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| '''Lindy Morrison''' (born on ] ]) is an ] musician originally from ]. She is best known as the drummer in rock group ] from 1980 to 1990. She drummed on all the bands releases from their first LP in 1981 until the band's break up in 1990. She has also performed in Silent Figures, Shrew, ], The Four Gods, Deep Blue Sea, Cleopatra Wong (with ], and ]. | '''Lindy Morrison''' (born on ] ]) is an ] musician originally from ]. She is best known as the drummer in rock group ] from 1980 to 1990. She drummed on all the bands releases from their first LP in 1981 until the band's break up in 1990. She has also performed in Silent Figures, Shrew, ], The Four Gods, Deep Blue Sea, Cleopatra Wong (with ], and ]. | ||
| Before her time as a musician Lindy was active in Brisbane, employed by the Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islanders Legal Service, where she worked with Aboriginal activist and academic Gary Foley to protect the rights of Aboriginal people. As well, at this time in the late 1970's, she was part of the Popular Theatre Troupe who got up the nose of the ] led ] government |
Before her time as a musician Lindy was active in Brisbane, employed by the Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islanders Legal Service, where she worked with Aboriginal activist and academic Gary Foley to protect the rights of Aboriginal people. As well, at this time in the late 1970's, she was part of the Popular Theatre Troupe who got up the nose of the ] led ] government performing for free in public their sharply satirical political street theatre during a time when life in Queensland was strongly constrained by a government working closely with the Queensland Police Force to further the interests of select business groups and political interests at the expense of the Queensland people. | ||
| Morrison currently resides in ] with her daughter Lucinda. In her day job as a ] she runs music programs for intellectually-challenged people. She also serves as Artistic Director for the ], a Board Director for the ], and National Coordinator of the benevolent society Support Act Ltd. She has also ventured into politics: as an ] candidate she failed to win a seat in Federal and ] state elections. | Morrison currently resides in ] with her daughter Lucinda. In her day job as a ] she runs music programs for intellectually-challenged people. She also serves as Artistic Director for the ], a Board Director for the ], and National Coordinator of the benevolent society Support Act Ltd. She has also ventured into politics: as an ] candidate she failed to win a seat in Federal and ] state elections. | ||
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Lindy Morrison (born on November 2 1951) is an Australian musician originally from Queensland. She is best known as the drummer in rock group The Go-Betweens from 1980 to 1990. She drummed on all the bands releases from their first LP in 1981 until the band's break up in 1990. She has also performed in Silent Figures, Shrew, Xero, The Four Gods, Deep Blue Sea, Cleopatra Wong (with Amanda Brown, and Tuff Monks.
Before her time as a musician Lindy was active in Brisbane, employed by the Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islanders Legal Service, where she worked with Aboriginal activist and academic Gary Foley to protect the rights of Aboriginal people. As well, at this time in the late 1970's, she was part of the Popular Theatre Troupe who got up the nose of the Bjelke-Petersen led National Party government performing for free in public their sharply satirical political street theatre during a time when life in Queensland was strongly constrained by a government working closely with the Queensland Police Force to further the interests of select business groups and political interests at the expense of the Queensland people.
Morrison currently resides in Sydney with her daughter Lucinda. In her day job as a social worker she runs music programs for intellectually-challenged people. She also serves as Artistic Director for the Phonographic Performance Company Of Australia, a Board Director for the Music Council Of Australia, and National Coordinator of the benevolent society Support Act Ltd. She has also ventured into politics: as an Australian Democrats candidate she failed to win a seat in Federal and New South Wales state elections.
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