Accession Number | AWM2018.404.51 |
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Collection type | Sound |
Measurement | 6 min 49 sec |
Object type | Digital audio file |
Physical description | wave |
Maker |
Hicks, Alan Latham, Chris Hidden, David |
Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, North Shore, Narremburn |
Date made | 2018 |
Access | Open |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction. |
Source credit to | Latham, Chris |
[Sound recording] Sons of Australia
Description
Recording of the song titled 'Sons of Australia', created as part of the Music and the First World War project. Lyrics written by Robert Johnstone with music composed by Frank Johnstone. Produced by Chris Latham, with David Hidden as vocalist and Alan Hicks on piano. This recording was made at Flat Rock Studios, Sydney, on 27 November 2018. The work is performed in the spirit of the time with some changes made for the modern ear.
Chris Latham, producer of this recording, notes: 'This is so Australian in the verse and then jumps to Britain in the chorus. It is notable because fo all the wildlife references. It is an artefact from a time when even though you were Australian, you were still British.'
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[Sound recording] Sons of Australia