Waltzing Matilda - Slim Dusty - MP3 instrumental karaoke

This definitive version of "Waltzing Matilda" (which is Australian slang for travelling on foot (waltzing) with one's belongings in a "matilda" (swag) slung over one's back) by iconic Australian country music singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Slim Dusty is a timeless representation of Australian culture and history that has traversed eras to remain a staple of the country's cultural consciousness. Written by Banjo Paterson in 1895, "Waltzing Matilda" ballooned over the decades to become a popular folk song in Australia as well as one of the most recorded songs in the world. The song is such a phenomenon that 6 April has even been observed as Waltzing Matilda Day annually in Australia since 2012. Meanwhile, Slim Dusty's version of "Waltzing Matilda" is so famous that on 14 April 1981, the date of Space Shuttle Columbia's first mission, it was broadcast to Earth. The song is widely viewed as Australia's unofficial anthem.