by simplyoz | Apr 17, 2019 | Music, People, Poetry
© Jim Low Jim Harper was born in Coonabarabran in May, 1878. As a child, he moved to Angledool in northern New South Wales with his parents James and Lillias Harper. This area was first settled by Europeans in the late 1840’s, after Sir Thomas Mitchell’s exploration... 
by simplyoz | Apr 17, 2019 | Music
© John Low AN INTERVIEW WITH RAY GRIEVE Ray Grieve’s early musical experience was in the rock world. He began singing professionally in 1964 and, throughout the 1960s and early 1970s, was lead singer in a number of rock bands including the Minit-Men, the... 
by simplyoz | May 20, 2012 | Music, People
Sally Sloane has an important place in the history of traditional music in Australia. Sally Sloane (1894-1982) She was the most documented traditional performer in Australia and the source of many collected tunes and songs. Some time back I was shown a folder...