Phil Garland
New Zealand folk musician (1942–2017)
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Philip Humphrey Garland QSM (9 February 1942 – 15 March 2017) was a New Zealand folk musician. He was awarded the Queen's Service Medal in the 2014 Queen's Birthday Honours for services to folk music,[1] and was called the "Godfather of New Zealand folk music".[2] He recorded 19 albums,[3] and won the New Zealand Music Awards folk album of the year three times.
Born
9 February 1942
Philip Humphrey Garland
9 February 1942
Christchurch, New Zealand
Died (aged 75)
Hamilton, New Zealand
GenresFolk
Phil Garland | |
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Garland in 2014 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Philip Humphrey Garland 9 February 1942 Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Died | (aged 75) Hamilton, New Zealand |
| Genres | Folk |
Garland died in Hamilton on 15 March 2017, aged 75,[4][5] and was buried in the Rutherford Street (Woolston) Cemetery, Christchurch.[6]
Discography
- A Sense of Place
- Billycan Ballads
- Colonial Yesterdays
- Damper, Duff & Doughboys
- Down A Country Road
- How Are You, Mate?
- Hunger In The Air
- No Place Like Home
- One Hundred Years Ago
- Southern Odyssey
- Springtime In The Mountain
- Swag o’ Dreams
- Under The Southern Cross
- Wind In The Tussock
- The Phil Garland Songbook
Books
- Faces in the Firelight