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Record Id:6043642 (Australian Library Collections) permalink
Author:McNeil, Neil, 1905-1986.
Title:[Folkloric recording : Neil McNeil plays button-key accordion] [sound recording] / recorded by : Alan Scott and Dell Price.
Published:1986 June 11.
Description:3 tape reels (ca. 45 min) : 7 1/2 ips mono ; 7 in.
Form:fm df
Playing Time:004500
Series:Alan Scott folklore collection ; 18-20
Summary:Mr McNeil plays many popular tunes on the accordion and speaks of his background ; of learning to play ; his youth and memories of social occaisions ; going to work in a coal mine at 14 ; his family ; experiences playing at dances ; morals of today's youth ; police and crime during his youth ; dances performed ; Nursing home ; children today. Tunes he plays include: Long way to Tipperary ; Pack up your troubles ; Keep the home fires burning ; Kiss me goodnight Sargent Major ; There's no place like home ; Daisy ; Merry widow ; When Irish eyes are smiling ; Sheik of Arabee ; Yes we have no bananas ; Yankee doodle ; Waltzing Matilda ; Click go the shears ; Five miles from Gundagai ; God save the King ; Auld Lang Syne ; Polka.
Notes:Folkloric recordings collected at Port Macquarie and Murwillumbah, December 1985.
Music and interview.
Lending copy: 2 cassettes.
Preservation, working duplicate and cassette copies made.
Recorded at Port Macquarie, New South Wales on June 11, 1986.
Subjects:McNeil, 1905-1986 -- Interviews.
Accordion music.
Folk dance music -- Australia.
Button-key accordion.
Other Authors:Scott, Alan, 1930-1995.
Price, Dell.
Access Conditions:Access open for research, personal copies and public use.
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Libraries that have this item:National Library of Australia. National Library of Australia (ANL) (400361) ORAL TRC 2004 Reel 18, Reel 19, Reel 20

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