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In 1976 Eric Bogle and his wife visited 4 military cemeteries in Flanders and Northern France. This visit gave Eric the idea to write this cracking song. Green Fields of France also known as “Willie McBride” and sometimes referred to as “No Man’s Land” is an anti war song reflecting on the grave of a young man who died in World War 1. Many many artists have recorded this song from all over the world in many different languages, among them The Furey’s and Davey Arthur, The Clancy’s, Donovan, The

26K views · 290 reactions | The Green Fields of France Songwriter Eric Bogle who has penned some of the best known anti-war songs of all time joined Today with Sean O'Rourke this morning with John Monroe and Declan O'Rourke. | RTÉ Radio 1 | Facebook

4.1K views · 13 comments | Eric Bogle, one of Australia’s most outstanding songwriters, is performing exclusively as part of Sydney Folk Festival! Tickets to all events across all three days of Sydney Folk Festival, including Eric’s exclusive performance, are on sale now: bit.ly/SYDFOLK19 | Ticketek Australia | Facebook