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Geoff Harden
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<p>Geoff Harden (8 July 1943 – 4 September 2006) was a journalist, broadcaster, recording engineer and folk music promoter. Born in <a href="/facts/Kent/aYfQI6Fc">Kent</a>, <a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL">England</a>, Harden moved to <a href="/facts/Belfast/GIhSKnIv">Belfast</a>, <a href="/facts/Northern_Ireland/Jmr0NRyl">Northern Ireland</a> in 1966. He became well known on the music scene in Belfast after setting up the Sunflower Folk Club in Corporation Street, and consequently for his work as a folk music columnist in <i><a href="/facts/The_News_Letter/fkS40Wvl">The News Letter</a></i> and as a presenter on and contributor to numerous local radio stations. </p> <ul><li>Kennedy, Billy (5 September 2006), <a href="http://www.newsletter.co.uk/obituaries/40Tuesday-September-541-Obituary-Geoff.1742611.jp">"Obituary: Geoff Harden – Death of paper's folk music critic"</a>, <i><a href="/facts/The_News_Letter/fkS40Wvl">The News Letter</a></i></li></ul>