Gordon Powell
Gordon Powell (1928-), provided details of some of the Australian tunes in this archive, collected by Rob Willis.
There is a recording of Jack Dawson, Joyce Dawson and Gordon Powell interviewed by Rob Willis in the National Library of Australia in Canberra, from May 1994. In it, Gordon Powell joins in conversation: bushmen's sense of humour; humorous stories told; bushmen forming a choir after World War II; learning words and tunes; reminiscences of playing Goodnight Irene; playing the mouth organ and learning tunes from the locals; playing for dances.
And also Gordon Powell and Jack Dawson perform traditional songs and dance music ... in the Rob and Olya Willis folklore collection,from May 1994. Gordon Powell plays electric guitar, and perform traditional songs and dance music.
Rob Willis notes "Claude Road (near Sheffield Tas) was a hotbed of players including the McCoys and other families. Most of the families were related in the area by the way - Dawson, McCoy and Powell, Febey all had connections". See Dawson family, Eileen McCoy, & Wally Febey.
