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Weepy Jamie
by Penelope Swales I wrote this after my first trip to London. It was originally recorded as part of a song called Lost in London. Composed in 1996. Continue reading
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Warrior Grace
by Luisa Hickey This tune was written for Bindi Irwin’s first born, Grace Warrior Irwin Powell, about a month after her birth. It was composed in Year 10 English while studying Medea and positively contrasts the play’s parental undertones. Composed in 2021. Continue reading
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Waiting for Claire
by Declan Simpson Continue reading
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Unnamed as Yet Reel
By Declan Simpson Continue reading
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Stuffed Olive & Straight Shot II
by Jessica Foot I wrote these tunes for the wonderful Gus Downing. I remember one night he gave me a lift home and told me about his family and their croquet tradition. Straight Shot II was the name of his mallet (after Straight Shot had to be remade in the family woodshed), and it proved Continue reading
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Sophie’s Jig
By Sylvie Rigby Composed in 2021. Continue reading
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Something Along Those Lines
by Aifric Boylan I almost recorded this on a CD I made with Ciara O’Grady in 2012 back when we were living in County Clare in Ireland. I have no idea where this tune came from, it just came to me when I was driving one day. 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 