Banished Now From My Native Shore


vimeo Samples of the Frank the Poet project

Banished Now From My Native Shore - The Verse of Frank The Poet

Banished Now From My Native Shore - The Fundraiser

Moreton Bay - Mia Dyson

For The Company Underground - Max Savage and The False Idols

A Dialogue Between Two Hibernians in Botany Bay - Nick Kipridis

The Ballad of Martin Cash - Cal Williams Jr

Bold Jack Donohoe - A.P. D'Antonio


The album tracklist.

The following songs have been selected for the initial release of ‘Banished Now From My Native Shore’. From over 30 submissions these 19 songs capture the spirit and legacy of McNamara perfectly. Over the next few weeks you’ll be able to hear these old poems reinvigorated by some of Australia’s finest songwriters and musicians.

  1. Moreton Bay – The Yearlings
  2. Labouring With The Hoe – Sean McMahon
  3. For The Company Underground – Max Savage and The False Idols
  4. Jim Jones in Botany Bay – Heath Cullen
  5. Bold Jack Donohoe – Matt Walker
  6. The Ballad of Martin Cash – Jeb Cardwell
  7. A dialogue Between Two Hibernians – Nick Kipridis
  8. McQuade’s Curse – Jimmy Dowling
  9. Moreton Bay – Mia Dyson
  10. A Convict’s Tour To Hell – Tom West
  11. The Ballad of Martin Cash – Cal Williams Jr.
  12. The Convict’s Arrival – The Tea House Fire
  13. A Petition From The Chain Gang at Newcastle – Snooks La Vie.
  14. For The Company Underground – Hat Fitz and Cara Robinson

Bonus Disc:

  1. Bold Jack Donohoe – A.P. D’Antonio
  2. Labouring With The Hoe – The Timbers
  3. A Petition From The Chain Gang at Newcastle – Todd Sibbin
  4. Moreton Bay – Joe Man Murphy
  5. The Seizure of The Cyprus Brig in Recherche Bay – Brillig