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Waltzing Matilda
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Mostly 12 string guitar and vocals. A longtime folk singer performing the act that's kept him out of the bigtime for years.
I began my musical career in the 70's, playing trumpet and guitar, and singing. This site contains mostly that act, which has kept me out of the big time all these years. I played full-time professionally for eight years, until I realized I preferred my meals .... you know, .... daily.
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Acoustic • Acoustic Folk
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Peak #163
Peak in subgenre #31
Author
A.B. 'Banjo' Patterson
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c. 1890
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June 12, 2005
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MP3 3.9 MB • 128 kbps • 4:14
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billabong: Originally an aboriginal word for a section of still water adjacent to a river, cut off by a change in the watercourse, cf. an oxbow lake. In the Australian outback, a billabong generally retains water longer than the watercourse itself, so it may be the only water for miles around. coolibah tree (also coolabah): A particular kind of eucalyptus that grows beside billabongs. jumbuck: A sheep. swagman: A gentleman of the road, an itinerant roaming country roads, a drifter, a tramp, a hobo. Carried his few belongings slung in a cloth, which was called by a wide variety of names, including 'swag', 'shiralee' and 'bluey'. troopers: A cavalry soldier, or perhaps a mounted militia-man or policeman. To a swaggie, what was the difference?? tucker-bag: A bag to keep tucker in. Tucker is grub, victuals/vittles, or food. waltzing matilda: Matilda was a mock-romantic word for a swag, and to waltz matilda was to hit the road with a swag on your back. The term is thought to come from a German expression. Auf die Walz gehen means to take to the road.
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