Alistair Hulett

[1938 Observer]

The Plains of Maralinga Alistair Hulett




a political view in song

[1938 Observer]

I must admit that until today I had never heard of Alastair Hulett, Here is a small preview about the man and his music.

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Alistair Hulett: `A truly great singer, songwriter, activist and socialist'



January 29, 2010 -- Alistair Hulett died at the Southern General Hospital in Glasgow on Thursday evening, January 28, 2010. Alistair's partner Fatima thanks all those who wrote in with messages of support in the past week since news of Alistair's illness became public. The response was overwhelming, and shows just how many people cared about Alistair and his music.

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Alistair, a truly great singer, songwriter, activist and socialist, will be greatly missed by us all.

Alistair Hulett was born in Glasgow and discovered traditional music in his early teens. In 1968 he and his family moved to New Zealand where he established a reputation on the folk circuit with his large repertoire of songs and his interpretation of the big narrative ballads.

In 1971, at the age of eighteen, Alistair moved over to Australia. For a couple of years he sang his way around Australia's festivals and clubs before "going bush" for several years. During this time he began to write his own songs and, following a two-year stint on the "hippy trail" in India, he returned to Australia in 1979 to find the punk movement in full swing. He joined in with the garage ethos in a band called The Furious Chrome Dolls.

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To find out much more about Alastair and his music as well as more "Youtube' links just go to the link below............................It is quite interesting!!!





http://links.org.au/node/1484

[oakweb]

thanks for the post...it's sad to think that a great man has gone.