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The Brown Trout Waltz
by Steve Laws, VIC I played this to my friend Tom Saunders who commented that it reminded him of casting flies for trout. Composed in 2021. About the Composer Steve Laws is a multi-instrumentalist singer songwriter from Sale, Victoria. He performs in The Mafeking Hillbilles alongside his sister, Liz Wakely. Continue reading
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O’Leary’s Waltz
by Peter Somerville, VIC I named it after my friend Greg O’Leary who’s been very generous to me and others in the music world sharing his knowledge. Composed in 2016. About the Composer I’m primarily a banjo player ( also play guitar, dobro, fiddle, vocals)My main claim to fame is banjo player on Paul Kelly’s Continue reading
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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
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Wellington Moon
by Steve Laws Written after I had been out photographing the full moon rising over Lage Wellington in Gippsland. Composed in 2021. About the Composer Steve Laws is a multi-instrumentalist songwriter who performs with his sister Liz Wakely in The Mafeking Hillbillies. Continue reading
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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
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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
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Your Place or Mine
by Amie Brûlée I did a PhD on the cultural side of wine between France and Australia and the sometime animosity between the old world and the new. Continue reading
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Sitting on the Sofa
by Mackenzie K Continue reading
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Long After it was Heard No More
by Lachlan and Erin Heycox (Broken Creek) The full name of this tune is Long After it was Heard No More the Music Remains in the Heart from a Wordsworth poem. This tune was commissioned by Felicity as part of the Stringmania silent auction. She gave us the prompts; she liked this particular fiddle player, 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 