Lionel O'Keefe

Lionel O'Keefe (1950-), Toowoomba, Qld, a fiddler, provided details of some of the Australian tunes in this archive, collected by Chris Sullivan, Greg O'Leary and John Meredith.

There are recordings of him in the National Library of Australia in Canberra, search the NLA catalog for "Lionel O'Keefe". In these "Lionel O'Keefe recalls the early musical influences on his career; regular performers at the Folk Centre (Brisbane, Qld.); 1972 Festival; starting to play fiddle (1975); Wayfarers (musical group) and having to learn bass on the spot ... touring Australia with the Mulga Bill Band; developing an interest in the fiddle and Irish music; overseas folk artists touring (1970s); touring with the Larrikins".

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