Lawrie Cobley's Cattle Lullaby
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X:65
T:Lawrie Cobley's Cattle Lullaby
T:Watching the Cattle
% NFF Book 2007
S:collected from Lawry Cobley, Bawden's Bridge, NSW
S:collected by Dave de Hugard
Z:transcribed by Dave de Hugard
H:A cattle camp lullaby that cycles endlessly
N:Lawry Cobley was a fiddler & accordianist who lived at Bawden's Bridge
N:via Grafton NSW. He was recorded 1996/97.
O:Australia, NSW, Bawden's Bridge
R:Air
M:3/4
L:1/8
K:A
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NOTES
Lawrie Cobley was a Aboriginal cattle drover in Queensland. He played this tune on his harmonica to
let the mob know where he was at night. It has an unusual repetitive and hypnotic melody.
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Lawrie Cobley's Cattle Lullaby - played by Greg O'Leary
Additional Information
Additional information may be available on the following people or
organisations associated with the collection of this tune:
| Dave de Hugard | Lawry Cobley |
