The drover’s dream

Traditional Australian

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A ballad about a ‘drover’ - an Australian term meaning someone who herds large groups of animals, usually sheep, over long distances -  who falls asleep while droving his flock and has a fantastic dream about all sorts of animals who play instruments, sing songs and tell stories. The animals he dreams about are all found particularly in Australia, including the kangaroo, the dingo (an Australian wild dog),

the brolga (an Australian wetland bird),

the frill-necked lizard and the goanna (types of lizard),

the emu (the largest bird native to Australia),

and the wombat.

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Age
7 to 9 , 9 to 11
Style
Traditional - Oceania
Scoring
Guitar chords , Piano accompaniment , Unison
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Braille scores , Slower backing tracks

Audio information
The audio tracks were created specially for the Sing Up programme by Fulham Prep School Chamber Choir, mixed and mastered by Nic Rowley at Vandborg Studios. The backing track was created specially for the Sing Up programme by Simon Rogers.

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