Guide to the Records of Sirocco

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MS 9364, MS Acc05.037

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Collection Summary

Creator: Sirocco
Title: Records of Sirocco
Date Range: 1980-2004
Collection Number: MS 9364, MS Acc05.037
Extent: 1 metres (2 boxes + 1 medium folio box + 1 packet + 22 sound/av carriers + 7 digital carriers)
Physical Facet: MS 9364 (3 ms boxes + 1 medium folio box)
Language of Materials: English
Repository: Special Collections (Manuscripts)

Introduction

Scope and Contents

The material consists of business diaries, cheque books, newscuttings, posters, programs, reports and other ephemera which document the group's activities. There are also a number of cassette tapes produced by the group and video tapes of concerts they have performed and productions for which they have composed musical scores.

Conditions Governing Access

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn50979).

Conditions Governing Use

Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.

Preferred Citation

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Records of Sirocco, National Library of Australia [class number, box number and series and/or file number]'.

Provenance

The papers were donated to the Library by the folk group, Sirocco in 1999.

Arrangement

The collection was organised into files when received by the Library. The order of the files has been imposed by the Library.

Biographical Note

Sirocco was formed in 1980 by Guy Madigan, Bill O'Toole and Andrew De Teliga. Since then, Sirocco has developed its own unique blend of music which combines Celtic, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern and South American music with that of Australia's Aboriginal and Anglo-Irish heritage.

Members of the group play over thirty different musical instruments including the Arabic ud, bagpipes, bodhran, bombard, didgeridoo, electric guitar, flute, Greek bouzouki, hammered dulcimer, medieval shawm, seedpods, and Turkish baglama. They also make many of the instruments that they play from Australian timbers. All of these instruments reflect the diverse influences which make up Australia's rich musical background which has developed through its increasing multicultural society.

Sirroco has toured many overseas countries as cultural ambassadors for Australia. It was the first Australian band to tour both Russia and China and it also played in India and other places in Asia and America. Its performances have included: the Seoul Olympic Arts Festival, 1988, Houston Festival (USA), 1988, Kawaguchi World Festival Fusion, Japan, 1992, and the Vientiane Theatre, Laos, 1995.

The group has played extensively throughout Australia in concerts for Musica Viva Australia and also works in schools for the New South Wales Department of Education, giving concerts and workshops which show the diversity of music and instruments found in Australia today.

Item Descriptions

Class MS 9364. Original consignment

Comprises business diaries, cheque books, newscuttings, posters, programs, reports and other ephemera which document the group's activities. There are also a number of cassette tapes produced by the group and video tapes of concerts they have performed and productions for which they have composed musical scores.

Contained in 3 boxes, 1 folio box.

Series [unnumbered]. Business diaries

Diary, 1984 (2) (File 1_2) - Box 1

Diary, 1986 (File 3) - Box 1

Diary, 1988 (2) (File 4_5) - Box 1

Diary, 1990 (File 6) - Box 1

Series [unnumbered]. Commonwealth Bank of Australia Cheque books

Cheque book, June - September 1983 (File 7) - Box 1

Cheque book, September - December 1983 (File 7) - Box 1

Cheque book, December 1983 - May 1984 (File 7) - Box 1

Cheque book, April - June 1984 (File 7) - Box 1

Cheque book, June - October 1984 (File 7) - Box 1

Cheque book, October 1984 - April 1985 (File 7) - Box 1

Cheque book, March - August 1985 (File 7) - Box 1

Cheque book, August 1985 - March 1986 (File 7) - Box 1

Cheque book, March - July 1986 (File 8) - Box 1

Cheque book, July - October 1986 (File 8) - Box 1

Cheque book, October 1986 - May 1987 (File 8) - Box 1

Cheque book, June - November 1987 (File 8) - Box 1

Cheque book, November 1987 - March 1988 (File 8) - Box 1

Cheque book, March - May 1988 (File 8) - Box 1

Series [unnumbered]. Cassette tapes

Paths of the wind, Arika Records, 1982 (File 9)

Paths of the Wind (Item NLA.MS-SAV012740) - Cassette-Box 620

1 item, AR004 TC. ARIKA, Compact cassette tape

Track list on cassette case. Commercial recording

Earth dance, Arika Records, 1983 (File 10)

Earth Dance (Item NLA.MS-SAV012741) - Cassette-Box 620

1 item, AR006 TC. ARIKA, Compact cassette tape

Track list on cassette case. Commercial recording

Voyage, Larrikin Records, 1986 (File 11)

Voyage (Item NLA.MS-SAV012742) - Cassette-Box 620

1 item, TC-LRF-184. Larrikin, Compact cassette tape

Track list on cassette case. Commercial recording

Port of call, Larrikin/Jarrah Hill Records, 1989 (File 12)

Port of Call (Item NLA.MS-SAV012743) - Cassette-Box 620

1 item, TC-JHR2009. Jarra Hill, Compact cassette tape

Track list on cassette case. Commercial recording

Breath of time, (New Traditions 1), ABC Records, 1990 (File 13)

The Breath of Time, New Traditions 1 (Item NLA.MS-SAV012744) - Cassette-Box 620

1 item, ABC recording, Compact cassette tape

Track list on cassette case. Commercial recording

Evergreen realm, live at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, Complete Festivals Studio, 1991 (File 14)

Evergreen Realm, 1991 (Item NLA.MS-SAV012745) - Cassette-Box 620

1 item, Dolby-B stereo. SIR 001, Compact cassette tape

Live at the royal Botanic Gardens sydney with Chai Chang Ning.Track list on cassette case. Commercial recording

Australian voyage: folk rock symphonie, ARC Music, 1992 (File 15)

Australian Voyage folk rock symphony (Item NLA.MS-SAV012746) - Cassette-Box 620

1 item, EUMC 1227, Dolby sterea. MCPS, Compact cassette tape

Track list on cassette case. Commercial recording

Sirocco in Japan: July 1992 at the Kawaguchi World Fusion Festival, 1992 (File 16)

Sirocco in Japan (Item NLA.MS-SAV012747) - Cassette-Box 620

1 item, Compact cassette tape

Japan - July 1992. Live at the Kawaguchi World fusiuon Festival

Sirocco concert at the Byron Bay Services Club, 9 October 1992, recorded on behalf of BAY-FM Community radio by Paul Le Bars (2 DAT tapes) (File 17)

1st bracket Byron Bay services Club, 9/10/1992 (Item NLA.MS-SAV012748) - Cassette-Box 620

1 item, TDK DA-R60, Digital audio tape (DAT)

Recorded on behalf of Bay-FM community radio by Paul Le Bars

2nd bracket Byron Bay services Club, 9/10/1992 (Item NLA.MS-SAV012749) - Cassette-Box 620

1 item, TDK DA-120, Digital audio tape (DAT)

Recorded on behalf of Bay-FM community radio by Paul Le Bars

Wetland suite, (New traditions 2), ABC Records, 1993 (File 18)

Wetland Suite, New Traditions 2, 1993 (Item NLA.MS-SAV012750) - Cassette-Box 620

1 item, ABC Music, Compact cassette tape

Track list on cassette case. Commercial recording

Series [unnumbered]. Video tapes

Sirocco concert in Armidale, May 1989. Taped interview with the group (File 19)

Sirocco May 89 Armidale. Doug GM DT NJ + Interview, 1/05/1989 (Item NLA.MS-VID000062) - Shelf-Tall OH1-18-002

1 item, SHARP E-60, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc.

Sirocco playing at the IPU Conference Concert, 16 September 1993, footage by Prime Television (File 20)

IPU Conference Concert, 16/09/1993 (Item NLA.MS-VID000063) - Shelf-Tall OH1-18-002

1 item, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc.

Sirocco: The Wetlands, ABC Video, 1994 (File 21)

The Wetlands Sirocco Acoustic, 1994 (Item NLA.MS-VID000064) - Shelf-Tall OH1-18-002

1 item, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc.

The story of Rosy Dock, Film Australia, 1995 (File 22)

The Story of Rosy Dock, 1993 (Item NLA.MS-VID000065) - Shelf-Tall OH1-18-002

1 item, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc.

Local news coverage of Sirocco playing at the Vientiane Theatre, Laos, 12 September 1995. The tour was supported by Musica Viva (File 23)

Sirocco Vientiane Theatre, Laos. Local TV News Coverage, 12-14 September 1995 (Item NLA.MS-VID000066) - Shelf-Tall OH1-18-002

1 item, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc.

Sirocco School Show at Kenthurst Primary School, NSW, 25 September, 1996 (File 24)

Sirocco School Show, 25/09/1996 (Item NLA.MS-VID000067) - Shelf-Tall OH1-18-002

1 item, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc.

Sirocco: Musica Viva in schools, performed at Ascham Junior School, 11 September 1997, Musica Viva Australia, 1997 (File 25)

Sirocco Performace Video Ascham Junior School, 11/09/1997 (Item NLA.MS-VID000068) - Shelf-Tall OH1-18-002

1 item, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc.

Sirocco concert at Milperra, NSW (n.d.) (File 26)

Sirocco Concert Milpera (Item NLA.MS-VID000069) - Shelf-Tall OH1-18-002

1 item, MGM E60 Studio Grade, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc.

Music and Heritage: Sirocco playing at Old Melbourne Gaol (n.d.) (File 27)

Music and Heritage: Old Melbourne Goal Sirocco (Item NLA.MS-VID000070) - Shelf-Tall OH1-18-002

1 item, Videolab, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc.

Interview with Bill O'Toole and Chai Chang Ning from Sirocco by Prime Television (n.d.) (File 28)

Prime TV interview Sirocco Bill + Chai (Item NLA.MS-VID000071) - Shelf-Tall OH1-18-002

1 item, E10, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc.

Sirocco: CCP (PTV 4) (n.d.) (File 29)

Sirocco CCP (PTV 4) (Item NLA.MS-VID000072) - Shelf-Tall OH1-18-002

1 item, JVC, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc.

Series [unnumbered]. Other material

Dust jackets for two 33 1/3 vinyl discs: Paths of the wind (1982) and Earth dance (1983) (File 30) - Folio-Box 3

Poster for a tour of the USSR (in Russian) (File 31)

The ninth festival of Asian arts, 18 October - 4 November, 1984, Hong Kong: information book published by the Urban Council of Hong Kong. Sirocco performed at the festival. (File 32) - Box 4

File of newspaper cuttings, 1988-95, relating to the group (File 33) - Box 4

Programs for various festivals the group has played at including the Seoul Olympic Arts Festival, 1988, Salamanca Arts Festival, Tasmania, 1989, Kawaguchi World Festival Fusion, Japan, 1992, Maleny Folk Festival, 1992, and Floriade, Canberra, 1995 and a travel permit for Indonesia, 1994 (File 34) - Box 4

Itinerary and report of a regional tour of Western Australia by Sirocco, 2-10 April 1992, sponsored by Musica Viva Australia and artwork for cover of a work Stars and fires (File 35) - Box 4

Sirocco: 1994 resource kit for primary teachers, NSW Department of Education and Musica Viva, 1994 and Sirocco: resource kit for primary teachers, NSW Department of Education and Musica Viva, 1997 (File 36) - Box 4

Certificate of appreciation presented to Sirocco by the University of the Philippines, College of Music, June 1995 for a workshop and concert for the faculty students, publicity photographs of the group (8), (n.d.) and a program and poster for a Padma Menon Dance Theatre production 'Passions that consume and consecrate' performed at the Street Theatre, Canberra, 28-31 August 1996. The music in the first section of the production was specially composed by Sirocco (File 37) - Box 4

Class MS Acc05.037. Consignment added 2005

Comprises seven CDs comprising: 2 CD-ROMs, 1 CDXTRA and 4 CDs. These discs contain digitised documents relating to Sirocco together with recordings of music performed by Sirocco.

Contained in 7 CDs.