Born: Karl Neuenfeldt in Port Washington, Wisconsin.

Karl Erikson was born in Wisconsin where he grew up to earn a Bachelor’s Degree in History at Wisconsin State University (Oshkosh) in 1969. For political reasons, he moved to Whistler Mountain, British Columbia that year and began working as a solo singer.

He then moved to Australia and recorded an eponymous album, 'Karl Erikson', for EMI Australia that was released in the summer of 1972. He then returned to Canada in 1973 where he recorded his second album 'Aerogramme' for United Artists in Toronto. It features several original tunes by Erikson plus songs written by Gene MacLellan, Shirley Eikhard and Joan Guenther.

He released several singles in 1973 and 1974 which were part of his third solo album 'I Am Next' recorded for United Artists in Los Angeles.

Whilst working as a solo performer in western Canada, he completed a Master Degree in Anthropology at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver in 1989 and later moved to Australia to complete a PhD in Cultural Studies at Curtin University of Technology in Perth in 1995.

Since 1992 he has worked as an academic in Australia, researching mostly with Indigenous peoples on the Aboriginal instrument the didjeridu and the music of Torres Strait Islanders.

He has written numerous academic articles on music related topics as well as producing many CDs with communities in Queensland and also commercial CDs with Seaman Dan, a multi-award winning singer-songwriter. He has collaborated on many projects with Nigel Pegrum, ex-Steeleye Span drummer who is also resident in Australia.

with notes from Karl Neuenfeldt


Singles
1970 Old Fashioned Fool/Rodeo (Quality) 2228X
1972 Friday (HMV/EMI - Australia) 9975
1973 Midnight Road/Enough of God (United Artists) UAXW-190
1973 Ain't No Telling/Carnival Town (United Artists) UAXW-252
1973 Aerogramme (United Artists) UAXW-306
1974 It's Gonna Be Alright/Kersbrook Cottage (United Artists) UAXW-388
1974 It Could Have Been Beautiful/Waiting for the Rain (United Artists) UAXW-444
1975 My Oh My/You Can Fly (Boot) BT-139

Albums
1972 Karl Erikson I (HMV/EMI - Australia) OCSD-7686
1973 Aerogramme (United Artists) UAS-5665
1974 I Am Next (United Artists) UAS-29630

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