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Australians - great multicultural mix and great lovers of music - all music. Therefore folk music and songs from other countries as well as our own folk tunes will be on this site. ... Australian Flag

Australian Songs, Click go the Shears, Lyrics, Music with artists Tom Roberts, Frederick McCubbin, Hans Heyson, Albert Namatjira ... Australian Songs ; World Anthems ; Poetry - Music - Chopin ;

A comprehesive bibliography and discography and many articles about Australian folk songs and the Folk Revival.

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More than 684 songs and poems, over 272 Authors: Browse by Author ... search by word eg Antony or phrase eg "Ark Tribe" (using " ") ... Return to top of page

Oh there once was a swagman camped in a billabong; Under the shade of a coolibah tree; And he sang as he looked at his old billy boiling; Who'll come a waltzing Matilda with me; ... Union Songs

KIDiddles offers the lyrics to hundreds of children's songs and lullabies, as well as free printable Song Sheets and Sheet Music. ... We now have activity sheets to accompany the songs.

This group undertook the choreography and dancing in the musical, Reedy River, which was the first attempt to use Australian folk dance and music in the theatre.

I expect some day to see a version of it in a collection of Thai folk songs. These songs have great staying power. A hundred of them are here together for the first time in "A Quiet Century".