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13 Dec 98 - 01:01 PM (#49269) Subject: Need Australian fiddle tunes From: Joe Mink I have to do an Australian gig. Need to have some "typical" tunes for the fiddle as they would be played in Australia. Anything will do; eg jigs, waltzes, reels, etc. Thanks so kindly. Joe Mink jmink@sk.sympatico.ca Saskatoon, Canada. |
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13 Dec 98 - 07:22 PM (#49313) Subject: RE: Need Australian fiddle tunes From: Bob Bolton G'day Joe, The Australian tune legacy is drawn from a very similar mix to that of Canada ... Irish, Scottish, English plus lots of 19th century dance music from the European peasant traditions - via the French Ballrooms. What makes anything Australian is the way national character and preference is reflected in what is discarded and what is remembered. If you want to look a good site for Australian Fiddlers, try Graham's Folk Things here. Graham is an instrument maker, now based in Canberra, and he organises the Australian Fiddle Orchestra at the (Australian) National Folk Festival each year. His site has a lot of recently collected material, courtesy of Carrawobbitty Publications / Pioneer Performer Series with background details on sources and GIF images of music pages. These are a bit low in resolution, to speed up downloading time, but good enough to play from.
The two best known tunebooks in current use in Australia would be Begged, Borrowed and Stolen, published by the Celtic Music Club of South Australia and recently reprinted (it should be available from Celtic Southern Cross at
Begged, Borrowed and Stolen is, of course, strongly (exclusively?) Celtic and draws on homeland classics. Bush Dance (tunes) would have headed in the same direction except that I brought a lot of pressure to bear on David Johnson, the author, to include material from field collected sources.
Regards,
Bob Bolton
Regards,
Bob Bolton |
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06 Aug 00 - 09:07 PM (#272621) Subject: RE: Need Australian fiddle tunes From: GUEST,Begged Borrowed Stolen Hi all, I am building a repertoire of Australian songs which have direct links to "celtic songs" preferably in Gaelic. The idea is to put the songs (source and variation) together in a set (medley). My band "Tursacan" is working on the following: Taladh Chriosta (Hebrides)and The Wee one (Australia). Thou Bonnie Wood of Craigielea (Scotland) Waltzing Matilda (Australia). The Knickerbocker Line (English?)Lachlan Tigers (Australian) Willy Reilly (Irish - but have not found the music for this one) and Frank Gardiner (Australian) We will record them on a CD. Any suggestions, songs, links, background info much appreciated. |
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07 Aug 00 - 01:36 AM (#272722) Subject: RE: Need Australian fiddle tunes From: Callie Hi Tursacan I can't help you with your search, but I just wanted you to know I really like your music and your approach to music! Callie |
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07 Aug 00 - 01:47 AM (#272725) Subject: RE: Need Australian fiddle tunes From: GUEST,mark Thanks muchly. Damned good of you to say so.
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07 Aug 00 - 07:20 PM (#273205) Subject: RE: Need Australian fiddle tunes From: John in Brisbane And for recently written tunes with a traditional feel I would heartliy recommend http://homepages.valylink.net.au/~ausreg/midis.html
When I listen to North Wind, Forty or the Olinda Waltz I can just about see the dancers on the floor. Enjoy, John |
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02 May 18 - 08:37 PM (#3921725) Subject: RE: Need Australian fiddle tunes From: GUEST,Ron Clarke - Tadpole Tunes Try: http://www.tadpoletunes.com |
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03 May 18 - 11:12 AM (#3921842) Subject: RE: Need Australian fiddle tunes From: Sandra in Sydney Tadpole Tunes another site, The Fireside Fiddlers a creation of the late, great fiddler & teacher Dr Harry Gardner, so the contact details are obsolete - more information about the Fireside Fiddlers & more tunes are on the Victorian Folk Music Club website Another Australian site with tunes Bush Traditions Wiki Not all tunes are fiddle tunes. sandra |