THE GHOST MUSIC ARCHIVES

                                           Unknown band at Elisha William Gale Mine, Hill End?, NSW, c. 1860

We've had a selection of ghost music on this blog for a while. It has grown over the years and so we've decided to feature the Australian items as a separate blog at 

https://archivesghostmusic.blogspot.com/

The existing articles - which include some non-Australian items and links -  will stay on Verandah Music at 

https://verandahmusic.blogspot.com/p/ghost-music.html

JIVING ON JUNETEENTH

Juneteenth celebration in 1900 at Eastwoods Park. (Austin History Center via NMAAHC)

Here’s an intriguing ensemble for the Ghost Music files. Juneteenth is a folk anniversary on June 19 marking the end of US slavery. Most states have now made it an official holiday, though for much of its history it flew mostly under the radar. This group was photographed at the 1900 observation in Austin, Texas.

With that line-up you wonder what sort of music they were making. If I had to guess, I’d say some early jazz, blues and the dance hits of the time. Oh, to have been there!

Article about Juneteenth at https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/juneteenth-our-other-independence-day-16340952/

AFTER THE FESTIVAL ...

Our Crims, Crooks and Cops session went well on the Saturday, as did the Tassie Verandah Music session on Sunday. Thanks to Erin Collins,Kris Willis, Geoff Iliff and Kerrie Maguire and our enthusiastic audiences.

Our next stop on this journey is a three-day recording session to document our repertoire and associated collections and researches. We might post a few items on Soundcloud as well.