Who wrote and sang the original *Waltzing Matilda*?

CmdrK

The words were written by Banjo Paterson and the music by Christina MacPherson. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waltzing_Matilda#Writing_of_the_song It was first recorded in 1926 by John Collinson and Russell Callow. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waltzing_Matilda#Writing_of_the_song Sep 05 11, 5:23 PM

ceetee

Not quite. Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson was a major Australian poet and "Waltzing Matilda" is probably his best known work, internationally at least, along with "The Man from Snowy River". Ms McPherson then turned the words into music so successfully that "WM" was one of the options Australians had when voting for a new national anthem. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banjo_Paterson Sep 05 11, 5:27 PM

22crows

The song itself was first performed on 6 April 1895 by Sir Herbert Ramsay at the North Gregory Hotel in Winton, Queensland. The occasion was a banquet for the Premier of Queensland. It became an instant success. same source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waltzing_Matilda#Writing_of_the_song Sep 08 11, 11:39 PM