| Description |
160 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 28 cm + 2 audio discs (digital ; 4 3/4 in.) |
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4 3/4 in |
| Contents |
The bald headed end of the broom (Bennett Brothers) -- A Dutch sea shanty (Cornelus Brandenburg) -- Old man Dillon (Jack Canny) -- La rana cantanda = The singing frog (Isabell Cid Maria) -- Humpty come deedle (Dawsons of Franklin) -- The ryebuck shearer (Wendy Eva) -- The broken down squatter (Jack Herlighty) -- Fiddler Joe (Vaughan Kyle) -- A Calabrian folk song (Leeton Italian Women's Choir) -- Marching through Gerogia (John Lilford) -- On the shores of Milne Bay (Jack Lynch) -- Polkas (Dave Mathias) -- The old bark pub (Tom McCarthy) -- Old man kangaroo (Simon McDonald) -- McGlashan's polkas (Harry McQueen) -- A set tune (Bev Moore) -- The flash Sydney shearers (Pat Nightingale) -- I'll give you a little feather bed (Pat O'Connor) -- The pyjama girl song (Ken Pellow) -- Georgia (Virgil Reutens) -- Waltz from Dad (Les Schulz) -- Waltz, mazurka (ma Seal) -- Miss McLeod's reel (Sally Sloane) -- Polka (Ulf Stenback) -- Droving days (Don Trindall) -- Dick Turpin (Maysie Tucker, Brice Niney, Negus Gwen) -- My love is for a sailor boy (Val Turton) -- Ultimo (Lola Wright) -- Kores of Torres Strait (Church of Torres Strait Choir Group of Thursday Island) -- Satruday night at Marshall Mount (Wongawilli Bush Band) -- The army song (Bill Case Band) -- The migration song (DeBortoli Family Band) -- The backblock shearer (Max Dyer) -- The story of Ninu galea (Salvu Galea, Peter Attard and France and Tony Camilleri) -- Dance tunes (Emu Creek) -- The fisherman's daughter (Eileen McCoy and band) -- Ali's march (Val McGinness) -- Jacky Jacky (Herb Patten) -- Harry Schaefer's tunes (Growling Dogs Band) -- Forty fathoms (Seaman Dan) -- Lovely Nancy (Kate Burke and Ruth Hazleton) -- My love is for a sailor boy (Touchwood) -- The old schoolmaster (Tom Walsh and Alan Musgrove) -- A wedderburn old-timers lancer set (Weddurburn Old-Timers) -- A varsovienna (Jindi) |
| Summary |
A unique anthology of writing on traditional Australian music which provides a fascinating insight into the relationship between the music and the people that produced and perpetuated it. The book illuminates the traditions, working lives and family connections of some of our most colourful characters and the music they loved |
| Notes |
Compute discs in pocket inside back cover |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 155-157 |
| Notes |
en-aus |
| In |
ACQUIRE [electronic resource] : Central Queensland University Institutional Repository |
| Subject |
Bush bands -- Australia
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Folk songs, English -- Australia.
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Folk music -- Australia -- History.
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Folk music -- Australia -- History and criticism.
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Folk music -- Australia.
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| Genre/Form |
Creative Work
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Sound recordings.
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| Author |
Seal, Graham, 1950-
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Willis, Rob.
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Curtin University Books
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| LC no. |
2004401136 |
| ISBN |
1920731970 paperback |
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