John McKinnon interviewed by Alan Musgrove in the Alan Musgrove collection [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 3762287
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- McKinnon, John, 1923-, interviewee
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research, written permission required for personal copies and public use during the lifetime of the interviewee.
- Description:
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- 1997 Apr. 14
- 1 digital audio tape (ca. 54 min.)
- Series:
- Alan Musgrove collection.
- Summary:
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John McKinnon, born 1923, speaks about coming from a family of musicians; his father being a fiddler, who played with the fiddle down on his chest; lists fiddlers that played like his father; style of fiddle played; techniques they used on the fiddle; Ralph Marwood; the local district; Harry Axford's tunes and him playing the mouth organ; how his mother used to play the mouth organ; the tunes learnt from his mother and father; Bill Blane; Bill Stafford, a tin whistle player; how he started playing at dances at the age of 12; dances played and danced; the Jazz era in the 50s; session playing, even to this day; Irish singing; the Italians playing, accordions and mandolins, being good singers; the tone of his new accordion, made in South Australia; teaching himself how to play accordion; sad tunes, how the quiver of an instrument warms him; story about a supper evening at a dance, 'twas an orderly affair, no alcohol'; his own Band in the 1950s, The Merry Max; other Bands around at the time, the Swan Band, Sloans, Cassey's, Revellers, Millionaires; how most of the halls they played in are now gone; learning music by ear; being able to follow the timing of the dancers feet; MC calling of all the Sets at the dances; MC's being in control of the whole dancing.
- Partial contents:
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- Tunes: Unidentified tune
- unidentified tune (on mouth organ)
- Santa Lucia
- unidentified tune
- unidentified tune
- Funiculi funicula
- Travel the bushes of Australia
- Carry me back to old Virginia
- Beneath the ...
- The prettiest flower of all
- The band that played Waltzing Matilda
- unidentified tune
- unidentified tune
- Deep in the heart of Texas
- unidentified tune
- unidentified tune
- Set tunes.
- Notes:
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- Recorded on April 14, 1997 at Ecklin South, Vic.
- Digital master available National Library of Australia
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary (2 p.)
- Subject:
- Occupation:
- Musicians
- Other authors/contributors:
- Musgrove, Alan, 1957-, interviewer
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Alan Musgrove collection.
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2067 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1997
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