Eric Bogle left Scotland for Australia in 1969. In 1980, deciding to dedicate his life to austerity, obscurity and poverty, he became a professional musician. As such, he has survived, occasionally prospering, which in the music business might be rated as "success".

Eric has toured regularly in the US, Canada and UK/Europe and recorded almost 20 CDs. His most recognisable and popular song, 'The Band Played Waltzing Matilda', has been recorded by over 100 international artists, while 'The Green Fields of France', (aka 'No Man's Land'), spent 26 weeks in the Irish charts (10 of them at No 1).

Eric will be accompanied, as ever, by fellow ex-pat Scot, John Munro.

This gig, tonight at The Queen's Hall, will be his last ever appearance in Edinburgh.

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