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John Greenway performs a sampling of the 400 folksongs he collected in Australia. A renowned American Folklorist specializing in songs of social protest, Greenway was best known for maintaining that protest songs are folksongs as well. This album gathers a variety of folksongs that tell of Australian History and folklore. Liner notes include detailed information on each song, with an introduction on Australia's relationship to folk music. Album Tracks 1. Botany Bay 2. Old Bullock Dray 3. The Dying Stockman 4. Bluey Brink 5. One of the Has-Beens 6. Brisbane Ladies 7. Castlereagh River 8. Click Go the Shears 9. Bold Jack Donahue 10. Wild Colonial Boy 11. Waltzing Matilda (Queensland Version) 12. The Dog Sat on the Tucker Box 13. Lazy Harry's 14. Ben Hall 15. Wallaby Stew 16. Les Darcy 17. Stockman's Last Bed 18. Peter Clarke 19. Cockies of Bungaree 20. Wild Rover No More
