Difference between revisions of "Lola Wright"
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| − | Lola Wright, Maroundah, NSW provided details of some of the Australian tunes in this archive, collected by [[Alan Musgrove]]. | + | Lola (Viola) Wright (1926-2018), Maroundah, NSW provided details of some of the Australian tunes in this archive, collected by [[Alan Musgrove]], [[Cathy Rummery]], [[Mark Rummery]] & [[Rob Willis]]. |
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| + | There are recordings of her in the [http://www.nla.gov.au/ National Library of Australia] in Canberra, search the [https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog NLA catalog] for "Lola Wright". These note that "Lola Wright was born in Childers, Queensland. She recalls her childhood years frequently moving around the country because of her father's work as a sleeper cutter & bushman; ... She recalls forming & running the South Coast Bush Band in the mid-1950s after a visit from the original Bushwhackers to Wollongong ... Lola Wright, retired publician, sings songs from her days at Armidale Teachers College, old parlour songs, political songs, bush songs & parodies. | ||
== Related Tunes == | == Related Tunes == | ||
Latest revision as of 10:09, 11 March 2025
Lola (Viola) Wright (1926-2018), Maroundah, NSW provided details of some of the Australian tunes in this archive, collected by Alan Musgrove, Cathy Rummery, Mark Rummery & Rob Willis.
There are recordings of her in the National Library of Australia in Canberra, search the NLA catalog for "Lola Wright". These note that "Lola Wright was born in Childers, Queensland. She recalls her childhood years frequently moving around the country because of her father's work as a sleeper cutter & bushman; ... She recalls forming & running the South Coast Bush Band in the mid-1950s after a visit from the original Bushwhackers to Wollongong ... Lola Wright, retired publician, sings songs from her days at Armidale Teachers College, old parlour songs, political songs, bush songs & parodies.
