Franklyn B Paverty is one of one of Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

's most enduring bush band

Bush band

A bush band is a group of musicians that play traditional Australian folk music or contemporary folk music played in a traditional Australian style...

s. Since the early 1970s, Paverty has entertained audiences, mostly in and around Canberra

Canberra

Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...

 with its crafted mixture of songs and music. The band's repertoire is predominantly Australian folk music

Folk music

Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....

 (bush songs and music for bush dance

Bush dance

Bush dance is a style of dance from Australia, particularly where the music is provided by a bush band. The dances are mainly based on the traditional folk dances of the UK, Ireland and central Europe.- Eras of bush dance in Australia :...

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The band made albums, TV and radio appearances including the ABC TV series Peach's Gold. Franklyn B Paverty played for the official opening of Australia's new Parliament House, Canberra

Parliament House, Canberra

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 in 1988; and again at celebrations marking its 10th anniversary in 1998 (see here) and 20th anniversary in 2008. Paverty shared the stage with Billy Connolly

Billy Connolly

William "Billy" Connolly, Jr., CBE is a Scottish comedian, musician, presenter and actor. He is sometimes known, especially in his native Scotland, by the nickname The Big Yin...

, The Dubliners

The Dubliners

The Dubliners are an Irish folk band founded in 1962.-Formation and history:The Dubliners, initially known as "The Ronnie Drew Ballad Group", formed in 1962 and made a name for themselves playing regularly in O'Donoghue's Pub in Dublin...

, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Slim Dusty

Slim Dusty

David Gordon "Slim Dusty " Kirkpatrick AO, MBE was an Australian country music singer-songwriter and producer, with a career spanning nearly eight decades. He was known to record songs in the legacy of Australian poets Henry Lawson and Banjo Patterson that represented the Australian Bush...

, Eric Bogle

Eric Bogle

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 and many others, and performs regularly at the National Folk Festival (Australia)

National Folk Festival (Australia)

The National Folk Festival - Australia’s premier folk festival event – is a colourful and diverse family orientated celebration attended by over 50,000 people.It is the best Easter week-end in Australia!...

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From the early 2000s, the musicians in Franklyn B Paverty were Mal Bennett, Bob Buckley, Graham Chalker, Peter Hobson, Peter Logue and Bryan Rae. Other great musicians who have been associated with the band over the years include David Chalker, Ros Haskew, Fiona Mahoney, Frank and Bernie Nizynski and Dave O'Neill.

The band's name originated from Martin Fry's (sousaphone) pseudonym in The Temperance Seven

The Temperance Seven

The Temperance Seven is a British band specializing in 1920s-style jazz music.- Career :The Temperance Seven were founded at Christmas 1955, although it has been alleged they first "saw the light" in the Pasadena Cocoa Rooms, Balls Pond Road, North London, in 1904...

. The band's name is often spelt incorrectly as Franklin or Franklin D.

Recordings

There are several recordings of Franklyn B Paverty in the National Film and Sound Archive (see/hear Waltzing Matilda (click here to listen) And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda

And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda

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(click here).

Albums

• Paverty Stricken
• 1891
• Songs of the Australian Goldrush
• Convict Songs of Australia
• Waltzing Matilda Again: The Great Aussie Folk Collection (3CD set)
• Singing Land CD
• With my Swag on my Shoulder
• Trip to Trundle
• Our Selection