Dirtsong

Overview

Inspired by the words of Miles Franklin award-winning author Alexis Wright, Dirtsong is a culmination of artists partaking in musical “conversations” about country, memories, nature, roles and community. Australia’s premier Aboriginal musicians alongside entrusted musical mavericks from the jazz scenes of Melbourne and New York will be brought together to present this latest production from Black Arm Band.

Drawn from Aboriginal Australia, Dirtsong mixes traditional approaches and contemporary songs, existing repertoire and newly commissioned music to create an entirely new experience.

The night boasts many talents, including Archie Roach, Lou Bennett, Emma Donovan, Deline Briscoe, Djolpa Mackenzie and William Barton, alongside guests Jimmy Barnes, Paul Dempsey (of Something for Kate), Nat Pa’ap’aa (of Blue King Brown) and Shane Howard (of Goanna).

The performance is also the headlining event of Clancestry – a celebration of country by way of the arts and cultural practices of the world’s first nations peoples. It is showing one night only, and is sure to be a one-of-a-kind cultural show.