Hackett's Schottiche is also known as Basil Cosgrove's Pine Tree Flat Barn Dance. Dave de Hugard and Tom Rummery learnt this tune as well from Basil in the Royal Hotel, in Armidale. They had originally called it 'Cosgrove's Schottische', and this title was endorsed by Basil who when requested for its title said, "Well it was only played by old Hackett out here at Hillgrove...I reckon we can call it Cosgrove's Schottische if you like." - or something to that effect. Darryl, however, was quite definite about the legitimacy of the title of his tune as 'Cosgrove's Scottiche'. By this, Dave understood that it was, or had been, recognized by others as 'belonging' to the Cosgroves. And so, there was a title 'shift'. At one Saturday morning kitchen 'session' which Dave still has on tape, he expressed the fanciful notion of calling Tom Hackett's tune, 'The Pine Tree Flat Barndance'. Basil following this 'line' said ' Allright we'll christen it 'The er....er...Pine Tree Flat er...bloody Barndance.' While this title was taken up, these days Dave prefers the title 'Hackett's Schottische'.
Chris Sullivan and Mark Rummery collected Loge and Vivvy's Schottiche (or Shot-ese, as Charlie called them) from Charlie Batchelor of Bingara, NSW
Dave de Hugard collected Brummy Hall's Schottiche, and it is possibly also from the New England district.
This is the wonderfully named Cheer Boys Cheer, Mother's Got a Mangle, a device getting the excess water out of newly washed clothes and probably a popular tune from earlier this century.
The Mudgee Schottiche was a popular around the Mudgee, Gulgong, Cook's Gap and Ulan districts and this is more or less the common version that has evolved out of several collected versions.
