Sounds of Australia - National Archives

Subject: Sounds of Australia - National Archives
From: Helen
Date: 16 Nov 23 - 12:11 PM

he National Film and Sound Archive of Australia has added eleven
Sounds of Australia files to its archive this year.

Subject: RE: Sounds of Australia - National Archives
From: Helen
Date: 18 Nov 23 - 02:28 AM

"Each year, the NFSA selects 10 recordings — from hundreds of public nominations — that have informed or reflected life in Australia to add to its collection. They include popular music, advertising themes, spoken word and radio broadcasts that are Australian and more than 10 years old.

"This year 11 sounds — spanning 96 years — have been added, instead of the usual 10, after there was a tie for 10th place from the voting panel of audio and industry experts."

2023 Sounds of Australia

    1.Anvil Chorus, P. C. Spouse?- 1927
    2.Sweet Nell of Old Drury, Nellie Stewart?- 1931
    3.The Death of a Wombat, Ivan Smith (author), George S. English (composer), ABC (broadcaster) –?1959
    4.I Only Came To Say Goodbye, Wilma Reading -?1961
    5.The Loved One, The Loved Ones -?1966
    6.Howzat, Sherbet?- 1976
    7.Menstruation Blues, Robyn Archer?- 1977
    8.Harry Williams and the Country Outcasts, Harry and Wilga Williams?- 1979
    9.Slip Slop Slap jingle, Phillip Adams (writer), Peter Best (composer) and Cancer Council Victoria –?1981
    10.I am Australian, various — 1997
    11.Concerto of the Greater Sea, Joseph Tawadros — 2012

Subject: RE: Sounds of Australia - National Archives
From: Helen
Date: 18 Nov 23 - 04:53 PM

Hi JennieG, almost neighbour, give or take a couple of hundred miles. :-)

The complete Sounds of Australia list shows a few folk related items, including The Bushwhavkers, Margret RoadKnight, etc, a lot of First Nations people, some country music icons including Slim Dusty and Chad Morgan. Lots of variety. Almost a history of Oz in one list.

Subject: RE: Sounds of Australia - National Archives
From: Helen
Date: 19 Nov 23 - 12:40 AM

Ah, Sandra, my other neighbour from 100 miles south!

I didn't know that Leonard Teale was a folk singer before becoming an actor.

Subject: RE: Sounds of Australia - National Archives
From: JennieG
Date: 18 Nov 23 - 04:32 PM

That's an interesting selection.

Subject: RE: Sounds of Australia - National Archives
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 18 Nov 23 - 11:43 PM

1899 – Fanny Cochrane Smith’s Tasmanian Aboriginal Songs, Horace Watson - Horace's great-grandson Bruce Watson (known to Oz & UK folkies) wrote a song about the recording & has sung it with Ronnie Summers, a folk singer great-great-grandson of Fanny Cochrane Smith. The song was first published on his 3rd album, Out my window. At the 2014 National Folk Festival Bruce recorded the song on an Edison phonograph here

1955 – The Drover's Dream, Alan Scott and the Bushwhackers (the Bushwhackers founded the Bush Music Club the year before, it's Australia's oldest folk club)

1956 – The Man from Snowy River, Leonard Teale - he was a folk singer before he found fame as an actor.

1963 – He's My Blonde-Headed, Stompie Wompie, Real Gone Surfer Boy, Little Pattie and The Statesmen - this was my first record!!!

Subject: RE: Sounds of Australia - National Archives
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 19 Nov 23 - 02:10 AM

Leonard Teale - wikipedia

he was a singer while working as an actor & I'll put an article up on the BMC blog - here he is with Andy Sungstron, guitar teacher & composer - Leonard is an actor & part-time director, check out the back of the record for more info. The record was put out a year after Don Henderson wrote 'Home Brew', & of course that song is not on the 2009 Double CD.

There are more videos on youtube.

Subject: RE: Sounds of Australia - National Archives
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 19 Nov 23 - 02:19 AM

oops - he was a folk singer before he found fame as an actor- I was relying on memory, or maybe just inventing that factoid! double oops.

he was a reciter & singer - according to the Wikipedia article some albums are read/spoken & others are sung, & the article gives 1965 as the date of "Travelling down the Castlereagh" - FACTS this time! I hope ...