The Man from Ironbark

This clip was recorded by Wallis and Matilda in Cairns, far north Queensland in 1987 and is part of their forthcoming "ANTHOLOGY" 1895-2010 - another chapter in their musical tribute to A.B (Banjo) Paterson to be released on their 30th anniversary.

[@sideshow7778]

I remember my mum playing this song over and over when it came out!

[@santotomasello2310]

I love Australia, the humour, the mateship and the piss taking.. this song explains Australians to a tee.. ❤️

[@cherylhall8002]

I bought this "The Pioneers Album" when I was a 16 year old from a record bar in the sunny town of Bunderberg, I'm 53 now and I still love it. and all the other marvellous poems put to music on it.

[@1mmickk]

Wallace and Matilda have managed to capture the passion of AB like nothing before or since. I know they have spent 30 years or so teaching kids the stories of AB and the country is better for it. To remember a poem, all I have to do is conjure up the rhythm of the boys and away I go.

[@joannerichardson6259]

i love this whole pioneer album!

[@Horsemarine100]

Thanks, Wallis and Matilda. You are broadening my education by a long country mile. Never heard of you last week, though I've long been a fan of Banjo Paterson. Now I can't get enough of you! "Go raibh maith agaibha chairde" which is Irish for "good on yer, mates!"

[@tonypope9206]

Thank you, terrific. Looks like one of the gilded youths could be Tom Burlinson...

[@00340800]

One of the most underrated bands in Australia & have been for 20 years...

[@kingbrude]

Ripper song, I used to have a book as a kid with all these poems & The man from Ironbark was my faviorite, great stuff thanks for uploading this, cheers.

[@brendanwilliams7291]

Great stuff, if my barber tried to cut my throat I'd never go to him again. I'd go somewhere else.

[@kenpage1107]

Bloody good you blokes,love your stuff.

[@160yearstoolate9]

I love the poem and I haven't heard it sung or recited better........

[@RaghnaidAnnaNicGaraidh]

I live in a town called Ironbank, near Adelaide... One of the most common comments I get about it (aside from "where on earth's Ironbank??") is "Isn't that where that man's from in that poem?" Ah, that would be a no. The man's from IronbaRk. I am from IronbaNk. I don't particularly want to be remembered by an unkempt ruffian... ... However, as all of Banjo Patterson's works, very good. Not my favourite, but that's probably just because I'm from Ironbank.

[@clangas]

He’s talking about a man from the box ironbark forests of Victoria

[@geoffgoldsmith7607]

Shame about that. The man from Ironbark was a legend. 😊

[@Drewx2x2]

I love the poem and this song for it .. However, 'his dexter eyelid' is the right eye NOT the left or sinister side indicated by the barber in this clip.

[@transientparadox]

Right Now My school is changing this poem into a narrative! So this looks pretty cool.

[@micks222]

bloody great!! got this album on vinyl love it!

[@brendaleighaus]

Ironbark is now an integrated suburb of Ipswich in Queensland

[@michaelmamouney1273]

The town of Ironbark referred to in the Banjo Patterson poem now goes by the name of Stuart Town in the Dubbo area of New South Wales

[@Shirley2723]

That cheered me up no end. thanks guys

[@maxonok9377]

this really helps with my English assignment thank you

[@cliffphillips2370]

Love it....

[@mutualbeard]

Still good!.

[@ivytub]

This rocks. Can you upload some of your other clips.

[@Baskerville22]

Too many of today's teenage boys are "gilded youths"

[@ReadSengokuYouko]

u are the best

[@stevemogan5384]

One of Banjo's best.

[@TheWAguy]

this makes me scared to go to a BARBER

[@benjaminchambers846]

I don't know

[@peterclark4685]

You forgot to shave his beard off!

[@kozmicshade2941]

We have to do school work on this and I hate you for it.

[@kerensabirch5214]

I've always loved the poem but this is way too fast.

[@benmallin7352]

This video has such bad quality

[@geoffgoldsmith7607]

Well what else would you expect. This all happened in the 19th century. The technology wasn’t so good then. 😆😆

[@benjaminchambers846]

nnb

[@Hunteramaco]

Soooooo wired

[@Hunteramaco]

Wierd

[@scratchers7916]

What an abysmal aberration of Banjo's great poem. I thought what you did to Clancy of the Overflow was bad enough, but this is truly dreadful.

[@joenilsson6880]

Slim dusty does better fair bloody dinkum

[@shaunoleary7092]

I'll respectfully disagree, this is brilliant. Upbeat, as close to hard rock as an AB Paterson song ever got. This is fun, and makes the whole thing even funnier. Terrible acting - just what the doctor ordered. I reckon Banjo would love it!

[@jimmyj2563]

Harsh criticism I thought it well done.

[@JohnEricHaigh-cx5mw]

Paul clancy geofry clancy

[@reallife7375]

No loitering