| Australian Traditional Dance Tunes Vol 2 | Review, tracklist, & music samples

This recording compiled by Jane Brownlee and David De Santi as part of their National Library of Australia / National Folk Festival Fellowship has provided the opportunity to discover further musical treasures within the NLA?s Folklore Collection. There are a swag of musicians and tunes recorded in the Collection and Jane and David have only dug a little way in but due to their effort have found some distinctive and interesting tunes! This recording is the culmination of the process of finding the tune, transcribing a version (at times there were several versions played) and then arranging them into a musical form for traditional bush / folk dances.

| Shenanigans - Federation Special | Review, tracklist, & music samples

This CD/dance tutor from Melbourne traditional dance band Shenanigans comes with a booklet in the CD case that has the dance notation and instructions, and tips for each dance.Some of the tracks are duplicated - one version music only, and another with the dance calls added. Ideal resource material for dance groups, ceilidh and bush and multicultural dances. The tunes/dances in the Federation Special collection are for the most part from the Anglo-Celtic tradition, with a selection of dances from many different countries making up the Olympic Special disc. The band plays with energy and no pretensions to grandeur, conveying these traditional tunes as they will have been played countless times in many a hall worldwide.