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| From James Laing tune book SLT |
Depictions of convict era merriment often feature fiddlers. Most of these are unknown and unsung, though a number of convicts were noted violinists and, often, composers of music.
Graham Skinner’s ‘Australharmony’ https://www.sydney.edu.au/paradisec/australharmony/index.php
Peter MacFie ‘Convict Musicians’ (mainly Tasmanian) https://petermacfiehistorian.net.au/musicians/
Recently rediscovered oratorio, ‘Crown of Thorns’, by Charles S Packer (transported for forgery)
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-28/choral-recovery-charles-s-packer-masterpiece/100324676
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