John Meredith (folklorist)

{{short description|Australian folk singer and folklore collector (1920–2001)}}

{{Short description|Australian folk singer and folklore collector (1920–2001)}}

{{Other people||John Meredith (disambiguation)}}

{{Other people||John Meredith (disambiguation)}}

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{{Use Australian English|date=August 2014}}

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[[File:John Meredith, Hobart 1987.jpg|thumb|Meredith in 1987]]

[[File:John Meredith, Hobart 1987.jpg|thumb|Meredith in 1987]]

'''John Stanley Raymond Meredith''' OAM (17 January 1920 – 18 February 2001) was an Australian pioneer [[Folklore studies|folklorist]] from [[Holbrook, New South Wales]] whose work influenced the [[Australian folk music]] revival of the 1950s, in particular as a founding member of the Australia's first revivalist bush band [[The Bushwhackers (band)|The Bushwhackers]] (unrelated to the contemporary band of similar name). He was awarded the [[Medal of the Order of Australia]] in 1986 for service to Australian folklore and music, and became a [[Member of the Order of Australia]] in 1992 for service to the Arts, particularly in the collection and preservation of Australian folklore.

'''John Stanley Raymond Meredith''' OAM (17 January 1920 – 18 February 2001) was an Australian pioneer [[Folklore studies|folklorist]] from [[Holbrook, New South Wales]] whose work influenced the [[Australian folk music]] revival of the 1950s, in particular as a founding member of the Australia's first revivalist bush band [[The Bushwhackers (band)|The Bushwhackers]] (unrelated to the contemporary band of similar name). He was awarded the [[Medal of the Order of Australia]] in 1986 for service to Australian folklore and music, and became a [[Member of the Order of Australia]] in 1992 for service to the Arts, particularly in the collection and preservation of Australian folklore.