Report on BMC members gigs @ NFF2024 - Dennis O'Keeffe Memorial Aussie Song Session

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(photos © Sandra Nixon)

From at least 2008 Dennis O'Keeffe presented the Australian Songs Session, after his death in 2014 friends continued the tradition. 

2008 Australian Songs Session
Ray Mundy (VFMC), Dennis O'K, Dennis & Mem 

1. The presenters - Chris Poleson, Pete McMahon, Howard James (friend of Dennis & BMC), Doug Richardson, Ralph Pride

2.  Those who were present at the end of the last session on Monday 

3. Setting up 

4. Doug, Ralph, Howard

5. Doug, Ralph, Howard, Chris

6.  Session

7. Sue, Pete, Doug, Ralph, Howard, Chris

8. ?, Sue, Pete, Doug, Ralph

9. session

10.  Woody, Sean behind, ?, Chris, Ralph, Howard, Doug, Sue

11. session

12. Sean,?, Chris, Ralph, Woody, Howard

13. Sean, ?, Chris, Ralph

14. Roger, Marti

15. Steve, Woody, Sean, ?, Ralph, Chris, Howard, Doug

16.  Howard, Doug, Sue playing saw

17. Roger

18.  session

19. session

20.  session

21. session

22.  ?, Bob McInnis

23.  Chris, Ralph, Wally, Howard

24.  Alan

25. autoharp

26. session

27.  Ralph, Doug, Jennie, Sue, Pete

28.  Margret, Wally

29.  Howard 

30. Woody, Bridget

31. Alan 

32.  

33. piano accordion 

34. Reg

35.  

36.  Doug, Sue & saw, Pete

37.  Our greatest fan who has never missed a session over the years

38.  Woody, Ralph, Howard 

39.  Bruce

40.  Sue, Jennie 

41.  Sue playing saw 

42. Woody, Ralph, Howard 

43.  Sean

44. session 

45.  

46.  whistle 

47.  

48. Doug, Pete

49. drummer, Chris, Ralph 

50. whistles & mouth organs

51.  owner of whistles & mouth organs 

52. Jennie

53. Sean, ?, Doug, Ralph, Howard 

54. session 

55. happy! 

56. Ralph, Howard 

57. Doug, Ralph, Howard, Chris, Jennie

58. Standing for Ballad of 1891 as was done in the early days

59. 1891 

60. 1891

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