About Phil Garland
Lived 1942 – 2017 (aged 75). Phil Garland was a musician.
Philip Humphrey Garland (9 February 1942 – 15 March 2017) was a New Zealand folk musician. He was awarded the Queen's Service Medal in the 2014 Queen's Birthday Honours for services to folk music, and was called the "Godfather of New Zealand folk music". He recorded 19 albums, and won the New Zealand Music Awards folk album of the year three times.
Garland died in Hamilton on 15 March 2017, aged 75, and was buried in the Rutherford Street (Woolston) Cemetery, Christchurch.
Discography A Sense of Place Billycan Ballads Colonial Yesterdays Damper, Duff & Doughboys Down A Country Road How Are You, Mate? Hunger in the Air No Place Like Home One Hundred Years Ago Southern Odyssey Springtime in the Mountain Swag o' Dreams Under The Southern Cross Wind in the Tussock The Phil Garland Songbook
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Who was Phil Garland?
New Zealand folk musician
When was Phil Garland born?
Phil Garland was born on 9 February 1942 in Christchurch.
When did Phil Garland die?
Phil Garland died on 15 March 2017 in Hamilton, New Zealand.
What was Phil Garland's occupation?
Phil Garland was a musician.
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