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17 Feb 06 - 08:25 AM (#1670995) Subject: Happy! – Feb 17 (A.B. Paterson) From: Abby Sale Happy Birthday! Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson was born at Narambla, in New South Wales, 17 February 1864 (d. 5 Feb 1941) He became a lawyer but devoted his time to journalism and writing, especially poetry and ballads. He's best known for "The Man from Snowy River" (1892) and some minor songs. His choice of pseudonym came from his abiding preoccupation -- "The Banjo" was a race-horse. Had a nice write-up in National Geographic a few months ago. See Project Guttenberg page: Rio Grande's Last Race & Other VersesClicky |
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19 Feb 22 - 04:04 PM (#4137223) Subject: RE: Happy! – Feb 17 (A.B. 'Banjo' Paterson) From: Joe Offer I came across a wonderful collection of A.B. 'Banjo' Paterson's prose and poetry: |
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20 Feb 22 - 01:33 AM (#4137250) Subject: RE: Happy! – Feb 17 (A.B. 'Banjo' Paterson) From: GerryM "He's best known for "The Man from Snowy River" (1892) and some minor songs." I wonder whether Abby was kidding. Paterson is best known for Waltzing Matilda. |
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20 Feb 22 - 01:48 AM (#4137251) Subject: RE: Happy! – Feb 17 (A.B. 'Banjo' Paterson) From: Joe Offer Well, Gerry, ""Man" is undoubtedly his best known book... |
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20 Feb 22 - 02:59 AM (#4137252) Subject: RE: Happy! – Feb 17 (A.B. 'Banjo' Paterson) From: Jim McLean There was a discussion years ago showing the connection between Robert Tannahill’s song “Thou Bonnie Woods o Craigielea” (music by James Barr) and Waltzing Matilda. |
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20 Feb 22 - 04:06 AM (#4137257) Subject: RE: Happy! – Feb 17 (A.B. 'Banjo' Paterson) From: Sandra in Sydney Waltzing Matilda/Thou Bonnie Wood of Craigielea Waltzing Matilda: The Secret History of Australia's Favourite Song, by Dennis O'Keeffe In Waltzing Matilda: The Secret History of Australia’s Favourite Song, singer/songwriter Dennis O’Keeffe traces the history of the ballad, including both its writing and setting to music, as well as the events in Australian history which led to its creation. Readers are treated into an insight into the life and times of AB ‘Banjo’ Patterson, and into the politics of the workers movement and socio-economic conditions. Whilst the song is uplifting and often regarded as a harmless ditty, it tells the story of a tumultuous piece of Australian history. |