Kuckles

Kuckles
Kuckles
Origin	Broome, Western Australia, Australia
Years active	1981–1982
Associated acts	Jimmy Chi, Scrap Metal, The Pigram Brothers
Past members	Jimmy Chi; Stephen Pigram; Mick Manolis; Garry Gower; Patrick Bin Amat

Kuckles (Broome kriol for cockles^[1]) was an Australian band. They formed in 1981 by students from Broome, Western Australia studying at the Centre for Aboriginal Studies in Music in Adelaide. Their music moved from acoustic calypso toward an electric reggae/rock style.^[2]

They recorded an audition tape, Milliya Rumarra, which won them a trip to Germany to the Third Annual International Cologne Song Festival in 1982.^[3] They returned to Broome later that year and disbanded.^[2]

Kuckles contributed to Chi's musicals Bran Nue Dae and Corrugation Road.

Chi and Manolis later were part of a new band called Bingurr which is moonlight in Bardi. Pigram played with Scrap Metal and The Pigram Brothers.

Discography[]

Studio albums[]

Title	Details
Milliya Rumarra: Brand New Day	Released: 1981 Label: Imparja Format: Cassette
Songs from Bran Nue Dae	Released: 1990 Label: Bran Nue Dae Productions Format: CD, Cassette

Soundtrack albums[]

Title	Details
Bran Nue Dae - Original Cast Recording (with Jimmy Chi)	Released: 1993 Label: BND Records Pty Ltd, PolyGram (BNDCD 002) Format: CD, Cassette
Corrugation Road (with Jimmy Chi and The Pigram Brothers)	Released: 1997 Label: Angoorrabin (AR-8) Format: CD

Awards and nominations[]

Deadly Awards[]

The Deadly Awards were an annual celebration of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander achievement in music, sport, entertainment and community. They ran from 1995 to 2013.^[4]


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result (wins only)
1998	Corrugation Road (with Jimmy Chi and The Pigram Brothers)	Excellence in Film or Theatrical Score	Won

References[]

^ Chi, Jimmy; Patrick B. Amat; Garry Gower; Michael Manolis; Stephen Pigram (1991). Bran Nue Dae. Currency Press. p. 116. ISBN 0-86819-293-7.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Breen, Marcus (1989). Our Place Our Music. Aboriginal Studies Press. ISBN 0-85575-197-5.
^ Cochrane, Peter (12 October 1996). "The Long Road". The Age.
^ Pennycook, Alastair. Global Englishes and Transcultural Flows. Routledge. p. 162. ISBN 978-1-134-18876-5.

McFarlane, Ian (1999). Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86448-768-2.

[1] Chi, Jimmy; Patrick B. Amat; Garry Gower; Michael Manolis; Stephen Pigram (1991). Bran Nue Dae. Currency Press. p. 116. ISBN 0-86819-293-7.

[breen-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Breen, Marcus (1989). Our Place Our Music. Aboriginal Studies Press. ISBN 0-85575-197-5.

[3] Cochrane, Peter (12 October 1996). "The Long Road". The Age.

[Pennycook-4] Pennycook, Alastair. Global Englishes and Transcultural Flows. Routledge. p. 162. ISBN 978-1-134-18876-5.

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