George Blackman
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Jump to navigationJump to searchGeorge Blackman (1919-), Mudgee, NSW provided details of some of the Australian tunes in this archive.
The National Library of Australia holds aural recordings of interviews conducted with George Blackman.
He was interviewed by:
- John Meredith in June 1984 [1]. George Blackman plays 2 row accordion and sings. Throughout performance George and Ruth Blackman give brief contextual explanations of the tunes they play.
- John Meredith in October 1984 [2]. This recording is available online: [3]
"George Blackman must be about the fourth generation of Mudgee musicians to carry the name, and many of the old tunes played locally can be traced back to his grandfather, Tom Blackman Senior. George had learnt his songs and tunes from such old masters as Fred Holland, George Davis and his father Tom Blackman. A few he had picked up from the Oakleys at Cooks Gap." -- (adapted from) J Meredith, R Covell, P Brown, Folk Songs of Australia Vol 2, UNSW Press, 1987, p294-98.
