THE RINGING STRINGS OF THE BURNETT: Lost German Zither Traditions of the Queensland Bush Mark Schuster (St Ives, NSW) Early photographs (1919 on the left and 1933 on the right) of Baffle Creek ‘zitherverein’ or zither band. For nearly three decades from the early 1980s until after the new millennium […]
By Mark Schuster (St Ives, NSW) During the mid to late Nineteenth Century, many German adventurers, naturalists and scientists came in quest of ‘green treasure’ in the Land Down Under – seeking new and unique plant and animal species on the great southern continent. Perhaps the exploits of the great […]
Roma’s very own ‘German band’: The Klaas family On the very weekend I first came to Roma (inland western Queensland) to work as a Queensland Parks & Wildlife Ranger in late August 2017, there was a local market at the Bungil Creek open space precinct. As luck would have it, […]
ANDY – A Tribute to my dear late friend, Andy Grant Andrew Gilbert Grant in reflective pose (photograph by the late Lionel O’Keefe) Is it really possible to convey to you, the reader, the many aspects that makes a relationship alive, the smiles, the laughs and the good times spent […]
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Button Accordian Styles of the ”Vienna system” button accordion (C, G, C-F, G-C, A-D, G-C-F) After many years closely observing many traditional diatonic button accordion players throughout eastern Australia and parts of South Australia, with a particular emphasis on southern Queensland it was possible to reach some conclusions based on […]
Alf Radunz Alf Radunz, playing an un-named set tune that he learn’t as a young man in the Kingaroy District. Press Play for song preview.
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German ‘Heimat’ Tune – Netz family orchestra (Recording made by Bill Netz, Monto, early 1960s) A good example of the Netz family playing a lovely old German instrumental piece. This old ‘Heimat’ tune is played by Phillip Netz on zither with other family members accompanying. A real classic, never to […]
