The Bush Music Club

Sunday, 3 May 2020

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

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Photos 1-42 © Sandra Nixon

1-14        Rehearsal @ The Hut
15-25      Rehearsal in the Session Bar
26-52      Performance @ The Trocadero
Photo 43 © Wayne Richmond
Photo 44 © Doug Richardson
Photos 45-52 © Cassie Carey

1. Don Richmond & Dave Johnson

2. Eric Eisler, Margaret Walters, Bob Foggin, Helen Romeo, Ralph Pride

3. Ralph Pride, Bill Scott, Frank Maher, Director Sam O'Brien

4. Eric Eisler, Margaret Walters, Bob Foggin, Helen Romeo

5. Ralph Pride, Frank Maher, Bill & Jane Scott, Sam O'Brien, Tony Tomeo

6. Bill & Jane Scott, Narrator Sharyn Mattern, Silvia Salisbury

7. Ralph Pride, Frank Maher, Bill Scott, Silvia Salisbury, Sam O'Brien, Tony Romeo, Margaret Walters

8. Frank Maher, Silvia Salisbury

9. Frank Maher, Bill & Jane Scott, Silvia Salisbury

10. Ralph Pride, Frank Maher, Bill & Jane Scott, Silvia Salisbury

11. Bil & Jane Scott, Silvia Salisbury, Sam O'Brien, Tony Tomeo

12. Dave Johnson, Margaret Walters, Eric Eisler, Bob Foggin, Helen Romeo

13. Frank Maher, Bill & Jane Scott

14. Frank Maher

15. Rehearsal in the Session Bar, Chris Poleson, Rob Willis, Chloe & Jason Roweth

16. clockwise - Rob Willis, Jason Roweth, Bob Foggin, Faank Maher, Sam O'Brien, Ralph Pride, Helen Romeo, Tony Romer, Eric Eisler,

17. Rob Willis, Jason Roweth, Helen Romeo

18. Frank Maher

19. Fay Lau, Don Richmond, Wendy Richmond, Jim Gambling

20. Sydney Trade Union Choir

21. Director Sam O'Brien

22. STUC

25. STUC

24. STUC, Jason Roweth, Sam O'Brien

25. Bob Bolton, Bill Scott, Tony Romeo who organised the slide show

26. Trocodero - Sound check with Frank Maher & Rob Willis

27. Sound check - Chris Poleson, Bob Foggin, Helen Romeo, Eric Eisler, Chloe Roweth, Jason Roweth, Margaret Walters

28. Alex Hood, Bill Scott

29. Alex Hood

30. Silvia Salisbury

31. Margaret Walters reading Dale Dengate's memories

32. Frank Maher

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34. Dancers Don Richmond & Fay Lau, Wendy Richmond & Jim Gambling

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37. STUC singing Ballad of 1891

38. Audience standing for Ballad of 1891 as was the custom in the early days

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40. Cast standing for Ballad of 1891

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43. Cast © Wayne Richmond who videoed the performance

44. Sydney Trade Union singing Ballad of 1891 © Doug Richardson

45. STUC © Cassie Carey

46. STUC © Cassie Carey

47. Bush Band © Cassie Carey

52. cast of Reedy River, c1963 © Cassie Carey

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Friday, 1 May 2020

From the Archives - 1975, first Bush Music Festival, program, posters & other ephemera

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see also photos from the concert Bob Bolton collection - Concert at Turner Hall, Ultimo 1975

Circassian Circle at Wilberforce - band: banjo, Jamie Carlin, John Dengate, Frank Maher, Alex Bowker (Bob Bolton photo)

1. August 1975 Newsletter

2. Mini Festival of Australian Music, Sydney, October 1975

3-4, Festival Newsletter, 1975. foolscap page scanned as 2. Concert Turner Hall will include Bruce Cawthorne & The Last Consideration Acoustical Band, The Abercrombie Bush Band, Silvia & Tom Salisbury, Seamus Gill, Warren Fahey, The Reedy River Bushmen & Sally Sloane.

4. Festival 24th - 26th October, 1975.
Friday, 8pm - Get together at NSWIT Union.
Saturday 1pm Workshops, NSWIT, Sat 8pm.
Singabout BWIU Hall,
Sunday Picnic (BBQ & Dance) Australiana Village, Wilberforce.

From the Archives - 1977, 2nd Bush Music Festival, program, posters & other ephemera

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Bob Bolton Collection - Concert at Turner Hall, Ultimo, 7th October 1977

1. Newsletter, January 1977, header & bottom of page 1.

2. 2nd Bush Music Festival

3. Draft calendar, 1977

4. Poster by Raema Grieve. Reception Friday - Student Union. Concert Friday Turner hall. Workshops Saturday Student Union. Bush Ball Saturday Balmain Town Hall.
Boree Log Sunday Australiana Village, Wilberforce.

5. Carbon copy of hire agreement for use of Sydney Technical College's Turner Hall- expected attendance is 150 & date 22/7/77

6-7. Conditions for hire of Turner Hall, foolscap page scanned in 2

9. Mulga Wire, no.2, August 1977 Reception Friday - Student Union. Concert Friday Turner hall. Workshops Saturday Student Union. Bush Ball Saturday Balmain Town Hall.
Boree Log Sunday Australiana Village, Wilberforce.

10. Mulga Wire no.3, October 1977, p.12. 2nd Bush Music Festival, 7th-9th October

11. Mulga Wire, no. 4, Dec 1977, p.14. The festival was a modest success. The Concert although not well attended presented the Club band, Bob Murray, Joe Fernside, Phyl Lobl, Dave de Hugard & Reedy River Bushmen. Workshops - Barry Collerson on recitations. Frank O'Gallagher - concertinas. Ann Pidcock - Childrens workshops. Colonial Ball at Balmain, music from Reedy River Bushmen & Club Bush Band. Boree log at Wilberforce was very relaxing,