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| − | Caroline Pratley, Kerrs Creek, NSW provided details of some of the Australian tunes in this archive. | + | Caroline Pratley, Kerrs Creek, NSW provided details of some of the Australian tunes in this archive, collected by [[John Meredith]]. |
| − | Caroline Rich, | + | She was born Caroline Rich, 1910, and grew up in the Kerrs Creek area between Wellington and Orange NSW. |
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| − | You can listen to Meredith's interview of Pratley | + | "Caroline Pratley is one of those amazing ladies who have taught themselves to play the piano 'by ear'. She plays strict dance tempo and with lots of little decorations. Her tunes were learnt from her father and several uncles who played both button accordions and concertinas. Before retiring the Pratleys had a sheep stud at Peel, on the road to Sofala from Bathurst, where Caroline played for many of the local social and school events" -- J Meredith, R Covell, P Brown, Folk Songs of Australia Vol 2, UNSW Press, 1987, p287 |
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| + | You can listen to Meredith's interview of Pratley at: [https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-221471375/listen Caroline Pratley plays piano]. | ||
== Related Tunes == | == Related Tunes == | ||
| − | You can [[austtradtune:Special:Search/ | + | You can [[austtradtune:Special:Search/Caroline+Pratley|search for tunes referring to Caroline Pratley]]. |
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Latest revision as of 10:36, 7 March 2025
Caroline Pratley, Kerrs Creek, NSW provided details of some of the Australian tunes in this archive, collected by John Meredith.
She was born Caroline Rich, 1910, and grew up in the Kerrs Creek area between Wellington and Orange NSW.
"Caroline Pratley is one of those amazing ladies who have taught themselves to play the piano 'by ear'. She plays strict dance tempo and with lots of little decorations. Her tunes were learnt from her father and several uncles who played both button accordions and concertinas. Before retiring the Pratleys had a sheep stud at Peel, on the road to Sofala from Bathurst, where Caroline played for many of the local social and school events" -- J Meredith, R Covell, P Brown, Folk Songs of Australia Vol 2, UNSW Press, 1987, p287
You can listen to Meredith's interview of Pratley at: Caroline Pratley plays piano.
