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Folkloric recording: John Dengate sings political satires [sound recording] / recorded by John Meredith
Bib ID 1483463
Format AudioAudio
Author
Dengate, John, 1938-
 
Access Conditions Open access. 
Description 1988. 
3 sound tape reels (ca. 52 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono. + 7 in. 
Series

John Meredith folklore collection. The complete works of John Dengate, political satirist

Summary

Dengate provides the background to the writing of some of these songs.

Full contents REEL 310. Singing: - 1. The shit hit the fan. 2. Peacock-Howard. 3. Little Uncle Sam site. 4. Irangate song "Once there was a President". 5. Rectal bleeding Calypso. 6. Burning learning. 7. Retiring politicians (blues). REEL 311. Singing: - 1. Recitation and song: Australia Day. 2. Stock Exchange dream. 3. Pee in the teapot. 4. Farewell to Joh. 5. First marathon. 6. Battler's dream, revised. 7. Such is life, Old Digger, such is life. 8. Train to Lidcombe. REEL 312. Singing: - 1. Sydney Stadium. 
Biography/History

Born in Sydney in 1938, John Dengate worked as a primary school teacher. He is a life member of the Bush Music Club and since the 1960's has established a reputation as a political satirist, folk singer and poet. His work has been published in the journals Stringybark and Greenhide, and New City Songster as well as on records including Rebel Chorus.

Notes

Working duplicate and user cassette copies made.

Also numbered as: Dengate fifteen and Dengate sixteen.

Singing and conversation.

Lending copy: 1 cassette.

Recorded at Glebe, Sydney on Jan. 6th, 1988.

Subjects Dengate, John, - 1938- - Interviews.  |  Satirists, Australian - Interviews.  |  Political ballads and songs - Australia.  |  Protest songs - Australia.  |  Folk songs, English - Australia.  |  Australia - Social conditions - 20th century.
Other authors/contributors Meredith, John, 1920-2001

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