Episode of Series “Big country”.
Mulga Bill’s Bicycle Band, a group of musicians from Melbourne, play adaptations of English and Irish folk music. This episode of A Big Country follows the band as they rescue their music from the abstractions of television studios and return it to the living ambience of country halls and hotels.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
012542
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television programs - Australia
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Music & Performing Arts → Bands (Music)
Music & Performing Arts → Folk music - Australia
Music & Performing Arts → Folk music - Great Britain
Music & Performing Arts → Folk music - Ireland
Music & Performing Arts → Folk songs, English - Australia
Music & Performing Arts → Music
Music & Performing Arts → Music - Australia
Music & Performing Arts → Music appreciation
Music & Performing Arts → Musicians - Australia
Music & Performing Arts → National music
Performance → Music - Performance
Television → Television programs → Television programs - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan
U-Matic (low band); Access Print (Section 1)