the resident band at McVeighs Irish Pub in Toronto (Not The Irish Rovers perform a fast and furious version of Gordon Lightfoot's Early Morning Rain

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the second of three songs performed by Gordon on episode 2 of the Johnny Cash show on 14 June 1969

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the first of three songs performed by Gordon on episode 2 of the Johnny Cash show on 14 June 1969

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April 25 - ANZAC Day
November 11 - Remembrance Day

"Waltzing Matilda" is a very famous Australian folk song and a "Matilda" was the name given to the pack that Australian farm workers carried on their backs.

To "Waltz Matilda" meant to carry your pack of belongings through the bush.

The song "The Band Played Waltzing Matilda" by Eric Bogle is about 50,000 Australian soldiers who fought against Turkish troops and died in the Battle of Gallipoli in World War I.

Mixed with pictures from Gallipoli are pictures of past and present Canadian troops because this song and slideshow was played during a Remembrance Day assembly at a Canadian public school.

Information about this song was taken from this web page (which is NOT mine) that talks about Eric Bogle's performance of this song:

http://www.fortunecity.com/tin pan/parton/2/matilda.html

Judging by a lot of people's comments, I should have used another source for info--:biggrin:

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A million miles beyond the moon..
That's where she is.

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