Australian Traditional Players
The major part of the work in documenting Australia's traditional players was done by the late John Meredith in association with a number of other researchers.
See also the National Library of Australia pictures catalogue for John Meredith's collection of pictures of traditional players. (Search on John Meredith and Creator).Here's a good resource for Australian music, compiled by Ray Mulligan and Greg O'Leary for the National Folk Festival, Australia, 2006 - 2015
- Herb Archer
- Charlie Bachelor
- Rita Baker
- Orly Benson
- George Blackman
- George Bond
- Dolphy Blackert
- Charlie Burgess
- Keith Burgess
- Tom Chapman
- Frank Collins
- Charlie Doran
- Violet Endacott
- Ottie Pfeiffer
- Arthur Foster
- Rita Garbutt
- Bill Gilbert
- Ernie Goodman
- Frank Greenaune
- Ernie James
- Bert Jamieson
- The Kurtz Family
- Vic & Dulcie Large
- Vera Lee
- Jack Lynch
- Alice Mahoney
- Dave Mathias
- Norm McConnell
- John McKinnon
- Doddy and Bill Murphy
- Dorothy and Tom Nangle
- Tom O'Brien
- Alan Offa
- Bill and Peter Painter
- Caroline Pratley
- Errol Rodda
- Les Schulz
- Harry Schaefer
- Ma Seal
- Sally Sloane
- Cecil and Russell Teagh
- Stan Treacy
- Dorothy Ward
- John Warn
- Pearly Watling
- Jim Wilkinson
- Joe Yates