Alasdair George Stuart Clayre (9 October 1935 – 10 January 1984) was a British author, broadcaster, singer-songwriter, and academic.
He also appears on the Elektra folk song compilation A Cold Wind Blows.
His English translation of "La Colombe" (The Dove") by Jacques Brel has been recorded by Judy Collins and Joan Baez.
Another of his compositions, Train Song, has been recorded by Vashti Bunyan (who also co-wrote the song),[4] while Adam and the Beasts has been recorded by Barry Dransfield and Shusha Guppy.
[2] Clayre took his own life in 1984 by jumping in front of a train in North London.