G'day again McGrath,

I had Martyn's CD in my left hand (... using only half of my 2-and-2-half-fingers typing...) and "The tune was provided by Priscilla Herdman who gave Martyn the song" should have been in 'quotes'.

There are sites (I seem to remember one is attached to www.concertina.net ... ?) where you can drop the ABC notation and get an automatic translation into real music ... and maybe a MIDI for the ear-players!

Anyway, the tune is definitely Priscilla's, which I have known for 30+ years from the singing of the late Chris Kempster (himself a prodigious setter of good tunes to Henry Lawson's poetry ... since about 1946!). Chris produced a magnificent collection of settings by himself, other Australians (including one tune composed by me) and other singers around the world, of "The Songs of Henry Lawson", Viking O'Neil/Penguin Books Australia, 1989. This is, sadly, out of print ... but the proceeds of the 2-CD memorial Chris Kempster collection, launched at this year's (Australian) National Folk Festival are seeding a project to bring out a new edition.

Regards,

Bob

Regards,

Bob