fiddle tune
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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
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Easter Mourning
by Lisa Christensen Back in 1999, I was here in Canberra at the festival when I got a call that my Mum had had an aneurysm. I had to quickly pack up and head home to Melbourne and this tune was inspired by those events. Continue reading
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The Wombat Forest Waltz
by Claire Johnstone I wrote this tune amongst the tall trees and fresh air of the Wombat State Forest in Victoria. I was lonely, far from friends, and feeling a lot of eco-anxiety for the planet. I wrote this tune to cheer myself up and to celebrate the lovely land I was walking through. I’m… Continue reading
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Woodford Nights
by Caity Brennan Written on a hot, humid day at Woodford Folk Festival after dancing to the East Pointers. Composed in 2015. Continue reading
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Welcome to the Club
by Mickey O’Donnell Composed in 2022. 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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Sophie’s Jig
By Sylvie Rigby Composed in 2021. 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 