Warren Fahey presents 'The Australian tradition as it affects the present' lecture in Queensland Folk Federation collection [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 3107966
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Fahey, Warren, speaker
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research use; written permission required for personal copies and public use during the lifetime of the performer. Written permission also required for public use from the Queensland Folk Federation.
- Description:
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- 1973
- 2 sound tape reels (ca. 116 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 and 1/2 track, mono, long play ; 7 in.
- Series:
- Queensland Folk Federation collection.
- Summary:
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Folkloric recording
A lecture featuring musical extracts, poetry recitations, anecdotes from Mr Saggers, and live musical performance.
- Full contents:
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- Lecture: audience member asks question about the uniqueness of the Australian tradition
- Fahey replies, speaks about the Wild Colonial Boy
- mixture of anonymous and popular tradition
- Australia growing up in the age of print, country newspapers publishing local poets and history
- relationship between legend and history
- folk museums
- popular tradition and media, Bob Dylan, Don Henderson, Gary Shearston, published and aural traditions
- autographing albums
- (fades out momentarily)
- recording extract played: bullocky curses
- recording extract played: Jack Pobar, a swagman from Toowoomba - parody on Sam Hogg
- audience member asks question about why the last two lines of songs are sometimes spoken
- recitation/song: Oh mister winkle-pig
- recitation/song: When we get the two-pence back
- recording extract played: The changing times, about stock trains and cattle transport
- recitation/song: The Red Cross nurse
- parody of the Red Cross nurse
- Jenny Tate recites/sings: Twinkle twinkle parodies
- I went to a Chinese restaurant (clapping)
- Bottle of beer
- Bang bang, you're dead
- Wendy Lowenstein comments about childrens' rhymes
- Recitation: poem about putting up the price of beer
- song: an anti- Billy Hughes song to the tune of Tramp, tramp, along towards the border
- A wise old owl sat on an oak
- discussion: sentimental friendship rhymes
- recitation/song: parody on Bubbles, about two-up
- poetry recitation: Here's to the tree of life
- Here's to the bull that roves in the wood
- Brave boys wages
- recitation: Boronia riddle
- discussion: superstitions and medicine.
- Discussion: lucky numbers and colours
- the tooth fairy
- crossing of fingers
- treading on cracks in the footpath
- Mr Saggers talks about: cockney swagmen
- Paddy Flynn the swagman
- Smacker Reagan, World War II manpower
- ration cards
- making stills
- the ingenuity of bushmen
- Cock Robin
- Cockeye Flint. TAPE 70: Mr Saggers recites: Come in spinner
- talks about fighting
- instrumental music played on the accordion by unidentified artist: Early in the morning
- unidentified tune
- Tell me ma
- waltz
- recitation: Upon a starry night
- instrumental music on the accordion: mixed polka
- Tom Brown's waltz
- discussion: anecdotes about emu eggs
- singing: bawdy song
- Shearer McBride (sung by unidentified female artist)
- recitation/song: Woolloomoolloo / Me name it is McCarty
- Pop goes the weasel.
- Notes:
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- Sound quality varies.
- Digital master available National Library of Australia
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Queensland Folk Federation
- Also Titled:
- 'Australian tradition as it affects the present' lecture presented by Warren Fahey in Queensland Folk Federation collection
- Related Records:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2043 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1973
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