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Tassie Tattie Howkers Possums on the Roof CD Price  $20 CSC106 cd

The long awaited CD from the Tats is now available. The CD was recorded to highlight the tunes of Tasmanian fiddler Angus Cameron. They are organised into sets suitable for dancing yet the music retains a life that makes for enjoyable listening. The Tassie Tats include fiddlers Angus Cameron, Leueen Morgan and Beth Sowter, piano accordion player Iain MacLeod, mandolin and English concertina player Mike Watts and fretless bass player Daniel Brauchlie. A book of the dance tunes on this CD is also available. A River of Whisky contains dances suitable for the CD and a further 51 tunes composed by Angus.

A River of Whisky
Tunes and dances popular in Northern Tasmania
This book contains all the tunes played on the CD Possums on the Roof plus a further 51 tunes written by Angus Cameron. Angus and Betty Cameron moved from Scotland to Tasmania over 50 years ago. They brought with them a rich tradition of Scottish dance and music which they adapted for the Northern Tasmanian Bush Dances with Betty calling and Angus playing the fiddle and piano accordion. Angus remembered many tunes played by his family in his native Ayreshire.
Angus regularly composed tunes. Many of these were lost as he doesn't read music. As locals started playing his tunes they gradually began to be written down.
His tunes are now being played by the Tassie Tattie Howkers and a CD is available. This book also contains instruction for the 10 dances taken from the CD.
Book size A4, contains over 200 tunes, chords and history.

	Emu Creek Bush Band Vol. 1 Back to Goornong CD Price  $20 Bendigo6 cd	The Emu Creek Bush Band is the musical arm of the Bendigo Dance & Music Club. A major part of the band's function has been to collect, play and record the old tunes which were once common in the bush. Dance music is their forte (see the 3 CD set below), but they have introduced the bush concert theme, with dance tunes and songs including Advance Australia Fair, We are Australian, Take me back to Bendigo (with John Williams). Has 25 tracks
	Emu Creek Bush Band The Waltz, Polka & all kinds of dances 3 CD Price  $30 Bendigo7 cd	This 3 CD set is jam packed with dance tunes for dances such as Schottische, Maxina, Barn Dance, Polka Mazurka, Pride of Erin, Parma Waltz, Varsoviana, Manchester Galop, Gypsy Tap and many more dances familiar in the Bendigo Dance & Music Club Excellent value and great music.     Sorry unavailable at present

The Merry Country Dance Book and CDs

A description and social history of colonial and old time dance music

This huge tome was first published in 2005. It is an excellent read with interesting photos and stories rich in folklore. The almost serious side is the dance descriptions. A must for dancing from Colonial, old time through to modern bush.
Book size A4, contains over 278 pages, dances, history , photos and music.
      Book Price     $35  Bendigo1 bk Sorry unavailable at present

Here is a great double CD by the Emu Creek Bush Band, Bendigo's Merry Country Dance Ensemble and the Port Phillip Dance Band. Just put the CDs on and run a dance.
      Double CD price    $25  Bendigo5 bk Sorry unavailable at present

Quadrille Mania Sorry unavailable at present
Here is a series of booklets and CDs produced by the Bush Dance and Music Club of Bendigo. The booklets contain dance descriptions and calling for the music played on the double CD's.

Vol 1 and 2  - Lancers, Alberts (Vic), Exions, Blanche Town Alberts (SA), Parisian Quadrille (Colonial), Alberts (Rockhampton Q'l'd), Caledonians, Waltz of Cotillions (20th Cent), Fitzroy Quadrilles (20th Cent), Prince Imperials, Waltz of Cotillions (Colonial) and Colonial's Quadrille
      Double CD and booklet    $20 Bendigo2 bk
Vols 3 and 4 - First Set (of Quadrilles), National Quadrille, San Toys Quadrille, Bellbrook Lancers, Fitzroy Quadrilles (19th Cent), Parisian Quadrille (20th Cent), Robbie Burns or Bonnie Doon Quadrille, Alberts (Melbourne Ballroom), Royal Irish, Metropolitan Quadrille, County Cotillion
       Double CD and booklet    $20 Bendigo3 bk
Vols 5 and 6 - Lancers (Forbes0, Waltz Quadrille, Brisbane Quadrilles, Alberts, The Polka Cotillion, Tommy's Country Dance Quadrille, The Polka Quadrille, The Hussars, Masonic Quadrille, The Speedy Quadrille, The Richmond Lodge Masonic Quadrille, The Nine Pines Quadrille and The Gallop Quadrille.
       Double CD and booklet    $20 Bendigo4 bk

Bush Dance
Produced by the Bush Music Club in Sydney, this is a collection of traditional tunes arranged in sets for Bush Bands. There is a extensive listing of background notes on the tunes.
This double CD sold separately contains 39 dance sets from the music contained in the Bush Dance book. Can be a great learning tool to bring your playing up to speed.
Book size - A4, contains 100 pages and includes music, chords and background notes.
    Book Price - $30 SBC01 bk
   Double CD Price - $25 BMC012 2cd

Mike Jackson's Bush Dance
30 all time favourite bush, folk and Colonial dances, fully explained with easy to understand instructions and cartoon illustrations. The book contains the written music of all the dances. Music for the dances is contained on 2 fully recorded cassettes or CDs
Size A4-, 170 page, includes dances, tunes, chords
     Book/CD Price     $48 BDK bk/cd

Mike Jackson's Social Dance
Here is the perfect companion to the Bush Dance Kit.
20 of the most popular old-time, novelty and modern dances fully explained and illustrated with a wonderful companion cassette featuring the Rantan Bush Band.
Size A4-, 96 pages, includes dances, tunes, chords
    Book/Tape Price     $30 SDK bk/t

A Queensland Selection
Traditional couples dances and tunes of the S.E of Queensland compiled by Maria Zann.
Size A4-, 40 pages, includes dances, tunes, chords
     Book Price     $10 PP6 bk

Australian Traditional Dance Tunes
Compiled by Dave De Santi with assistance from Jane Brownlee and Alan Musgrove.
This comprehensive book was produced by the Wongawilli Colonial Dance Club. The book contains over 200 tunes collected from early players. The tunes are arranged in sets suitable for the suggested dances.  The aim of this collection is to add to the existing traditional musician's repertoire and to ensure that these unique tunes are are given the opportunity to be played and enjoyed.
Book size A5, contains over 200 tunes, chords and history. The accompanying double Cd contains over 85 tunes arranged in 23 sets for bush dances, is performed by Wongawilli.

    Book Price     $40  W304 bk
  double CD Price     $40   SR34 2cd