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Denis Gibbons

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Denis Gibbons is an Australian folk musician and musicologist.[1] He went into radio in 1951 with the Macquarie Radio Network and began recording Australian folk music in 1954.[1] His own first albums were released in 1960 and he regularly appeared on Australia's Channel Nine as a lead-in to their news reports. In 1982, he received and Advance Australia award for "his outstanding contribution to Australian Folk Music".[1] He currently works as a producer for Radio Australia in Melbourne.[1]

Discography

  • 1960: "The Drover's Dream"/"The Blue Tail Fly" (W&G, single)
  • 1960: Bush Songs (W&G, EP)
  • 1961: "Michael (Row the Boat Ashore)"/"The Spinning Wheel" (W&G, single)
  • 1962: Shearing Songs (W&G, EP)
  • 1967: Folk Songs from Australia (W&G, EP)
  • 1975: Folksongs of Australia – The Struggle For Survival (W&G, double LP)
  • ? Folk Songs with Denis Gibbons (W&G, LP)
  • 1995: Fair Dinkum Matilda (Move, LP)

References

  1. ^ a b c d Move Records. "Denis Gibbons". 2014. Accessed 2 July 2014.
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