In 1979, Ian Truscott, one of the
members of the top Australian Christian singing group Family, wrote
The Ballad of a Balladonia Night a cheerful song
to commemorate the fall of Skylab at Balladonia.
The song received wide airplay across the country
in 1979. Ian has very kindly given permission to make the song available
here for your enjoyment.
2.7MB mp3 file with grateful thanks to Ian
Truscott.
All rights reserved.
Australian Country legend Reg Lindsay (second from left) with
Family at the TCN-9 television studios at Willoughby in Sydney in 1978.
L-R: Phil Truscott, Reg Lindsay, Ian Smallbone, Ian Truscott.
Coincidentally, Reg Lindsay made a special appearance to sing A
Man Named Armstrong at the Honeysuckle / Tidbinbilla 20th anniversary
of Apollo 11 in Canberra in 1989.
Photo courtesy Chris Fauchons Family
tribute website.
A 2004 photo of Ian Truscott. With thanks to Chris Fauchon.