The Game is Getting Lively!
Three pieces on the life and death of Ben Hall
© Jason Roweth
While the legend of Ned Kelly and his gang is a subject of fascination for many Australians (including myself), the remarkable deeds of Frank Gardiner, Ben Hall, Johnny Gilbert and their scores of associates remain a true inspiration – especially for those of us who live in central-western NSW!
Continue reading “The Game is Getting Lively!”At Stringybark Creek (lyrics)
recorded with Jason and Chloe Roweth
available on the the CD, Above the Creek Bed
The Exile of Erin (on the Plains of Emu)
The song appeared in The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser on Tuesday 26 May 1829. Rev John McGarvie, the first Presbyterian Minister of the Ebenezer Church at Portland Head, was the author of The Exile of Erin. He wrote under various initials (M, A.B, C.D) and from what appear to be fictional places (Warrambamba, Marramatta, Anambaba).