Tag Archives: music history

Currency Lasses

Posted on 07/08/2025 by Heather

In 2025, we commemorate 200 years of the earliest known piece of  instrumental music written in Australia, a significant milestone in our cultural heritage.  It has added significance as it is dance music and was composed by a lady – … Continue reading →

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Irish convict musicians

Posted on 14/03/2023 by Heather

Blind Loftus opened the proceeding by dancing a hornpipe, then came Irish jigs, reels, and songs, and when the boys got warm they were as wild as goats without a shepherd.  The spree was kept up for three days and … Continue reading →

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