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My Scot songbird friend, Isla Grant(qv), will be touring Australia in 2021. Besides "Waltzing Matilda" what other songs should she put on her playlist?

I must have some Ozzie blood because that song stirs it up. I suppose that there are a lot of Irish over there after the big potato famine and purging of the Irish jails, eh?

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Originally Posted By: Don Gaynor
My Scot songbird friend, Isla Grant(qv), will be touring Australia in 2021. Besides "Waltzing Matilda" what other songs should she put on her playlist?

Yes, "Waltzing Matilda" is well and truly up there for me too, Donny

I might suggest the song "I am Australian". It's powerful and represents the cultural diversity of this land.


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I suppose that there are a lot of Irish over there after the big potato famine and purging of the Irish jails, eh?

To be sure, to be sure... grin


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Tiz rumored that many Ozzies committed suicide upon hearing The Seekers singing "There Will Never Be Another Ewe" Chortle

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Tongue firmly planted in cheek;

Tiz rumored that many Ozzies committed suicide upon hearing The Seekers singing "There Will Never Be Another Ewe" Chortle

Also known here as the "Shepherd's Lament"
(There may have been sadness, but I'm not aware that any lives were lost wink )


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Originally Posted By: Don Gaynor
Tongue firmly planted in cheek;

Tiz rumored that many Ozzies committed suicide upon hearing The Seekers singing "There Will Never Be Another Ewe" Chortle

Also known here as the "Shepherd's Lament"
(There may have been sadness, but I'm not aware that any lives were lost wink )


LOL

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Tongue firmly planted in cheek;

Tiz rumored that many Ozzies committed suicide upon hearing The Seekers singing "There Will Never Be Another Ewe" Chortle

Also known here as the "Shepherd's Lament"
(There may have been sadness, but I'm not aware that any lives were lost wink )


LOL


You guys are really baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad!
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Hello Don.
I am definitely not an Australian but would like to suggest
"And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda" by Eric Bogle.
One of my all time favourite songs and artists.
Cheers
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Hello Don.
I am definitely not an Australian but would like to suggest
"And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda" by Eric Bogle.
One of my all time favourite songs and artists.
Cheers
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I am an Aussie and I would have to agree with “And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda”. All about the ANZAC Spirit.

And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda is a song I play both at Australia Day and ANZAC Day functions. (Or shows close to that time). Another song I would suggest is True Blue by John Williamson (if you can get permission) or Tenterfield Saddler by Peter Allen.

And I firmly believe Isla Grant would do a really great job of any one of those songs. It has been some time since I saw Isla perform.

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Yes, that is one of the saddest songs I've ever heard, and that's really saying something.

Isla contributed five songs to my latest album and she is a beautiful human being with a divine voice. I consider it a high honor to call her "friend." We chat nearly every day.

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Don,

Any of the Seeker's songs would be popular with older Australians and I'm pretty sure they would still work with younger people who have not heard them... they're all very catchy.

I hope the links below help.
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Slim Dusty was a very well known Australian country singer. His most famous songs were...

1. Pub With No Beer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1l40SUGabg

2. Duncan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOML9zwoZn0

3. Lights On The Hill (Keith Urban sand this one too)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJox7uoEehI

4. Road To Gundagai (lot's of people have sung this one)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhL-rUNpSgQ


John Williamson is another popular singer - he was famous for the song below...

5. A Home Among The Gum Trees
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLWzPQmd5sc


There's also a second version of Waltzing Matilda that I suspect few outside of Australia know about. It's well known in Australia, though...

6. Waltzing Matilda (Queensland version)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KXPeHicntY


From Peter Allen...

7. I Still Australia Home
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuBlc1TL1ak

8. Tenterfield Saddler
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtM4a3bheIU


Here are some well known folk songs...

9. Botany Bay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Z_MuoRiSwI

10. Click Go The Shears
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plCTGKrhByk

11. Bound For South Australia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZdee8OPfn4

12. The Wild Colonial Boy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9mt-TBVJos


Here are some other songs to consider...

13. Up There Cazaly -- this is about our football game
(really well known in in the southern states)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g68asPZ4RKQ

14. I Am Australian
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJXTaM3IeAo

15. I've Been Everywhere (Australian version)
(this is one of my favourites -- it will also help with getting to know some of our country's places)



DIRECT LINK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20oqyMVbss0


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Hey Noel, I've got those CDs! I love those songs. Especially Waltzing Matilda, Tenterfield Saddler and I Still Call Australia Home, Only 19.

My younger mate suggests men at work, midnight oil etc. There is one great New Zealand Band - I think - Crowded House.

Natalie Imbruglia, Delta Goodrem, Christine Anu.

There's also some great Aboriginal musicians.


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