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Bob Brown invites you to join him, former PM Bob Hawke, former Premier Doug Lowe, Professor David Bellamy and blockaders and campaigners from across Australia for a night of celebration to mark the 25th anniversary of the High Court decision to save the Franklin River.

Shane Howard and the great South West Band will perform at the 25th Anniversary Hobart Celebration of the High Court decision to save the Franklin River.

Other perfroming artists include Lisa Keates and Ian Paulin

Tuesday July 1st

Federation Ballroom, Hotel Grand Chancellor, Hobart, 7 pm
$65/$50 concession plus booking fee

Tickets available from Centertainment

www.franklin25th.com

Read about the campaign that saved the Franklin River from being dammed.

Read "The Franklin River Dam-25 Years On", by Jacinta Dwyer

 

Troubadour Music & Goanna Arts present

From the heart of Aboriginal Australia to the heart of Dublin for one night only, a very special concert and film –

‘LIYARN NGARN’ FILM FROM 4-6 PM (Introduced by Pete Postlethwaite)
‘LIYARN NGARN’ CONCERT FROM 7.30 – 11 PM
featuring Shane Howard, Archie Roach, Ruby Hunter, Bart Willoughby, Dan Sultan and Amy Saunders with some very special Irish guest.

SATURDAY JUNE 28TH

@ THE BUTTON FACTORY, CURVED STREET, TEMPLE BAR, DUBLIN

Tickets: E20 (plus booking fee), available from www.tickets.ie, City Discs, or at the door.
Media Enquiries: Stevo Berube +353 (0) 87 244 2695, info@berube@communications.com
Contact Jill Shelton on jmas16@bigpond.com
Troubadour Music: www.troubadour-music.com

Saturday 24 May 2008
Federation Square to the MCG
The Long Walk invites everyone to gather at Federation Square to walk with Michael Long on The Long Walk to the MCG. This is the key symbolic walk for 2008. This year The Long Walk celebrates the positive achievements of Indigenous communities by starting the walk with a celebration including stalls, kids' activities and performances at Federation Square.

New Found Frequency is proud to announce the release of Australia's first Indigenous music 'instant' Live+Archived compilation CD as they recorded and archived the Yalukit Wilam Ngargee stage as part of this year's St Kilda Festival. The CD was produced and recorded live in association with The National Film & Sound Archive.

Yalukit Wilam Ngargee
Deline Briscoe with band
Andy Alberts and the Walkabouts with Shane Howard
Maza Sisters
Tjimba and the Yung Warriors
The Brolga Boys
Den the Fish
Christine Ward
James Henry
MC Comedian Sean Choolburra

Please support Indigenous music by purchasing your copy at http://www.newfoundfrequency.com
Concert: http://www.newfoundfrequency.com/concert/2008-02-02/Yalukit_Wilam_Ngargee/

The Black Arm Band-'murundak In 2006 Shane began his involvement as Co-Music Director, with David Arden, of a unique musical event brought together by Artshouse Melbourne & the Melbourne International Arts Festival, under the Artistic Direction of Steven Richardson. Murundak means “alive” in Woirurrung language, the language spoken by the traditional custodians of the Melbourne area, specifically the Wurundjeri people. Murundak is an extraordinary musical event that celebrates music as an instrument of identity, resistance, resilience and a call to freedom. The soundtrack to Australian Indigenous life is alive with songs that express joy, hope, struggle and compassion. murundak re-orchestrated many of these anthemic works and coupled them with gentle laments and infectious love songs that take audiences on a spiritual journey of contemporary Indigenous Australia.The Black Arm Band is a 21-piece ensemble featuring a line up of exceptional soloists performing works from the inspirational songbook of contemporary Indigenous life.The Black Arm Band are amongst the most respected names in Australian indigenous music and include Archie Roach, Bart Willoughby, Joe Geia, Ruby Hunter, Bart Willoughby, Stephen Pigram, Lou Bennett, Racel Maza Long, Carole Fraser, Peter Rotumah, Kutcha Edwards, Kev Carmody, Mark Atkins, Shellie Morris, Emma Donovan, Dan Sultan and Dave Arden. These artists are complemented by other Australian musicians that have added their own unique artistic voices to Indigenous musical history, including Shane Howard, Paul Kelly and John Butler.

In 2008 'Murundak' will be appearing at:

*Sydney Festival, 22nd, 23rd January, 2008

*Perth International Arts Festival 23rd February, 2008

*WOMADelaide March 7th, 2008

*Royal Festival Hall, London, 26th June, 2008. London International Festival of Theatre

RiverStage, Brisbane Festival, July

Join Shane, Troy Cassar Daley, Archie Roach, Dan Sultan, Neil Murray, Amy Saunders, Dave Arden and many more at the..

Tarerer Festival
November 10th and 11th
Killarney Recreation Reserve
Come and join in on a two day festival of Indigenous Music, Dance, Arts, Culture and Community.
Tickets are $40 for two days, kids free.

www.tarerer.com.au

ARCHIE ROACH on tour

with special guest Shane Howard

Archies new album 'Journey', produced by Shane Howard and Nash Chambers, was released in October.

Check out the tour dates below....or for more information go to www.archieroach.com.au

 

A night of SouthWest Victorian Music and Culture at the

‘The Friends of St Brigids’ and ‘The Lake School' 2007 Fundraising Dinner.
You can help a rural community buy back
their local hall and Church in Crossley
and hear the best of South West Victorian Music with special guests

Shane and Marcia Howard
$60 per head, incl. a three course meal at
‘The Celtic Club’ 310 Queen St, Melbourne
‘Cup Eve’,Monday November 5th, 2007

THE 2 SONGMEN ON THE ROAD AGAIN FOR TWO SPECIAL SHOWS IN OCTOBER !

Shane and Neil Murray will play at the 'Raindance concert' on October 20th at the Deans Marsh Hall, at 7 pm. For more info phone 03 5236 3314.

Shane and Neil are also playing at the The Famous Spiegeltent on October 31st . You'll find the Spiegeltent in the Arts Centre Forecourt, 100 St Kilda Road, Melbourne
Bookings: Online at Ticketmaster , by phone 1300 136 166 or in person at all Ticketmaster outlets.

New Album:

Shane's new studio album, "Songs Of Love And Resistance", was released on November 20th, 2006, through Shane's own independent label, Goanna Arts and distributed by MGM Distribution.

Read the Reviews

 

Goanna Arts Logo

Port Elliot, in South Australia, is situated by the mouth of the Murray River. A few years ago, Anne Todd, guitar teacher at the Port Elliot Primary School, re-wrote words to Shane's 1983 Franklin River anthem, "Let The Franklin Flow". The new version was called "Let The Murray Flow" and Shane was invited by Anne and the school to record the new version with the Port Elliot Primary School music students, "The Port Elliot Flyers". The idea kept growing and with the generous support of many people in the local community and with Shane donating his time and studio, the single and DVD were released for sale in 2006 to raise awareness and funds toward the plight of the Murray River. To find out more and buy the single and/or the DVD visit the Port Elliot Primary School's website: http://www.ptelliotps.sa.edu.au/murrayflow.htm


Shane is a founding member of the Tarerer Gunditj Project Association, a group consisting of Aboriginal and other Australians committed to cultural and environmental restoration in South West Victoria, where he was born and raised and now lives. The Tarerer lands were traditionally the site of a great annual meeting of the coastal clans. Tarerer promotes harmony and exchange through the celebration of culture and country. At a meeting at the old picnic ground in Framlingham forest, in 1995, a group of 12 people, black and white, decided to hold the first of the concerts to celebrate the abundance of talent in the local area and to encourage young Koori people. This has led to an annual Tarerer Festival for the past 10 years.

Shane, Gavan Jennings, (Victoria's Minister for Aboriginal Affairs), Andy Alberts, Vicki Couzens & Jarrah Bundle outside the new Tarerer Festival Offices & Hissing Swan Gallery in Port Fairy on November 15th, 2006. The Minister announced the $1 million project and talked of the State Government's committment to supporting cultural Tourism in South West Victoria. The funding enables the Tarerer Festival to expand and consolidate it's 11 year history as one of the State's premier indigenous cultural festivals.

The Tarerer Family Day was held on the weekend of January 20, 21. and the Tarerer Festival for 2007 will be held in Port Fairy on Nov. 10th & 11th. Check the Tarerer website for more details


Shane was a guest artist for the songstress, Carole King on her Australian,"Living Room Tour", shows: Perth, Hobart and Brisbane. www.caroleking.com. Howard was delighted to be invited to do the dates and said of Carole King, "I've long been an admirer of her work. She is a remarkably prolific writer of quality songs as well as being a brilliant advocate for the environment and communitarian values. Unlike so many of her contemporary artists, she has consciously avoided the trappings and pitfalls of fame. That's no mean feat for someone who created "Tapestry", one of the most iconic and successful albums of the 20th century. In Goanna days we toured with her long time friend and champion of her songs, James Taylor, so it's an honour to finally work with Carole and to hear her play live ".


Read the Press Release

Also visit: www.neilmurray.com.au

Two weathered songmen and long time friends took their lifetime of songs and their individual and shared visions of Australia on a national tour together in August 2006. Following the success of their tour, the 2songmen plan to tour again in April/May 2007 with a live album compiled from the 2006 tour.

“There’s been times when the Australian music landscape has looked pretty bleak but I can always count on a Shane Howard song to make me sit up and say, “Yes that’s it!” I’ve known him for a long time, felt he was my countryman, an ally…. it seems natural that we should tour together. With the two of us performing on each other’s songs, it’ll bring more weight to what we do”
                                                                                                   - Neil Murray

“Neil Murray’s songs and writings speak to me about Australia, in a way that few other artists can. The loss and longing, the need for those of us, as migrant Australians, to understand this Aboriginal Country and create a new way to belong here. Neil’s never opted for the easy road. The hard edged reality of life on the fringes as well as the poetic grandeur of the landscape are all there in his powerful body of work."
                                                                                                 - Shane Howard

“Shane Howard and Neil Murray made the journey into Aboriginal Australia and never came out.”

                                                                                                  - Martin Flanagan


Countdown Spectacular

"History never repeats..." sang Split Enz. Not so says the Countdown Spectacular, which brings together a huge collection of performers and bands who featured on the very succesful 1970's/1980's TV show.

GOANNA were one of those acts who benefited from the national exposure that this hugely popular show provided. Shane joined the national tour in September 2006. Find out more:

http://www.countdown.com.au/


 

A week after the Port Fairy Folk Festival, Shane joined long time friend and champion of his songs, Mary Black, for a celebration on the Eve of St. Patrick's Day at the FORUM THEATRE, Melbourne on March 16th. Also joining the Ceili was The Fitzgerald - O'Neill Ceili Band, Marcia Howard and The Ploughboys.

Visit - http://www.mary-black.net/


Shane Howard in New York.

On January 26th, Australia Day, (or as Shane prefers to call it - Survival Day), Shane joined Men At Work's Colin Hay,

The Kin, Second Dan & James Smith for DOWNUNDER - New York 2006 at Irving Plaza. The event was hosted by Austen Tayshus. For more information go to: http://www.vandiemensland.com/ .Shane was joined by former Dingoes songwriter and guitarist, Kerryn Tolhurst.

PHOTO: Kerryn Tolhurst, Shane, Colin Hay and organiser, Simon Bell backstage at Irving Plaza in NYC - January 26th, 2006

Shane Howard - Artist of the Year

Shane Howard was acknowledged as 2005 “"Artist of the Year"” by the Port Fairy Folk Festival.

Howard has been awarded for his outstanding contribution to songwriting and to Australian and indigenous music for almost 30 years. "Shane Howard bridges the land between poet and song-writer; between prophet and singer; even between white fellas and indigenous artists",” said Jamie McKew, Festival Director in announcing the award.


Top duo link up for a few crowd-pleasers

THE overflowing audience that witnessed Australian country star Troy Cassar-Daley's Saturday afternoon performance got a welcome bonus. Cassar-Daley was joined on stage by one of his heroes and Port Fairy Folk Festival Artist Of The Year Shane Howard for renditions of Willie Nelson's  Riverboy and Howard's own Factory Man.   (


Maintaining his solid ground

Celtic roots are a key to Port Fairy's artist of the year, writes Andra Jackson.

Songwriter Shane Howard considers the way a song can take on a life of its own to be as "mystical as ever . . . you just never know where songs end up". Three decades after he wrote what has become a landmark recording in Australian rock, Goanna's Solid Rock, there is an American Indian recording of it.        (The Age)

Shane and Band performing


SHANE HOWARD: TOUR DATES

 

2008  
JULY  
July 1st 25th Anniversary Franklin River-Federation Ballroom, Hotel Grand Chancellor, Hobart, 7 pm
$65/$50 concession plus booking fee.
Tickets available from Centertainmentwww.franklin25th.com
JUNE  
June 28th Liyarn ngarn' Concert and film in Dublin. The Button Factory, Temple Bar.www.tickets.ie
June 27th 'Liyarn Ngarn' film sreening in London
June 26th 'Murundak', Royal Festival Hall, London International Theatre Festival
MAY  
May 14th

Corporate dinner to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health Service at Rydges Lakeside Motel Canberra.

May 23rd Heart of St. KIlda' concert, Palais Theatre
May 24th Federation Square, Melbourne 'The Long Walk'
APRIL  
April 4th SUPPORT FOR FITZROY EXPRESS Wangoom Town Hall near Warrnambool
April20th TDo day 'A day of thanks' Tower Hill, South West Victoria with Amy Suanders, robbie Bundle, brett Clarke and Patricia Clarke
MARCH  
March 1st SPECIAL GUEST FOR ARCHIE ROACH Brunswick Music Festival
March 7th 'Murundak', WOMAD, Adelaide
March 9th, 10th SPECIAL GUEST FOR ARCHIE ROACH. Port Fairy Folk Festival
March 15th, 16th Blue Mountains Festival, NSW
FEBRUARY  
February 3rd 'Chill Island', Philip Island, Victoria
February 10th SPECIAL GUEST FOR ARCHIE ROACH. St Kilda Festival, Melbourne
February 23rd 'Murundak' Fremantle Arts Centre, Perth Festival
JANUARY  
January 11,12 13th Cygnet Folk Festival, Tasmania
January 22nd, 23rd Murundak, Sydney Opera House, Sydney Festival
2007  
DECEMBER  
December 1st

SPECIAL GUEST FOR ARCHIE ROACH. Martians Cafe, Deans Marsh

December 3rd SPECIAL GUEST FOR ARCHIE ROACH, Manchester Lane, Melbourne
December 10th Cunningham Pier, Geelong
December 31st Woodford Folk Festival, Queensland
NOVEMBER  
November 3rd, 4th SHANE HOWARD AND FRIENDS Maldon Folk Festival
November 5th

SHANE AND MARCIA HOWARD 'Friends of St Brigid's Fundraiser' ,Celtic Club, Melbourne

November 10,11th SPECIAL GUEST FOR ARCHIE ROACH. Tarerer Festival

November 13th

SPECIAL GUEST FOR ARCHIE ROACH. Bellingen Memorial Hall, New South Wales

November 14th

SPECIAL GUEST FOR ARCHIE ROACH. Sawtell First Avenue Cinema, New South Wales

November 15th

SPECIAL GUEST FOR ARCHIE ROACH. Byron Community and Cultural Centre, New South Wales

November 16th SPECIAL GUEST FOR ARCHIE ROACH. Star Court Theatre, Lismore, New South Wales
November 17th SPECIAL GUEST FOR ARCHIE ROACH. Joe’s Waterhole, Eumundi, Queensland
November 18th SPECIAL GUEST FOR ARCHIE ROACH. Visy Theatre Powerhouse, Brisbane, Queensland
November 25th

SHANE HOWARD AND FRIENDS Queenscliff Music Festival

 

November 28th SPECIAL GUEST FOR ARCHIE ROACH. Northcote Social Club, Northcote, Victoria
November 29th SPECIAL GUEST FOR ARCHIE ROACH. Gershwin Room, Esplanade Hotel, St Kilda, Victoria
November 30th

SPECIAL GUEST FOR ARCHIE ROACH. The Palais, Hepburn Springs, Victoria

OCTOBER

 

October 6th SHANE HOWARD AND FRIENDS Sovereign Hill Music Festival
October 20th

THE 2 SONGMEN ( with Neil Murray) 'Raindance' Deans Marsh Hall, VIC- 7 pm. For more info phone 03 5236 3314

October 24th

SPECIAL GUEST FOR ARCHIE ROACH. Triselies, 287 Bathurst Rd, Katoomba, NSW

October 25th

SPECIAL GUEST FOR ARCHIE ROACH. The Vanguard, 42 King St, Newtown , NSW

October 26th

SPECIAL GUEST FOR ARCHIE ROACH. The Heritage Hotel, 240 Princes Hwy, Bulli , NSW

October 27th

SPECIAL GUEST FOR ARCHIE ROACH. Tilleys Cafe Devine, Cnr Wattle and Brigalow St, Lyneham, ACT

October 28th

SPECIAL GUEST FOR ARCHIE ROACH. The Brass Monkey, 115a Cronulla St, Cronulla , NSW

October 31st THE 2 SONGMEN ( with Neil Murray)
The Famous Spiegeltent
the Arts Centre Forecourt, 100 St Kilda Road, Melbourne
Bookings: online at Ticketmaster or phone 1300 136 166 or in person at all Ticketmaster outlets
AUGUST  
August 3rd Cairns- Envirofiesta
August 10th Elizabeth Murdoch College, Langwarrin- For tickets: Call Amber at EMC on 97882625
August 11th Heritage and Horizons - Killester College- Springvale
August 15th Crown Palladium - Melbourne - Private Function
August 18-19 Troubadour weekend - Campaspe River - Victoria
August 31st John Cummins Foundation Launch
JULY  
july 19 - 21 Gulf of Carpenteria- Outback Ability Festival
JUNE  
June 1 Heart and Soul - A concert for our sista- Corner Hotel-Richmond
June 15 Pearl Luggers .Broome ( with Patrick Davies)
MAY  
May 1 2 Songmen, with Neil Murray The Shrubbery, Mission Beach
May 2 2 Songmen, with Neil Murray Yungaburra Village Chapel, Yungaburra
May 3 2 Songmen, with Neil Murray Clink Theatre - Port Douglas
May 4 2 Songmen, with Neil Murray Tanks Art Centre, Cairns
May 26th Dreamtime at the 'G' - Melbourne Cricket Ground
APRIL
April 13 Shane Howard Solo Harp, Tempe
April 15 Shane Howard Solo Clarendon, Katoomba
April 19

2 Songmen, with Neil Murray Brass Monkey, Cronulla

April 21 2 Songmen, with Neil Murray Heritage Hotel, Bulli
April 22 2 Songmen, with Neil Murray Acoustica festival, Balmain
April 26 2 Songmen, with Neil Murray Diggers Den, Katherine
April 27 2 Songmen, with Neil Murray Humpty Doo Hotel, Darwin
April 28 2 Songmen, with Neil Murray Nhulunbuy Surf club, Nhulunbuy
MAR  
Sat 31st Eel Festival, Lake Bolac, Victoria - 2Songmen (with Neil Murray)
Fri 23rd Wilderness Society Function, Brisbane
Fri 10th, Sat 11th, Sun 12th. Port Fairy Folk Festival
Fri 2nd Capers, Hawthorn.
FEB  
Tues 27th Launch of Steve Hawke's new Broome based children's book-"BAREFOOT KIDS" at Readings, Port Melbourne.......6pm.
   
Sat 17th Broome to Bicton, W.A. with The Pigram Brothers
JAN  
Sat 27th Charnwood Reserve, Yanchep, W.A.
Fri 26th Leeuwin Estate Winery, Margaret River, W. A.

2006

DEC

 
Sat, Sun 2nd, 3rd Folk, Rhythm and Life Festival, near Wangaratta
Thur 7th In store , Readings in St. Kilda - NEW ALBUM LAUNCH
Fri 8th In store , Readings in Carlton - NEW ALBUM LAUNCH
Sat 9th Meeniyan Hall , Victoria - NEW ALBUM LAUNCH -SOLD OUT!
Sun 10th East Brunswick Club - NEW ALBUM LAUNCH

NOV

 
Sun 19th Special Guest , Carole King, Perth
Wed 22nd Special Guest, Carole King, Hobart
Fri 24th Special Guest , Carole King, Brisbane
Sat 25th, Sun 26th Robe Festival SA. with The Great South West Band