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| − | Harry McQueen (1910-1994), Castlemaine, Vic provided details of some of the Australian tunes in this archive | + | Harry McQueen (1910-1994), Castlemaine, Vic provided details of some of the Australian tunes in this archive. |
| − | Harry McQueen was an accordion player with a broad dance music repertoire. | + | Portrait [https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/1143711]. Harry McQueen was an accordion player with a broad dance music repertoire. |
| − | + | The National Library of Australia holds the "Harry McQueen folklore collection", [https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/7427916]. The collection comprises ten performances and interviews recorded from 1970 to 1992 at various locations. | |
| − | + | * Harry McQueen and others perform dance music in the Harry McQueen folklore collection, recorded 1970. [https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/7428061] | |
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| + | * Harry McQueen and others perform dance music at Redesdale in the Harry McQueen folklore collection, recorded 1980, [https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/7761823], | ||
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| + | * Harry McQueen performs dance tunes on the accordion at Redesdale, Victoria in the Harry McQueen folklore collection, 1980. PART 1 [https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/7761810], PART 2 [https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/7761814]. | ||
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| + | * Harry McQueen's band performs traditional dance music and Break O'Day plays extras in the Peter Ellis folklore collection, April 1983, [https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/7730938], 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). | ||
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| + | * Harry McQueen performs dance music at Faulder Watson and Dimboola, Victoria in the Harry McQueen folklore collection, recorded June 1983, [https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/7428072] | ||
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| + | * Harry McQueen performs dance music in the Harry McQueen folklore collection, recorded August 1986. [https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/7428121], "Harry McQueen talks about his grandfather Jim McQueen ; he talks how he learnt his material from Bill McGlashan ; technique used for playing the button accordion ; mentions other bush bands of the time. He speaks of one special annual event when the Guildford Orchestra would play for the annual Hospital Ball in Guilford ; comments about modern dance vs old barn dance." | ||
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| + | * Harry McQueen performs folk songs at the National Folk Festival in the Harry McQueen folklore collection, 1989, [https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/7428190] | ||
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| + | * Harry McQueen narrates stories from dances in the Harry McQueen folklore collection, recorded 1992. [https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/7428196] | ||
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| + | * Harry McQueen 60 years of music, recorded 1992, [https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/7763999]. This is a recording of the following people playing for a dance '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'. | ||
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| + | The National Library of Australia holds some 40 or so other recordings and interviews conducted with Harry McQueen, too numerous to list here. [https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog?search_field=all_fields&q=Harry+McQueen] | ||
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| + | Harry McQueen was a primary source for and mentor of [[Peter Ellis]] and quite a number of recordings can be found in the Peter Ellis Folklore collection. | ||
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| + | There are a few photos of Harry in [[Peter Ellis]], "The Waltz, The Polka and All Kinds of Dance Music", 2007. p64, p88, | ||
== Related Tunes == | == Related Tunes == | ||
Latest revision as of 16:13, 11 August 2025
Harry McQueen (1910-1994), Castlemaine, Vic provided details of some of the Australian tunes in this archive.
Portrait [1]. Harry McQueen was an accordion player with a broad dance music repertoire.
The National Library of Australia holds the "Harry McQueen folklore collection", [2]. The collection comprises ten performances and interviews recorded from 1970 to 1992 at various locations.
- Harry McQueen and others perform dance music in the Harry McQueen folklore collection, recorded 1970. [3]
- Harry McQueen and others perform dance music at Redesdale in the Harry McQueen folklore collection, recorded 1980, [4],
- Harry McQueen performs dance tunes on the accordion at Redesdale, Victoria in the Harry McQueen folklore collection, 1980. PART 1 [5], PART 2 [6].
- Harry McQueen's band performs traditional dance music and Break O'Day plays extras in the Peter Ellis folklore collection, April 1983, [7], 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).
- Harry McQueen performs dance music at Faulder Watson and Dimboola, Victoria in the Harry McQueen folklore collection, recorded June 1983, [8]
- Harry McQueen performs dance music in the Harry McQueen folklore collection, recorded August 1986. [9], "Harry McQueen talks about his grandfather Jim McQueen ; he talks how he learnt his material from Bill McGlashan ; technique used for playing the button accordion ; mentions other bush bands of the time. He speaks of one special annual event when the Guildford Orchestra would play for the annual Hospital Ball in Guilford ; comments about modern dance vs old barn dance."
- Harry McQueen performs folk songs at the National Folk Festival in the Harry McQueen folklore collection, 1989, [10]
- Harry McQueen narrates stories from dances in the Harry McQueen folklore collection, recorded 1992. [11]
- Harry McQueen 60 years of music, recorded 1992, [12]. This is a recording of the following people playing for a dance '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'.
The National Library of Australia holds some 40 or so other recordings and interviews conducted with Harry McQueen, too numerous to list here. [13]
Harry McQueen was a primary source for and mentor of Peter Ellis and quite a number of recordings can be found in the Peter Ellis Folklore collection.
There are a few photos of Harry in Peter Ellis, "The Waltz, The Polka and All Kinds of Dance Music", 2007. p64, p88,
