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Record Id:9191106 (Australian Library Collections) permalink
Author:Beed, Jack.
Title:Jack Beed sings and plays tin whistle, and Ethel Beed sings for the Australian Children's folklore collection [sound recording].
Published:[1976?]
Description:1 tape reel (ca. 20 min.) : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono. ; 10 in.
Playing Time:002000
Series:Australian Children's folklore collection
Summary:Folkloric recording. The Collection consists of traditional songs, music, rhymes and stories in several languages for young children selected by Gwenda Davey from original field recordings located at Museum Victoria.
Contents:Jack sings: Some balls are green (repeated) -- The big copper kettle. Ethel sings: Baby, oh baby -- Gum tree canoe. Jack sings: Click go the shears (plays introduction on whistle). Ethel sings: Wiggledy wagtail -- Maggie Maggie magpie -- Over the plains with Emu. Jack sings: Snowy River roll -- A little cock sparrow -- The old bark hut. Ethel sings: Little fish. Jack sings: Four little Johnny Cake. Tin whistle: Ryebuck shearer -- The overlander -- The old palmer's song -- Botany Bay -- Starry night for a ramble -- Quakers -- Bobby Shaftoe.
Notes:Recording begins on side 2 of user cassette.
Subjects:Folk songs, English -- Australia.
Penny whistle music.
Children's songs -- Australia.
Folk music -- Australia.
Other Authors:Davey, Gwenda, 1932-
Beed, Ethel, 1904-
Access Conditions:Access open for research, personal copies and public use. Acknowledgement to be made to Gwenda Davey.
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Libraries that have this item:National Library of Australia. National Library of Australia (ANL) (2179629) ORAL TRC 2632/1

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