The following paper was presented as part of the 2019 Sydney Folk Festival on August 17 at the Sydney Mechanics’ … More
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Gil Dech & other early gay Oz recording artists
On February 22, 2016 I visited gramophone and record collector Wayne Dempsey at his home in the suburb of Chatswood … More
“Kouna, Bebi” – homosexual rebetiko song from the prisons
Το «Κούνα, Μπέμπη» – πούστικο ρεμπέτικο της φυλακής “Kouna, Bebi” – homosexual rebetiko song from the prisons On 17/7/1973, folklorist … More
Greek Gay Slang @ 45rpm
In 1972, the Greek folklorist Elias Petropoulos was awarded a seven month jail sentence for publishing the world’s first dictionary … More
“On Sexual Themes in Rebétika”
The following is a translation that I have made from a chapter in Elias Petropoulos’ ‘Rebétika Songs: A Folkloric Study’, … More
The Rise & Fall of Athens’ Columbia Records Factory
Today I visited the old Columbia Records factory in the Athens suburb of Rizoupoli [Ριζούπολη]. The first of its kind … More
Misogynist Comedy on Record – Clem Dawe’s “The Woman Hater”
Known professionally as “Clem Dawe”, Clement Edward White (ca. 1905 – 1955) was part of the English theatrical White family. … More
Aboriginal Choral Music on Record (1965 – 2018)
1950s/60s Singing Walkabout, Ernabella Aboriginal Choir. EMI, 1966. (12″ LP). Hermannsburg Choir on Tour, Hermannsburg Choir. Davan, 1967. (12″ LP). In Need of … More
Edith Clifford (1891 – c. 1950s)
It’s always great to receive correspondence or comments on posts I’ve made here on Amnesiac Archive. I was recently contacted … More
