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'''Declan Affley''' (8 September 1939 – 27 June 1985) was an [[Australia]]n folk singer and musician. He was born in [[Cardiff]], Wales, and became a seaman, jumping ship in Australia in 1959.
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| birth_name = Declan James Affley
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| birth_place = [[Cardiff]], [[Wales]]
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| death_place = [[Sydney]], [[Australia]]
| genre = [[Folk music]]
| occupation = Folk singer, actor
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'''Declan James Affley''' (8 September 1939 – 27 June 1985) was an Australian folk singer and musician.
== Folk singer and musician ==


==Biography==
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Affley became a regular performer at the Troubadour Coffee Lounge in [[Sydney]] and later at Frank Traynor's Folk Club, [[Melbourne]], as well as many other venues and folk festivals. As well as being a leading figure in Australian folk music, he appeared in several films including [[Peter Weir]]'s [[The Last Wave]], and [[Richard Lowenstein]]'s [[Strikebound]], where he was musical director. He also made a musical appearance in the Tony Richardson version of Ned Kelly in 1970.
Affley was born in [[Cardiff]], [[Wales]], to working-class [[Catholic]] parents of [[Ireland|Irish]] descent. As a child, he learned to play the clarinet and picked up some Irish songs from his father.<ref name=colleen>Burke, Colleen Z. [http://jam.org.au/moxie/articles/miscarticles/declan-affley-a-rake-ramb.shtml Declan Affley – A rake & rambling man] at ''JAM'', Folk Federation of NSW. (Sourced to an unspecified edition of ''[http://www.duckscrossing.org/source/Trad&Now_Information_Sheet.pdf Trad and Now] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328203202/http://www.duckscrossing.org/source/Trad%26Now_Information_Sheet.pdf |date=28 March 2012 }}''.</ref>


At age 16, he joined the British [[Merchant Navy (United Kingdom)|Merchant Navy]] and travelled to [[Japan]] and [[Australia]], where he jumped ship in 1959 to find work on coastal ships based in [[Sydney]]. At a harbourside pub, the Royal George, he discovered the [[Sydney Push]] and joined its folksinging scene, which had links with other establishments in [[Melbourne]].
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Affley was well known as a singer of traditional songs such as [[Carrickfergus (song)|Carrickfergus]] as well as performing the work of contemporary songwriters, notably including [[John Dengate]], [[Don Henderson (folk singer)|Don Henderson]] and [[Harry Robertson (folk singer)|Harry Robertson]]


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Affley became a regular performer at the Troubadour Coffee Lounge in Sydney and later at [http://www.franktraynors.net.au/performers-at-traynors/declan-affley/ Frank Traynor's Folk Club, Melbourne], leading to appearances at many other venues and folk festivals. He played small parts in several films including [[Peter Weir]]'s ''[[The Last Wave]]'', and [[Richard Lowenstein]]'s ''[[Strikebound]]'', of which he was musical director. His group the Wild Colonial Boys appeared in the [[Tony Richardson]] film ''[[Ned Kelly (1970 film)|Ned Kelly]]'' in 1970.<ref name=colleen/>
==Declan Affley memorial award==


He married Colleen Zeita Burke in Melbourne on 11 December 1967. A son and a daughter were born from the marriage.<ref name=ADB>Dengate J. [http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/affley-declan-james-12121 Affley, Declan James (1939–1985)] at Australian Dictionary of Biography, 2007</ref>
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Affley's sudden death at the age of 45 was a shock to the Australian folk music community. He is remembered by the Declan Affley memorial award for excellence in a young performer, awarded at the [[National Folk Festival (Australia)|National Folk Festival]] held annually in [[Canberra]].


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Affley was well known as a singer of traditional songs such as "[[Carrickfergus (song)|Carrickfergus]]" as well as performing the work of contemporary songwriters including [[John Dengate]], [[Don Henderson (folk singer)|Don Henderson]], [[Dorothy Hewett]] and [[Harry Robertson (folk singer)|Harry Robertson]]. He died suddenly at the age of 45 from a dissecting aneurysm of the aorta.<ref name=ADB/>
==External links==

* [http://jam.org.au/moxie/articles/miscarticles/declan-affley-a-rake-ramb.shtml Declan Affley: A rake & rambling man A tribute after 20 years] {{dead link|date=April 2009}}
==Memorial award==
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Affley is remembered by the Declan Affley memorial award for excellence in a young performer, awarded annually at the [[National Folk Festival (Australia)|National Folk Festival]] in [[Canberra]].<ref name=ADB/>

==Discography==
* Declan Affley and Mike Ball: ''The Rake And Rambling Man''. Score POL 040, 1967.
* Declan Affley: ''The Day the Pub Burned Down''. M7 Records MLF-056, Sydney, 1970.
* ''Declan Affley'' – LP and cassette, TAR 020, 1987 (posthumous release)
* ''Declan Affley : vintage live recordings''. CD, Australian Folk Archive AFA 001, 2003.

==Sound recording==
*[http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/38859958?versionId=51616284 Declan Affley, The Larrikins, Seamus Gill, Daniel O Connell, Castleroe, Jimmy MacBride, R Brooks, Ken Greenhalgh, Kevin Butcher and others recorded for ABC Radio National in the Declan Affley folklore collection] 1986 ABC Radio tape at [[National Library of Australia#Trove|Trove]]

==References==
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Latest revision as of 12:09, 10 January 2024

Declan Affley
Birth nameDeclan James Affley
Born(1939-09-08)8 September 1939
Cardiff, Wales
Died27 June 1985(1985-06-27) (aged 45)
Sydney, Australia
GenresFolk music
Occupation(s)Folk singer, actor
Instrument(s)Guitar, banjo, tin whistle, fiddle, uilleann pipes
Years active1960–1985

Declan James Affley (8 September 1939 – 27 June 1985) was an Australian folk singer and musician.

Biography

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Affley was born in Cardiff, Wales, to working-class Catholic parents of Irish descent. As a child, he learned to play the clarinet and picked up some Irish songs from his father.[1]

At age 16, he joined the British Merchant Navy and travelled to Japan and Australia, where he jumped ship in 1959 to find work on coastal ships based in Sydney. At a harbourside pub, the Royal George, he discovered the Sydney Push and joined its folksinging scene, which had links with other establishments in Melbourne.

Affley became a regular performer at the Troubadour Coffee Lounge in Sydney and later at Frank Traynor's Folk Club, Melbourne, leading to appearances at many other venues and folk festivals. He played small parts in several films including Peter Weir's The Last Wave, and Richard Lowenstein's Strikebound, of which he was musical director. His group the Wild Colonial Boys appeared in the Tony Richardson film Ned Kelly in 1970.[1]

He married Colleen Zeita Burke in Melbourne on 11 December 1967. A son and a daughter were born from the marriage.[2]

Affley was well known as a singer of traditional songs such as "Carrickfergus" as well as performing the work of contemporary songwriters including John Dengate, Don Henderson, Dorothy Hewett and Harry Robertson. He died suddenly at the age of 45 from a dissecting aneurysm of the aorta.[2]

Memorial award

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Affley is remembered by the Declan Affley memorial award for excellence in a young performer, awarded annually at the National Folk Festival in Canberra.[2]

Discography

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  • Declan Affley and Mike Ball: The Rake And Rambling Man. Score POL 040, 1967.
  • Declan Affley: The Day the Pub Burned Down. M7 Records MLF-056, Sydney, 1970.
  • Declan Affley – LP and cassette, TAR 020, 1987 (posthumous release)
  • Declan Affley : vintage live recordings. CD, Australian Folk Archive AFA 001, 2003.

Sound recording

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References

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  1. ^ a b Burke, Colleen Z. Declan Affley – A rake & rambling man at JAM, Folk Federation of NSW. (Sourced to an unspecified edition of Trad and Now Archived 28 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ a b c Dengate J. Affley, Declan James (1939–1985) at Australian Dictionary of Biography, 2007
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