I Wish I Were A Bird

X:53
T:I Wish I Were A Bird
% NFF Book 2014
C:Hermann Lohr (1871-1943), lyrics by Charles Kingsley
S:collected from Rita Baker, Gulgong, NSW
S:John Meredith Collection, NLA
S:collected by John Meredith and Reg Kurtz and Bruce Kurtz
B:J Meredith, R Covell, & P Brown, Folk Songs of Australia Vol 2, UNSW Press, 1987, p21, ISBN 0 86840 018 1
H:Rita Baker learnt this from her parents who both played fiddle for local dances
F:https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2199202?
F:https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/4495214?
R:Waltz
M:3/4
L:1/4
K:D
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I Wish I Were A Bird - played by Greg O'Leary

Additional Information

Additional information may be available on the following people or organisations associated with the collection of this tune:
| Bruce Kurtz | John Meredith | John Meredith Collection | Reg Kurtz | Rita Baker |