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Finn’s Grin

by Luke Brynes

 This was an old time fiddle tune I composed on the guitar sitting on the edge of Trephina Gorge on Arrernte Country while on tour. My sister Danielle had just given birth to my nephew Finn the month prior and I was still yet to meet him. I possessed a radiant sense of joy around the thought of soon meeting this nibling for the first time, and while ruminating in gratitude I wrote this melody. A few weeks later when I finally met Finn and witnessed his world-engrossing smile, I named the tune ‘Finn’s Grin”.

Composed in 2019.

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Melbourne Tune Collection records and publishes original folk tunes and songs from around Australia.

I started this project after realising that I barely knew any Australian folk tunes, even though I’ve been playing the fiddle for almost two decades. It wasn’t that Australians weren’t writing tunes, it’s just that there was limited publishing opportunities for them.

I thought maybe if I collect these tunes and put them together, they would have a better chance of getting played. So in early 2019 I set off with my camera and recorder, first around Melbourne, then across Australia.

This site is the result of these travels. Its purpose is to make Australian folk music as accessible as possible and promote the incredible music that’s being written today. I genuinely believe that there’s something special happening in the Melbourne and Australian folk music scenes right now.

I hope you enjoy playing through these tunes as much as I have!

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