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Dale's research in NLA - John Meredith M/S. FOLKSONGS OF AUSTRALIA . VOL 3 - found! |
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| Date: | Thu, 03 Nov 2011 01:41:38 +1100 |
| From: | Sandra Nixon |
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Research for BMC 60TH - September 2011
John Meredith M/S. FOLKSONGS OF AUSTRALIA . VOL 3
M/S in two manilla folders 1-pp1-100, pp101- 200 [168]
Checked with Kevin Bradley on the possibility of collaboration with NLA Oral History Dept to produce an enhanced e-book based on John Meredith's M/S FSA vol 3, with text-stories and words of songs, tapes of music and collected tapes, photos of Merro and links to those people recorded and in the NLA archives.
It is technically possible to have an e-book with links that will enable a click to lead you to the library archives where one can listen to Merro's collection.
AIM:
To make the material more accessible to Australians and visitors to NLA who wish to hear Australian traditional music, especially those interested in performance of traditional Australian music and songs.
John Meredith M/S FSA Vol 3, contains around 100 songs, verse and references to taped music. The text includes interviews with the people who performed the material and information about how they learnt the works.
The expense will be in the technological side of things to support the text, but NLA can supply names of people who can do the technological side of development if we don't have anyone.
(unfortunately this proposal was not carried through, SN 2025)
Notes from Boxes and a summary of
MS 1007 Papers of John Meredith.
After I started to make a summary of what boxes contained, I found a catalogue in Journal of Folklore Studies. No. 15.
P23J.S.Ryan and Keith McKenry
BOX Contents
1. Field recording notes 1955-56
Complete history of Jack the Ripper. P/C. Harry Morant- A horseman who made history. Letter Language. Will bring me down to Sydney like a brumby buck down Kosciusko.
Merv Lilley - Gatton Man - he claimed his father [ an aggressive schizo] was the murderer
The brothers Meredith. I] The Brothers Oh, the fruit was sweet on the apple tree when my brothers and I were young J.Dengate. Sheet metalworker. Photographs. Part 3 Brother Jack. Vi] Australian Folklore FS Journal 15.
Peter Parkhill JM FSA and selected Biography.
2 manilla folders - M/S FSA Vol3. Initial quote; The link with the past is not twisted. It has been broken and we shall have to relearn our lessons It is helpful, therefore to go and observe the way and practices of those who have not been seduced away from tradition. Philip Oyler. The Generous Earth.
Another quote which sums up Merro's attitude: from the Preface of Real Folk 1994-5, JM. The Real Folk exhibition of photographs.
Some folk revival performers have become very commercially minded
It was to distinguish between these people and its pioneer performers, who have given freely of their time. To me. these kind-hearted, hospitable and friendly people have come to represent the Real Folk of Australia. J.M. Dec 1994. Unpublished FSA vol 3 ref FS Journal 1990. 1986-1994 folio catalogue.
Contents of FSA VOL 3.PP1-168.
Performers and their music. Typed music and songs nos. given in M/S. 100approx
Steve Power Wollar 1984-1987
-interview, ref Jimmy Governor. 60 items including well known songs or variations of songs from previous books, Including Neumerella Shore, learnt from my father who was a good singer unfortunately I am not.
Black Velvet Band
The chicken without a bone
The Derby Town Ram
The white man let me go
The Bright shades of Blue
The Gum Tree canoe [Not Aust- Nth Amer gum tree!}
The British Soldiers Grave
The Tall girl dressed in Blue [ forged note ]
The Old Arm Chair.
Simon Stick
The little Rat that died
Starry Night for a ramble and 6 more
Jenny GOVERNON and Doris Lynch Biddon. Dec 1986 who had a book with many verses. 10 items included
P61. Harry PECKMAN b.1846 Blue Mountains Poet, Hartley [Anon]
Tambaroora Gold
Bright Shades of Blue
Where the Mountains are Blue.
Boys of Hartley Vale
Old Keg of Rum.
P.73 Frank DRINKWATER b.1923 Waggaï] [introd by Rob Willis]
Met unemployed under the bridge. The Dole-O Mob
The Spider and the Fly
The Old Rig a-doo
Sergeant Small
Under the Bridge.
P84 Doris ROTH b1980s Mudgee. Reg Kurtz recorded DR on her death bed The Wreck of the Titanic.
P87 Frank LETTb.1909
The Ghost of Cullenbone
The Broken down drifter
The Silvermine Fell
Goorianawa variant
Mademoiselle from Armentiers
The Colonial Boy
P97 Roy McCLELLAND
Shearing and bushsongs.
P101 [SECOND FOLDER] contd.
Walter Stores b. 1880s. contd
Working for Jacksons [Omeo]
Oh a leg of a duck diff version
Bert Cook b.1914 one of Billy's boys Tune; Copped a Daisy
Toni SEIDEL b1914 grand parents from Silesia. Germanic songs from the Barossa.
Translated with insights by Renate Yates,
Spritzen und Baender /Lace and Ribbons
Ich bin der Doktor Eisenbart Doctor who fix everything
So Leben Wer / The way we live
Kleiner Mann und grosse Frau. Little man and large woman
Hamburg is a beautiful city.
23 songs include. Chorus songs with friends singing, drinking and party songs.
Elsie SCHULTZ . Walla Walla.
Der Christbaum is der Schoenste Baum/ The Christmas tree is the prettiest tree of all.
A grace and a prayer: Do you know how many clouds there are in Heaven?
Pop Arthue NOONA Gilgandra . b1885
His notebooks of songs and recitations was lost in 1955 Gilgandra floods as were most photographs. [pp142-153[Verse The Flood at Gilgandra is 11 pages long /22 verses about many of the locals. [p154-159] Gilbert, Hall and O'Meally .[not flattering to Hall]
My First Shed.
P160. Sally SLOANE. She sang slowly, [ Irish ballads that Alan Musgrove sings]
.Young Pat McGuire
.The Maid of Sweet Gauteen [ learnt from grand mother]
.Squire Scoble / a murder ballad popular in broadsides; sometimes known as The Old Oak Tree
p168 Last page.
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2. Letters 1955-85
Russel Ward
54-55, Duke Tritton ms.
3 Duke of the Outback.
Letters 1989
4. Correspondence
1970-80 -1991.
Autobiography [4 parts]
5. Autobiography More than a life and that's only half of it. Brother
Jack. The Last
Kooradgie.
6. Oedipus
Rocks a ballad opera. King
of the Dance Hall. M/S
The Pure Merino Fandango
7. Gallant Peter Clark
8 M/S5.Titles
9. M/S Folk Song of Aust. Vol 1
and Vol 2
10 M/S
The Wild Colonial Boy. JM
AND John Dengate Here's Luck; a bush ballad opera.
11. Notes Brian Loughlin
Bushwhackers band. Tune books and transcriptions of recordings
of Ted Valance
12. Scrapbook cuttings
13. 7 volumes of field
notes
14. Green folder of songs,
verse, letters and music
15. Letters1990-1994
16. Letters, postcards,
programs related to folklore.
17. folklore notes
18. folklore
19.ï Folios of letters
with red folder of songs, stories, music and dance
instructions. Black folder. Sundry traditional texts songs
etc. Diaries and notebooks. White folder Folklore drafts and
notes.
20. 5 folders: I] The
Householder's compendium corrections [ publ Night Owl,1986.i]
Home Ecs, Recipes, iii] Cookery. Green folder MORANT & SERIAL
KILLERS.
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