Bert Jamison was recorded playing his mouth organ by Rob Willis. He had played violin and accordion when he was younger, but played the mouth organ in his later years to help his asthma. These three Set Tunes I have called No.1, No.2 and No.3 for convenience. He died in 1996 aged 93 after living his life around the upper Murray River.
Colin Charlton of Cookmidgera, NSW is the source of some most interesting tunes, which he plays on both fiddle and accordion.This one is called Lady Love.
Another one from Peter Ellis, Joe Comini's Set Tune is a three part reel, or possibly three different 8-bar parts strung together
Bill McCoy's Set Tune is from the playing of his daughter-in-law Eileen McCoy, a very fine fiddle player. Bill McCoy was from Sheffield in Tasmania
The Mill Belongs to Sandy is from Con Klippel's Old Time Band of Nariel in Victoria. published in Peter Ellis's "Collectors Choice".
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