In accordance with the aims of the Association, to preserve, research and popularise our Australian Folklore Heritage of traditional songs, music, poetry, prose and dance of Australia, the recordings of Harry McQueen - 60 Years of Music are made freely available for private, non-commercial use.
Originally published on cassette tapes, and later re-published as a 2 CD set, these are dance music performances, and interviews with Harry. From this page you can play or download the full audio recordings in MP3 format.
| CD 1 | ||||
| 1 |
Four Step Frog Puddles (Whitney) |
Harry & Friends | ||
| 2 |
Harry Meets Bill McGlashan White Lillies (Hall) / McGlashan's Fourth Figure Alberts Tune (Trad) Bill McGlashan played these two tunes in succession for the fourth figure of the Alberts. |
Harry | ||
| 3 |
Gypsy Tap Wheels (Petty) / Unknown |
Harry, Jack, Marie & Ian | ||
| 4 |
Maxina You Were Only Fooling (Faber / Meadows / Fotine) This is an example of Harry adapting a popular tune to fit the unusual 24 bar sequence of the Maxina. |
Harry | ||
| 5 |
Harry's Grandfather And Garibaldi's March_Waltz Garibaldi's March/Waltz (Trad) As he played the tune on his concertina, Harry's grandfather, also performed the dance. |
Harry | ||
| 6 |
Varsoviana Mayflower Waltz (Trad) / McGlashan's Varsoviana (Trad) / Babes in the Wood (Trad) The Mayflower Waltz is known throughout the country under various names, including the Spanish Waltz, and is adapted, here, for the Varsoviana. |
Harry | ||
| 7 |
Waltz Of Cotillions When It's Springtime in the Rockies (Sauer / Taggart / Woolsey) / When I Grow Too Old to Dream (Hammerstein / Romberg) / When It's Springtime in the Rockies / Carnival of Venice (Paganini) / Under theBridges of Paris (Scotto / Cochran) / Gold and Silver Waltz (Lehar) / Wine, Women and Song (Strauss) This is an example of Harry adapting a popular tune to fit the unusual 24 bar sequence of the Maxina. |
Harry and Friends | ||
| 8 |
Harry Learns the Maxina Tune Maxina (Boissondale / Hurndall) |
Harry | ||
| 9 |
Maxina Maxina |
Harry, Jack, Marie & Ian | ||
| 10 |
Pride Of Erin Come Back to Erin (Claribel) / The Stone Outside Dan Murphy's Door (Stanley) / Pretty White Lillies (Hall) |
Harry & Friends | ||
| 11 |
The Police Raid Lockwood God Bless You and Bugger Me (Trad) / Red Wings (Trad) / McGlashan's Third Figure of the First Set Tune (Trad) The first two tunes, played here, were played for the first figure of the First Set. |
Harry | ||
| 12 |
Lancers fig 1 Invercargill March (Lithgow) / Unknown |
Harry & Friends | ||
| 13 |
Lancers fig 2 Marching Through Georgia (Work) / It's a Long, Long Way to Tipperary (Judge / Williams) |
Harry & Friends | ||
| 14 |
Lancers fig 3 Old Black Joe (Foster) |
Harry & Friends | ||
| 15 |
Lancers fig 4 Colonel Bogey March (Alford) / Invercargill March |
Harry & Friends | ||
| 16 |
Lancers fig 5 McGlashan's Two Polka Tunes (Trad) |
Harry & Friends | ||
| CD 2 | ||||
| 1 |
Evening Three Step I've Got A Lovely Bunch Of Coconuts (Heatherton) / Anchors Away (Lottman / Zimmerman) / Repasz) Band (Sweeney) |
Harry, Jack, Marie & John | ||
| 2 |
Harry & The Yandoit Wine Gervasoni Waltzes (Trad) / Emperor Waltz (Strauss) / Tales of the Vienna Woods (Strauss) / The Blue Danube (Strauss) |
Harry, Jack & Marie | ||
| 3 |
Over The Waves in 2/4 Time This is an example of a bush musician's ability to improvise and convert tunes to other tempos. |
Harry | ||
| 4 |
Alberts fig 1 There is a Tavern in the Town (Trad) / Camptown Races (Foster) |
Harry & Friends | ||
| 5 |
Alberts fig 2 Marching Through Georgia / It's a Long, Long Way to Tipperary |
Harry & Friends | ||
| 6 |
Alberts fig 3 My Love She's But a Lassie Yet (Trad) / Rakes of Mallow (Trad) |
Harry & Friends | ||
| 7 |
Alberts fig 4 Over the Waves (Rosas) / Why Did My Massa Sell Me? (Trad) |
Harry & Friends | ||
| 8 |
Alberts fig 5 Mockin' Bird Hill (Horton) / When It's Springtime in the Rockies |
Harry & Friends | ||
| 9 |
Barn Dance Roaming in the Gloaming (Lauder) / Isle of Capri (Kennedy / Grass) / Roaming in the Gloaming |
Harry & Friends | ||
| 10 |
Jack's Tribute To Harry Merry Makers Schottische (Trad) |
Jack | ||
| 11 |
Selection of Set Tunes Old Folks at Home (Foster) / Old Black Joe / Golden Slippers (Bland) / Hi-Ho! The Merrio (Conrad) |
Harry, Jack, Marie & Ian | ||
| 12 |
Bill McGlashan & The Little Brown Jug Tune Little Brown Jug (Eastburn) Old Time Medly |
Harry | ||
| 13 |
Old Time Medly - Highland Schottische O Weel May the Keel Row (Trad) / McGlashan's Highland Schottiche (Trad) / Manchester Hornpipe (Trad) / McQueen's Schottische (Trad) Owing to the introduction of newer dances, some of the older dances are grouped together at the 'Old Time Medly' or 'The Polka Medly' |
Harry | ||
| 14 |
Old Time Medly - Varsoviana Mayflower Waltz (Trad) McGlashan's Varsoviana (Trad) |
Harry & Friends | ||
| 15 |
Old Time Medly - Polka Mazurka McGlashan's Two Polka Mazurkas (Trad) |
Harry & Friends | ||
| 16 |
Old Time Medly - Plain Polka McGlashan's Two Polkas (Trad) |
Harry & Friends | ||
| 17 |
Maxina Nightbirds (Willnor / Paling) / The Bells of St. Mary's (Adams) / Old Folks at Home / Lily of Laguna (Stuart) Nightbirds is an original Maxina tune and the others are adaptations. |
Harry & Friends | ||
| 18 |
Decline of Dances in the Country
Auld Lang Syne (Trad) / God Save the Queen (Trad) These tunes have been converted into Circular Waltz time. |
Harry & Jack |
All arrangements of tunes on these recordings are by Harry McQueen.
Musicians: Harry McQueen was accompanied by some of the musicians with whom he has played over his 60 year career.
Marie, Jack's sister, apperas on those tracks designated. On other tracks, the pianist was Joan Carthew.
This recording was produced with support from:
Conversion to CD format and to web site: Steve Bullock
The official site of the Victorian Folk Music Club Incorporated (Reg No A2511Y) ABN 28 668 156 704
Last modified: November 20 2024 11:48.