Bridal Train EP
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| Bridal Train EP | ||
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| EP by The Waifs | ||
| Released | March 25, 2004 | |
| Genre | Folk rock | |
| Label | Jarrah Records | |
| Producer(s) | Chris Thompson | |
| The Waifs chronology | ||
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| Lighthouse EP (2003) |
Bridal Train EP (2004) |
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Bridal Train is the name of a single by the Australian folk-rock band The Waifs, coming off of their album A Brief History.... Bridal Train was written by Vikki Simpson.
[edit] Track listing
- Bridal Train
- Strings Of Steel
- Sweetness (Live)
[edit] Success & synopsis
The Bridal Train EP was released in March 2004 and made the Australian Top 50 singles charts in April 2004. The title track tells the story of Vikki and Donna Simpson's grandmother who was a war-bride of a sailor in the US Navy and boarded the so-called "Bridal Train" between Perth, Western Australia, and Sydney to travel to San Francisco to meet up again with her husband.
The song Bridal Train won the first prize in the 'Folk' category, as well as the overall first prize, in the 2006 USA Songwriting Competition.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ USA Songwriting Competition, 2006 Results.
