From the Archives - 1984 Committee Flow Chart

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Once upon a time, when Bush Music was famous, many sub-committees were needed to run the club's various activities.

President - Bob Brain, 
Vice President -  Dave Johnson,
Secretary, Concert Party - Tony Romeo,
MC - Marg Walters,
Editor, Archives, Publishing - Bob Bolton, 
Dance - Don Richmond,
Treasurer - Susan Jackson,
Mulga Wire - Doug Park 
?? - Balls 

A few other activities - Booking Agency, Collecting,  Festival, Schools Promotions,  Programming Activities, Long Term Planning

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BMC turns 70 this year & we have plans!

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The Bush Music Club was founded by John Meredith OA & friends in October 1954 as part of the post-war search for Australia's traditional songs & music to counter the increasing Americanisation of our culture. 

NationaL Library of Australia Oral History Collection  - see the Meredith collection

Bush Music Club Blog - Guide to the blog 

Compilation - Articles about our Anniversaries

Compilation - Articles about our 60th Anniversary

Extract from Minutes 7th January 1955

Extract from Singabout, Journal of Australian Folksong, 1(1), Summer 1956

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2 new (old) songs by Duke Tritton as published in Mulga Wire, no. 260, Summer 2023 with a review of Time Means Tucker

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 Email from Ralph Pride, Editor of Mulga Wire, 3/1/24 - I’m sure “Hayse’ Gap” has never been published as a song until now. I arranged it from my memory of it being sung I think by Eric Bolton at BMC back in the 1970’s. I’ve asked a lot of people about it but it seems I’m the only one that remembers it so I thought it would be a good idea to write it down it before I forget it or worse. “Advice to a young Swagman” I took from “Duke of the Outback” by Merro. I don’t think it’s ever been published elsewhere.

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Concert Party's picnic & session in Enmore Park, 2024.

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(photos © Sandra Nixon)

It was perfect picnic weather, late 20s, sunny, medium humidity, pleasant breezes, excellent food, company & music! 

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2. Third generation musicians, both multi instrumentalists!

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4.  Karen, Nora, ?

5. Chris & George 

6. Sharyn, Vanessa, Elaine 

7. Karen, Mark

8. Allen, Brian, Barbara

9. Keyboard player Heather 

10.  Vanessa, Elaine, Allen, Heather  

11. Beatles fan listening to BarbaraF telling about once passing close to Paul
on a London escalator! 

12.  Emily on drum 

13.  Chris, Allen 

14.  Lunch is ready 

15. Lunch

16. lunch 

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18.  Elaine, Nora 

19.  Karen, Dot

20. Interesting stuff to look at

21.  Karen, MargaretB, Sharyn, Vanessa

22.  Margaret singing 

23. Lynne & John with a couple in the background enjoying the dance music 

24. Allen, Heather, 

25. MargaretB on bush bass 

26.  BarbaraF, Karen on spoons

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28. Dancing while playing 

29. Dancing while playing 

30. Vanessa, Dot, Chris

31. ?, Sharyn, Elaine

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40. Mark on lagerphone 

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