The Bundanoon session is held on the second and fourth Wednesday of every month at the Bundanoon club from 7 pm, playing mainly collected folk tunes from Australia, but also from other parts of the globe. Those who can make it are encouraged to have a social dinner at the club from 6 pm and playing gets started around 7 pm until about 9:30 pm.
Sessions are led by local legend Dave Johnson. All levels of experience are welcome and singers are also catered for. Printed sheet music with chords is available on the night and downloadable further down the page.
For further details you can email Dave at davidjohnson2579ATgmail.com.
Sets of Australian dance tunes collected from South Eastern NSW, compiled by Dave Johnson.
Tunes that have been handed out (at September 2020), put together in a single pdf arranged A-Z.
Page 20 of Dave's 'purple book'.
A set of Irish jigs.
Born in 1904, Bert lived much of his life in the Upper Murray River district of New South Wales.
Page 8 of Dave's 'purple book'. Played with the Old Harrow (Arrow) Inn.
We play these Irish jigs after Sliabh Russel.
The Connaughtman's Rambles in the YouTube video is also on page 1 of Dave's 'purple book'.
An Australian hornpipe from the playing of Joe Cashmere .
Page 25 of Dave's 'purple book'.
A set of Australian schottisches from the playing of Joe Yates and Charlie Bachelor.
A couple of Irish slides.
Australian tunes collected from Tenterfield, NSW / Bingara, NSW / Mount Gambier, SA
A favourite set of Canberra accordionist Ray Mulligan.
A set of Irish reels.
A favourite set of Goulburn fiddler Tony Stuart.
An Australian tune composed by Ted Konig, VIC (1941 - 2019).
Australian set tunes from the playing of Harry McQueen, VIC and Bert Shields, NSW.
Lyrics and vocals by Australian songwriter Richard Officer inspired by the Irish melody attributed to the famous harper Turlough O'Carolin.
An Irish jig.
An Australian march composed by Ian Hayden, NSW.
Recording: https://soundcloud.com/dogbox/mandolin-march
A set of Irish waltzes.
An Australian waltz from the playing of Stan Treacy of Crookwell, collected by Brad Tate .
Page 30 of Dave's 'purple book'.
From the playing of Harry Cotter of Binalong, NSW.
Page 2 of Dave's 'purple book'.
An Australian tune from W A Patterson, QLD.
Collected by Harry Gardner (see videos).
Monty wrote this when living in Queensland under the peanut premier, Joh Bjelke-Petersen, whose wife contributed to the state political system by baking scones.
Page 17 in Dave's purple book.
An Australian waltz composed by Vreni Murphy, QLD.
Thanks to Wayne Miller for introducing this tune to us.
A song by Richard Officer about emigration to Australia set to the "Belgarth Waltz" composed by Brian Ó hEadhra.
A set of reels from Shetland and Scandinavia respectively.
Stan Treacy was a fine fiddler from Crookwell, NSW who has given us a wealth of great dance tunes including this Mazurka.
Page 33 of Dave's 'purple book'.
Two tunes written by Monty when he lived in Queensland.
The first tune is on page 37 of Dave's 'purple book'.
We also occasionally borrow from the music books courtesy of the regular Celtic session in Goulburn.
Book 1 (White)
Book 2 (Blue)
Book 3 (Green)
Book 4 (Yellow)
We occasionally borrow from this collection tunes from the playing of fiddler Joe Yates, compiled by Tony Stuart.
Some favourites are:
Wallaby Rocks / O Susannah / Wattle Flat races (page 2)
Joe's crooked jig/slip jig (page 13)
Golden Castle (page 37)
Gloucester Hornpipe (page 42)
A collection of Bush Dance Tunes compiled by Dave Johnson.
Arranged into sets by Dave Johnson with chord arrangements by James Johnson.