Click Go the Shears: The Making of an Australian Icon

Authors

  • Keith McKenry Independent Scholar.

Keywords:

Folkloristics, Folk Music, Click Go the Shears,

Abstract

Click Go the Shears has become an iconic musical item. Yet its evolution is still associated with various persons/ contexts—all still exerting pressure, making the tune one of the most loved, as well as one of the most teasing copyright issues, in the history of Australian music.

Author Biography

Keith McKenry, Independent Scholar.

c/- Fanged Wombat Productions, 121, Harcourt Drive, Harcourt North, Victoria.

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Published

2009-11-05

Issue

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

Section

Studies in Australian Folklore

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