[1] Previously, the choir researchers had only been able to confirm back to 1861 based on a surviving music book case with the words Tanunda Liedertafel 1861 painted on its metal lid, and a report in the South Australian Register of a concert in Tanunda dated 22 October 1861 .
The members were also instrumental in the formation of a "German Club" in Tanunda in 1855, proving the continuous nature of the choir from 1850 to World War 1.
The choir was re-organized in 1920 and, aside from an interruption caused by World War II has been active ever since, primarily in Tanunda and Adelaide.
Along with third- and fourth-generation German-Australians, the group includes singers with Dutch, British, Polish and Irish backgrounds.
In 1963, Tanunda Liedertafel performed for Queen Elizabeth II in Elder Park, Adelaide.