Since the publication of the Bush Dance folio in 1985 I have been repeatedly asked for an update. Much has happened in the interim years: a busy number of years performing in Sydney with Pinchgut and then Southern Cross; children, and all their concommitant demands; and of course, moving to Penrose and adopting a significantly different lifestyle.
During this time I have not been idle. Arranging the yearly music for the Heritage Ensemble to play at the annual Bush Music Club's Heritage Ball has been a regular challenge for 35 years now. In recent times with Bush Traditions, I have been
instrumental in the planning and running of the Goulburn Gathering and the Bundanoon DanceFest, as well as being a regular contributor to the participation programme of the National Folk Festival. In doing this I have arranged and rearranged many dance tunes in many dance sets, and published close to forty single purpose folios.
Still, there is, I believe, a need for a core repertoire of tunes from the amassed collections to be put forward. There have been a huge number of tunes that have come to light since 1984. It is not conceivable to play them all and to do them justice. This collection is an abbreviated personal selection of the best of the tunes arranged in playable sets.
This collection is not offered for sale for profit. In the spirit of folk music it has been prepared for sharing, as have my previous publications. You are welcome to copy the work in part or in full for your own use, preferably with acknowledgement.
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