Last years running order
TARERER 2009
The artists
ARCHIE ROACH
In 1988 much of Australia was celebrating two hundred years of white settlement but a young Archie Roach was expressing in song what many who weren't celebrating were feeling.
For many indigenous people there was anger, despair, disadvantage, land rights battles and deaths in custody. Archie Roach dealt with this by writing songs about his own experiences and feelings and then performing these songs to whomever would listen.
Twenty one years later in a special tour, Archie will present a collection of these songs and launch his new album Music Deli Presents Archie Roach -1988 which feature some of the first ever recordings by a young Archie Roach.
http://www.archieroach.com.au/
RUBY HUNTER
Ruby Hunter started her music career as a backing vocalist but soon began to forge a reputation as a leading performer in her own right. This led to the release of her first solo album Thoughts Within in 1994, the first solo album release by an Aboriginal woman in Australia.
Her second album Feeling Good, released in 2000, saw Ruby named Female Performer of the Year at the Deadly Sounds National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Music Awards. She also played alongside Joan Armatrading, Tracy Chapman, and Bob Dylan, and performed at the prestigious Brooklyn Academy of Music Festival.
Ruby performs her childrens show at the Tarereer 2009 Festival.
http://www.myspace.com/rubyhuntertunes
RORY FAITHFIELD
Rory Faithfield is a Dublin-based yet Australian born and bred singer-songwriter. Described as "Power Acoustic" by the Irish Independent, and "a strength that will move and inspire you with jolts of positive energy"
www.faithfield.com
SOL NATION
Sol Nation are a 7 piece outfit mixing superb musicianship with a charismatic stage presence that creates an exuberant, colourful and exciting show. The music draws its influences from Indigenous and Jamaican reggae, traditional East Timorese
folksong and African beats.
Sol Nation is a unique Australian musical experience
www.myspace.com/solnation
SHANE HOWARD
Shane is a quiet but passionate rebel, he continues to provide a local, national and international view of Australia and Australians through his songs and stories. He has lived and worked in Australia's cities and remote communities and felt the pulse of the country from within the landscape. A treasured Australian songwriter speaking with first hand knowledge of his subject matter.
www.shanehoward.com.au
RORY ELLIS
“When the big fella opens up his chest and lets fly with that lusty, rumbling voice, even then it's as if he's pulling back on the reins in fear of what might happen to innocent bystanders - it's that potent. Jeff Glorified The Melbourne Age
Rory has spent many years touring locally and internationally taking inspiration from suburban street culture, some of the seedier Melbourne pubs he has worked in, not just as a performer, regular glimpses of the Melbourne underworld, people he’s loved, lost, and from his own eventful life, rich in contrast. Audiences at Rory’s numerous festival appearances and more intimate performances have been captivated by his powerful vocal command and subtle acoustic instrumentation that bring the vivid stories to life.
www.myspace.com/roryellis65
PATRICIA CLARKE
Patrica Clarke is a singer/songwriter of the Gunditjmara/Kirrae Whurrong, Her album, "Keep the Fires Burning" was launched at the 2003 Tarerer festival. Patricia is also a founding member (along with Shane Howard) of the Tarerer Gunditj Project Association Inc. organisers of the Tarerer Festival.
www.patriciaclarke.com.au
TONCHI
'Tonchi McIntosh grew up in Bourke and has Mexican blood running through his veins on his Mother's side. He sings, his voice full of warmth and emotion, of Australia with a clear-sighted passion for the land and its traditional owners, moving from acoustic folk/rock to electric and touches of reggae and country. This mixture of musical forms enfolds his lyricism, and one of his strengths is the meshing of imagery, be it allegorical or as raw and rich as the red earth of the outback" Warwick McFadyen
http://www.myspace.com/tonchimcintosh
BRETT CLARKE
Brett is a local Gunditjmara/ Kirrae Whurrong man whose songs have a strong cultural and environmental theme. He has been writing for the last 15 years, drawing on the words and wisdom of his late Grandfather Banjo Clarke. Brett has played at various festivals & community events around Victoria, including Port Fairy Folk Festival and Apollo Bay Music Festival.
www.myspace.com/brettclarke/yantapoona
LEE MORGAN
Lee Morgan's band is a high energetic mix of rhythm, melody and great stories to tell. Drawing on his Indigenous and Welsh roots Lee portrays the many tales of life and love and the human condition.
www.myspace.com/leesonnyboymorgan
MARKY ALBERTS
more info on the way...
SKYE TAIKATO
http://www.myspace.com/skyetaikato
THE KENBI DANCERS
Kenbi Dancers from the Northern Territory performing for the first time at Tarerer & who at the recent 2007
NT Indigenous Music Awards, co-won the ‘Traditional Music Award’.
www.kenbidancegroup.com
