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Interview with Doug Eaton, folk musician & luthier [sound recording] interviewer, Alex Hood and Annette Hood
Bib ID 586523
Format AudioAudio [sound recording]
Author
Eaton, Douglas, 1938-
 
Access Conditions Access open for research, personal copies and public use. 
Description 2002 
1 digital audio tape (ca. 60 min.) 
Series

Alex Hood folklore collection

Summary

Doug Eaton, born in Brisbane, Qld 1938 recalls his family background; his father's (a school principal) involvement in theatre; his father's friendship with Vance Palmer (publisher of song folio entitled Old Australian bush ballads) who introduced him to John and Kate Manifold; his first meeting and singing with the Manifolds on musical evenings of Australian bush songs and music in their home at Wynnum, Qld; Manifold's influence on his life, leading to his musical education; The Bandicoots, Manifold's Wynnum based group of musicians; highlights of concert party performances for Communist Party functions, 2nd Adelaide Festival of Arts (1962), content of shows in Adelaide, Orange Festival (1964: N.S.W.) and Perth Festival (1966: W.A.); being dissuaded from joining in the folk movement because of Manifold's views.

Eaton speaks about his work with school kids, making instruments, many who passed through his classess became well known musicians; publishing of Manifold's ballad broadsheets titled Bandicoot Ballads and song books Who wrote the ballads? and Australian song book; ballads, reference to Bunyip and the Whistling Kettle; 1968 his introduction to the craft of making musical instruments, guitars, violin bows, bamboo flutes; the formation of Early Music Society; the beginnings of instrument making workshops under Geoff's Wills house who with an Australia Council Grant bought equipment for 6 or 8 people, Don Henderson joining the teaching group, the workshop becoming a Communist Party meeting place; Manifold, a writer of more than poetry, wrote books on music, left masses of unpublished works after his death; The Bandicoots continued, details of the group; talk of Manifold's legacy.

Biography/History

Doug Eaton was a member of John Manifold's group The Bandicoots who performed widely and were the nucleus of the folk song revival centered in Brisbane, Qld. He is now an accomplished instrument maker and luthier.

Notes

Recorded on Oct. 9, 2002 at Maleny, Qld.

User access copy made.

Index/Finding Aid Note Timed summary (4 p.) 
Subjects Eaton, Doug, - 1938- - Interviews.  |  Manifold, J. S. - (John Streeter), - 1915-1985.  |  The Bandicoots (Musical group)  |  Folk musicians - Queensland - Maleny - Interviews.  |  Folk songs, English - Australia  |  Folk festivals - Australia  |  Ballads, English - Australia  |  Musical instrument makers - Queensland - Interviews.
Occupation Musical instrument makers.
Other authors/contributors Hood, Alex, 1935-  |  Hood, Annette, 1948-

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