Eric Bogle’s famous anti-war song which is a modern-day classic “The Band Played Waltzing Matilda”, which confirmed it’s status by appearing as a question in the Australian version of Trivial Pursuit! In Australia every year they have Anzac Day. It’s a very important day in Australia, the whole day is given to remembering the soldiers who died in all the wars they have been involved in.
Eric was born in Peebles and says he was ‘destined to be a politician or a folk singer of protest songs’. ‘And so one of these prophecies came to pass….’ In 1969 he emigrated to Australia and in 1980, after various jobs, he embarked on the perilous career path of a professional musician. A compulsive, almost obsessive, songwriter for most of his adult life, Eric has written some songs that have pretty much become Australian, if not world, classics of their particular genre. Eric has literally taken his music to the world. He has toured extensively over the last 25 years or so, and this includes 8 tours of North America, 10 tours of Europe, and who knows how many tours of Australia. He has appeared at every major Folk and Country music festival in Australia and around the world. He has won many awards along the way, including the Order of Australia medal for services to the entertainment industry and a Peace medal from the U.N. for his efforts, through music, to promote peace and racial harmony. In Scotland he was recognised by The Scots Trad Awards and has been placed in their ‘Hall of Fame’.
Artist website: http://www.greentrax.com
Single title: And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda
Album title: Far Far From Ypres
Release Date: 01/08/2008
Single artist: Eric Bogle
Single duration: 7:01
Record Label: Greentrax Recordings Limited
Catalogue No: CDTRAX1418
Writers: Eric Bogle
Publishers: PLD Music Limited
Explicit?: no
Search Terms: World War One
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