Tanya Bradley
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Procrastination Station
by Tanya Bradley I was supposed to be practising for a gig but I was struggling o come up with a much-needed solo. This tune popped out instead. Composed in 2017. Continue reading
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Harper & Louie
by Tanya Bradley This was named for my son Louie and my friend Dani’s daughter Harper. We were up at Nariel creek and the kids were playing around on the grass, and Dani and I were playing fiddle tunes and it was just a really lovely time. Continue reading
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Chicken in the Kitchen
by Tanya Bradley I needed a name for this tune that was a bit more exciting than ‘G tune’. My husband had a listen and thought it sounded a bit like a chicken. I’m not sure where the kitchen part came from but it had a nice ring to it. Composed in 2019. 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 