For the Future and the Past is now out of stock, but authorised copies are available for $20 AUD plus postage. Margaret’s first solo CD, released in 1990, of lesser known Australian folk songs from a variety of sources: the incorrigible convict, Frank the Poet, to Henry Lawson, Dorothy Hewett, etc. All imbued with strength and vigour. [Lyrics]
| 1. Of Trees and Humankind (Wendy Joseph) 4.04 | 8. The Nameless Convict (Wendy Joseph) 3.45 |
| 2. Sailor Home from the Sea (Hewett/Kempster) 2.53 | 9. The Four Seasons and Ollie Baxter (David Small) 4.17 |
| 3. Cyprus Brig (Traditional err. Walters/ Carthy) 6.15 | 10. Moreton Bay (Traditional) 3.42  |
| 4. The Secret Room (Mary Jane Field) 2.33 | 11. Second Class Wait Here ( Lawson/Tony Miles) 4.54 |
| 5. Wife to a Cocky Farmer (Richard Keam) 4.52 |
12. The Route March (Henry Lawson/Cathy O’Sullivan) 3.59 |
| 6. Number Twenty-two (“Javey”/Margaret Walters) 3.35 | 13. People for Peace (Leigh Newton) 2.53 |
| 7. On the Night Train ( Lawson/Ade Monsbourgh) 3.00 |
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Guitar: Martin Carthy, Bob Fagan, Andrew Knight, Graham McDonald, Gill Rees
Fiddle: Martyn Oram
Whistles/Flute: Peter Woodley
Keyboards: Trish McFarlane, James Fagan, Andrew Knight, Graham McDonald
Bass: Peter Bennett
Bush Band: Backblocks: Dave Johnson, Anne Pidcock, Bob Foggin, Bob Bolton and Pat Bolton
Singers: Margaret Walters, Tony Cochrane, Robin Connaughton, Bob Fagan, Margaret Fagan,
Tom Hanson, Paul Hemphill, Adele Hugill, Graham McDonald, Len Neary, Robert Walters
