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Thread #118543   Message #2563617
Posted By: Joybell
11-Feb-09 - 05:16 AM
Thread Name: Need tradl Australian songs for women
Subject: RE: Need tradl Australian songs for women
Not too many Kathryn but here's my list.
1. Gentle Annie -- sung in 1st person by a man but I sing it anyway.
2. Banks of the Murray -- of the parlor song type - not traditional. Lovely song. Stark and simple about WW1.
3. The Springtime it Brings on the Shearing -- about men but a pretty waltz and not blokey.
4. The Stockman's Last Bed -- another parlor song and sung in the third person.
5. The Maiden's Prayer -- one of the very big group of "Died for Love" songs. Like Butcher's Boy. It's not actually Australian -- it comes from England but it was collected here.
6. Big Poll the Grog Seller -- haven't sung it for years but it's about a woman alright.
I can help with any of these if you can't find them. None of them are traditional but they're all old and have no known authors.
Cheers, Joy