Site updated 11 Sep 2018
- Updated:
- Mulga Wire - added past issue
- Duke's Place
- Pennant Hills Dance Workshop Programme
- Around the Scene (Diary)
- Previous updates:
- Saplings
- Regular Bushdances
- Heritage and Subscription Balls
- Club Contacts - New band booking enquiry form
- New menu structure and format
- Activity highlights added to this page
Items of Note:
- We are now on Meetup and Facebook.
- We also have our very own Blog
- and videos on YouTube or our YouTube Channel
- Ermington Dance starts at 7pm
- Beecroft Dance starts at 7:30pm
- Wayne Richmond has pictures of the Heritage Balls at humph.org/heritage/
Membership
New members are always welcome and encouraged to participate in the activities of the Club. Membership forms are available from Club functions or can be downloaded here or fill in our online membership form.
Members receive a copy of the Club's quarterly newsletter Mulga Wire, concession rates at Club functions, as well as the satisfaction of supporting an organisation dedicated to the continuous Australian tradition by preservation and publication of our heritage.
The Bush Music Club Inc.
Est 1954
The Bush Music Club, based in Sydney, is the oldest folk club in Australia and, arguably, one of the oldest folk clubs in the world. It has been actively promoting Australian folk traditions for over 60 years and will continue to do so well into the future.
Regular Monthly and Weekly Activities
- Beecroft Bush Dance - 1st Saturday of the month
- (Feb - Dec) 7.30 - 11.30pm with music from Sydney's best bush bands
- Beecroft Community Centre, Beecroft Rd Beecroft
- Dance Workshop - Monday nights
- (Feb - Dec except public holidays) 7.30 - 9.30pm
- Pennant Hills Community Centre, Yarrara Road Pennant Hills
- Music Workshop - Monday nights
- (Feb - Dec except public holidays) 7.30 - 10.00pm
- "Tritton Hall" (Hut 44), 142 Addison Road Marrickville
- Sydney Slow Session - Sunday nights
- (Feb - Dec) 6.30pm
- Irish traditional music at a pace that suits beginners and intermediate players.
- $10 (concession $5) includes tea and bikkies.
- "Tritton Hall" (Hut 44), 142 Addison Road Marrickville
- Playford Dancing at the Hut - 1st Tuesday of the Month
- (Feb - Dec) 7.30 - 9.30pm
- English Country Dancing, usually with live music. $7
- "Tritton Hall" (Hut 44), 142 Addison Road Marrickville
- The Addison Road Sessions (singing session) - 1st Friday of the Month
- (Feb - Dec) 7pm
- "Tritton Hall" (Hut 44), 142 Addison Road Marrickville
- Duke's Place - 2nd Friday of the Month
- (Feb - Dec) 7.30 - 10.00pm
- Australian Songs - Featuring Guest Performers with a Session to finish
- Bring a plate and songs - only $10
- "Tritton Hall" (Hut 44), 142 Addison Road Marrickville
- Poetry session - 2nd Saturday of the Month
- (Feb - Dec) 2 - 4pm
- Poetry session. $5 or gold coin donation
- "Tritton Hall" (Hut 44), 142 Addison Road Marrickville
A Bit of History
It was over sixty years ago that John Meredith and a small group of musicians formed the Bush Music Club, as a social and teaching club, so that they could pass on their tunes and songs and to encourage the formation of other bush bands.
The Bush Music Club has always had a strength of purpose and a sense of pride in pursuing its principal objectives - to collect, publish and popularise Australia's traditional songs, dances, music, yarns, recitations and folklore.
Australian bush songs and tunes have been consistently performed and taught by individuals and groups associated with the Club, from the Bushwhacker Bands of the fifties to the present exponents. The Club's Concert Party regularly perform at festivals and public performances where "old" and "new" share their skills and enjoyment of our folklore. The Club's popular Heritage Ensemble has been capably providing dance music for the Heritage Ball for over 30 years.
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