Songs of the Great Australian Balladists by Graham Jenkin

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges. Mark on top foredge. Dust jacket has creasing at edges and at spine. Interior and binding are still very good.

Australian ballads capture the original spirit of Australia, free, roving, jaunty, disrespectful. Australia has a great tradition of balladists, and some words and tunes are woven into our lifestyle.

In this book, Graham Jenkin presents a selection from the works of our best-known balladists. He provides details of the composition of ballads, the lyrics, and the life stories of balladists. The story of the bush song and bush ballad, as well as the history of this folk culture, is also explored.