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Folk singer and folk music collector, writer, painter, journalist, art critic, whalerman, sheep station roustabout, Marxist, and much more - this is the story of A. L. (Bert) Lloyd's extraordinary life. A. L. Lloyd played a key part in the folk music revival of the 1950s and 60s, but that is only part of his story. Dave Arthur documents how Lloyd became a member of the Communist Party, forceful antifascist, trade unionist and an important part of left-wing culture from the early 1930s to his death in 1982. Following his return from Australia as a 21-year-old, self-educated agricultural labourer, he was at the heart of the most important left-wing movements and highly respected for his knowledge in various fields. Dave Arthur recounts the life of a creative, passionate and life-loving Marxist, and in so doing provides a social history of a turbulent twentieth century.

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Book category Books in English The arts Music Music: styles & genres

• Full title: Bert
• Author: Dave Arthur
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 456
• EAN: 9780745332529
• ISBN: 0745332528
• ID: 04453424
• Publisher: PLUTO PRESS
• Weight: 790 g
• Dimensions: 238 × 158 × 30 mm
• Date of publishing: 08. May 2012

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