Gregory North’s “Life And Rhymes Of Banjo Paterson”

The Life and Rhymes of Banjo Patterson is a one off tour by Poet Gregory North to celebrate the 125th anniversary of Banjo Paterson doing a Central Western Tour in 1901.

Mr North approached Rotary Club of Forbes Ipomoea to see if they would like to host his Forbes leg of the 2026 tour and they happily accepted.

Gregory North is a three-times Australian champion bush poet and confirmed Banjo Paterson tragic. He has written two books on Banjo and recorded a double album of Banjo’s poetry. Since 2017 he’s been per­forming the “Life and Rhymes of Banjo Pat­erson” show at the North Gregory Hotel in Winton, Queensland. The Winton area is where Banjo wrote our unofficial national anthem, Waltzing Matilda. Greg is there for four months each year to entertain the tour­ists.

The Life and Rhymes of Banjo Paterson concert shows the great contribution Ban­jo made to Australian culture and History.

Banjo Paterson spoke at the Forbes Town Hall in 1901 and visited Forbes and the dis­trict a number of times.

When Banjo came to Forbes and spoke at the Forbes Town Hall he had not long re­turned to Australia from South Africa as a war journalist during the Boer War. Banjo’s life story is an amazing journey and well worth coming to the concert to learn more.

The Life and Rhymes of Banjo Patterson will be on 24 April at the Forbes Town Hall, a 2pm start with afternoon tea following the concert.

Any proceeds that are raised by Rotary Club of Forbes Ipomoea at this one-off event will be donated to the Forbes Mu­seum as they have a number of important restoration projects underway and all dona­tions are appreciated.

Catch Gregory North’s “Life and Rhymes of Banjo Paterson” show during the tour. www.gregorynorth.com.au