who wrote the national anthem trinidad and tobago
"Pat" Castagne
title: Forged from the Love of Liberty text: Forged from the Love of Liberty "Forged from the Love of Liberty" is the national anthem of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Originally composed as the national anthem for the short-lived West Indies Federation (1958–1962), this song was edited and adopted by Trinidad and Tobago when it became independent in 1962. Patrick S. Castagne composed the words and music of the National Anthem in 1962. Mr Castagne, a renowned West Indian songwriter, was employed at the Trinidad and Tobago Commission in London. One of his compositions, called "A Song for the Islands" or "A Song for Federation", was submitted title: Forged from the Love of Liberty text: the lyrics of the latter as follows: Forged from the Love of Liberty "Forged from the Love of Liberty" is the national anthem of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Originally composed as the national anthem for the short-lived West Indies Federation (1958–1962), this song was edited and adopted by Trinidad and Tobago when it became independent in 1962. Patrick S. Castagne composed the words and music of the National Anthem in 1962. Mr Castagne, a renowned West Indian songwriter, was employed at the Trinidad and Tobago Commission in London. One of his compositions, called "A Song for the Islands" title: Patrick Castagne text: Patrick Castagne Patrick Stanislaus "Pat" Castagne (3 October 1916 – 5 May 2000) was a Guyanese-born Trinidadian composer, best known for composing "Forged from the Love of Liberty", the national anthem of Trinidad and Tobago. Born to Trinidadian parents in British Guiana, Castagne moved to Trinidad when he was young and grew up there, attending St Mary's College. Castagne played the piano and had his own band, but gained wide recognition in the 1950s for his hosting of the pre-Carnival "Dimanche Gras" shows. In 1962, he composed the national anthem of Trinidad & Tobago. He also served as a diplomat title: Patrick Castagne text: assigned to the Trinidad & Tobago high commission in London, United Kingdom. While in England, he worked with the BBC in airing West Indian talent on a weekly radio show. He composed the national anthem for the West Indies Federation (championed by the UK as a means for their colonies in the West Indies to attain a status similar to that achieved by Canada and Australia), which only lasted from 1958-1962. Trinidad and Tobago later adopted it as their own national anthem, "Forged from the Love of Liberty", after attaining their own independence on 31 August 1962. His song "Goodnight" title: Patrick Castagne text: 2000, in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, from heart failure. Castagne was married to Lucille and had six children, Dianne, Alan, Glenn, Christopher, Michael and Gregory. Patrick Castagne Patrick Stanislaus "Pat" Castagne (3 October 1916 – 5 May 2000) was a Guyanese-born Trinidadian composer, best known for composing "Forged from the Love of Liberty", the national anthem of Trinidad and Tobago. Born to Trinidadian parents in British Guiana, Castagne moved to Trinidad when he was young and grew up there, attending St Mary's College. Castagne played the piano and had his own band, but gained wide recognition in the 1950s for his hosting