Verandah Music

The Bushwhackers See fol klorist John Meredith talk with Philip Ashton about the early days of the original Bushwhackers band and m...

Sandra Nixon is tracking down some historical songsheets in the  BMC archives and has encountered a few puzzles for all the folkson...

As promised in a previous post on this project, the full album is now available to listen to free on YouTube:  https://www.youtube.co...

Verandah music afloat – why not? Here’s a lovely blues on the river shanty boats by  Jimmy Murphy, recorded in 1951, Knoxville, Tenne...

Boater-style cabbage-tree hat, MAAS Sue Brian divulges all the secrets of this traditional craft – along with some fascinating yar...

The current edition of the National Library’s magazine,  Unbound , holds a feast of verandah music: Salvatore Rossano writes about Italia...

  Colin Dryden by Daniel Kelly Some readers of this blog will remember the enigmatic Colin Dryden from the early years of the Sydne...

Gay Charmers at Jamberoo In 2001, the Jamberoo Folk Festival featured two concerts by traditional performers, including Bill Case, Lola...

  Here’s a reply to the Gundagai post, from Rob Willis: Buried within 25 metres of each other in the Forbes cemetery are the re...

  The tucker box statue before the snappy recent one, photographed in 1926 The small town on the Murrumbidgee River has always bee...