Tolka
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Sleepless Dancer
by Hilary Glaisher I wrote this tune for a dancer friend who had just moved to London and was having trouble sleeping- it was that literal. It’s supposed to be like those lilting lullabies, except for the ‘C’ part which is a bit more gung-ho. Continue reading
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Rigby’s Reel
by Allan Evans Written for Andy Rigby who was my music mentor and teacher. We’ve done a lot of playing and instrument making together over the years. Continue reading
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Phascogale in the Freezer
by Allan Evans The Brush-tailed Phascogale is a beautiful, rat-sized marsupial, threatened by habitat destruction and predation by foxes and feral cats. Males of the species die before reaching one year of age, usually due to stress-related diseases brought on by the frantic mating season. The species can be found in Taradale in Central Victoria 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 