:Roaring Jack
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{{Infobox musical artist
|name = Roaring Jack
|image =
|caption =
|background = group_or_band
|origin = Sydney, Australia
|genre = Celtic punk
|years_active = 1985–1992
|associated_acts =
|label = Mighty Boy
|past_members = Alistair Hulett
Rod Gilchrist
Dave Williams
Rab Mannell
Steph Miller
Steve Thompson
Hunter Owens
}}
Roaring Jack was an Australian Celtic punk/folk punk band of the 1980s and 1990s. The band was nominated for two ARIA Music Awards during their career.{{cite web|url=http://www.folkicons.co.uk/alisbio.htm|title=Alistair's Biography|website=folkicons|date=15 June 2006|accessdate=30 January 2010}}
The band's singer Alistair Hulett died at the Southern General Hospital in Glasgow of liver failure and cancer on 28 January 2010.{{cite web|url=http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/2010/rovics290110.html|title=Mr Zine|website=monthly review|date=2010|accessdate=1 August 2020}}{{cite web|url=http://www.roaringjack.com|title=Roaring Jack|website=Roaring Jack|date=2011|accessdate=1 August 2020}} Rod Gilchrist died in 1998 and Steve Thompson in 2000.{{Cite web|url=http://www.roaringjack.com/interview.html|title = Alistair Hulett Interview}}
History
Roaring Jack played all over Australia from 1985 to 1992 and developed a huge cult following. Their debut EP Street Celtability was recorded and produced at Studios 301 in Sydney in July 1987. First album The Cat Among the Pigeons was released in November 1988.
Discography
=Albums=
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! scope="col" style="width:11em;"| Title ! scope="col" style="width:17em;"| Details |
| scope="row"| Street Celtability
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| scope="row"| The Cat Among the Pigeons
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| scope="row"| Through the Smoke of Innocence
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| scope="row"| Roaring Jack - The Complete Works
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=Singles=
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| scope="col"| Year
! scope="col"| Title ! scope="col" width="220"| Album |
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| rowspan="2"| 1988
| align="left"| "The Thin Red Line" | rowspan="3"| The Cat Among the Pigeons |
| align="left"| "Destitution Road" |
| 1989
| align="left"| "The Swaggies Have All Waltzed Matilda Away" |
| 1991
| align="left"| "Framed" | {{n/a|non-album single}} |
Awards
=ARIA Music Awards=
The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. Roaring Jack were nominated for two awards.{{cite web|url = https://www.ariaawards.com.au/search?term=Roaring%20Jack|title = ARIA Awards Search Results - Roaring Jack|publisher=ARIA Awards|accessdate= 1 August 2020}}
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| 1989
| The Cat Among the Pigeons
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| 1991
| Through the Smoke of Innocence
| {{nom}}
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References
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Category:Australian punk rock groups