-photos-from-rob-willis.html

16. John Meredith - author and photographer
https://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2017/09/john-meredith-author.html

15. Archival Photos - the P-series of photos from the early days 
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2017/08/archival-photographs-p-series-of-photos.html

14.  Chris & Virginia Woodland Collection - Photos of John Meredith 
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com/2017/08/chris-virginia-woodland-collection.html

13. Bob Bolton Collection - Launch of Folk Songs of Australia, Vol. 2, 29th May 1987 (Feb 2017)
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2017/02/bob-bolton-collection-launch-of-folk.html

 12. Extracts from Singabout - the early songwriters - John Meredith (1920-2001)  (Dec 2015)
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2015/12/extracts-from-singabout-early_29.html

11. Chris & Virginia Woodland Collection- Wake for John Meredith AM, (1920-2001) - 24th March 2001
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2015/07/chris-and-virginia-woodland-collection.html

10. The Great Pesto Showdown - memories of John Meredith, By Jan Fallding (nee Howe), November 2003
 (April 2015)
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2015/04/the-great-pesto-showdown-memories-of.html

9. The Ballad of the Heathcote Bushwhackers(Dec 2014) In 2013 long time members Jamie Carlin, Fank Maher & Ralph Pride presented the Ballad of the Bushwhackers to an enthusiastic audience. Eric Eisler produced the show & Ian Hamilton was narrator.
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2014/12/the-ballad-of-heathcote-bushwhackers.html   29 dec 2014 

8. Launch of Keith McKenry's Biography of John Meredith, founder of the Bush Music Club
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2014/08/launch-of-keith-mckenrys-biography-of.html

7. John Meredith, The Bush Music Club & The Australian Folk Song Revival (1950’s) (April 2013) Memorial article by Bob Bolton on our website.
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2013/04/john-meredith-bush-music-club.html

6. John Meredith, The Bush Music Club & The Australian Folk Song Revival (1950’s) 
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2013/04/john-meredith-bush-music-club.html

5. Let’s Hear It For Merro! by Alan Scott, Mulga Wire No. 14 August 1979 
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2012/11/lets-hear-it-for-merro-by-alan-scott.html

4.  In The Beginning … The formation and early history of the Bush Music Club, by John Meredith  (Oct 2012) #
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2012/10/in-beginning-formation-and-early.html

3.  A few comments on John Meredith by Chris Woodland
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2012/06/talks-from-bmcs-2012-national-folk_02.html

2.  From the Archives - Mulga Wire no.2, August 1977 - complete 
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2020/04/from-archives-mulga-wire-no2-august-1977.html

1.  From the Archives - Mulga Wire no.1, August 1977 - complete
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2020/04/from-archives-mulga-wire-no1-june-1977.html

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