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| − | Bill Large, Cooks Gap, NSW provided details of some of the Australian tunes in this archive. | + | Bill Large ( -1945), Cooks Gap, NSW provided details of some of the Australian tunes in this archive. |
| − | "The Bill Large tunes are from cylinder recordings of Bill Large (circa 1911) now in | + | Portrait 1. [https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/1133515] "Taken from an old family photo, Bill Large and his concertina were famous throughout the district. In the early 1920's he made three Edison cylindrical recordings of his playing, but these have not so far been located." |
| − | the private collection of Brian Marshall of Mudgee. Brian is a violin teacher and | + | |
| − | a record collector and kindly transcribed the tunes for me. So the versions I | + | Portrait of Fred Large: [https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/1133528], "Another of Bill Large's talented sons, Fred played button accordion and was the best step-dancer in the district." |
| − | have given you, while close to Orley Benson's, are not the same. Bill Large was | + | |
| − | from Cooks Gap about 15 miles west of Mudgee and is the father of Vic Large who | + | "The Bill Large tunes are from cylinder recordings of Bill Large (circa 1911) now in the private collection of [[Brian Marshall]] of Mudgee. Brian is a violin teacher and a record collector and kindly transcribed the tunes for me. So the versions I have given you, while close to [[Orley Benson]]'s, are not the same. Bill Large was from Cooks Gap about 15 miles west of Mudgee and is the father of Vic Large who was collected separately by [[John Meredith]]." -- [[Alan Musgrove]] |
| − | was collected separately by John Meredith." -- [[Alan Musgrove]] | ||
== Related Tunes == | == Related Tunes == | ||
Latest revision as of 11:31, 11 August 2025
Bill Large ( -1945), Cooks Gap, NSW provided details of some of the Australian tunes in this archive.
Portrait 1. [1] "Taken from an old family photo, Bill Large and his concertina were famous throughout the district. In the early 1920's he made three Edison cylindrical recordings of his playing, but these have not so far been located."
Portrait of Fred Large: [2], "Another of Bill Large's talented sons, Fred played button accordion and was the best step-dancer in the district."
"The Bill Large tunes are from cylinder recordings of Bill Large (circa 1911) now in the private collection of Brian Marshall of Mudgee. Brian is a violin teacher and a record collector and kindly transcribed the tunes for me. So the versions I have given you, while close to Orley Benson's, are not the same. Bill Large was from Cooks Gap about 15 miles west of Mudgee and is the father of Vic Large who was collected separately by John Meredith." -- Alan Musgrove
