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Thread #113876   Message #2429307
Posted By: Rowan
02-Sep-08 - 07:26 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Recitations - Fed up of the same old
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Recitations......Fed up of the same o
I might also add that, when I contributed to a previous thread on recitations (now listed as part of the Related threads: grouped at the head of list of postings to this thread), I noticed that there was a dearth of DIGITRAD-related items listed. Currently there are only four (none distinctively Australian, although the genre seems to be extremely well developed in Oz) and I knew there must be more, as I had posted the Oath, McArthur's Fart and Idwal Slabs on Mudcat myself.

I wanted to make sure that some of these "treasures" got a guernsey (so to speak; if you deal in popular recitations you're bound to infected with a dose of cliches) and this seemed to be a start. As Susan of DT says, there are 48 entries in the Digital Tradition (I hesitated about writing "in the DT" as "the DTs" are a frequent motif in Oz recitations) and it would be nice if some of the more famous of these were also listed.

"No pressure!" guys; I'm well aware of life's impositions on volunteers (as well as the stated origins of Mudcat and its relationship to the Digital Tradition) and am happy to wait my turn. But if I could help out in any way I would certainly try.

Cheers, Rowan