Ron Edwards and the Fight for Australian Tradition

by Keith McKenry

Ron Edwards (1930--2008) had a passion for recording and safeguarding for future generations Australia's unique folk heritage. In 1950, at a time when popular wisdom had it that Australia had few folk songs, Edwards and poet John Manifold produced the Bandicoot Ballads, trailblazing broadsheets which marked the beginning of Australia's folk music revival. He also published the first book of Australian folk songs with music. Moving to far North Queensland...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1922952044
• ISBN13: 9781922952042
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Arden
• Length: 372 Pages