Buried Country Explained

Buried Country is the name of a documentary film, book, and soundtrack album released in 2000, and a stage show which toured from 2016 to 2018. 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.

Components

The book Buried Country: The Story of Aboriginal Country Music by Clinton Walker was published by Pluto Press in 2000.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

The Film Australia documentary was directed by Andy Nehl, written by Walker, and narrated by Kev Carmody.

The 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.^{[5] [6]}

Buried Country has also been produced as a touring stage show that had its premiere at the Playhouse in Newcastle, New South Wales in August 2016, starring surviving elders of the tradition and a younger generation of singers and songwriters. It continued to tour the festival circuit until 2018. It featured a rotating cast of the original artists, with backing band the Backtrackers.^[7]

Featured artists

• 1940s-50s
  • Jimmy Little
  • Georgia Lee
  • Vic Sabrino
  • Herbie Laughton
• 1960s-70s
  • Dougie Young
  • Black Allan Barker
  • Lionel Rose
  • Vic Simms
  • Bobby McLeod
  • Harry and Wilga Williams
  • George and Ken Assang
• 1970s-80s
  • Gus Williams
  • Auriel Andrew
  • Bob Randall
  • Isaac Yamma
• 1980s-90s
  • Roger Knox
  • Kevin Gunn
  • Warren H. Williams
  • Kev Carmody
  • Troy Cassar-Daley
  • Archie Roach
  • Ruby Hunter
  • Tiddas
  • Warumpi Band

External links

• Official website
• YouTube channel
• Music Australia Collection Listing for Buried Country: The Story of Aboriginal Country Music by Clinton Walker
• Screen Australia Film Listing

Notes and References

1. Book: Kirkbright, Christopher J. . Film Australia . 1-86403-152-2 . 73 . Study Guide: Buried Country: the story of Aboriginal country music . 11 October 2008 . 2000 . 29 July 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080729055134/http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/secondary/hsie/aboriginal6/assets/pdf/buriedcountry.pdf . dead .
2. http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?docID=news000819_0441_1471 Stuart Coupe, (19 August 2000), Black and blues: Buried Country, Sydney Morning Herald: Spectrum, p. 3
3. http://www.api-network.com/main/index.php?apply=reviews&webpage=api_reviews&flexedit=&flex_password=&menu_label=&menuID=homely&menubox=&Review=5168 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)
4. http://www.bobhowe.com/writer/buried.html Combined Review: Buried Country, (2002), Metro Magazine, Issue 134
5. Web site: CD: Buried country : the story of Aboriginal country music, original film soundtrack. . Australian Music Centre . 3 November 2022.
6. Web site: Album . Buried Country . 3 November 2022.
7. Web site: THE SHOW . Buried Country . 26 January 2016 . 3 November 2022.