A Singing Old Timer

Authors

  • Ian M. Johnstone Independent Scholar.

Keywords:

Poetry, Aboriginal,

Abstract

Written about Jim Howard, an Aboriginal Country and Western singer, who sang to us at Heavitree Gap Caravan Park, Alice Springs, round a camp fire on 29 August 1984, for $2.00 per adult.

Author Biography

Ian M. Johnstone, Independent Scholar.

Armidale, New South Wales 2350.

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Published

2009-11-05

Issue

Vol. 24 (2009): Featuring Folk Music and Cultural Change

Section

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