Del Smith interviewed by Rob Willis and John Harpley in the Rob and Olya Willis folklore collection - Smith, Del, 1944-1995.; Wong, Marlene, 1936-; Willis, Rob, 1944-; Harpley, John, 1948- (1992)
Tunes played on the fiddle: Irish washerwoman -- Girl I left behind me, Keel row, Coming through the rye -- 1st set tune: Girl I left behind me, Keel row, Scotland the brave -- Scotland the brave (repeat) -- Soldiers joy -- Stone outside Dan Murphy's door -- Missouri waltz -- varsovienna (unidentified) -- Polly Wolly doodle, Oh Susannah, Rakes of mallow (variation) -- Rakes of mallow (variation) -- Yankee doodle, Irish washerwoman, Keel row (variation). Transfer from tape to DAT, father's tunes: Drunken sailor -- hornpipe (unidentified) -- unidentified tune -- Lovely bunch of coconuts. Tunes played on the fiddle: Little Dash of Dublin -- I love to whistle -- Nada (fragments). Marlene Wong on piano: Play in your own background, Pretty lips (variation) -- schottesche (repeat) -- schottesche (unidentified)
Collected with John Harpley.
Marlene Wong also speaks and performs on this tape.
Recorded on Sept. 10, 1992 at Fullerton via Laggan, N.S.W.
Also available online
National Library of Australia ORAL TRC 6936/10.
Timed summary (1 p.)
Keywords: Smith, Del, -- 1944-1995 -- Interviews; Musicians -- New South Wales -- Interviews; Rural women -- New South Wales -- Interviews; Songs, English -- Australia; Musicians