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Forty Degrees South Sydney, Australia
A Sydney folk group known from 1988 for their powerful impact when singing unaccompanied traditional
songs.
Strong individual singers, the interplay of their combined voices makes for a distinctive sound.
Sea shanties and other songs of maritime and industrial history and union songs feature large in their repertoire, songs with a robust quality that tell of real people, their lives and work.
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Yarri Of Wiradjuri
by John Warner / The Roaring Forties
John Warner's songs and verse story of the great flood that destroyed Gundagai in 1852 and the heroism of Wiradjuri man Yarri. An amazing story told with powerful lyrics and haunting melodies.
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The People Have Songs - Volume 1
by Various Artists
The joy of a folk singing session with songs performed by Sydney folkies at the legendary Glengarry Castle hotel sessions including members of Forty Degrees South.
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I became an instant fan the first time I heard Alex singing at a jam during tumbleweed a few years back.Since then I have followed whatever I could of their work. Their songs about the Burgess shale and toad mining are my favorites. Don’t miss this stuff!
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I Get Into Trouble (LP | 2023)
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