'How does one write a tribute to Ron Edwards? Taken separately, his work as a collector of folksong, of yarns, of bush craft, as a journal editor, as a folklore indexer and bibliographer, as a writer, publisher and illustrator each place him in the front rank of workers in Australian folklore. Taken together, they elevate him to a rank of his own. His output in a career than (sic) spanned over 50 years beggars belief. To describe him as a giant in the field of Australian folklore is to do him an injustice.' (p. 1)