“Matty Groves”, also known as “Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard” or “Little Musgrave”, is a ballad probably originating in Northern England that describes an adulterous tryst between a young manContinue readingMatty Groves
Caledonia
Caledonia is a modern Scottish folk ballad written by Dougie MacLean in 1977.[1] The chorus of the song features the lyric “Caledonia, you’re calling me, and now I’m going home”,[2]Continue readingCaledonia
Ducthman
This is a song about an eldery couple, the Ducthman and his devoted wife Margaret. The Dutchman suffers from dementia, and cannot remember most of the things he used toContinue readingDucthman
And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda
“And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda” is a song written by Scottish-born Australian singer-songwriter Eric Bogle in 1971. The song describes war as futile and gruesome, while criticising those whoContinue readingAnd the Band Played Waltzing Matilda
Waltzing Matilda
“Waltzing Matilda” is a song developed in the Australian style of poetry and folk music called a bush ballad. It has been described as the country’s “unofficial national anthem”. TheContinue readingWaltzing Matilda
All My Trials
“All My Trials” is a folk song which became popular during the social protest movements of the late 1950s and 1960s. Alternative titles it has been recorded under include “BahamianContinue readingAll My Trials
We Have Come Into His House
We have come into His house to gather in His name to worship Him Author: Bruce Ballinger. Bruce Ballinger, passed away at the Lakeridge Health Center in Oshawa Ontario onContinue readingWe Have Come Into His House
You’ll Never Know
You’ll Never Know”, sometimes referred to as “You’ll Never Know (Just How Much I Love You)” in later years, is a popular song with music written by Harry Warren andContinue readingYou’ll Never Know
Stormy Weather
“Stormy Weather” is a 1933 torch song written by Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler. Ethel Waters first sang it at The Cotton Club night club in Harlem in 1933 andContinue readingStormy Weather
That Lucky Old Sun
That Lucky Old Sun written in 1949 Beasley Smith and Haven Gillespie. Like “Ol’ Man River”, its lyrics contrast the toil and intense hardship of the singer’s life with theContinue readingThat Lucky Old Sun