Life Members - information on our 25 Life Members - part 2 - Herb Gimbert, Alan Scott, Gay Scott, Brian Loughlin, Pam Loughlin

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Life Members - information on our 25 Life Members  - part 1. Sally Sloane, Duke Tritton, Clem Millward, Val Hennessy, John Meredith

Life Members - information on our 25 Life Members  - part 3. Jack Barrie, Janet Wakefield, Jamie Carlin, Bob Bolton, John Dengate  

Life Members - information on our 25 Life Members  - part 4  Dave Johnson, Frank Maher, Don Richmond, Helen Romeo, Harry Kay.

Life Members - information on our 25 Life Members  - part  5. Ralph Pride, Chris Woodland, Sandra Nixon, Wendy Richmond, Mike Young.

Life Members - Information on our 28 Life members - Part 6 - Colin Fong, Sharyn Mattern, Allen Davis

Foundation Member John Meredith, unveils new Life Members' Board before launching his new book Duke of the Outback at the Bush Music Festival Oct 1983
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Herb Gimbert (1888-1973)

Mulga Wire, 26, August 1981, p. 6-7

Folkloric recording: Herb Gimbert plays tin whistle, mouth organ and Jeff Young recites and sings, at a house party /​ recorded by Alan Scott

Herb on accordion 1959 (BMC Archives)
Irish musicians recording, Herb Gimbert plays mouth organ, Bill Tovey interviewed by Chris Woodland and Colin Webb in the Chris Woodland folklore collection [sound recording] Herb Gimbert plays tin whistle, mouth organ and Jeff Young recites and sings, at a house party in Surry Hills, N.S.W. in 1955. extract - Herb Gimbert playing two tin whistles at once: Valley of the Moon; Sweet Kat
Margaret Stapleton, Keith Stapleton, Mrs Smeed, Herb Gimbert, Joy Durst, Mrs Parker and Mrs Sprike perform for the John Meredith folklore field recordings, 1953-1961 [sound recording]

Memories of Herb from Noel Ricketts member of Concert Party in the 60s - Herb was knocked by a car & walked home where he made a shanghai & potted passing cars!  (conversation 20th May, 2020)

Information about Herb from Dengate papers (BMC Archives)
Herb Gimbert, Jeff Young, John Meredith, Mrs Sprike and Mrs Parker perform in the Alan Scott folklore collection [sound recording]

Herb on whistle 1959 (BMC Archives)
Under the Coolibah tree, 1956 New Theatre Herb was in the cast of New Theatre's 1956 production of Under the Coolibah tree An Australian musical by Dick Diamond. The play is based on Australian traditional folk and contemporary music, and the history of the paddle steamers of the Murray and Darling waterways.

(Concert group, Singabout, 5(2), 1964)
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Alan Scott (1930 - 1995) - a member of The Bushwhackers and foundation member, made a Life Member at 1965 AGM.    The Bushwhackers by Alan Scott - 3-part article originally published in Mulga Wire December 1981, February & April 1981

Photograph by John Meredith, published in Real Folk (BMC Archives)

Photograph of Alan & Keith McKenry by John Meredith,
used for their 2nd CD, Time is a Tempest 

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Drawing done by Ron Edwards several days before Alan's death 

Gay & Alan Scott (Scott family archives)

Bill Scot's talk about his parents - NFF 2012
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Gay Scott (1930 - 2013) - Foundation member (Newsletter, May 1969, page.1), made a Life Member at 1965 AGM.

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Brian Loughlin (1925-1975) - a member of the Bushwhackers and foundation member, made a Life Member at 1965 AGM.



Shearers band, c.1958 (BMC Archives)

Brian Loughlin washing up after lunch at Camp Eureka, 1950s, Ron cut off at left. (Photo © Ron Nixon, Pam's nephew, used with permission)

Brian recording information about Aboriginal carvings for an article he & John Meredith wrote for Walkabout, in 1951. (Photo © Ron Nixon, used with permission)

Brian & Pam's daughter Jenny at 2017 National Folk Festival - Ann Maher, Jenny Loughlin, Chris Woodland, Sandra Nixon, Frank Maher   (photo Virginia Woodland)
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Pam Loughlin - foundation member, made a Life Member at 1965 AGM.

P019 - Jan Jones's 21st birthday, Merro, Jan, Pam & Brian Loughlin, Alan Scott, Gay Terry

Heathcote Dance Group and Bushwhackers. Back Row - unknown man, John Meredith, Jack Barrie, Brian Loughlin, Harry Kay?, Pam is in front of John Meredith (photo supplied by Jenny Loughlin) 

Pam in the 50s (Ron Nixon collection)

Vale Pam Loughlin,  Mulga Wire no.6, April 1978, p.7

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From the Archives - Bush Music Club Newsletter - 1972 to 1973

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The first Newsletter was published in October 1955, & the last Newsletter/Calendar we have was issued in January 1977, & the January 1978 Calendar was also issued with Mulga Wire.

Our holding are not complete & missing issues will be added as found.

Foolscap pages have been scanned as 2 images.


January/February 1972 Editorial

1. The club is resting on the laurels of it's predecessors

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3. A club is only as good as it's active members.  AGM 29th February
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February 1972

4.  Workshop nights on Tuesdays. 1972 calendar - 29th February AGM, 5th March Annual Picnic,  7th March Beer & Cheese night, Convict songs & sea chanties. Review of Kangaroo Valley weekend 22nd January

5. Outstanding success and Glenn Innes Centenary of local government - J. Carlin

6. Monaro Folk Festival - 6th National Folk Festival program

7. Program - continued  (Lorraine Barnicoat Hon. Secretary)
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March 1972

1.  Workshop nights Tuesdays. AGM results.  Coming events - Beer & Cheese nights 4th April, 2nd May,  Singabout 22nd April. Weekends away - Canberra Monaro Folk Festival at Easter. Currawong

2.  Currawong  (cont)  Music of Tamanian Aborigines, by Rev. John West in The History of Tasmania.   (Wilma Bolton Secretary)
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June 1972

1. Workshop evenings on Tuesdays.  Beer & Cheese nights July & August. April Singabout was a tremendous success, so an extra Singabout will be held in July. Canberra -  review by Jamie Carlin.

2.  Currawong review by Ann Maher.

3. Noel Ticketts married Gail Holder. Whale Chasing Man by Harry Robertson is available from the Club.  NSW Folk Federation dance at Balmain, with music from BMC. (Wilma Bolton Secretary)
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October 1972

1.  Workshop evenings on Tuesdays. Beer & Cheese nights October & November. November Singabout will celebrate the club's 18th Anniversary. Review of July Singabout - Dutch dancers attended. Coming events- Dance day at Noreen Grunseit's place 24th September with the Dutch dancers.

2. 55 years since Henry Lawson's death. Fantasy of man.

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April 1973

1.  Workshop evenings on Tuesdays.  Beer & Cheese nights for May & June. Singabout 5th May.

2. AGM new committee.

3.  Port Phillip Folk Festival review by Bob Bolton. Declan Affley returned from Ireland with Uillean pipes. His long awaited record The Day the Pub Burnt Down with Jamie Carlin & Ken Greenhalgh might be out soon, after other scheduled release dates  (it was finally released in 1974)  (Bob Bolton Secretary)
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August 1973

1. Workshop nights on Tuesdays. A Dance Group has been proposed.

2.  Publications - editor John Fraser is working on a revised Singabout Songster & a second volume. He also has enough material for a possible Singabout Magazine. Irish musicians Sean Gilroy, Tom Joyce & Mike Hand have made a tape of traditional Irish music & are looking for a publisher.  Jamie Carlin reports concertinas can be bought from the Salvation Army Red Shield shop.

3. Beer & Cheese nights August & September.  From Jamie Carlin - words to The Braes O' Balquither words by Tannahill, the basis of the folk song Will you go, lassie, Go.

4. Currawong had been booked for October long weekend. Publicity Officer Lorraine Banicoat has resigned & Brian Bolton has taken over.   (Bob Bolton, Secretary)
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September 1973

1. 28th September, Extraordinary General Meeting for discussion on several motions.

2. Singabout night - change of date. Sean Gilroy, Tom Joyce & Mike Hand have pressed their LP privately & are selling copies (details of LP, no date)  Members are interested in the proposed Dance Group.

3.  Workshop nights on Tuesdays. Beer & Cheese nights September & October.  (Bob Bolton Secretary)
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November 1973

1.  Christmas celebrations & Break up. Annual Campfire 24th November.

2.  Club Break up - Beer & Cheese night 11th December. Death of Herb Gimbert (1888-1973) (Bob Bolton Secretary)

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