On my return from Majorca, I saw Eric Bogle at the Queen's Hall in Edinburgh as part of the Edinburgh Fringe. For those who do not know who Eric Bogle is, he is a singer/song writer who comes from Peebles, but who moved to Australia in 1969. Eric is probably best known for the songs "No Man's Land" (also known as The Green Fields of France) and "The Band Played Waltzing Matilda".
This concert was part of a Farewell Tour by Eric and his touring partner John Munro (another Scot who emigrated to Australia) - Eric and John have decided that long distance touring is a young mans game, and that they are no longer going to do these tours - they will still produce music and carry out local tours but no more International tours.
As would be expected, the Queen's Hall was extremely busy (probably a sell out) for this concert. I had front row tickets so had a great view and managed to take a couple of photo's of Eric and John. The concert was the usual high standard of musicianship from the performers, with the usual mix of anti-war, social commentary and comedy that you expect from Eric Bogle's work.
As usual a great night from Eric Bogle and John Munro, just tinged with a hint of sadness that it is unlikely that I will see them performing alive again.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment