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Find You
by Leah Briggs This song is a tribute to my sister’s friend Tamara who sadly took her own life at a young age. Composed in 2014. Continue reading
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Small Steps
By Peter Blenkiron Written for my daughter. This tune just appeared under fingers. The first section in G remind me of the turmoil in the early days, then it shifts to C as things started to ease up again. Continue reading
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Talia is Making Coffee
By Martin Scuffins A celebration of coffee! Composed in 2023. About the Composer Martin Scuffins is a highly recognised and accomplished fiddle player; Martin’s music contains a rare combination of tradition, improvisation, tenderness, and passion. Born and brought up near Ballarat in Victoria Australia, Martin has spent most of his life developing his unique musical Continue reading
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Skóggandgsmađr or The One who Walks in the Forest
by Martin Scuffins The Forest Walker is Norwegian troll with many folklore tales surrounding it. Composed in 2022. About the Composer Martin Scuffins is a highly recognised and accomplished fiddle player; Martin’s music contains a rare combination of tradition, improvisation, tenderness, and passion. Born and brought up near Ballarat in Victoria Australia, Martin has spent Continue reading
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Farewell to Cheongpa-dong
by Wony Min I wrote this tune leaving Cheongpa-dong, Seoul, Korea in the memory of two weeks of Autumn in Cheongpa-dong with my mother in Sep 2024. Composed in 2024. About the Composer Wony Min is a flute and duet concertina player in Melbourne Australia. Continue reading
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The Brown Trout Waltz
by Steve Laws, VIC I played this to my friend Tom Saunders who commented that it reminded him of casting flies for trout. Composed in 2021. About the Composer Steve Laws is a multi-instrumentalist singer songwriter from Sale, Victoria. He performs in The Mafeking Hillbilles alongside his sister, Liz Wakely. Continue reading
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O’Leary’s Waltz
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 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 