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Marcus Turner
Marcus William Turner (16 February 1956 – 2 February 2016) was a New Zealand singer-songwriter and folk musician. He performed at folk festivals in New Zealand, Australia, and overseas. He was also a presenter in the TVNZ children's television programmes ''Spot On'', ''How's That'' and '' Play School'' (in the latter of which he was also a director). Turner lived on the Otago Peninsula, near Dunedin, New Zealand.Marcus Turner's biography. From the kiwifolk website. Retrieved on 8 March 2014 He died in early February 2016. Early life Turner was born in , the eldest of three children (the others being a brother, Linus, and a sister, Marce ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roxburgh, New Zealand
Roxburgh (previously called Teviot and Teviot Junction) is a small New Zealand town of about 600 people in Central Otago. It is in Teviot Valley on the banks of the Clutha River, south of Alexandra in the South Island. State Highway 8, which links Central Otago with Dunedin city, passes through the town. Roxburgh is well known for its Summer fruit and " Jimmy's Pies." An important centre during the Otago Gold Rush of the 1860s, in more recent times Roxburgh has relied on a mixture of livestock and stone fruit production for its economic survival. It is one of the country's most important apple growing regions and other stone fruit such as cherries and apricots are also harvested locally. Five kilometres to the north of the town is the Roxburgh Dam, the earliest of the major hydroelectric dams built on the Clutha. There is also an opencast lignite mine located just north of town at Coal Creek. History The town was called Teviot, and from 1863 to 1866 Teviot Junction, but t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Denver
Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. (December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997), known professionally as John Denver, was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, activist, and humanitarian whose greatest commercial success was as a solo singer. After traveling and living in numerous locations while growing up in his military family, Denver began his music career with folk music groups during the late 1960s. Starting in the 1970s, he was one of the most popular acoustic artists of the decade and one of its best-selling artists. By 1974, he was one of America's best-selling performers; AllMusic has called Denver "among the most beloved entertainers of his era". Denver recorded and released approximately 300 songs, about 200 of which he composed. He had 33 albums and singles that were certified Gold and Platinum in the U.S by the RIAA, with estimated sales of more than 33 million units. He recorded and performed primarily with an acoustic guitar and sang about his joy in nature, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Deaths
This is a list of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked here. 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 See also * Lists of deaths by day The following pages, corresponding to the Gregorian calendar, list the historical events, births, deaths, and holidays and observances of the specified day of the year: Footnotes See also * Leap year * List of calendars * List of non-standard ... * Deaths by year {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1956 Births
Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming, are killed for trespassing by the Huaorani people of Ecuador, shortly after making contact with them. * January 16 – Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser vows to reconquer Palestine (region), Palestine. * January 25–January 26, 26 – Finnish troops reoccupy Porkkala, after Soviet Union, Soviet troops vacate its military base. Civilians can return February 4. * January 26 – The 1956 Winter Olympics open in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. February * February 11 – British Espionage, spies Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean (spy), Donald Maclean resurface in the Soviet Union, after being missing for 5 years. * February 14–February 25, 25 – The 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union is held in Mosc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musicians From Dunedin
A musician is a person who Composer, composes, Conducting, conducts, or Performing arts, performs music. According to the United States Employment Service, "musician" is a general Terminology, term used to designate one who follows music as a profession. Musicians include songwriters who write both music and lyrics for songs, Conducting, conductors who direct a musical performance, or Performing arts#Music, performers who perform for an audience. A music performer is generally either a singer who provides singing, vocals or an instrumentalist who plays a musical instrument. Musicians may perform on their own or as part of a Musical ensemble, group, band or orchestra. Musicians specialize in a musical style, and some musicians play in a variety of different styles depending on cultures and background. A musician who Sound recording and reproduction, records and Music release, releases music can be known as a recording artist. Types Composer A composer is a musician who creat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Roxburgh, New Zealand
A person ( : people) is a being that has certain capacities or attributes such as reason, morality, consciousness or self-consciousness, and being a part of a culturally established form of social relations such as kinship, ownership of property, or legal responsibility. The defining features of personhood and, consequently, what makes a person count as a person, differ widely among cultures and contexts. In addition to the question of personhood, of what makes a being count as a person to begin with, there are further questions about personal identity and self: both about what makes any particular person that particular person instead of another, and about what makes a person at one time the same person as they were or will be at another time despite any intervening changes. The plural form "people" is often used to refer to an entire nation or ethnic group (as in "a people"), and this was the original meaning of the word; it subsequently acquired its use as a plural form of per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Otago Peninsula
A person ( : people) is a being that has certain capacities or attributes such as reason, morality, consciousness or self-consciousness, and being a part of a culturally established form of social relations such as kinship, ownership of property, or legal responsibility. The defining features of personhood and, consequently, what makes a person count as a person, differ widely among cultures and contexts. In addition to the question of personhood, of what makes a being count as a person to begin with, there are further questions about personal identity and self: both about what makes any particular person that particular person instead of another, and about what makes a person at one time the same person as they were or will be at another time despite any intervening changes. The plural form "people" is often used to refer to an entire nation or ethnic group (as in "a people"), and this was the original meaning of the word; it subsequently acquired its use as a plural form of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Folk Musicians
This is a list of folk musicians. Albania *Eli Fara *Fatime Sokoli *Nikollë Nikprelaj Andean *Savia Andina Argentina * Huldreslåt *Mercedes Sosa * Eduardo Falu *Jorge Cafrune *Ariel Ramirez *Los Fronterizos Armenia *Djivan Gasparyan * Udi Hrant * Gor Mkhitarian Australia * Paul Kelly *Blue King Brown *Eric Bogle *Kasey Chambers *Roaring Jack *Judy Small *The Waifs *Sarah Blasko *The Seekers * Boy And Bear *Angus & Julia Stone * Siobhan Owen * Matthew John Corby Indigenous Australians * Kerrianne Cox * David Hudson *Archie Roach Azerbaijan Mugham Ashik * Ali Ekber Çiçek * Aşık Mahzuni Şerif * Aşık Khanlar * Aşık Veysel * Neşet Ertaş * Aşiq Ələsgər * Jivani * Sayat-Nova * Karacaoğlan * Kul Nesîmî * Pir Sultan Abdal Bangladesh *Lalon *Hason Raja * Abbasuddin Ahmed *Shah Abdul Karim * Momtaz Begum *Habib Wahid *Farida Parveen *Salma Akhter *Bari Siddiqui *Ferdausi Rahman * Abdur Rahman Boyati Brazil *Anavitória *Cartola Bulgaria *Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Way Out Yonder (Andy Irvine Album)
''Way Out Yonder''''Andy Irvine – Way Out Yonder'', Andy Irvine AK-2, 2000. is an album by Andy Irvine, recorded between July and December 1999 and released in January 2000. It was co-produced by Irvine and Steve Cooney.Sleeve notes from ''Andy Irvine – Way Out Yonder'', Andy Irvine AK-2, 2000. Recording This album opens with "Gladiators", a self-penned song celebrating the life of Tom Barker who was editor of the Industrial Workers of the World's newspaper, ''Direct Action'' just before, during and after the first world war. He led an effective campaign against the Australian government of William Morris Hughes' plans to introduce conscription. "Moreton Bay" is an Australian convict ballad about the brutality meted out by captain Patrick Logan, commander of Moreton Bay penal colony between 1826 and 1830. When he was killed by a party of Aboriginal hunters, the convicts rejoiced at the news of his death. "They'll Never Believe it's True/Froggy's Jig" is an amusing ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macandrew Bay
Macandrew Bay ( mi, Te Roto Pāteke) is located on the Otago Peninsula in the South Island of New Zealand. It is situated on the edge of Otago Harbour, and is named for pioneer Scottish settler James Macandrew who lived here during his later life. The Te Reo Māori name for the bay, Te Roto Pāteke, refers to the Brown teal The brown teal (''Anas chlorotis''; mi, pāteke) is a species of dabbling duck of the genus ''Anas'' native to New Zealand. For many years it had been considered to be conspecific with the flightless Auckland and Campbell teals in ''Anas aucklan ... (Māori: Pāteke) formerly prevalent in the area.Otago Daily Times, ''Waterways of the area,'' April 4, 2016. Early European residents of the area called the bay "The Hundreds", due to the large number of boulders which covered the foreshore. Macandrew Bay is a suburb of Dunedin, but has the feel of an isolated coastal settlement and is often regarded as a separate township, even though the heart of the city i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Irvine (musician)
Andrew Kennedy Irvine (born 14 June 1942) is an Irish folk musician, singer-songwriter, and a founding member of Sweeney's Men, Planxty, Patrick Street, Mozaik, LAPD and Usher's Island. He also featured in duos, with Dónal Lunny, Paul Brady, Mick Hanly, Dick Gaughan, Rens van der Zalm, and Luke Plumb. Irvine plays the mandolin, mandola, bouzouki, harmonica, and hurdy-gurdy. He has been influential in folk music for over six decades, during which he recorded a large repertoire of songs and tunes he assembled from books, old recordings and rooted in the Irish, English, Scottish, Eastern European, Australian and American old-time and folk traditions. As a child actor, Irvine honed his performing talent from an early age and learned the classical guitar. He switched to folk music after discovering Woody Guthrie, also adopting the latter's other instruments: harmonica and mandolin. While extending Guthrie's guitar picking technique to the mandolin,''Andy Irvine – Celt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Dodd (Dunedin Musician)
John Dodd may refer to: *Jack Dodd (John Newton Dodd; 1922–2005), New Zealand physicist *John Dodd (bow maker) (1752–1839), English bow-maker * John Dodd (engineer) (fl. 1970s-1980s), created a custom car called " The Beast" * John Dodd (jockey) (1863–1881), Australian jockey killed in the 1881 Melbourne Cup * John Dodd (Liberal politician) (1904–1973), British Member of Parliament for Oldham, 1935–1945 *John Dodd (Reading MP) (1717–1782), English Member of Parliament for Reading, 1741, and 1755–1782 *John Dodd (tea merchant) (fl. 1860s), Scottish merchant and author on Formosa, pioneer of Taiwan's tea industry *John Dodd (Wells MP) (c. 1693–1719), English Member of Parliament for Wells, 1717–1719 *Johnny Dodd (1941–1991), American lighting designer *Johnny Dodd (rugby league) (1928–2007), rugby league footballer of the 1950s for New Zealand, and Wellington See also * John Dodds (other) *John Dods John Bruce Dods (born December 10, 1948, in Plainfiel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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