Friday, June 10, 2022

AUSTRALIAN FOLKSONGS BY BURL IVES


The American entertainer, Burl Ives, visited Australia in the 1950’s singing folksongs from all over, including from here. He recorded a selection of these on his 1953 album, Australian Folksongs (frequently reissued) and Stephen Whiteside has been busy tracking down the often twisty histories of these songs. You can find his posts at:

 

https://stephenwhiteside.com.au/?s=the+old+bullock+dray

 

https://stephenwhiteside.com.au/?s=the+springtime

 

https://stephenwhiteside.com.au/?s=click+go+the+shears

 

https://stephenwhiteside.com.au/?s=wild+rover+no+more

 

https://stephenwhiteside.com.au/?s=the+stockman%27s+last+bed

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