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5. "And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda"

Reply to kwassa (Original post)

Thu Jan 25, 2018, 07:08 PM

Jan 2018

By Eric Bogle (who also wrote "No Man's Land" ).

Eric was born in Scotland, but has lived in Australia since around 1970. I met him over 40 years ago (how scary is THAT admission?) when we were both playing at a German folk music festival. Those two songs remain to this day two of the most powerful songs decrying the uselessness of war.

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