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
Creation of Sunlight did not sell well. Nonetheless, the group became a popular mainstay at the Whisky a Go Go toward the end of 1969, and made other notable performances at the Hollywood Bowl. In 1971, the Creation of Sunlight disbanded. Overtime, their album has been the subject of numerous bootlegs, especially in Europe, and original copies of "Creation of Sunlight" have garnered four-figure asking prices. In 2005, Lion Productions made the first officially reissue of the album. Speaking on the album's rerelease, music critic Beverly Paterson said "'Creation of Sunlight' is a perfect example of flower power rock done right. Bathed in