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Waltzing Matilda - Horrie Dargie and his Rocking Reeds

1940

Waltzing Matilda - Horrie Dargie and his Rocking Reeds

1940

  • NFSA IDXAMVTZ9V
  • TypeMusic and Sound Recordings
  • MediumAudio
  • FormMusic
  • GenresPopular music
  • Year1940

Famed Australian harmonica player Horrie Dargie and his Rocking Reeds (a band of harmonica players) recorded this instrumental version in the early 1940s. It was re-released as part of a collection of Australian harmonica tracks on a CD, Band in a Waistcoat Pocket, in 1995.

Famed Australian harmonica player Horrie Dargie and his Rocking Reeds (a band of harmonica players) recorded this instrumental version in the early 1940s. It was re-released as part of a collection of Australian harmonica tracks on a CD, Band in a Waistcoat Pocket, in 1995.

  • Performer
    Horrie Dargie and his Rocking Reeds
    Production company
    Regal Zonophone G24420
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