JOHN JOSEPH JONES

John Joseph Jones born 3 February 1930 was a poet, folk singer, musician, playwright, and theatre director. Born in London, Jones first arrived in Australia in 1948. Between 1950 and 1952, he worked briefly in England, Canada, and Fiji, but settled permanently in Australia in 1952. He graduated from University of Western Australia with a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Anthropology and English (1959).

After graduation Jones worked as a journalist for the Albany Advertiser, and a lecturer in the Western Australia's TAFE (Technical and Further Education) institutes for 20 years. He performed at the first Winthrop Folk Festival, and at the 1964 Adelaide Festival of the Arts, which led to him to recording five EPs in the 60s focusing on Australian outback life. He lived in Parkerville and developed and sustained the Parkerville Amphitheatre during his lifetime The amphitheatre became the site for a number of 1970s concerts, including John Farnham, Cold Chisel, and Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons. A documentary on the Parkerville Amphitheatre, Sets, Bugs & Rock n Roll, by Tempest Productions, was shown at the Revelation Film Festival in Perth in July 2015. Jones died in 2000.

EPs
'Five Australian Ballads' 1964 EMI [Custom Pressing] 
'Australian Songs And Ballads' 1965 EMI [Custom Pressing] 
'Songs And Ballads Of Australia' 1865 EMI [Custom Pressing] 
'Australian Ballads By Durack And Sorensen' 1965 EMI [Custom Pressing] 
'Australian Ballads - Songs Of John Shaw Neilson' 1965 EMI [Custom Pressing] 

References

John Joseph Jones (writer) - Wikipedia