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Eric Bogle

Scottish born Australian folk musician

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Born: September 23, 1944
Birthplace: Peebles
Citizenship: United Kingdom
, Australia
Occupation: singer-songwriter
, singer
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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, guitarist
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Languages spoken, written or signed: English
Notable work: No Man's Land

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Eric Bogle is a Scottish and Australian folk singer-songwriter and musician. Born and raised in Scotland, he emigrated to Australia at the age of 25 to settle near Adelaide, South Australia. Bogle's songs have covered a variety of topics and have been performed by many artists. Two of his best known songs are "No Man's Land" and "And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda", with the latter named one of the APRA Top 30 Australian songs in 2001 as part of the celebrations for the Australasian Performing Right Association's 75th anniversary.

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Given name: Eric
Genre: traditional folk music
Instrument: acoustic guitar
voice
Awards: United Nations Peace Medal(1986)
Family name: Bogle
Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2024-07-18
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Website: ericbogle.net
Copyright representative: APRA
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1.Stated in ISWC NetworkRetrieved 2024-01-22
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