First 10 Australian songs inducted into the National Songbook after ‘very robust’ judging
Summary
Australia’s National Film and Sound Archive and music rights organisation Apra Amcos launched a digital National Songbook with its first 10 songs. An 11-member panel selected songs including “Waltzing Matilda,” “Treaty,” “Beds Are Burning” and “I Am Woman” for their place in Australian cultural life.Key Facts
- The National Songbook is a digital archive intended to preserve songs that have shaped Australia’s national cultural identity.
- The archive launched at the National Film and Sound Archive in Canberra.
- An 11-member panel of music experts selected the first 10 songs.
- The oldest song named in the article is “Waltzing Matilda,” written by Banjo Paterson in 1895 and later composed by Christina Macpherson.
- The panel described Yothu Yindi’s “Treaty” as a landmark protest anthem.
- The Presets’ 2008 song “My People” addresses Australia’s treatment of asylum seekers.
- Other songs named among the selections include the Easybeats’ “Friday on My Mind,” Ruby Hunter’s “Down City Streets,” and “My Island Home,” released by the Warumpi Band.
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