John Campbell Munro

Who is John Campbell Munro?

John Campbell Munro was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1947 and emigrated to Adelaide, Australia in 1965. He has been a leading figure in Australian folk music for 40 years and has worked with the likes of Eric Bogle, Colcannon, Country Express, Gordon McIntyre and Kate Delaney and Denis and Lynne Tracy.

In 1990 John wrote a series of 12 songs depicting the events leading up to and culminating in the battle at the Eureka Stockade. The Eureka Suite has been performed all over Australia including at the site of the stockade itself. In 1992 he composed a similar set of musical pieces on the life of Australian bushranger Ned Kelly. This piece has also proved popular in Australia and New Zealand.

John has written many fine songs over the last 12 years such as The Ballad of Charles Devonport, The Border, Listen to the Old Ones and Spirit of the Land and his material has been recorded by artists in Canada, the UK and Australia. He has worked with the Australian band Colcannon and more recently formed a trio with former Colcannon members Mike O'Callaghan and Pete Titchener.

He continues to tour with Eric Bogle and to co-write songs with him. He lives in Adelaide with his wife Alana and two grown up children Tabetha and Jarrod.