"Bridal Train" is a single by the Australian folk-rock band
The Waifs
The Waifs (originally styled as The WAiFS) are an Australian folk rock band formed in 1992 by sisters Vikki Thorn (harmonica, guitar, vocals) and Donna Simpson (guitar, vocals) as well as Josh Cunningham (guitar, vocals). Their tour and recor ...
, coming from their album ''
A Brief History...''. ''Bridal Train'' was written by
Vikki Thorn
Vikki Elizabeth Thorn (née Simpson, born c. 1974) is an Australian harmonica player, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter and one-third of the Australian folk rock band the Waifs. Her elder sister, Donna Simpson (musician), Donna Simpson, also p ...
.
The song is about the
bride trains that ran from Perth to Sydney and Brisbane in 1945 and 1946 to allow Australian war brides to join their husbands in the United States.
In Australia, the song was ranked #54 on
Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2004.
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.
[USA Songwriting Competition]
2006 Results
.
Synopsis
In a 2007 interview with
Andrew Denton, Vikki Thorn explained the song:
Track listing
# Bridal Train
# Strings Of Steel
# Sweetness (Live)
Charts
References
The Waifs albums
2004 EPs
Songs about trains
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