Remembering Alex Hood Concert 10th Jan 2026, presented by Illawarra Folk Club

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Vale Alex Hood 1936 - 2025

Compilation - Articles about Alex Hood  

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WE REMEMBER ALEX HOOD and you can too !

DATE: Sat 10th January, 2026 TIME: 4pm

PLACE:Albion Park Bowling Club, 32-52 Taylor Rd, Albion Park NSW 2527

The great Alex Hood passed away (aged 90) at the end of November and we lost a memorable figure in the Bush, Folk and Heritage scene.

He was a great loss to the Australia that we know.

Alex and his wife Annette spent the last 10 years of their lives in Kiama.

He was the patron of our Folk by the Sea and was a regular at our festivals. When the Illawarra Folk Club held its first ever concert in 1979 at the Coniston pub. Alex, already a major figure in the folk scene came along and sang and would not take any reimbursement, It was this concert that established the club and later the festivals that it has run over the last 45 years.

ALEX DID NOT WANT A FORMAL FUNERAL BUT WE ARE NOT GOING TO LET HIM SLIP AWAY BEFORE WE SAY FAREWELL AND RELIVE SOME MEMORIES OF HIM.

So on Saturday January 10th at 4PM at the Albion Park Bowling Club a number of our members, and friends of Alex and Annette are coming together for a musical tribute to Alex

(Photos © Sandra Nixon) 

1. setting up 

2. early arrivals 

3.  setting up the session

4. Bigruss 

5. Bigruss & Annette 

6. Mariamma 

7. ?, Mariamma 

8. Mick Conway, Bigruss

9. session 

10.  Helen & Tony, Mariamma & Johnny 

10. ?, Bigruss 

11.  Portrait by Marion Henderson 

12.  Republican of the Year, 1982 - first award made by
 Citizens for Democracy

13.  session 

14. Bigruss, Marie 

15.  session

16.  Garry, Cathy, Mick 

17. Cathy, Annette, Garry 

18. ?, Annette, Cathy 

19. Garry, Bigruss 

20.  display 

21.  Annette, ?, Cathy, Garry 

22. diaplay 

23.  Dog with Annette & friend

24. Annette & friends 

25. Dog 

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27.  session 

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30. Alex's son 

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35.  display 

36.  lagerphone 

37.  

38.  Annette & friends 

39.  audience 

40. MC Bigruss 

41.  Concert 

42.  audience 

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46.  Akubra & hats 

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48.  audience 

49.  audience 

50.  audience 

51.  audience 

52.  doorkeeper Robyn

53. Doorkeeprs Bruce & Robyn 

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55. paparazzi 

56. Annette's speech 

57.   Big Russ

58.  Bob, Garry 

59.  Bob, Garry 

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61. Helen, Tony 

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65. Annette, Helen, Tony 

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67.  Annette & friends 

68.  Brumby Jack 

69. Annette & friends 

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