Ivy Fernando

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Ivy Fernando provided details of some of the Australian tunes in this archive.

The National Library of Australia holds aural recordings of interviews conducted with Ivy Fernando. He was interviewed by

  • Chris Sullivan in 1981, [1], Rita Croaker, Ivy Fernando, Bonnie Khan, Malcolm Troutman and Dan Delian interviewed
  • Chris Sullivan in 1981, [2], Ivy Fernando and Cecil Payne appearing on the sound track of Australia Council Archival Film Series
  • Chris Sullivan in 1981, [3], Charlie Batchelor and Ivy Fernando appearing on the sound track of Australia Council Archival Film Series
  • Chris Sullivan in 1981, [4], Ivy Fernando and Cyril Duncan appearing on the sound track of Australia Council Archival Film Series
  • Mark Rummery and Cathy Ovenden in June 1986, [12], "Rita Troutman and Ivy Fernando and the Horton River Band recorded at the Newcastle Workers Club."

One of two German / aboriginal sisters from Moree, daughters of Herb Troutman. Both Ivy and her sister Rita Croaker were accomplished button accordion players. Their father Herb Troutman was born in Germany, played an accordion and taught his daughters to play.


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