Compilation of Saplings articles

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Saplings in concert, NFF 2023 (Sandra Nixon photo) 

Website - Saplings, Young People playing Australian Music   

Saplings is for musicians aged approx. 8 – 16 who play acoustic instruments at all levels.

We provide music and some of the tunes are written in simple versions for beginners.

Unless you are an ear player we prefer c instruments but we do have some music in bflat.

Singing is encouraged and we always include songs as part of our sessions and workshops. Words provided.

We have a number of tutors who share a passion for our music history with a great love of bush music and traditional songs.

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1.   BMC @ The National Folk Festival, Easter 2014
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2014/04/bmc-national-folk-festival-easter-2014.html

2.   Saplings workshop for young Bush Musicians 8-16 years, Marrickville Saturday 10th August 2014
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2014/07/saplings-workshop-for-young-bush.html

3.   Report on Saplings Master Class – held Sunday 10th August 2014
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2014/08/report-on-saplings-master-class-held.html

4.   BMC at Kangaroo Valley Folk Festival, 2014 
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2014/10/bmc-at-kangaroo-valley-folk-festival.html

5.   Saplings session, November 2014   
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2015/01/saplings-session-november-2015.html

6.   BMC @ Illawarra Folk Festival 15-19 January 2015   
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2015/01/bmc-illawarra-folk-festival-15-19.html

7.   Saplings @ 2015 Illawarra Folk Festival was a magnificent success! 
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2015/01/saplings-2015-illawarra-folk-festival.html

8.   Saplings session of traditional music for young musicians 8-16 years old, Sunday 15th March 2015 
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2015/03/saplings-session-of-traditional-music.html

9.   Report on Saplings session March 2015   
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2015/08/report-on-saplings-session-march-2015.html

10.   Saplings @ 2015 National Folk Festival - another success!
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2015/04/saplings-2015-national-folk-festival.htm

11.   2015 Saplings Master Class, Sunday 16th August 
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2015/07/2015-saplings-master-class-sunday-16th.html

12.   Report on Saplings Master Class - held Sunday 6th August 2015  
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2015/08/report-on-saplings-master-class-held.html

13.   Report on Saplings workshops @ Kangaroo Valley Folk Festival, 2015
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2015/10/report-on-saplings-workshops-kangaroo.html

14.   Report on Saplings @ Illawarra Folk Festival 2016
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2016/01/report-on-saplings-illawarra-folk.html

15.   Report on Saplings sessions at 2016 National Folk Festival
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2016/04/report-on-saplings-sessions-at-2016.html

16.   Report on Saplings Masterclass August 2016
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2016/09/report-on-saplings-masterclass-august.html

17.   Report on BMC & members gigs, Illawarra Folk Festival 2017
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2017/01/report-on-bmc-members-gigs-illawarra.html

18.   Report on BMC & Members gigs @ NFF17
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2017/05/report-on-bmc-members-gigs-nff17.html

19.   Saplings at Scout Rally, Glenfield, August 2017
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2017/09/saplings-at-scout-rally-glenfield.html

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

21.   Report on Saplings @ Kangaroo Valley Folk Festival, October 2017
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2017/11/report-on-saplings-kangaroo-valley-folk.html

22.   Report on Saplings @ Kangaroo Valley Folk Festival, 2018
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com/2018/11/report-on-saplings-kangaroo-valley-folk.html

23.   Report on Saplings gigs @ 2018 Illawarra Folk Festival
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2018/02/report-on-saplings-gigs-2018-illawarra.html

24.   Report on Saplings workshops & concert at National Folk Festival 2018
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2018/11/report-on-saplings-kangaroo-valley-folk.html

25.   Report on BMC @ Bush Traditions Gathering, October 2018 
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2018/10/report-on-bmc-bush-traditions-gathering.html

26.   Bush Music Club participation in 2018 AMEB Online Orchestra
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2018/11/bush-music-club-participation-in-2018.html

27.   Report on Saplings sessions @ 2019 Illawarra Folk Festival
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2019/01/report-on-saplings-sessions-2019.html

28.   Report on Saplings sessions at 2019 National Folk Festival
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2019/04/report-on-saplings-sessions-at-2019.html

29.   Bush Music Club participation in 2019 AMEB Online Orchestra
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2019/08/bush-music-club-participation-in-2019.html

30.   Report on Sapling sessions @ 2019 Kangaroo Valley Folk Festival
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2019/11/report-on-sapling-sessions-2019.html

31.   BMC & members gigs @ National Folk Festival, 9-13 April 2020
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2020/03/bmc-members-gigs-national-folk-festival.html

32.   Festival reports - National Folk Festival 2022  
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2022/06/festival-reports-national-folk-festival.html

33.   Festival Reports - 2023 National Folk Festival - BMC & friends
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2023/05/festival-reports-2023-national-folk.html

34.   Festival Reports - Saplings @ Kangaroo Valley Folk Festival, 2023
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2023/11/festival-reports-saplings-kangaroo.html

35.   Festival report - Inaugural Bundanoon Folk Festival November 2023 
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2023/12/festival-report-inaugural-bundanoon.html

36.   Festival Reports -  Illawarra Folk Festival 2024, Sharyn Mattern collection
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2024/01/festival-reports-illawarra-folk.html 

37.   Festival Reports - Saplings @ Illawarra Folk Festival, 2024
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2024/02/festival-reports-saplings-illawarra.html

38.   Report on BMC @ 2024 National Folk Festival - Saplings
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2024/04/report-on-bmc-2024-national-folk_9.html

39.   Saplings Session @ The Hut Saturday 20th April 2024
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2024/04/saplings-session-hut-saturday-20th.html

40.   St Albans Folk Festival 2024    
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2024/05/st-albans-folk-festival-2024.html   

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