Eric Bogle

Eric has written a number of the most powerful songs of our time: The Band Played Waltzing Matilda, Green Fields of France, Leaving Nancy, and so on. This one may outlast all of them, though:
http://eri...smoggy.pdf

Yes Bill.You are right about the great Eric Bogle.He lives in this country and I have seen him many times in Concert..I love the song"If wishes were fishes"Takes your breath away just listening to him.Cheers ..Ratsy(Pat)

My favorite is a song called "As if he knew " about the horses of the light horse that were left in egypt after WW1. I cry every time I play it.

Branny,
The words alone will touch deeply. http://eri...eknows.pdf

Bill

Yes the lyricks alone are touching

I have seen Eric play live a couple of time i just love his music .He writes some great songs about Defence service personal and the tragedy of war.

One of Erics songs on the "colourmeirish" CD
Title "Leaving Nancy" sung beautifully by Sean Donlan from Cork ....hear samples from the "colour me irish" album at www.colourmeirish.com

That'll serve me right for not paying attention more closely - I adore Eric, saw him in concert in 2003, he was absolutely fantastic.

I do love As If He Knows, but also If Wishes Were Fishes, and One Small Star, he does a brilliant version of Stan Rogers' Lock-Keeper too, which of course leads us on to the song he wrote about Stan, Safe in The Harbour.

The comedy records are brilliant too. Santa Bloody Claus and Nobody's Moggy Now are wee comic masterpieces.