Moreton Bay (Australian folk song on 5-string banjo)

"Moreton Bay" is an Australian folk ballade likely dating from the mid-1800s. Its verses are attributed to an Irish writer and convict named Francis MacNamara (a.k.a. Frank the Poet), who was sent to Australia in the 1830s. The melody is usually sung in 3/4, but I chose to do it in 4/4 after hearing it played like that in a recording of Martyn Wyndham-Read from 1963 ( • Moreton Bay and other ... .
For these Australian and Irish songs, some of the words often aren't familiar to modern audiences. Therefore, I've decided to add a short glossary below for words in the song that need defining.
"Erin's Island": Ireland
"Triangles": wooden tripods that convicts were tied to while being flogged
My banjo is tuned to f#DF#AD -4

[@la8282]

Awesome to hear the stories of others in song. Really nice voice and playing all help convey the emotion of the piece. Im so glad this showed up on my feed.

[@tomphillips6743]

@@la8282 thanks for stopping by! I’m glad you liked it

[@gregorym8702]

Really nice singing, and playing!

[@tomphillips6743]

Thanks a lot!!

[@CousinErn]

Super good

[@tomphillips6743]

@@CousinErn thanks!!

[@leighcecil3322]

Good to hear some Aussie historical songs 👍.. good banjo playing