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Boondooma's Balladeer
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Australian Bush Ballad
ballads balladeer bush ballads bush poetry merv webster
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Australian Bush Poet and Balladeer
The particular style of music I enjoy playing is The Australian Bush Ballad pick and strum style championed by Slim Dusty and Stan Coster. The ballad style of lyrics shares the culture and the characters of my country. I am a member of the Australian Bush Balladeers. http://bushballadeers.com.au/bushpoet.htm I am also a bush Poet and a member of The Australian Bush Poets Association who define bush poetry as rhyming verse with regular metre and true rhyme about Australia, its people, places, things and way of life. http://www.abpa.org.au/
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Country • Traditional Country
Charts
Peak #110
Peak in subgenre #17
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Merv Webster
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Merv Webster
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March 13, 2008
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MP3 4.4 MB • 128 kbps • 4:48
Story behind the song
My tribute to my Bush Balladeer mate Buddy Thomson was has spent many hours restoring Boondooma Homestead and hosts a Big Bush Balladeer and Bush Poet's Muster there each year.
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BOONDOOMA’S BALLADEER In the back blocks of the Burnett there’s a Homestead by the road, where for one old white haired balladeer it once was his abode. Too today its restoration is a yoke he’s proud to wear and its pioneering mem’ries are a thing he loves to share. You will often find him with an adze or broadaxe in his hand as he forms a piece of timber to the shape that’s in demand. His old clothes are soiled and tardy and his hat is battered too, but it shows where this man’s heart is and you sense that he’s true blue. He’s the spirit of Boondooma, he’s its heart and soul as well while his ballads share its hist’ry and as far as I can tell; Buddy Thomson you’re its heartbeat and we’ll raise a glass and say that Boondooma’s Pioneer fam’lies would be proud of you today. You’ve rekindled all those mem’ries through your sweat and toil old son and the Homestead takes us back in time to when it all begun. All your lyrics share the stories of those folk of long ago, like the Lawsons, old Ted Potter, dear Jane Ann and George Munro. Every picture tells a story and each room it has a tale And the shop has many souvenirs available for sale. While each building shares an era from our pioneering past And Boondooma’s singing balladeer has made the mem’ries last. He’s the spirit of Boondooma, he’s its heart and soul as well while his ballads share its hist’ry and as far as I can tell; Buddy Thomson you’re its heartbeat and we’ll raise a glass and say that Boondooma’s Pioneer fam’lies would be proud of you today. Now in April folk all muster and they go there in their throngs keen to share the bush experience and listen to the songs of the balladeers who join him and the poets too as well and it’s one all mighty shindig and the crowds all think it’s swell. If you’re ever in the back blocks then please knock upon the door and go share their hospitality, you’ll love it that’s for sure. Take a tour back into history and reminisce a while and perchance you meet old Buddy say g’day and crack a smile. He’s the spirit of Boondooma, he’s its heart and soul as well while his ballads share its hist’ry and as far as I can tell; Buddy Thomson you’re its heartbeat and we’ll raise a glass and say that Boondooma’s Pioneer fam’lies would be proud of you today. © Bush Poet and Ballad Writer -Merv Webster
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ELJAPE
Nov 23, 2009
I have a mate who writes like this and he does pretty well...I often listen to this music and wish I could tell stories like this....its a great art you have.
Hayley Oliver
May 09, 2008
A lovely song, well written and sung, great production. Love Hayley
Tammy Swindell
Apr 18, 2008
Hi Merv! :) Thanks for coming by, and for the kind comment on my song...friendships, like Pam and I had, only come along once in a lifetime. :) She is missed, that's for sure. Written in True Ballad fashion, this is a nicely written song, Merv..VERY nice job on delivery, track and production..your voice is an easy one to listen to, clear and the words are really easy to understand, which is a must when singing ballads. :) I like the story you tell in this one. :) 5 stars just arent' enough!