The glorious voice of the Austn Folk Revival (& Jazz) Singer, Marian Henderson nee Grossman, is no more. There are at least 7 YouTube clips of her though.

So many Gooduns are now In Spirit..... (at least My Beloved Lawls will have many Folkies to sing in company with!)



thanks to Warren Fahey's FB page :

" Friday, 22 May 2015 at 12:05 ·

PASSING OF MARIAN HENDERSON
One of Australia's most-loved singers died yesterday and in doing so broke a long chain with the revival of interest in our folk music.She joins Gary Shearston, Declan Affley, Tina Lawton, Don Henderson, John Dengate, Gordon McIntyre and, sadly, so many more fine interpreters of our traditional music. She was 78 years of age.

Marian retired from singing many years ago and settled on the NSW north coast where she became part of a wide community. Despite a long illness she through her considerable energy into art.

A friend, Ruth Miller, told me Marion spent her last months at her son's place near Mt Mee, Queensland, looking out at a spectacular view. and occasionally playing the piano.

Marian was there at the beginning of the so-called folk revival. She made several recordings (never enough), appeared at countless concerts and was ever-present at peace marches and other demonstrations for a better world.

Her singing was exceptional. Wonderful breathy phrasing and clear enunciation married a husky, beautiful voice that was as comfortable with jazz as folk music. She wrote songs but in my mind is best remembered for her singing of traditional songs like this version of the convict ballad Van Diemen's Land :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EDwD_kGrYw

Further history can be seen on my website's Australian Folk Revival pages :
http://www.warrenfahey.com/enter-t…/australian-folk-revival/   "



Thanks to 'Catter Tony in Darwin, for passing this on.

VALE, Marian (my heroine....)

R-J