'Echoes of the Long Paddock’ salutes the Library’s 70th anniversary as custodian of Australia’s folksong heritage and oral history. The Library offers a unique digitised treasure-trove of songs, music and stories collected by folklorists from everyday Australians. These recordings are signposts to the understanding and appreciation of our ever-changing national identity. Legendary singers Martyn Wyndham-Read and Warren Fahey AM, accompanied by musicians Marcus Holden and Garry Steel, will join distinguished historian, Bill Gammage AM, to celebrate some of the highlights of the Collection.

Image credit: ‘Cutting Out’ A Fat Beast - from Notes on Queensland. The Queenslander April 1894 - Colour digital version by Warren Fahey