Australian literature Gordon's and Brennan's (but particularly Brennan's) works conformed to traditional styles of poetry, with many classical allusions, and therefore fell within the domain of high culture. However, at the same time Australia was blessed with a competing, vibrant tradition of folk songs and ballads. Henry Lawson and Banjo Paterson were two of the chief exponents of these popular ballads, and 'Banjo' himself was responsible for creating what is probably the most famous Australian verse, "Waltzing Matilda". At one point, Lawson and Paterson contributed a series of verses to "The Bulletin" magazine in which they engaged in a literary debate about
And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda he was surprised to be asked to perform at a local folk club on the strength of the song. Bogle was born in Peebles, Scotland, in 1944; "And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda" was his first anti-war, which he composed after movng to Australia in 1969, and seeing his first Anzac Day march, while working as an accountant in Canberra in 1971. "The Vietnam War was still going on at the time, so there were lots of protests going on and it wasn’t nearly as well covered and as well attended and well regarded as it is today," he said.