Alex Hood folklore collection. Edgar waters

Summary

Folkloric recording.
Edgar Waters speaks of the early days of the Bushwhackers;
Wattle records and films; experiences in England;
Russell Ward;
Geoff Way;
Cecil English;
John Meredith;
Communist Party of Australia (C.P.A.);
The Folk revival; Hans Bandler;
his interest in Australian folklore and old "bush" songs;
Eureka Youth League;
the collection of folklore;
Joe Cashmere;
A.L. Lloyd; the influence of
Australian folklore in England;
the Bushwhackers;
Sally Sloan;
Duke Tritton;
Alan Lomax;
Jimmy Macbeth;
Tim McMahon;
re-writing and re-working material;
the Rambleers;
Folk Clubs; English-Irish influences;
Declan Affley; Nationalists;
Melbourne folk revivalists and collectors; the
Brisbane revival; Joe Furnside; Jack Hughes.

Notes
Recorded on December 7, 2006 at Nowra, N.S.W.
Digital master available National Library of Australia;