G'day JennieG,

Yes - have a look ... way up at second post, at the first few paragraphs. The "Bush Band" is a deliberate creation of something that might have happened in the late 19th century (far before you were around) ... and, at that, it is fairly contrived, particularly in taking advantage of modern guitars ... and amplification.

Them old blokes just played hard on squeezeboxes ... and knew that the dancers knew what they were doing.

Regards,

Bob Bolton