Yes. I am still here - just not very active. I stumbled over this one a few months ago and checked it out a couple of days ago. It plays just like you would expect of a much loved LP issued over 50 years ago but it has cleaned up reasonably well. It is a true stereo album with a strong emphasis on the vocals. It works well. Jacobs accompanied herself on q2 and 6 string guitars assisted by Ade Monsborough, recorders, melodica; Mike Hayes of 12 and 6 string guitars snd Mandolins; Peter Hayes on 5 string banjo; and Alan Pope on string bass. Tracklist: 1. Van Diemen's Land 2 Maggie May 3 ..read more

 The Raglan Road post has been updated with some information on its member previously identified as Tom Minogue. Thanks to his sister Colette who now lives in America. Click here to go to the post ..read more

A very kind person from Adelaide provided me with this music back in 2020 and I actually did a little work on it but, somehow in the midst of all the Covid19 activity, I managed to misplace the files. so apologies to the contributor and the blog's followers. Napper Tapper was a popular Adelaide group back in the early 1980s. This was their only album. The band members were:- Marian Brown, vocals, mandolin, bodhran; Barry Hickey, vocals, guitar, mandolin, whistle; Joe Manning, guitars; Warwick Nottage, fiddle; and Mike Whelan, mandolin, bouzouki, guitar. They were obviously a very competent gr ..read more

With the latest post, I have noticed that a couple of years of comments have now magically appeared. I have approved the genuine ones. I will be answering a few that need a response. However, if you need something from me, it is preferable that you email me at mr.stockman@gmail.com with your query or request rather than making a comment on a posting. As to the infrequency of postings, this is mostly caused by a scarcity of suitable material of sufficient quality. Good clean or cleanable material is very hard to come by nowadays. We have had some excellent contributors over the years for which ..read more

A good rip from Tassie Ian. Thanks mate. The group, Franklin B. Paverty, was usually made up of performers in the Canberra area and there were regular changes of members in the group. The membership for this album was: Mal Bennett - vocals, fiddle, mandolin and percussion. Frank Nizynski - socals, guitar and bass Bernie Nizynski - Mandolin and banjo. Dave O'Neill - vocals, guitar and Mandolin. Bryan Rae - vocals, guitar and harmonica. Tracklist Hurrah for the diggings With my swag all on my shoulder Look out below  Off to California/Westfork Girls Frank Gardiner at Eugowra Rocks Austra ..read more

"Tassie" Ian provided the rip of this album. I have had rips previously, including one of my own, but they have not been of a sufficient quality for putting on the Blog. Gordon and Kate are well known in Australian folk music circles and I am pleased to finally bring this album to your attention. Overall the music has cleaned up very well but there are a couple of production or editing or production problems I could not fix but only one of those will stand out. The vocals are somewhat overwhelmed by backing music in "Green Rushes" We have a mix here of English, Irish, Scottish, and Australian ..read more

And yet another rip from the Victorian Bush Folkie. Again many thanks. Sligo Maid was a popular Newcastle, New South Wales, band which regularly performed at the Lass O' Gowrie Hotel. Its members were: – Susan Carson – vocals, violin, mandolin, guitar. Cathy Cox – vocals, piano accordion, keyboards, tin whistle. Peter Tarren – vocals, guitar. Dave Marshall – drums and vocals. John (Babalooboo) Gottery – vocals and bass. Grant Fraser – Lead guitar and vocals. I understand that this band was fairly versatile but the content of this album is very definitely in the folk rock style. Steeleye Span ..read more

The Victorian Bush Folkie generously provided this cassette rip. Thanks again. I know nothing about this Band other that it is not to be confused with the folk music pioneers The Bushwackers and Bandicoots Band. The track list is, with the exception of The Ballad of New Orleans, a stock repertoire of many of the more popular Australian folk songs and instrumentals. The Band's performance is competent and entertaining and the album is well produced. The cassette was of good quality and there was very little need for editing. You have a choice of flac (lossless) or MP3 (256-320VBR) tracks ..read more

Another offering fromTassie Ian that I had overlooked before. Many thanks Ian. I have been absent for a while with continuing health issues so I apologise for my lack of activity. Now with winter and the Covid19 isolation, I will be attempting to put up some more music. This album is a somewhat eclectic grouping of songs and instrumental tracks. Some of the songs have been penned by members of the band but they are definitely in a folky style and quite enjoyable. The album is obviously not a sophisticated production but I do not find that much of an issue other than the vocals are sometimes a ..read more

The rip of this album was provided by the Victorian Bush Folkie. It has cleaned up well, Currency (not to be confused with the Currency Lads group featured elsewhere on this blog) was a Canberra based folk group. Obviously a talented group of musicians who like to venture into folk rock with both skill and enthusiasm. They even have a condensed and modified version of the "The Bastard of the Bush" aka "The Captain of the Push" suitable for play in mixed company. It hangs together pretty well. And they even have some tracks featuring the less seen songs. Tracklist 1. Bluey Brink 2. I know w ..read more