Buried Country
Buried Country is a documentary film, book, soundtrack album, and stage show.[1][2][3] A prosopography, created by Clinton Walker, it tells the story of Australian country music in the Aboriginal community by focussing on the genre's most important stars.
The book Buried Country: The Story of Aboriginal Country Music by Clinton Walker was published by Pluto Press in 2000; the Film Australia documentary was directed by and written by Walker.[4] The 2000 2-CD set Buried Country: Original Film Soundtrack (Larrikin Records) produced by Walker contains 45 classic and rare tracks featured in the book and film.[citation needed] Buried Country has also been produced as a touring stage show that made its premiere at the Playhouse in Newcastle in August, 2016, starring surviving elders of the tradition and a younger generation of singers and songwriters.[citation needed]
Featured artists[]
- 1940s-50s
- Jimmy Little
- Georgia Lee
- Vic Sabrino
- Herbie Laughton
- 1960s-70s
- 1970s-80s
- Gus Williams
- Auriel Andrew
- Bob Randall
- Isaac Yamma
- 1980s-90s
- Roger Knox
- Warren H. Williams
- Kev Carmody
- Troy Cassar-Daley
- Archie Roach
- Ruby Hunter
- Tiddas
- Warumpi Band
References[]
- ^ Stuart Coupe, (19 August 2000), Black and blues: Buried Country, Sydney Morning Herald: Spectrum, p. 3. Retrieved 15 May 2013
- ^ Karl Neuenfeldt, (September 2001), Review: Buried Country: The Story of Aboriginal Country Music by Clinton Walker, API review of books, (Perth, Australian Public Intellectual Network) Archived 15 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine, ISSN 1833-0932
- ^ Combined Review: Buried Country, (2002), Metro Magazine, Issue 134, ISSN 0312-2654
- ^ Kirkbright, Christopher J. (2000). Study Guide: Buried Country: the story of Aboriginal country music (PDF). Film Australia. p. 73. ISBN 1-86403-152-2. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
External links[]
- Official website
- YouTube channel
- Music Australia Collection Listing for Buried Country: The Story of Aboriginal Country Music by Clinton Walker
- Screen Australia[permanent dead link] Film Listing
- Buried Country at IMDb
- 2000 non-fiction books
- 2000 films
- Australian country music
- Indigenous Australian musicians
- Australian documentary films
- Books about Australian music
- Documentary films about country music and musicians
- 2000 soundtrack albums
- Australian films
- Documentary films about Aboriginal Australians
- Documentary film soundtracks