[Sound recording] Don't forget there's someone in Australia

Accession Number	AWM2018.404.31
Collection type	Sound
Measurement	3 min 25 sec
Object type	Digital audio file
Maker	Hicks, Alan Latham, Chris Wilson, Christina
Place made	Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, North Shore, Narremburn, Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, North Shore, Narremburn
Date made	2018
Access	Open
Conflict	First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright	Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright
Copying Provisions	Digital format and content protected by copyright. Non-commercial use permitted.
Source credit to	Latham, Chris

Description

Recording of the song titled 'Don't forget there's someone in Australia', created as part of the Music and the First World War project. Lyrics written by Alf J Lawrance with music composed by Harry Gifford. Produced by Chris Latham, with Christina Wilson as vocalist and Alan Hicks on piano. This recording was made at Flat Rock Studios, Sydney, on 13 July 2018. The work is performed in the spirit of the time with some changes made for the modern ear.

Chris Latham, producer of this recording, notes: 'This song has more chromatics in it and would have sounded quite modern at the time that it was written. Syncopations and dramatic shifts are featured - it is a long way from jazz but contains ragtime elements. It is an up-to-date music hall hit written by people who do it all the time. The writers are very capable and knew what they were doing.'