Unknown outside their own countries - maybe

That's so true. Some Aussies who have starred in quite a number of films are unknown overseas.

@JudyEv Are US actors well known in other places, like AU for instance?

@Kamuigan All the big stars are well-known. We get access to a great many American films here.

Haha, yes. .I've heard of Waylong Jennnings too. We've had to learn a lot of names in the village but we're still struggling with some of them.

@JudyEv Oh I didn't know these names.

@JudyEv "And they sang as they danced, as they wandered thru the Billabong, you'll come a waltzing, Matilda with me." We also sang Kookaburra.

@snowy22315 So many myLotters learnt Kookaburra at school.

Probably the Waltzing Matilda you sang in school was a different one to 'And The Band...' which is an anti-war song. We learnt the other two you mention too.

@JudyEv In addition,you have been friends with many couchsurfers.

@changjiangzhibin89 Yes, that's right. One is now an Australian citizen and lives quite close. We are still in touch with a couple of others. I hope you are well.

Yes, that's right. We had 32 concerts in total over about 10 years. I miss those days.

@JudyEv quite impressive for me because usually I'm clueless as far as so-called 'celebrities' are concerned

Until a decade ago, most of our friends had never heard of Eric Bogle but they knew 'And The Band...'. KT is obviously quite a big name so I was a bit surprised I had never heard of her. She wasn't just a two-bit cabaret singer. Well done you!

It really is very emotional sometimes. You really feel for the people.

@JudyEv You may remember one of my sons is adopted. He knew who his birth mother was, but not his birth father. He thought he would hurt my feelings if he searched for him, but I encouraged him for a long time to do that. He still hesitated, as he feared it could end badly, and he might open up a can of worms he didn't want. Finally, he did register with Ancestry. After a few months, he got a match that said a man was his paternal uncle. No father listed. He contacted the uncle and eventually found his father, the brother of the uncle. His father had absolutely no idea he even existed. None. It seems his father had finished up his basic training and before he was deployed, he had a fling for a month or so with a young lady. He left for his deployment. He tried to write to her but she had vanished. When he came back home, he tried to find her, with no success. He went on to marry, and now has 3 grown daughters. He was totally shocked to discover he had a son--a son that looks just like him!! It's uncanny how much they look alike. They now see each other several times a year, and my son has become friends with his sisters and their families as well. I am so, so glad he found his birth father, it seemed to make him so happy.

@MarieCoyle I mean I don't quite like the idea. You brought him up. Why should he go looking for his birth father when he was nowhere to be found? No matter what the circumstances are, he should have given up on the idea of finding 'the biological father'! Yeah he kept looking for her and all, but no one can change the fact that he was nowhere to be found when his son was growing up!

Yes, she was born in Scotland. I was a bit surprised I'd never heard of her but I'm not really into the music scene.

That's very true.

Yeah that's true. The big international Celebrities are destined to be famous.

Thank you so much. That is such a lovely compliment. The back stories he tell at his concerts are very interesting too and help give more meaning and insight into the songs. Some of the YouTube clips would give this information.

I've got used to some of our celebrities not being known outside of Australia but it was a bit of a surprise at first.

That's true. I don't know enough about many cultures.

@JudyEv even me. Learning from the locals is the best way to know them sometimes

@JudyEv Yeah. So many things are unknown to us. We don't get the time , resources or motivation sometimes.

It's replaced some other program and now comes on before something else we try to watch.

Yes, we do hear about most of your actors.

There are also some who aren't fussed about going overseas to pursue their career.

Yeah it happens everywhere. They don't get the fame but they got talent..

I'm sure it does but it was a surprise to me at first.

The program is interesting in how they piece together pieces of information and manage to find family.