I make short, simple and easy-going interview based videos that tell illuminating stories about people, places and things, drawing on my background as a museum curator, writer and content creator.
Crooked Tune Distillery 2023_
Meet Aaron Anderson, Sydney-based whiskey maker, moonshiner and banjo player, as he welcomes us into his bespoke ‘grain-to-glass’ operation Crooked Tune Distillery, surely the smallest and most character-filled whiskey distillery in Australia.
Stillhouse Sessions #8_
Aaron and Anderson and Gary Crockett team up in Aaron’s gin distillery for a final session before the operation is relocated to new premises.
Jackhammer Blues_
Good Tom Wallace plays Martha Scanlan’s version of Woody Guthrie’s 1963 tribute to American dam building.
Say Darling Say_
Good Tom Wallace play Say Darling Say, based on a version by Rayna Gellert and Susie Goehring which seems to be based on the 1928 recording by Ernest V. Stoneman and the Sweet Brothers.
Gospel Plow_
(traditional)
Good Tom Wallace play the traditional gospel tune with the simple sentiment to just keep moving forwards despite the usual travails and temptations.
Stillhouse Sessions #7
Old Folk_
Here’s Old Folk, a cheerful and high spirited folk outfit. Band members come from Sydney and Katoomba and when they’re not playing dance-worthy toe tapping old-time standards and originals, they’re making art, building sheds and tending farms.
Stillhouse Sessions #6
Fred and Reuben Pribac_
December’s visitors to Aaron Anderson’s Crooked Tune Distillery were none other than the inventive renaissance folkster and Tasmanian treasure Fred Pribac and his talented son Reuben.
Stillhouse Sessions #4
Harry O’Donovan_
Recorded in a cozy corner of Aarons Anderson’s Crooked Tune Distillery is Sydney based old time musician Harry O’Donovan, from the band Narrownecks.
When I’m Gone_
Good Tom Wallace play a popular Carter Family song, written by A.P. Carter c1930, captured on vinyl during the band’s 12th recording session, on 25 May 1931, in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.
Stillhouse Sessions #3
Craig Woodward_
This performance features Craig Woodward, an old time banjo player and fiddler from Victoria.
Stillhouse Sessions #2
Cat and Clint_
This performance features Cat and Clint, an old time duo from country Victoria, renowned for their raw, tender and unvarnished handling of traditional folk tunes handed down across time and space, from the American south east and beyond.
Little Bird of Heaven_
Good Tom Wallace plays Martha Scanlan’s Little Bird Of Heaven during Covid shut down, May 2020.
Stillhouse Sessions #5
Corn Nut Creek_
Here’s Corn Nut Creek, an ethereal trio of singers, songwriters and musicians who bring a contemporary spirit and personal twist to old-time American folk influences.
One Wave_
Stories from Sydney beaches for exhibition Sand in the City, Museum of Sydney, Sydney Living Museums, 2016.
Liberty_
In June 2020, a bunch of people from the Australian Banjo Players Network dusted off this classic tune, first recorded by Bob Wills in 1947 for Columbia records. It’s origin or age is unknown.
Matthew Martin_
Stories from Sydney beaches for exhibition Sand in the City, Museum of Sydney, Sydney Living Museums, 2016.
Showreel 2023_
Compilation of video projects I’ve created or been part of in recent years.
St Anne’s Reel_
Australian Banjo Players Network isolation jam April 2020.
Stillhouse Sessions #1
Danielle Vita_
Kicking off the series is Brooklyn born fiddler and singer Danielle Vita, who’s taking time out from her regular outfits Corn Nut Creek and Lyrebirds to deliver this rare and mesmerising solo performance.
Shane Stedman_
Stories from Sydney beaches for exhibition Sand in the City, Museum of Sydney, Sydney Living Museums, 2016.
Louis Wayling_
Stories from Sydney beaches for exhibition Sand in the City, Museum of Sydney, Sydney Living Museums, 2016.
I’ll Fly Away
In April 2021, the Australian Banjo Players Network tackled this well-loved and widely known hymn (written by Albert E. Brumley in 1929 and published in 1932 by the Hartford Music company) during covid-19 isolation restrictions.
Covid19 production excerpt_
Covid lockdowns arrived in early 2020 taking Sydney creatives by surprise.
Covid19: The First Wave_
Covid lockdowns arrived in early 2020 taking Sydney creatives by surprise.
Navigating Crystal Clear_
An introduction and guide to the collection digitisation manual Crystal Clear for Museums and Galleries of NSW, 2021.
Towers of Tomorrow with LEGO Bricks_
Lego Master Ryan ‘Brickman’ McNaught describes modelling this eye-popping collection of international skyscrapers in LEGO bricks, at Museum of Sydney (and on international tour) for Sydney Living Museums, 2014.
Sydney Harbour Icons with LEGO Bricks_
Lego Master Ryan ‘Brickman’ McNaught describes modelling Sydney’s key attractions in LEGO bricks, at Museum of Sydney (and on international tour) for Sydney Living Museums, 2015.
Michael Lech_
Interview series for exhibition Toys Through Time, Museum of Sydney, Sydney Living Museums, 2015.
Childhood at Susannah Place_
Curator Anna Cossu describes childhood at Susannah Place, an historic terrace row in the Rocks, for Sydney Living Museums, 2015.
Growing up at Elizabeth Farm_
A look into childhood at Elizabeth Farm, for Sydney Living Museums, 2015.
The Doll Hospital_
Meet the staff of Sydney’s Doll Hospital and listen to the touching story of a once thriving and much loved operation. Made for Sydney Living Museums in 2015.