Bill Gilbert
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Jump to navigationJump to searchBill Gilbert, South coast, NSW provided details of some of the Australian tunes in this archive, as recorded by John Meredith.
"Bill Gilbert ... was an old work-mate of George Bond of Bega. He played two accordions, one a Hohner 'Double Ray' two row instrument in the keys of B and C with twelve bass buttons and the other a Hohner 'Corso' in C and C sharp with eight basses. Bill was an extremely versatile player on both instruments; he played at a lively pace, introducing all sorts of decorations and variations." -- J Meredith, R Covell, P Brown, Folk Songs of Australia Vol 2, UNSW Press, 1987, p98.
