Monday, May 31, 2010

All Foreign Wars, I Do Proclaim, Live on Blood and a Mother's Pain

In memory of James Riekena. James' sister was a welcome presence in our house for three years. She is currently a member of the United States Marine Corps...





5 comments:

Roy said...

Great collection of tunes for the day! And yet another Eric Bogle WWI-themed anti-war song ("The Band Played Waltzing Matilda"). The man's a particularly powerful songwriter.

K. said...

I didn't know Bogle by name until I read your blog today. Rest assured that I will check him out!

Anonymous said...

Hi K,
You can find Eric Bogle performing The Band Played Waltzing Matilda at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7z_dUOhkygY

Peter Tibbles

Anonymous said...

This is actually a slide show over Eric's version.
Peter

Anonymous said...

Oh, I forgot about the other fine Oz song in this genre: "I Was Only Nineteen" by Redgum. It can be found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Urtiyp-G6jY
There is also a slide show over the music.
Peter