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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… Continue reading
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The First (and Last) Session
by Claire Johnstone I wrote this tune to celebrate the first session I played with friends in Geelong after the first lockdown of 2020. Little did I know that it would also be the last session for a long time as we quickly plunged back into another lockdown. Composed in 2020. Continue reading
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The Fern Glade
by Sean Kenan Composed in 1985. Continue reading
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Fergal’s Trip to Herschel
by Peter Holmes This tune fell out of my mandolin when I was messing around in a different scale. It is named after my friend Feral who had an eventful night at the Brisbane watch house. Composed in 1992. Continue reading
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Fatty’s Rest
by Andy Rigby A lament for the passing of Neville “Fatty” Wilson, president of the Maldon Folk Festival for many years. The time signature is deliberately fluid on this one. Composed in 1996. Continue reading
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Farewell to Fife / The River Tay
by Sirocha Bruckard My uncle Ron Wood, a proud Scotsman who sadly passed away in 2014, never understood why anyone would want to leave Scotland, believing that it had the very best to offer in terms of scenery, weather, food, music and of course, whisky! I composed these two tunes while remembering the beautiful view out… Continue reading
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Eamon’s BnB
by Merran Moir We were staying at Milltown Malbay for Willie Clancy week, and we had a wonderful host, Eamon, who looked after us brilliantly, including bringing our washing in from the line, and finding us another place to stay when we wanted to extend our visit. I wrote the tune as a thank-you to him.… Continue reading
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The Demonologist’s Daughter
by Matthew Horsley The title came first on this one. I was amusing myself coming up with ridiculous titles modelled on traditional tunes like ‘The Milliner’s Daughter’ and ‘The Shepherd’s Daughter’. I had to make the tune suitably diabolical… Composed in 2019. 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 