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Publications of the Bush Music Club 1950s to date - Part 1
Scanned from an undated, not previously known 20 page booklet owned by Dale Dengate
Reprinted from Singabout Songster Number 1, May 1968 -see contents list, publication no. 7
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SINGABOUT SONGSTER Reprinted from "Singabout Songster No. 1" (annotated & corrected)
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1. CLICK GO THE SHEARS - corrections, and annotation -
Undoubtedly Australia's most famous shearing song |
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| 2. BOTANY BAY - correction |
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| 3. DROVERS DREAM - correction |
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| 4. WILD COLONIAL BOY - tune added |
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| 5. NINE MILES FROM GUNDAGAI |
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| 6. OVERLANDER |
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| 7. BLACK VELVET BAND |
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| 8. DYING STOCKMAN |
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| 9. OLD BULLOCK DRAY |
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9. DINKY DI - annotated -
The 1st AIF's contribution to folklore |
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10. MAGGIE MAGGIE MAY - annotated-
Chorus |
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| 11. OLD BARK HUT - first 9 verses |
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12. OLD BARK HUT (cont) + CHARLIE MOPPS -
annotated - Adopted as "Australian" as recently
as 1956, this song was originally English. |
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13. CATALPA - annotated - A ballad telling the true story
of the rescue by American sympathisers
of 6 Fenian prisoners in WA penal colony. |
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14. DENNIS O'REILLY - annotated - In true
street ballad style this song tells a story of Irish Immigration |
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| 15. RIBUCK SHEARER |
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| 16. WIDGEEOWERA JOE |
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| 17. JOG ALONG TILL SHEARING |
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| 18. WILD ROVER |
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| 19. LAZY HARRY'S |
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