by Peter Somerville, VIC
I named it after my friend Greg O’Leary who’s been very generous to me and others in the music world sharing his knowledge.
Composed in 2016.
About the Composer
I’m primarily a banjo player ( also play guitar, dobro, fiddle, vocals)
My main claim to fame is banjo player on Paul Kelly’s album Smoke.
Lots of other less famous recordings, gigs all over the place , Japan, China, USA, Singapore.
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!
Katherine Oleinikov
Melbourne Tune Collection 
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