song
-
Goodbye Mick
by TB Whiteside Based on the song ‘Goodbye’ by Steve Earle. I wrote this one for a good mate who passed away. Composed in 2025. About the Composer TB Whiteside is a Western Victorian based musician who released his well regarded album Tales from The Greenhills Tavern in 2024. Continue reading
-
Talking Green Energy Blues
by TB Whiteside A song about the renewable energy rollout currently occurring in Western Victoria. Composed in 2025. About the Composer TB Whiteside is a Western Victorian based musician who released his well regarded album Tales from The Greenhills Tavern in 2024. Continue reading
-
Put the Kettle on Mum
by Tony Smith A song about driving up to the farm and expecting to see Mum in the garden and Dad out on the tractor. My parents have passed away now, but these are the things I’d probably want to say. Composed in 2020. About the Composer Tony Smith was born and raised at Balcatherine Continue reading
-
Darling River Man
by Tony Smith A tribute to growing up on the banks of the Darling River. Tony is a fifth generation Wentworth local growing up just above the junction of the Murray and Darling. Composed in 1994. About the Composer Tony Smith was born and raised at Balcatherine Station, just outside Wentworth, NSW. He began writing Continue reading
-
Too Late for Flowers
by Leah Briggs A song about breaking up. Composed in 2014. Continue reading
-
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
-
Built Under the Sun
by Suzan Dlouhy Inspired by text on a wall in South Brisbane that simply stated “Built Under the Sun” which led to a reflection on working and finding a sense of purpose. Composer in 2023. Lyrics This life wasn’t made for me Oh no Oh no Cos when I walk in the suns just coming Continue reading
-
Flowers and Weeds
by Lisa Richardson Written for my father, whose name was Wilfred. He lived until he was almost 103. I didn’t get to go to his funeral because Queensland was in lockdown so I wrote this song for him. Every time I sing it, I get to remember his spirit. Continue reading
-
Burn in the Aimless
by Pascale This is basically just a frustration song; frustration about climate change and just feeling like you’re so hopeless and that all you do is sit around and eat foot and watch TV and do nothing to help. Continue reading
-
Warrion Dreaming
by Mike Cosgriff Red Rock and Warrion are part of the volcanic plains just outside of Colac. This song came from an alternative 26th January day that the local Indigenous people were running. I went along and had a great day learning all this stuff about the country. I’ve been living in that country for 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 