[Sound recording] You'd never know that old home town of mine

Accession Number	AWM2018.404.38
Collection type	Sound
Measurement	3 min 15 sec
Object type	Digital audio file
Physical description	wave
Maker	Hicks, Alan Latham, Chris Goodwin, Andrew
Place made	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	Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction.
Source credit to	Latham, Chris

Description

Recording of the song titled 'You'd Never Know that Old Home Town of Mine', created as part of the Music and the First World War project. Lyrics by Howard Johnson with music by Walter Donaldson. Produced by Chris Latham, with Andrew Goodwin as vocalist and Alan Hicks on piano. This recording was made at Flat Rock Studios, Sydney, on 19 December 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 a 1920s feel that is very syncopated and American sounding. It is a very happy song that makes the statement of someone going home to find everything has changed. It is a fabulous piece of music that is absolutely engaging.'