PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES CONTENTS

Folklore of Sydney Some personal notes (from Warren Fahey) on the performance outcomes related to the project. I believe I am in a unique position as a folklore collector in as much as I am also a performer. This allows me to collect and develop and, eventually, reintroduce songs back to the communities that created them. I have often said I am a �folklore recycling unit� and if I have have a �mission� in life then it is the popularisation of Australia�s folklore � both past and present. The passion has been to make our people feel �more Australian� by understanding where we have come from and folklore can certainly help in that direction. In collecting I am also the performer and this has always been part of my success in the field. If I am taping or video-recording I usually sing a few songs to set the scene and establish the type of material I am seeking. Part of this program will be undertaken in cooperation with the Library Council of New South Wales and I will be presenting at various libraries. The aim, of course, is to encourage members of the community to perform and contribute to the project � be they seniors or children. I have found this particularly effective in working with ethnic communities. It is my intention to establish a performance group � The Sydney Bush Orchestra � which will interpret parts of the collection. Hopefully this will be an on-going group much the same as my pioneering group The Larrikins who worked with me for over twenty five years.