The Folk Song Society is pleased to present Martyn Wyndham-Read in concert. Martyn Wyndham-Read has become known as one of the best living authorities on Australian folk music, as well as one if it's best known and most respected performers, in the world today.

English by birth, Martyn Wyndham-Read first developed his great interest in folk songs of the outback when he went Australia in the early 60's and worked on a sheep station. He fell in love with Australia and it's music, and spent much of his time learning the songs from drovers, cane cutters, and sheep shearers he met during his travels.

The music which Martyn collected describes the rich legacy of the many peoples of Australia. He brought his collections of songs back to England, where he found himself in the middle of a folk music revival. He's been singing his songs around the world ever since.

Martyn Wyndham-Read's recording career, starting in 1963 and spanning thirty years, has encompassed over a score of albums, both solo and in combination with his many illustrious friends in the folk world. In concert, Martyn accompanies himself on guitar, and is noted for his powerful, pleasant voice, as well as a genuine warmth and great offbeat sense of humor.

Discography for Martyn Wyndham-Read:

• Ned Kelly and That Gang [ 19?? Trailer 2009 ]
• Martyn Wyndham-Read [ 19?? Trailer 2028 ]
• Harry the Hawker is Dead [ 19?? Argo 2FB82 ]
• Andy's Gone [ 19?? Broadside BRO 134 ]
• Emu Plains [ 1981 Fellside FE 027 ]
• A Rose from the Bush [ 1984 Greenwich Village GUR 232 ]
• The Old Songs [ 1984 Greenwich Village GUR 225 ]
• Yule Tracks [ 1986 Greenwich Village GUR 235 ]
• Across the Line [ 1987 Greenwich Village GUR ???]
• All Around Down Under [ 1988 GSanstock Music SSM 036 ]
• Mussels on a Tree [ 1992 Fellside FECD84]
• Sunlit Plains [ 1995 Fellside FEC?? ]

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