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Franklyn B Paverty: the Band


Franklyn B Paverty, an experienced band of energetic musicians, is one of Australia's best bush bands*. Paverty entertains audiences with a carefully crafted mixture of songs and dances.

  • traditional Australian bush music varied with folk, country and occasional swing, blues, jug band or old rock 'n' roll music
  • bush songs and bush dances adapted to individual audiences. Franklyn B Paverty provides great entertainment for festivals, weddings, parties, concerts, conferences, workshops, etc.
  • a spectacular combination of talent, skill, enthusiasm and experience
  • over 30 years performing, mostly in and around Canberra

Paverty Reunion

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Paverty 35th Anniversary Reunion Concert, Folkus Room 30 October 2009

Thinking about the year 1974. It seems so long ago and so far away from the vantage point of 2009. Remember 1974? It was the year of Cyclone Tracy, Watergate, Abba’s Eurovision win AND the birth of Franklyn B Paverty, Australia’s bush band of renown.

Details of Franklyn B Paverty’s very first gig seem to be lost but original and current band member, Mal Bennett, thinks it was in the bar of the Canberra College of Advanced Education back in late 1974. Now, half of three score years and ten later and time to celebrate, we can look back on career highlights that include playing at the official opening of Australia’s new Parliament House as well as at its 10th and 20th anniversary celebrations, performing Aussie music for guests at a lunch in honour of visiting US President, George W Bush, frequently entertaining at The Lodge for the Prime Minister’s Australia Day festivities and sharing stages with such luminaries as The Dubliners, Billy Connolly, Eric Bogle, The Fureys, Gerry and the Pacemakers and Slim Dusty. Paverty (as the band is affectionately known) has appeared at most of Australia’s major music festivals, toured extensively, appeared on television and radio and produced a discography that lists nine albums (one of which was a 3-CD set), the most recent, 35 Years On: Our Selection, produced to mark this significant milestone.

Our Selection (CD)

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35 years on

Tracks: Singing Land ~ Mt Franklin Chalet ~ Morton Bay ~ Diamantina Drover ~ Murrambidgee ~ On the Wallaby ~ Banks of the Condamine ~ Tomahawking Fred/Vinnie's Schottische ~ Camooweel ~ Eugowra Rocks ~ Rain in the Mountains ~ Old Talbingo ~ Van Diemen's Land ~ Farewell to Jindabyne ~ Clancy of the Overflow ~ Last of the Riverboats ~ Last Farewell to Stirling ~ Billy Sheehan ~ Spirit of the Nation

Trip to Trundle (CD)

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Tracks: When the rain tumbles down in July ~ Old Talbingo ~ Opal beds ~ Never never land ~ Farewell to Jindabyne ~ Break of day ~ Trip to Trundle/Beyond Bogan Gate ~ Broken down squatter ~ Lachlan tigers ~ Convict maid ~ Tomahawking Fred/Vinnie's schottische ~ Drought and rain ~ Far away in Australia ~ Billy of tea/South wind ~ Pine tree flat/Sweet Marie ~ Scots of the Riverina ~ Shelter

The tracks on Trip to Trundle are recent recordings of old and new songs and tunes ... including original material written by members of the band.

With my Swag on my Shoulder (CD)

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Jim Jones at Botany Bay ~ The Old Palmer Song ~The Catalpa ~ Morton Bay ~ The Augathella Station ~ Bold Jack Donahue ~ The Lachlan Valley Way ~ Australia's on the Wallaby ~ The Black Velvet Band ~ The Streets of Forbes ~ With my Swag all on my Shoulder ~ Tambaroora Gold ~ The Band Played Waltzing Matilda ~ The Quartz Crushing Machine ~ The Cry 'Look Out Below' ~ To the North ~ The Women of Ireland ~ Ballad of 1891 ~ All for me Grog ~ The Cross of the South ~ Now I'm Easy ~ Hurrah for the Diggings ~ Maggie May

Sing Australia National Gathering 2009

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The Sing Australia 2009 National Gathering is located at Zone 10, Sir James Mitchell Park, South Perth. Entry is via Coode St (off Mill Point Rd).

Music and dancing with Franklyn B Paverty (see ...).

Trundle Alive with Singing

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Franklin B Paverty

May 2008, Trundle

The small central west town of Trundle came alive with singing in May when their annual singing event brought hundreds of visitors to the town. A highlight of this year’s concert was the launch of a new CD Trip to Trundle, by popular bush band Franklin B Paverty. The CD was inspired by the band's annual trips to the town and their love of the community. Choirs came from all over the region with about 400 people at the concert and at least 150 of them singing. The Trundle Sing Australia choir is one of about 90 Australia‐wide and boasts 15 members. “Out of a population of about 600 (including Bogan Gate), having 15 members statistically makes us the biggest choir in Australia per capita!” said organiser Bob Schneider. The Sing Australia philosophy is that everyone can sing, it’s all about having a go and doing something as part of a community.

The Order of Australia Association Conference Dinner

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The formal National Conference dinner in the Great Hall of Parliament House, Canberra, in February this year. Entertainment was provided by the Franklin B. Paverty Bush Band, ...

Australian Parliament House - ten years on

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Australian Parliament House ~ 1988 to 1998

Parliament House construction

1998: Ten years ago, Bob Hawke was Prime Minister, John Howard Opposition Leader, Ian Sinclair led the National Party and Janine Haines, the Australian Democrats. It was May 9, 1988, the official opening day for Australia's new Parliament House.

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