Site updated 7 Jun 2023
Hire of the Bush Music Club's Hut.
- Updated:
- Pennant Hills Dance Workshop Programme
- Previous updates:
- Regular Bushdances - 2023 programme
- Mulga Wire - added past issue
- Hut Hire - page added.
- Club Contacts - link to hut hire page
- Playford - resumes in May
- Singabout is back
- Saplings - added Master Class
- Around the Scene (Diary)
- Heritage and Subscription Balls
- New menu structure and format
- Updated Covid information and added AGM
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
- Beecroft Dance now starts at 2pm
- 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, 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 nearly 70 years and will continue to do so well into the future.
Please Note: as COVID-19 restrictions have now eased, some Bush Music Club activities have resumed or are resuming with distancing, vaccination and hand hygiene measures in place. If you plan on attending one of these activities, please notify the organiser so that they know how many people are planning to attend. If numbers exceed the capacity of the venue, alternative arrangements may need to be implemented or numbers may have to be limited. We will be taking note of updates from NSW Health and will adjust activities to conform with those guidelines.
Regular Monthly and Weekly Activities
- Beecroft Bush Dance - 1st Saturday of the month
- (Feb, May, Sep, Dec) 2pm - 4.30pm 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
- Slow Music Workshop - Monday afternoons
- (Feb - Dec except public holidays) 5.00 - 7.00pm
- "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
- Singabout Sessions - 2nd Thursday of the Month
- (Feb - Dec) 7 - 9pm
- Currently being held via zoom
- Marrickville Music Group - 1st Wednesday of the Month
- (Feb - Dec) 11am - 2pm
- Music from all genres including bush. $10 - tea and coffee provided. Proof of vaccination required.
- "Tritton Hall" (Hut 44), 142 Addison Road Marrickville
- The Addison Road Sessions (singing session) - 1st Friday of the Month
- (Feb - Dec) 7pm
- $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.