Australian Ballads: The Early Years

Seona McDowell

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Award-winning folksinger Seona McDowell lends her voice to a collection of traditional Australian ballads on this 1981 recording. Subtitled "The Early Years," the album focuses on the six groups of early settlers to Australia. Many of the songs reflect the English, Irish, and Scottish origins of both settlers and songs, but other selections are home-grown. The best known of them is "Waltzing Matilda," often considered to be Australia’s unofficial national anthem. McDowell is accompanied on the recording by musicians Robbie Brake and Jim Brenner on a variety of stringed instruments. Song origins and lyrics are included in the liner notes.

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101	Black Velvet Band	Seona McDowell	3:17
102	Convict Maid	Seona McDowell	2:15
103	Botany Bay	Seona McDowell	2:11
104	Moreton Bay	Seona McDowell	2:42
105	Lady Franklin's Lament	Seona McDowell	2:11
106	With My Swag on My Shoulders	Seona McDowell	1:50
107	Cross of the South	Seona McDowell	2:42
108	The Old Palmer's Song	Seona McDowell	1:48
201	The Wild Colonial Boy	Seona McDowell	3:32
202	Matt Brady	Seona McDowell	3:20
203	Click Go the Shears	Seona McDowell	2:20
204	The Springtime it Brings on the Shearing	Seona McDowell	2:25
205	Bold Tommy Payne	Seona McDowell	1:57
206	Waltzing Matilda	Seona McDowell	2:35

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