Info on William Clausen, folk singer, 1960s?

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I've googled with scant success. 
I think he was English, and toured New Zealand in mid-60s, folk and/or comic singer - 
Mainly known for "I know An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly" (also done by Burl Ives and Peter Paul & Mary).

ANY info - even hazy memories - would be appreciated. :-)

Carbon-based · Accepted Answer

I did a Google search on "William Clausen" and "music" and got some hits.

You can get a CD containing one of his songs here:
http://www.smokecds.com/track/182343

And another one here:
http://www.emikiwimusic.co.nz/Discography.aspx?artist=1&product=205943

Plus, I see a reference that reads "an album of William Clausen, live. (He was some kind of Scandinanvian lounge lizard who did folk-and-novelty-songs plus what passed for witty commentary in between.)"

Best of luck!

Update: When I changed the spelling of his name and searched on ""William Clauson" folk album - I got MANY more hits.

aspenkdp2003 · Answer

The Waipu Settlers           William Clausen     

This is all I found...
I can find no more...

Anonymous · Answer

I can't believe it! Nobody has mentioned Bob Dylan. He single handedly brought folk music back into the public eye. He is at least as - if not more - important as Woody Guthrie.

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Info on William Clausen, folk singer, 1960s?

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