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== Tunes Archive ==
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Welcome to the Australian Traditional Music Tunes Archive, a searchable collection of tunes in [[About ABC Music Notation|ABC Music Notation]] format (on this wiki), and associated supporting bio and documentary material (in the companion [[austtradpeople:Main_Page|Related People Archive]]). This site is a repository for collected [http://bushtraditions.wiki Australian Traditional Music], with the aim of making these tunes more widely available and used. The initial core of tunes come from the [http://www.bushtraditions.org Bush Traditions'] [http://www.bushtraditions.org/music/books4sale.htm National Folk Festival Collections], compiled by [[austtradpeople:Ray Mulligan|Ray Mulligan]]. Recordings of many of these tunes are provided in the [http://bushtraditions.wiki/recordings/ recordings archive].
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You can view the list of [[:Category:Tune|All Tunes]], [[Browse Tunes]] belonging various categories (key, meter, rhythm), or [[Special:MultiCategorySearch|Find Tunes]] matching the specified category criteria. These options are all provided in the '''navigation''' panel on the LHS. Or look through the [[Set:All_Sets|list of tunes in each NFF Book]].
  
Welcome to the Australian Tradition Music Archive (test site), as a searchable collection of tunes in [[About ABC Music Notation|ABC Music Notation]] format (on this wiki), and associated supporting bio and documentary material (in the companion [[austtradhist:Main_Page|History Archive]]). This site is a repository for collected Australian Traditional Music, with the aim of making these tunes more widely available and used. The initial core of tunes come from the [http://www.bushtraditions.org Bush Traditions'] [http://www.bushtraditions.org/music/books4sale.htm National Folk Festival Collections 2006-2015], compiled by [[austtradhist:Ray Mulligan|Ray Mulligan]].
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If you are new here, please look at our [[Getting Started]] page for some guidance on exploring tunes, and perhaps even contributing by adding & editing tunes on this site.
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You can [[Browse Tunes]] belonging various categories (key, meter, rhythm),
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And if you find our collection useful, please consider [https://www.bushtraditions.org/sales/ Supporting Us with a Donation].
or [[Special:MultiCategorySearch|Find Tunes]] matching the specified category criteria.
 
  
If you are new here, please look at our [[Getting Started]] page for some guidance on exploring tunes, and on how registered users can add or edit tunes, on this site.
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The site also allows you collect several tunes together into a [[Set:Set|Set]] (experimental).
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== Newest Tunes (Pages) ==
 
== Newest Tunes (Pages) ==
 
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Latest revision as of 13:38, 26 March 2024

Tunes Archive

Welcome to the Australian Traditional Music Tunes Archive, a searchable collection of tunes in ABC Music Notation format (on this wiki), and associated supporting bio and documentary material (in the companion Related People Archive). This site is a repository for collected Australian Traditional Music, with the aim of making these tunes more widely available and used. The initial core of tunes come from the Bush Traditions' National Folk Festival Collections, compiled by Ray Mulligan. Recordings of many of these tunes are provided in the recordings archive.

You can view the list of All Tunes, Browse Tunes belonging various categories (key, meter, rhythm), or Find Tunes matching the specified category criteria. These options are all provided in the navigation panel on the LHS. Or look through the list of tunes in each NFF Book.

If you are new here, please look at our Getting Started page for some guidance on exploring tunes, and perhaps even contributing by adding & editing tunes on this site.

And if you find our collection useful, please consider Supporting Us with a Donation.

The tunes from NFF Book 2024 have now been added, recordings to come -- Lawrie -- 27 Mar 2024

Newest Tunes (Pages)

  1. Gabrielle
  2. Carolyn Pratley's 2nd Schottische
  3. Within A Mile
  4. Wirri Waltz
  5. Wally Febey's Set Tune
  6. Wally Fabey's Polka Mazurka
  7. Uncle's Old German Waltz
  8. Wellington Waltz (The)
  9. Tedley Forward March
  10. Stan's Waltz