About Linsey Pollak
Born 1952. Linsey Pollak is a musical instrument maker and musician.
Linsey Pollak is an Australian musician, instrument maker, composer, musical director and community music facilitator.
Pollak studied classical clarinet until age 19. Then, at university, he started making and selling bamboo flutes. He dropped out in the second year of physiology to get more time to make instruments.
Pollak has recorded 31 albums. 'Kulcha', The Multicultural Arts Centre of Western Australia, and has co-ordinated five cross-cultural music ensembles. He was also involved in groups such as Tansey's Fancy.
Pollak has also worked as a musical instrument maker for 40 years and has designed a number of new wind instruments. He has specialized in woodwind instruments from Eastern Europe such as the Macedonian gaida.
Pollak lives in Maleny, Queensland. He creates musical instruments from unlikely objects such as vegetables.
Pollak was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours, for "service to the performing arts, and to music".
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