James Barr (composer) James Barr (composer) James Barr (1779–1860) was a Scottish composer who composed the tune which inspired the tune now used for the Australian traditional song "Waltzing Matilda." Born in Tarbolton in South Ayrshire, Barr taught music and worked for a publisher in Glasgow. Barr set several poems by his friend Robert Tannahill to music. According to Christina Macpherson, "Waltzing Matilda" was created in the sitting room of Dagworth Station in January 1895 with the help of a young solicitor and poet, "Banjo" Paterson. Tannahill wrote the words in 1805 and in 1818 Barr set them to music, possibly based on
Anthemic Anthemic "Anthemic" is a song by live electronic music project Magnetic Man. It is the fourth single to be released from the debut album "Magnetic Man" and was released as a digital download on 22 July 2011. For its release, grime rapper P Money was added to the track – with the version serving as the lead promotion for the release. The single version premiered in May 2011 during Magnetic Man's performance at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend. A music video to accompany the release of "Anthemic" was first released onto YouTube on 30 June 2011 at a total length