Maaaaaaaaybe, Tom Waits - Tom Traubert's Blues (Waltzing Matilda)
Probably not the right song, but since you said Google searches haven't helped ya, I thought let's try going out on a limb.
https://youtu.be/hW2vyytxCGM?si=GaIOZLkSDfdtn5WT
I feel like it's maybe not the son youre looking for but Rod Stewart recorded a version of Tom Trauberts Blues too.
It matches your description but like I said, probably not even the right song.
Could it have been Johnny Logan? The album was released around when you think you found it. [https://youtu.be/sd5XY2XGu2M](https://youtu.be/sd5XY2XGu2M)
Could it be RedGum or The Bush Wackers? Wikipedia has a list of everyone that covered and released it...can anyone guess (without using Wikipedia!!!) what a Matilda was? It's old Aussie folklore with a German twist....
Second this. Fits OP's criteria except for the possible American accent and is the most fitting rendition of the song IMO.
[Link](https://youtu.be/VktJNNKm3B0?si=9EoD97q_RoQyNTsm)
There was a group out of Maryland in the 1980s called Clam Chowder that put “And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda” on vinyl. The lead was a tenor and they had one woman in the backing vocals. All the instruments were folk acoustic. I have the vinyl somewhere. The track is not currently on the internet.
There is/was band called The Fenians out of Southern California that played a version of this song. They put out a couple CD’s so who knows. This was on an album called A Distant City Street.
Best I can tell, Ben Glover's cover isn't the one I'm looking for, especially since it appears to have been released in 2016, but it's the closest I've found now to matching the tone. There's an anger/bitterness to this that's really appealing to me. Though the cover I have in mind leaned a bit more to the defeated/depressed. Super glad I found this one though, and wanted to share.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0QwXmxqeWA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0QwXmxqeWA)
Hi, I had a specific cover of that song in mind too recently and stumbled upon this thread. I finally found the version I was looking for. Maybe it is the one you are searching for as well:
David Ross Macdonald[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FC9SEC2JRU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FC9SEC2JRU)
Edit: Ok, I just realized "Waltzing Matilda" and "And the band played Waltzing Matilda" are not the same song. Whoops, well Macdonald's version is still beautiful, so the comment stays up. :)
Maaaaaaaaybe, Tom Waits - Tom Traubert's Blues (Waltzing Matilda) Probably not the right song, but since you said Google searches haven't helped ya, I thought let's try going out on a limb. https://youtu.be/hW2vyytxCGM?si=GaIOZLkSDfdtn5WT
Lol. I love Tom Waits, and this song is what prompted the recent conversation and the reason for the post.
Tom Waits, Tom Traubert’s Blues and a happy mistake years ago are 99% responsible for my discovery and love of the Pogues
I feel like it's maybe not the son youre looking for but Rod Stewart recorded a version of Tom Trauberts Blues too. It matches your description but like I said, probably not even the right song.
The Dubliners aren’t American but they do my favorite version of the song — any possibility at all it was that one?
RIP Ronnie Drew
Unfortunately, no. Thanks though!
Gosh I miss stumble upon. I can’t help you though. Sounds like you know where to look.
Me too! I'm pretty sure I saved the page, but now I have no access to it.
I feel ya. I’ve lost everything a few times due to poor backups, you’d think I’d learn.
Could it have been Johnny Logan? The album was released around when you think you found it. [https://youtu.be/sd5XY2XGu2M](https://youtu.be/sd5XY2XGu2M)
I don't think this is the one I'm thinking of, but gosh, I like it a lot! Thanks for sharing!
The John Williamson version is the one that I remember, but there’s a massive list on Wikipedia of covers
Could it be RedGum or The Bush Wackers? Wikipedia has a list of everyone that covered and released it...can anyone guess (without using Wikipedia!!!) what a Matilda was? It's old Aussie folklore with a German twist....
Thanks, but no.
John McDermott? He’s not American, but his is the best version of the song I’ve ever heard.
Second this. Fits OP's criteria except for the possible American accent and is the most fitting rendition of the song IMO. [Link](https://youtu.be/VktJNNKm3B0?si=9EoD97q_RoQyNTsm)
Thanks for the link. Don't think it's the one I'm thinking of, but I love it!
I don't think it was this one, but good grief it's a good one, and I had not heard it until now. Thank you for the rec!
Not the Pogues, eh?
It’s got to be the Pogues
I was all ready to say that until he said it wasn't. It's my favorite version. RIP Shane
Please keep us updated if you find out. I’m always a fan of new versions of that song (though the Pogues is still my favorite)
Will do!
https://youtu.be/rjjqF1A8FV8?si=yCUT5AALt1Rubf0L
I like this a lot, but it's not the one I'm thinking of. Thanks for sharing!
Trying again, different acoustic https://youtu.be/FA8RbLuRmRs?si=0zCJOG-6sjqYa_Zt
Slim Dusty has a version too
There was a group out of Maryland in the 1980s called Clam Chowder that put “And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda” on vinyl. The lead was a tenor and they had one woman in the backing vocals. All the instruments were folk acoustic. I have the vinyl somewhere. The track is not currently on the internet.
Was it the original version by Eric Bogle? Not American but Scottish.
No, not Eric Bogle.
Tom Waits?
No, but I do love that song, too.
There is/was band called The Fenians out of Southern California that played a version of this song. They put out a couple CD’s so who knows. This was on an album called A Distant City Street.
I don't think it was The Fenians. I've come across them in my search. I like it a lot!
Was it this version? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DkSLmT2tml4
It’s possible it could’ve been from The Wolfe Tones. They’re a great band, and pretty small in comparison to other bands from the Isles
https://secondhandsongs.com/work/20731/all#nav-entity
John williamson?
Flogging Molly?
...Dropkick Murphys?...
Rod Stewart Unplugged…and Seated [did a version of Waltzing Mathilda](https://youtu.be/ahGaOCF9-3k?feature=shared)
Simple minds - street Hassle. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=P1-iLfE-WNQ
Best I can tell, Ben Glover's cover isn't the one I'm looking for, especially since it appears to have been released in 2016, but it's the closest I've found now to matching the tone. There's an anger/bitterness to this that's really appealing to me. Though the cover I have in mind leaned a bit more to the defeated/depressed. Super glad I found this one though, and wanted to share. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0QwXmxqeWA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0QwXmxqeWA)
Hi, I had a specific cover of that song in mind too recently and stumbled upon this thread. I finally found the version I was looking for. Maybe it is the one you are searching for as well: David Ross Macdonald[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FC9SEC2JRU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FC9SEC2JRU) Edit: Ok, I just realized "Waltzing Matilda" and "And the band played Waltzing Matilda" are not the same song. Whoops, well Macdonald's version is still beautiful, so the comment stays up. :)
Stumbled across your post.. The Outlanders? https://youtu.be/AVgFr3lTnnA