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an iolair
by Cal Clugston Here’s another miserable song about World War 1. This one tells the story of a troop ship that sank off the isle of Lewis in the days after the war when the soldiers were returning. Continue reading
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Sitting on the Sofa
by Mackenzie K Continue reading
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Root, Leaf and Flower
by Jo Pall A friend showed me this tuning that she learnt in Nashville – CFCFD. I was playing around in it and just came out with this tune. Continue reading
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The Piper’s Welcome to Canberra
by Henry Ashworth and Philippa Clark Continue reading
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A Pentatonic Waltz in Summer
by Marg Sherringham I’m fairly new to fiddle playing and I’ve been working with an American teacher. While working on pentatonic scales, I thought I’d set myself a challenge of writing something just using the 5 notes of the scale. I like old-timey music, so I thought, okay it’s going to be a waltz and Continue reading
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Morning at Bamarang
by Alison Foley Written for a beautiful morning while holidaying in the New South Welshian town of Bamarang. Continue reading
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Long After it was Heard No More
by Lachlan and Erin Heycox (Broken Creek) The full name of this tune is Long After it was Heard No More the Music Remains in the Heart from a Wordsworth poem. This tune was commissioned by Felicity as part of the Stringmania silent auction. She gave us the prompts; she liked this particular fiddle player, Continue reading
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The Glasgow Shipbuilder
by Wayne Millar This was the first tune that I ever wrote. I have some connections to the Glasgow shipbuilding industry and by coincidence I found out that my grandfather also worked there. I never knew him, but he inspired this tune. Continue reading
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Gabi’s Tune
by Kathleen Clarke I wrote this tune for a friend of mine who died suddenly and unexpectedly. It was a complete shock, and writing this tune helped me deal with the grief. Continue reading
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Holviken Waltz
by Lisa Christensen I was getting in Scandi tunes and just wanted to play something that sounded a little bit Swedish. At the same time I was dealing with a broken sink at home; it was from the Ikea Holuken range. 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 