MANIFOLD’S LUTE - Music, Poetry & Reflections
John Streeter Manifold was at the centre of the early days of the Folk scene in Brisbane, as well as hosting the Brisbane Realist Writers. His hand-made lute-backed guitar, which had belonged to the poet Judith Rodriguez, was recently donated to the Australian Cultural Library. This is part 1 of a podcast made by Penny Davies & Roger Ilott of Restless Music for the Australian Cultural Library’s John Manifold Fellowship.
Episodes

Friday Sep 22, 2023
Friday Sep 22, 2023
Part 3 More Poetry, Manifold’s hand-made instruments and Ballad Nights remembered by Doug Eaton, Garry Tooth talks about the Wayfarers and the Folk Centre, Thoughts on accompanying folk music by John Manifold, a waltz inspired by this research and reflections on the past and how it inspires the future.

Friday Sep 22, 2023
Friday Sep 22, 2023
This is part 2 of a podcast made by Penny Davies & Roger Ilott of Restless Music for the Australian Cultural Library's John Manifold Fellowship.
Part 2 Bill Scott’s memories of early recording of Queensland Folk Songs, Doug Eaton and Garry Tooth’s memories of the Moreton Bay Bushwackers and the Bandicoots, the Brisbane Realist Writers “On the Queensland Railway Lines” and “Bubble & Squeak”, John Manifold’s thoughts on folk song.

Friday Sep 22, 2023
Friday Sep 22, 2023
John Streeter Manifold was at the centre of the early days of the Folk scene in Brisbane, as well as hosting the Brisbane Realist Writers. His hand-made lute-backed guitar, which had belonged to the poet Judith Rodriguez, was recently donated to the Australian Cultural Library. This is part 1 of a podcast made by Penny Davies & Roger Ilott of Restless Music for the Australian Cultural Library's John Manifold Fellowship.