associated_acts years_active label name background instrument genre article_title birth_name occupation
13 arnold and the lost marias at midnight things of stone and wood greg 1986 -- present popsicle/fiido/festival greg arnold solo_singer vocals , guitar , keyboards folk rock greg arnold
 gregory charles arnold songwriter-singer , multi-instrumentalist , producer , lecturer
greg arnold

gregory charles `` greg '' arnold is a singer-songwriter , multi-instrumentalist , producer and lecturer .
arnold won the apra songwriter of the year award in 1993 and performed regularly with his folk rock band , things of stone and wood .
for the group , he wrote , `` happy birthday helen '' -lrb- released december 1992 -rrb- , about his then-girlfriend -lrb- and current director of law and policy for the international committee of the red cross -rrb- helen durham .
the couple later married .
the single reached no. 9 on the aria singles chart and the group won ` best new talent ' at the aria music awards of 1993 .
