As the Xmas break is fast upon us I thought I would advise some new and favorite additions to the Australian Folklore Unit site at    www.warrenfahey.com

Free online book on the songs of Billy Barlow including some recently discovered 1849 Tasmanian parodies. http://warrenfahey.com/barlow/index.html (history of character)
                                       http://warrenfahey.com/barlow-in-oz.htm (songs)

Free radio programs on Australian folk music   http://warrenfahey.com/audio_files.htm

A remarkable collection of 66 sea shanties from the Australian run taken down by Clive Carey in 1924 in South Australia      http://warrenfahey.com/ccarey.htm

Various histories of the Australian folk revival http://warrenfahey.com/revival.htm

At the site you will discover articles on Australian folklore plus hundreds of bush songs, ballads, poems and curious snippets of history. Come exploring sometime.