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Henry MacLeod Robertson (19 November 1932 – 17 January 1996), often credited as Harry Robinson, was a Scottish musician, bandleader, music director and composer. He worked as a musical director on British television shows in the 1950s and 1960s, and also arranged for theatre shows and films, notably those of the Hammer production ...
Instrument (s) Guitar. Years active. 1950s–1980s. Labels. Music for Pleasure (Sydney, Australia) Henry Robertson (1923 – 15 May 1995) was a Scottish -born Australian seaman, engineer, folk-singer/songwriter, poet and activist, who became a key figure in the development of the Australian folk music tradition.
Harry Robertson may refer to: Harry J. Robertson (1896–1962), American football player and coach; Harry Robertson (folk singer) (1923–1995), Australian folk-singer/songwriter, poet and activist; Harry Robertson (musician) (1932–1996), Scottish musician; Harry Robertson (painter) (born 1943)
Harry Robertson in performance at the Sydney Town Hall 1970. Images by kind courtesy Mrs Rita Robertson, and from the Mathieson Australian Music And Image Archive©PHOTO MATHIESON.
This is the official website of Harry Robertson: Singer Songwriter. Folk Activist. Ships’ Engineer. A Scot by birth, a proud Australian by choice. This site is presented by Evan and Lyn Mathieson through the Mathieson Australian Music and Image Archive (MAMAIA) for Harry’s widow, Mrs Rita Robertson, who is the Sole Copyright Owner of all of ...
Lyrics and Music: Harry Robertson. In ‘fifty-six I sailed on board a ship called ‘ Byron I’, She carried trawler men on deck, and a harpoon whaling gun. ChorusHeigh-ho ye trawler men come on, forget the snapper and the prawn, And it’s out of Ballina we’ll sail, a-fishing for the Humpback whale. With a tractor for a whale winch, the ...
Henry Robertson was a Scottish-born Australian seaman, engineer, folk-singer/songwriter, poet and activist, who became a key figure in the development of the Australian folk music tradition.
