AUSTRALIAN FOLKLORE UNIT



FOLKLORE ARTICLES

The History of Horseracing in Australia
the Melbourne and Caulfield Cups

Mel (Melbourne) Ward
(includes a script of his Mummer's play)

Don't Go Down the Mine, Daddy
Folklore of the Beaconsfield Mining Disaster


Australia and its Traditional Music - a very brief overview

Broadside Ballads

Collecting Folk Music

Folk Clubs

Record industry

Some observations on Australian folk song and music - and the use of necessary labels

I've Got the Music Right Here in My Pocket - The Role of Songsters in Australian Music

Write Here Please: A study of an Australian autograph album

The Language of the Bush

A Good Supply of Weed

A History and Overview of Morris Dance - and other British ritualistic dance in Australia

Australia and Its Traditional Music - a very brief overview

Australian Folklore Guide

Boom and Bust on the Money-Go-Round

Woolloomooloo's Surprising and Colourful History

Hunting Down the Old Bush Songs
the Role of David Scott Mitchell

The Dunny

When Those Wedding Bells Toll
A sneezing cat is a sign of good luck for the bride to be. Wedding folklore in Australia.

Army Songs Are Part Of Our Digger Tradition

Sport Crazy and Gambling Mad

Boots and All

Where are all the Maritime Songs?

The Bushman's Bible

Songs From my Swag

Gaylore

How Would You Be?

The Big Squeeze - the concertina and melodeon in Australia

The Iron Road - Australian railway folklore and song

The Influence of American Music on Australian Traditional Music of the 19th and 20th Centuries - some observations



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