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− | Alan Offa, Kingaroy, Qld provided details of some of the Australian tunes in this archive, as recorded | + | Alan Offa, Kingaroy, Qld provided details of some of the Australian tunes in this archive, as recorded by [[John Meredith]]. |
"He was born in 1920; he plays mouth organ and learnt his tunes from his father, who in turn picked them up from an old accordion player around 1900." | "He was born in 1920; he plays mouth organ and learnt his tunes from his father, who in turn picked them up from an old accordion player around 1900." |
Revision as of 11:16, 1 March 2025
Alan Offa, Kingaroy, Qld provided details of some of the Australian tunes in this archive, as recorded by John Meredith.
"He was born in 1920; he plays mouth organ and learnt his tunes from his father, who in turn picked them up from an old accordion player around 1900." -- J Meredith, R Covell, P Brown, Folk Songs of Australia Vol 2, UNSW Press, 1987, p285