Australian Ballads: The Early Years

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