Die Vier Ooms - Die Cradock Settees

I recorded this song from a radio program in South Africa around 1982. Since then I have been unable to find any reference to "Die Vier Ooms" (The Four Old Guys) - perhaps some listener could help.

www.boeremusiek.org.za lists the following bands with similar names:
Die Vier Afrikaners
Die Vier Fouries
Die Vier Hugenote
Die Vier Springbokke
Die Vier Staatmakers
Die Vier Stellenboyz
Die Vier Transvalers
http://www.boeremusiek.org.za/Afrikaans/Biografie/Orkeste.htm

UPDATE 2011-10-25:

Just received a CD called "Die Twee Ooms, Vol 1" with this identical song. The only problem is that whoever made the CD did not care to vefify the track listing, with the result that this tune (#26) is called the "Henningshoek Settees". However I have at least 4 other copies of the same tune by other groups, and in each case it is called the "Cradock Settees".

The same problem occurs on track #2 (see http://youtu.be/BEUbtUJ9-WI). On the original recording which I made in the 1980s I wrote down both names correctly, as named by the radio commentator.

Unfortunately this confuses matters even more. The CD says the Twee (Two) Ooms are Gertjie Claassen and Hendrik Lotter. This might be so, but then I erred when I wrote down Vier (Four) Ooms. In the light of the sloppy treatment of the track names on the CD, I am therefore totally unsure of the credibility of anything the CD cover says. What a pity. So my search for the truth continues.

The CD in question is SR99LS, part of the "SKATKIS REEKS (SERIES)" made by AVA Systems of Kempton Park, South Africa in 2004. It is distributed by the Traditional Boeremusiek Club of South Africa. The music is reasonably restored from old albums, but don't buy it if you care about the accuracy of the information.

UPDATE 2011-12-02:

I have found more "misnamed" tracks on the CD, but there is a silver lining -- my research has uncovered that there is a farm called "Henninghshoek" (note the spelling) in the Cradock area. Furthermore, I have located another recording (by Willie Nelson, http://youtu.be/TY3DJyJzLSM) in which this tune is also called the "Henningshoek Seties", so my suspicion is that the origin of this tune is closely related to this farm. Anyone with more information is welcome to post it as a comment.

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Boeremusiek (Afrikaans for 'Boer music') is a type of South African instrumental folk music with a concertina as lead instrument. Its original intent was to be an accompaniment to social dancing. Although its roots date back to Europe, perhaps the closest remaining cousin of boeremusiek in the West today is the Cajun music of Louisiana.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeremusiek

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concertina

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