Wallis and Matilda may not have been the first to set music to the ballads of Banjo Paterson, but they have certainly been the most consistent.

Since 1980 they have released six conceptual tribute albums of his work, and their musical catalogue now includes over 70 of Paterson's finest poems.

The first of these tribute albums, Pioneers, included several of Paterson's classic poems all of which received extensive airplay including Clancy of the Overflow, The Man from Ironbark and of course the epic, The Man from Snowy River.

The Pioneers album achieved platinum award status and was also nominated for the Heritage Album of the Year awards at Tamworth Country Music Festival in the same year.

 

Following a successful return to the Tamworth Country Music Festival in 2004-2008, John Wallis and Colin Perkins (the group originators) will be taking a break in 2009 and 2010 as they are busy putting the finishing touches to their new collection "Wallis and Matilda the complete Anthology 1895-2010".

Past Tours:

Tamworth Country Music Festival Jan 08
Tamworth Country Music Festival Jan 07
Tamworth Country Music Festival Jan 06
Tamworth Country Music Festival Jan 05
Tamworth Country Music Festival Jan 04
Galston Country Festival -NSW Sept 03
Tamworth Country Music Festival Jan 03
Bunyip Country Festival - Vic Feb 02
Federation Concert - Glen Waverley Vic May 01
Australian Folk Festival - Kiama NSW 4-8 June 98
The Great High Country Muster - Omeo 1-1-98
The Man from Snowy River Centenary - Corryong 95
Grand Opening Ambassador Hotel - Wurruk,Sale 93
Australian Bi-Centenary Concert - Tamworth 88
Billabong Theme Park - Port Maquarie 88
Tamworth Country Music Festival Australia Day - Jan 87
Karandra Ampithetre - Cairns 87
Yarra Glen Country Music Festival - Yarra Glen 86
Tamworth Country Music Festival Australia Day - Jan 86
Tamworth Country Music Festival Australia Day - Jan 85
Tea Tree Festival - Mornington 85
Tamworth Country Music Festival Australia Day - Jan 85
The Man from Snowy River Premier Mansfield - Vic 20-3-82
Wagga Wagga - NSW 21-2-82
Cranberry Fair New Years Eve - ACT 31-12-81
Lockhart Country Music Festival-Lockhart - 29-3-81
Patriotic Day Canberra - ACT 8-3-81
Canberra Theatre in Concert - ACT 16-2-81
Horsham Theatre - Vic-14-12-80
Bendigo Theatre - Vic 12-12-80

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