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Kiwi-French Folk Legend Graeme Allwright Has Died At Age 93

Kiwi-French Folk Legend Graeme Allwright Has Died At Age 93

Musician Graeme Allwright passed away aged 93 in Seine-et-Marne in France on February 16, French newspaper Le Monde reports. 

Who knew that it was a Kiwi from Wellington who introduced the French to folky protest songs in the 60s/70s through translated versions of songs by Leonard Cohen, Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger?

Paix à son âme, Graeme!

A podcast about Graeme by Sam Coley.

Graeme’s story on Audioculture.

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