Thanks, Roger. As you could hear, it was written in an ancient ballad form,
and I just happened to be compering a concert the next night for the Cherry
Festival in country New South Wales. Well, Young, I think it was. I stayed
in a miniscule place called Wombat the night before and met a couple of
folkies ...
Androo
On 24/03/07, Roger Day <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> I've never heard that song andrew. Liked it a lot. The image of the
> farmers hanging themselves was very strong.
>
> OldMole - I thought your song seemed Randy Newmanesque - is he an
> influence? I like his work and your song.
>
> Roger
>
> On 3/24/07, andrew burke <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > Very clever. I particularly like 'time served' and the backward look of
> the
> > 'hell weve already created' (done from memory after one hearing, so
> excuse
> > any mistakes) ...
> >
> > Old song of mine, very Australian in an old ballady way, sits at
> > http://www.margaretwalters.com/ .... Look under CDs for 'Power of the
> Song',
> > and click on the music notes near The Ballad of Many Crows. (Long term
> > members would have heard this before, some years ago, so they are
> excused
> > <g>)
> >
> > My other songs have 'sold' Coca Cola, cars from many car yards, 'Magic
> Gum',
> > etc. - 27 years writing advertising before being banished to academia
> (Peter
> > Carey was smarter and left the industry early to follow his talent).
> >
> > Androo
> >
> > On 24/03/07, TheOldMole <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > >
> > > Well, if anyone wants to check out me as a songwriter, I just posted
> one
> > > at my blog -- http://opusforty.blogspot.com/
> > >
> > > Douglas Barbour wrote:
> > > > I keep thinking of some more:
> > > >
> > > > Dar, the other Williams I like, & Eliza Gilkyson, whose 'Man of God'
> > > > is one of the fine ant-Bush songs....
> > > >
> > > > & for the voice,, as she interprets others, Alison Kraus (& the
> > > > indefatigable Union Station).
> > > >
> > > > & The Allman Brothers Band, that double CD LIve at the Fillmore way
> > > > back when...
> > > >
> > > > Oh, I begin to think of others too, the live set by DIre Straits in
> > > > Australia.
> > > >
> > > > & don't get me started on jazz piano trios.... or the great Miles
> > > > David quintets....
> > > >
> > > > Doug
> > > > Douglas Barbour
> > > > 11655 - 72 Avenue NW
> > > > Edmonton Ab T6G 0B9
> > > > (780) 436 3320
> > > > http://www.ualberta.ca/~dbarbour/
> > > >
> > > > Latest book: Continuations (with Sheila E Murphy)
> > > > http://www.uap.ualberta.ca/UAP.asp?LID=41&bookID=664
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > You've got to find some way of saying it
> > > > without sayng it.
> > > >
> > > > Duke Ellington
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Andrew
> > http://hispirits.blogspot.com/
> > http://www.inblogs.net/hispirits
> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/aburke/
> >
>
>
> --
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> "Patriotism is a virtue of the vicious." Oscar Wilde
>
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Andrew
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