Description
DESCRIPTION
John Greenway performs a sampling of the 400 folksongs he collected in Australia. A renowned American Folklorist specializing in songs of social protest, Greenway was best known for maintaining that protest songs are folksongs as well. This album gathers a variety of folksongs that tell of Australian History and folklore. Liner notes include detailed information on each song, with an introduction on Australia's relationship to folk music.
TracksCredits
1 Botany Bay
2 Old Bullock Dray
3 The Dying Stockman
4 Bluey Brink
5 One of the Has-Beens
6 Brisbane Ladies
7 Castlereagh River
8 Click Go the Shears
9 Bold Jack Donahue
10 Wild Colonial Boy
11 Waltzing Matilda (Queensland Version)
12 The Dog Sat on the Tucker Box
13 Lazy Harry's
14 Ben Hall
15 Wallaby Stew
16 Les Darcy
17 Stockman's Last Bed
18 Peter Clarke
19 Cockies of Bungaree
20 Wild Rover No More
