Athol Guy
Encyclopedia
Athol Guy is a member of the Australian pop music
-folk music
group
The Seekers
. Guy played the double bass
. He was characterised by his wearing of black horn-rimmed glasses
. During live performances, Guy also often acted as the group's compere.
After his time with the Seekers, Guy had his own variety series on Australia's 7 Network: "A Guy Called Athol." 1971 saw him elected as the Liberal
member for Gisborne
in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
. One of its youngest members, he won three terms with an increasing majority before he returned to the commercial world as a corporate consultant.
In recent years, Guy has invested in a winery and a health and lifestyle centre.
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
-folk music
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
group
Band (music)
In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform music. The following articles concern types of musical bands:* All-female band* Big band* Boy band* Christian band* Church band* Concert band* Cover band...
The Seekers
The Seekers
The Seekers are an Australian folk-influenced pop music group which were originally formed in 1962. They were the first Australian popular music group to achieve major chart and sales success in the United Kingdom and the United States...
. Guy played the double bass
Double bass
The double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2...
. He was characterised by his wearing of black horn-rimmed glasses
Horn-rimmed glasses
Horn-rimmed glasses are a type of eyeglasses. Originally made out of either horn or tortoise shell, for most of their history they have actually been constructed out of thick plastics designed to imitate those materials...
. During live performances, Guy also often acted as the group's compere.
After his time with the Seekers, Guy had his own variety series on Australia's 7 Network: "A Guy Called Athol." 1971 saw him elected as the Liberal
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
member for Gisborne
Electoral district of Gisborne
The Electoral district of Gisborne is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It was created in 1967.-Members for Gisborne:-See also:*Parliaments of the Australian states and territories...
in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
Victorian Legislative Assembly
The Victorian Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of Victoria in Australia. Together with the Victorian Legislative Council, the upper house, it sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Melbourne.-History:...
. One of its youngest members, he won three terms with an increasing majority before he returned to the commercial world as a corporate consultant.
In recent years, Guy has invested in a winery and a health and lifestyle centre.
External links
- The Seekers - Groups and solo arts at the MILESAGO website
- Australian TV History
- Hanging Rock Vinery
- West Rock Farm review