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A second tape that is obviously from this time of first contacts features a whole group of musicians from Nariel, Corryong and nearby districts. A note explains that it was one of the gatherings of musicians and their families that were often held at the Klippel home. I am mortified that I have no recollection of this recording being made although I was certainly there, as proved by my voice on the tape asking questions. One question was about a dance called Circassian Circle which has 2 parts, one in a big circle and the other with couples in sets of 2 couples, facing one another, arranged around the ballroom. An unidentified voice answered me, saying that the first part, in couples, of this dance had been done in the district in earlier times, but had not been done for some years. This was an important piece of information as I had not realised that the section danced in couples was a part of the early ballroom style dancing, as I had only seen it danced in the two-part form at the English folkdance centre in London. Recorders were not so good in those days and, as only one microphone was being used, much of the conversation on the tape cannot be heard. Con was the only musician identified by name but many others played tunes or fragments of tunes, including two very capable woman pianists (since identified as Mrs Madge Everard and Mary Lloyd). Both were known to have a large collection of sheet music. Mary played Kangaroo Barn Dance, Hyde Park Hustlers (barn dance), and Hot Stuff Quadrille (for the First Set). The names of the last two suggest that they were published early this century when ragtime and jazz were coming into fashion.
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