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| − | Rita Croker, Mungindi, NSW provided details of some of the Australian tunes in this archive. | + | Rita Croker, Mungindi, NSW provided details of some of the Australian tunes in this archive, collected by [[Chris Sullivan]], [[Jacko Kevans]] and [[Mark Rummery]]. |
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| + | One of two aboriginal sisters from Moree, daughters of Herb Troutman. Both Rita and her sister Ivy Fernando 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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| + | Rita was recorded by [[Chris Sullivan]] and [[Mark Rummery]]. A number of recording can be found in the [[Chris Sullivan Collection]], National Library of Australia. | ||
== Related Tunes == | == Related Tunes == | ||
You can [[austtradtune:Special:Search/Rita+Croker|search for tunes referring to Rita Croker]]. | You can [[austtradtune:Special:Search/Rita+Croker|search for tunes referring to Rita Croker]]. | ||
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Revision as of 16:12, 4 March 2025
Rita Croker, Mungindi, NSW provided details of some of the Australian tunes in this archive, collected by Chris Sullivan, Jacko Kevans and Mark Rummery.
One of two aboriginal sisters from Moree, daughters of Herb Troutman. Both Rita and her sister Ivy Fernando were accomplished button accordion players. Their father Herb Troutman was born in Germany, played an accordion and taught his daughters to play.
Rita was recorded by Chris Sullivan and Mark Rummery. A number of recording can be found in the Chris Sullivan Collection, National Library of Australia.
