Look Who it Was Random video

Borrowed verse | Ben Salter | TEDxBrisbane

649 views · Published 24 October 2014 · 4:40 · Indexed 12 October 2026

Channel: TEDx Talks · 2014 · Nonprofits & Activism

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This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. In this intimate performance, Ben performs a musical adaption of Aboriginal Poet Herb Wharton's piece,  "Tracks".  The hauntingly beautiful lyrics, set perfectly to Ben's own composition, was watched by Herb who emotionally stated that the performance "was exactly how he imagined it" when he first wrote the poem.  

This performance was the first in an Artistic Collaboration project, founded by Brisbane musician Simon Munro, entitled "Borrowed Verse" where musicians re-imagine works of poetry in song. 

Ben Salter is an Australian musician. He is a member of Giants of Science, the Gin Club, The Wilson Pickers and The Young Liberals and has successfully travelled around the world as a solo artist.

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