Re: The Spoken Word in Bush Poetry
Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2023 8:41 am
POPULAR MUSIC
Australian Music is a vital aspect of Australian Culture and (as previously posted) bush/folk music is very well covered.
Australian Popular music is also presented...
I believe that the Golden Era of pop music was late 50's through into the melodic and creative 60's and on into the 70's. It was a time of innocence and darn good music. An age of electric guitars and young kids forming garage bands. Just pure music and excitement.
Supporting this important musical exhibit is my selective and diverse collection of vinyl records, amassed over a lifetime.
It was always a solid "cultural" asset. However at a garage sale I fortunately heard about the collection of a DJ who had gone overseas and who wanted to sell it all. So I negotiated the purchase of the Lot which was a big and costly move. The records that I did not really want, I managed to swap/trade some with a mate and fellow vinyl collector. ("Swapping" is always the thing rather than have money change hands.)
PICTURED below
1. The indexed S to Z section of the BIG and selective vinyl collection. Hobby boxes are the perfect size. Some LP's are still around in various boxes as space is at a premium.
2. Also pictured is the unit I designed to house the records that I like to play occasionally. It has two drawers for records... plus an open record bin next to the player.
EXPERIENCE
If one is going to present a cultural aspect, I suggest that it is far better to have had personal experience.
As a youth, I played in a pop band which we formed in high school. I built my own amp from a magazine and made a primitive speaker-box too. Parents could not afford to pay for the real thing. More enthusiasm than talent perhaps? but who knows or cares... it was an important musical learning thing where there was much to practice... and the terrifying experience of going "on stage" in front of a big audience.
Anyway....this Pop Music aspect of Australian Culture is enormously important. Great FUN!!!!
It will be beautifully presented.
Australian Music is a vital aspect of Australian Culture and (as previously posted) bush/folk music is very well covered.
Australian Popular music is also presented...
I believe that the Golden Era of pop music was late 50's through into the melodic and creative 60's and on into the 70's. It was a time of innocence and darn good music. An age of electric guitars and young kids forming garage bands. Just pure music and excitement.
Supporting this important musical exhibit is my selective and diverse collection of vinyl records, amassed over a lifetime.
It was always a solid "cultural" asset. However at a garage sale I fortunately heard about the collection of a DJ who had gone overseas and who wanted to sell it all. So I negotiated the purchase of the Lot which was a big and costly move. The records that I did not really want, I managed to swap/trade some with a mate and fellow vinyl collector. ("Swapping" is always the thing rather than have money change hands.)
PICTURED below
1. The indexed S to Z section of the BIG and selective vinyl collection. Hobby boxes are the perfect size. Some LP's are still around in various boxes as space is at a premium.
2. Also pictured is the unit I designed to house the records that I like to play occasionally. It has two drawers for records... plus an open record bin next to the player.
EXPERIENCE
If one is going to present a cultural aspect, I suggest that it is far better to have had personal experience.
As a youth, I played in a pop band which we formed in high school. I built my own amp from a magazine and made a primitive speaker-box too. Parents could not afford to pay for the real thing. More enthusiasm than talent perhaps? but who knows or cares... it was an important musical learning thing where there was much to practice... and the terrifying experience of going "on stage" in front of a big audience.
Anyway....this Pop Music aspect of Australian Culture is enormously important. Great FUN!!!!
It will be beautifully presented.