From the Archives - Extracts from Mulga Wire no. 223, June 2014 - BMC Competition Winners

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S1 - Winners of Tune, Song & Verse competitions 

S2 - Verse winner - Australian Dreaming by Stephen Whiteside

S3 - Song Winner - The Reedy River Still Flows by Bruce Watson 

S4 - Barcoo Dogs for Australia Chamber Orchestra 

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Compilation - Articles about our 60th Anniversary

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From the Archives - Winners of 60th Anniversary Dance Competition
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2023/09/from-archives-winners-of-60th.html

Bush Music Club’s 60th Anniversary Song, Tune & Verse Writing Competition
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2013/07/bush-music-clubs-60th-anniversary-song.html

Song, Verse & Tune Diamond Jubilee Competition winners
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2014/05/song-verse-tune-diamond-jubilee.html

60th Anniversary Dance Competition
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2013/04/60th-anniversary-dance-competition.html  

2012 National Folk Festival Themed Workshop on BMC's First 10 years.
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2020/05/2012-national-folk-festival-themed.html

Report on our 60th Anniversary concert
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2014/11/report-on-our-60th-anniversary-party.html

60th Anniversary Heritage Ball - the Masked Ball & Picnic at Australian Pioneer Village
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2015/01/60th-anniversary-heritage-ball-masked.html

BMC Anniversaries - 60th Anniversary Member's Dinner, Ermington Community Centre March 2014
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2014/12/60th-anniversary-members-dinner.html

BMC Anniversaries - 60th Anniversary slide show from The Diamond Jubilee Concert, Saturday 30th August 2014 -3rd article.
https://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2017/12/bmc-anniversaries-60th-anniversary_31.html

BMC Anniversaries - 60th Anniversary slide show from The Diamond Jubilee Concert, Saturday 30th August 2014 - 2nd article.
https://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2017/12/bmc-anniversaries-60th-anniversary_30.html

BMC Anniversaries - 60th Anniversary slide show from The Diamond Jubilee Concert, Saturday 30th August 2014 -1st article.
https://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2017/12/bmc-anniversaries-60th-anniversary.html

BMC @ Bush Traditions, Goulburn 2014 - Ball & dance fashions
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2014/12/bmc-bush-traditions-goulburn-2014-ball.html

Report on BMC @ Bush Traditions Gathering, October 2014
https://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2017/10/report-on-bmc-bush-traditions-gathering.html

BMC @ Turning Wave Festival of Irish & Australian Music, September 2014
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2014/10/bmc-turning-wave-festival-of-irish.html

Report on BMC & member's gigs, Illawarra Folk Festival 2014 
https://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2018/01/report-on-bmc-members-gigs-illawarra.html

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

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Individual Talks from BMC's 2012 National Folk Festival Themed Workshop on BMC's First 10 years.

Memories of early days at the Bush Music Club by R. Dale Dengate
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2012/06/talks-from-bmcs-2012-national-folk_04.html

The First Few Years by Jamie Carlin.
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2012/06/talks-from-bmcs-2012-national-folk_03.html

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

Memories of Reedy River & The Bush Music Club by Silvia Salisbury
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2012/06/talks-from-bmcs-2012-national-folk.html

Early Bush Music Club Days by Frank Maher
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2012/06/early-bush-music-clubdays-by-frank.html

Bill Scott's talk about his parents Alan & Gay Scott
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2012/06/from-bmcs-2012-national-folk-festival.html

Alex Hood's reminiscences of the Bushwhackers, at the National Folk Festival 2012 http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2013/04/alex-hoods-reminiscences-of.html

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From the Archives - Winners of 60th Anniversary Dance Competition

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Category A - General Bush Dance - The Bimsey Flyer, written by John Short, September 2013.

Category B - Dancer's Dance - Harbour Bridge Quadrille by Keith Woods 

Category C - Multi Figure Quadrille - The Mulga Quadrille

Highly Commended, Category B - Dancer's Dance Duke's Jig by John Short .

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Report on our 60th Anniversary Concert, 15th November 2014

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(photos - Sandra Nixon unless elsewhere stated)

Thanks to all the members who helped make the day the wonderful event it was - Committee members, sub-committee members, concert organisers, performers, MC, the stage managers & the soundbloke, volunteers, BBQ cleaners, cooks, caterers, chair movers, human packhorses, members who attended, members who gave apologies, those who I have forgotten, & a special thankyou to our younger siblings, the members of the Victorian Folk Music Club (est. 1959 as Bush Music Club of Victoria) who sent us this beautiful greeting -

 Last week we re-decorated the Hut using a selection of old posters found on top of a cupboard! Unfortunately we never left the Big Hall so no-one saw them!

  

On Saturday morning a team of volunteers set up the big Hall, to the 'accompaniment' of a loud sound system outside. Our hire of the Hall coincided with a large regular event that filled the green outside with large numbers of people who like amplified music, picnicking & dancing to said music, & buying stuff from the associated market stalls! 

Fortunately when we shut the doors & shutters we could hear our music, & everyone had a great day.

113 members and friends bought tickets entitling them to one of Naomi's yummy sizzled sausages, some didn't worry about eating & just enjoyed the music.

  The concert was presented in chronological order, & started with a contribution from Life Member Jamie Carlin one of our earliest members.

He was followed by 2 members, also Life Members who have been with us since the 60s.

Bob Bolton with banners made by Dale Dengate, another member who joined in the 60's. Bob has been a member of a number of bands, our official photographer & Archivist, has been on the committee for decades & is responsible for most of our publishing program since 1977. 

Ralph Pride - sound expert, member of many bands, compiler of Concert Party's song & tune workbooks, performer of Australian traditional songs, tunes & poems at schools ...

Dave Johnson has been an active member since the 70's & has been a member of many bush bands past & present. He has been the Director of the Heritage Ensemble for over 30 years, & is the author of the famous Blue Book, & has been a coordinator of Bush Traditions Inc in recent years.  (Mike Young photo)

Helen Romeo, a very active member, musician, reciter, member of various bands, currently involved in 60th anniversary celebrations & Saplings workshops.

Margaret Walters, unaccompanied singer, MC & coordinator of FolkUs nights in the 80s & 90s.

Sue & Pete McMahon, musicians & singers, currently performing as McMahon Brothers, & in Bad Wallaby!

Chloe & Jason Roweth spread bush music via concerts, workshops & CDs around the state, country & the world. With their daughters Megan & Joanna they are the Roweth Family Band.

The younger generation of performers - members of Saplings & BMC's Family Bush Band. Left to right - 3rd generation member Emily, with 2nd generation members Maggie, Vanessa, Claire & Megan.

The concert finished with cast & audience singing The Drover's Dream, the first traditional Australian song to to be a "top 40" hit when released way back in 1955, performed by our founders, The Bushwhackers.

The most important people in the room - the members

Early members from the 50s & 60s - Ronda Carlin, Ann Maher, Frank Maher, Tom Salisbury, Jamie Carlin.

Unfortunately Sylvia could not be with us due to other commitments. Sylvia & Tom met when they were in the first Sydney production of Reedy River in 1953.

 Sometime after joining BMC, Jamie brought along his colleague Frank Maher

Ronda with a late 1969 photo that includes her (standing with lagerphone right of photo)

Chris & Emily Poleson

Michelle & Thomas Bolliger

Concert Party & friends ready to provide music for the dance

Winners of the 60th Anniversary Dance competitions were announced, with coordinator Don Richmond handing the certificate to Keith Wood, the only winner present.

The dance was followed by the famous sizzling sausages supplied by master BBQ chef  Naomi Doherty with assistance from husband Kerry.

with music by Helen & Tony Romeo - John Poleson, Emily & Margaret Poleson

  which was soon followed by a singing session (why move to the Hut when everyone is comfy? Any way it would have been a hassle traipsing cross the green through the crowds listening to the amplified music)

Colin Fong singing??? Dancer, folkie, Mulga Wire proof-reader, willing helper, now singer!

Tony Romeo, Ralph Pride, Don Brian

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Dot Dawson watching the slideshow provided by Tony Romeo 
BMC Anniversaries - 60th Anniversary slide show from The Big Concert, Saturday 30th August 2014 -1st article.
BMC Anniversaries - 60th Anniversary slide show from The Big Concert, Saturday 30th August 2014 - 2nd article.
BMC Anniversaries - 60th Anniversary slide show from The Big Concert, Saturday 30th August 2014 -3rd article.

President Sharyn handed Life Member badges to Don & Wendy Richmond

Members George Bolliger, Margaret Walters & Wally Bolliger identifying photos

Julie & Alex Bishop & Mike Waters

The Burtt family

Wendy Richmond & Fay Lau

Concert Party members Eddie Sampson, poet & reciter, & Peter Cahill, singer/songwriter/musician

Mike & Ros Young, John Poleson

Roweth family, President Sharyn Mattern, soundbloke Ralph Pride, Karen Fong

Many thanks to Wayne Richmond who recorded the concert.

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