Ivy Fernando
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Jump to navigationJump to searchIvy Fernando provided details of some of the Australian tunes in this archive, collected by the Bush Music Club, Chris Sullivan & Mark Rummery.
One of two 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.
Ivy was recorded by Chris Sullivan and Mark Rummery. A number of recording can be found in the Chris Sullivan Collection in the National Library of Australia in Canberra.
