More than a Life
John Meredith and the Fight for Australian Tradition
Biography & Memoir, Entertainment & Performing Arts
| Author: | Keith McKenry | ISBN: | 9781925078206 |
| Publisher: | Rosenberg Publishing | Publication: | December 15, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Rosenberg Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | Keith McKenry |
| ISBN: | 9781925078206 |
| Publisher: | Rosenberg Publishing |
| Publication: | December 15, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Rosenberg Publishing |
| Language: | English |
John Meredith was for decades the leading warrior in the fight to preserve and celebrate Australia’s unique folk heritage. Between 1953 and 1994 he recorded from ordinary Australians thousands of songs, tunes, recitations, folk medicines, superstitions, sayings and yarns, documenting a rich canon of traditional lore which at the time few believed—and many denied—existed. He was also a key pioneer in folk song performance, establishing in 1952 the original Bushwhackers Band and performing in the landmark Australian musical Reedy River. A political radical throughout the Cold War years, he fought all his life against poverty, cultural toadyism and official indifference. This is his story.
John Meredith was for decades the leading warrior in the fight to preserve and celebrate Australia’s unique folk heritage. Between 1953 and 1994 he recorded from ordinary Australians thousands of songs, tunes, recitations, folk medicines, superstitions, sayings and yarns, documenting a rich canon of traditional lore which at the time few believed—and many denied—existed. He was also a key pioneer in folk song performance, establishing in 1952 the original Bushwhackers Band and performing in the landmark Australian musical Reedy River. A political radical throughout the Cold War years, he fought all his life against poverty, cultural toadyism and official indifference. This is his story.
