Phillip Humphrey Garland QSM (1942-2017)

Authors

  • Michael Brown Alexander Turnbull Library | National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa

Keywords:

Phil Garland, Phillip Humphrey Garland, Folk Music, Folk Song, Obituary, New Zealand Folklore Society,

Abstract

The late Phil Garland was one of New Zealand’s most significant folklorists and folk musicians.  For over 50 years, he dedicated himself to collecting and promoting folk material from New Zealand sources, often reshaping or reinterpreting it in a body of work that encompasses LPs, books, radio documentaries, and an extensive stage career.

Author Biography

Michael Brown, Alexander Turnbull Library | National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa

Michael Brown (Ph.D.) is Curator, Music at the Alexander Turnbull Library (part of the National Library of New Zealand) in Wellington. His books include Searches for Tradition: Essays on New Zealand Music, Past and Present (co-edited with Samantha Owens, 2017) and The Heading Who Split in Half: Legends and Tall Tales From New Zealand (with Mat Tait, 2015).

References

Garland, Philip Humphrey, 'Garland, Phil, 1942-2017: Papers and Recordings'. National Library of New Zealand Te Puna MÄtauranga o Aotearoa, MS-Group-2209. Mss, typescripts, sound recordings, video recordings, printed matter.

Garland, Phil, The Singing Kiwi (Willy Wag, 1996).

Garland, Phil, Faces in the Firelight: New Zealand Folk Song & Story (Steele Roberts, 2009).

Garland, Phil, The Phil Garland Song Book (Kiwi Pacific, 2015).

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Published

2018-12-08

Issue

Vol. 32 (2017): Remembering Phil Garland and exploring New Caledonia

Section

In Memoriam

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