Marie Allman
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Jump to navigationJump to searchMarie Allman & her brother Jack Heagney, Newlyn, Vic provided details of some of the Australian tunes in this archive.
The National Library of Australia holds aural recordings of interviews conducted with Marie Allman. She was recorded by:
- Harry McQueen in 1992, [1]. "Harry McQueen, accordion and raconteur; Jack Heagney, violin; Ian Tonkin, drums; John McQueen (Harry's son), tambourine; Agnes Cary, violin; Dave Barkla, Hawaiian guitar; Merv Lorraine, Hawaiian guitar; Joan Carthew, piano; Marie Allman, piano."
- Peter Ellis in April 1983, [2], Harry McQueen's band performs traditional dance music and Break O'Day plays extras. "Harry McQueen (button accordion); Jack Heagney (violin); Mrs Ayers or Marie Allman (piano); Charlie Cue (drums); John McQueen (tambourine and clackers). Break o' Day: Barbara Price-Rees (piano); Peter Ellis (accordion and concertina); John Ottery (accordion); David Ottery (concertina); Marie Murrell (tin whistle); Peter Harris (banjo); Simon Barton (violin); Adrian Murrell (lagerphone)."
- Peter Ellis in October 1983, [3]. Harry McQueen's band performs traditional dance music. "Harry McQueen (button accordion); Jack Heagney (violin); Marie Allman (piano); John McQueen (tambourine and clackers)"
There are some photos of them in Peter Ellis, "The Waltz, The Polka and All Kinds of Dance Music", 2007.
