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McEntee’s Hops
by Christine Morphett Bringing together both sides of my family – McEntee from my mum’s Irish family and hops from the beer my dad’s family brewed in Kent, UK Composed in 2022. About the Composer Christine Morphett is a passionate Celtic harper from South Australia, and she is involved in concerts and harp workshops around… Continue reading
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Collaboration Jig
by Christine Morphett I was stuck on how the B part of my tune was going to go, and with some help from my husband we compose this tune together – hence collaboration jig. Composed in 2022. About the Composer Christine Morphett is a passionate Celtic harper from South Australia, and she is involved in… Continue reading
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Sarah’s Slippers
by Christine Morphett Attending Harfentreffen in Kircher, Germany in 2025 I met up with Sarah from the Netherlands. We realised that we’d attended many folk harp festivals toghether, although not really meeting up, with the first one in 2014 at the Edinburgh International Harp Festival. Sadly I broke my back whilst staying at Harfentreffen, where… Continue reading
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Goodbye Mick
by TB Whiteside Based on the song ‘Goodbye’ by Steve Earle. I wrote this one for a good mate who passed away. Composed in 2025. About the Composer TB Whiteside is a Western Victorian based musician who released his well regarded album Tales from The Greenhills Tavern in 2024. Continue reading
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Talking Green Energy Blues
by TB Whiteside A song about the renewable energy rollout currently occurring in Western Victoria. Composed in 2025. About the Composer TB Whiteside is a Western Victorian based musician who released his well regarded album Tales from The Greenhills Tavern in 2024. Continue reading
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Put the Kettle on Mum
by Tony Smith A song about driving up to the farm and expecting to see Mum in the garden and Dad out on the tractor. My parents have passed away now, but these are the things I’d probably want to say. Composed in 2020. About the Composer Tony Smith was born and raised at Balcatherine… Continue reading
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Darling River Man
by Tony Smith A tribute to growing up on the banks of the Darling River. Tony is a fifth generation Wentworth local growing up just above the junction of the Murray and Darling. Composed in 1994. About the Composer Tony Smith was born and raised at Balcatherine Station, just outside Wentworth, NSW. He began writing… Continue reading
About Melbourne Tune collection
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 