George Blackman
George Blackman (1919-), Mudgee, NSW provided details of some of the Australian tunes in this archive, as described by John Meredith. He plays 2 row accordion and sings.
"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.
There are photos and recordings of him in the National Library of Australia in Canberra, search the NLA catalog for "George Blackman".
