Now go listen to Eric Bogle's "And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda" to understand the Anzak connection. You can find Eric's own version and about 50 covers.
Glyn’s explanation of Waltzing Matilda is an entertaining mixture of fact and fancy with more of the latter. The music in the manuscript was written in 1895 by Christina Macpherson, the sister of the “squatter a’riding his thoroughbred” in the song. Christina supplied the tune which she heard played by a brass band at the Warrnambool races in 1894 and played by ear. Banjo Paterson composed the words. This tune was never published and not widely sung. It was probably sung by Australian volunteers at the Boer War. Soon after it was written, Paterson sold the rights to the song and it was purchased by the Billy Tea Company. In 1903, James Ingles, the owner of the company, commissioned Marie Cowan, the wife of one of his managers, to rewrite the song as an advertising jingle for Billy Tea. This is the version that Australian’s sing today. nla.gov.au/nla.obj-166639875/view?partId=nla.obj-166639888#page/n0/mode/1up The song is not really about a swagman and the full story is very well told at the sites below trishansoz.com/trishansoz/waltzing-matilda/christina-macpherson.html en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waltzing_Matilda
In middle school, I was told that Waltzing Matilda WAS their national anthem. Thank you, American public school system
Thank you so much, I have a exam tomorrow about this and this really helped me understand the context. Thank you again.
Enjoyed this video very much. An excellent analysis of our best-known bush ballad.
Lol, the story of a hobo, finding a mans sheep, then killing himself to escape justice. Sounds about right haha
Very interesting.
Do I hear a deep house remix coming soon!? Possibly
Very interesting!
Now go listen to Eric Bogle's "And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda" to understand the Anzak connection. You can find Eric's own version and about 50 covers.
Learn to spell. Not Anzak, but ANZAC.
Fresh skilfull singing and guitar playing - l am so tired of this dead commercial crap we get...sigh..
a fucking what tree?
I'd watch the crude language if I were you.
coolibah
Glyn’s explanation of Waltzing Matilda is an entertaining mixture of fact and fancy with more of the latter.
The music in the manuscript was written in 1895 by Christina Macpherson, the sister of the “squatter a’riding his thoroughbred” in the song. Christina supplied the tune which she heard played by a brass band at the Warrnambool races in 1894 and played by ear. Banjo Paterson composed the words. This tune was never published and not widely sung. It was probably sung by Australian volunteers at the Boer War. Soon after it was written, Paterson sold the rights to the song and it was purchased by the Billy Tea Company. In 1903, James Ingles, the owner of the company, commissioned Marie Cowan, the wife of one of his managers, to rewrite the song as an advertising jingle for Billy Tea. This is the version that Australian’s sing today.
nla.gov.au/nla.obj-166639875/view?partId=nla.obj-166639888#page/n0/mode/1up
The song is not really about a swagman and the full story is very well told at the sites below
trishansoz.com/trishansoz/waltzing-matilda/christina-macpherson.html
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waltzing_Matilda