Paulie Stewart Explained

Birth Name:Paul Michael Stewart
Occupation:Musician, journalist
Years Active:–present
Partner:Donna Brown
Children:Aretha Brown
Known For:Member of Painters and Dockers, the Dili Allstars
Notable Works:All the Rage

Paul Michael Stewart (born) is an Australian singer-songwriter and trumpeter, journalist and writer. He is the founding mainstay of pub rock band, Painters and Dockers (1982-1998, 2014-2019). With fellow members of that group Stewart formed the Dili Allstars in 1992. The Painters and Dockers were inducted into the Age Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010. The group issued four studio albums and staged over 1500 performances across Australia, New Zealand and North America. He issued his autobiography, All the Rage, in 2022.

Early and personal life

Paul Michael Stewart, (born)[1] was raised in the Melbourne inner suburb of St Kilda,[2] as the fourth of five children. With his former partner and Indigenous artist Donna Brown, he is the parent of Indigenous activist and artist, Aretha Brown.[3] While Stewart remained in Melbourne, the Browns moved to Nambucca Heads, New South Wales to be closer to their Gumbaynggirr clan, during Aretha's primary school years.[4] From mid-2010s Aretha returned to live with Stewart for secondary and tertiary education. He is also the father of another daughter from an earlier relationship. Stewart received a liver transplant in 2007 and spent 18 months in hospital recovering.[5] Since mid-2010s Stewart has resided in Williamstown, Victoria and worked as a project officer with Jesuit Social Services. In September 2021 he was diagnosed with encephalopathy.

Balibo

When Stewart was 14-years-old, his older brother Tony Stewart, a television journalist and sound recordist, died in October 1975 as one of the Balibo Five: a group of foreign journalists killed in Balibo by invading Indonesian forces in Portuguese Timor (later renamed East Timor).[6] [7] Their deaths inspired the 2009 film Balibo.[8] Stewart was the subject of ABC-TV programme Compasss documentary, "My Brother, Balibo and Me", originally broadcast on 9 August 2009.[9] [10]

Journalism and All the Rage

Stewart began his career as a cadet journalist in 1979 working for The Herald and Weekly Times and The Herald Sun.[11] He later worked as a music journalist for "many years". Stewart published his autobiography in 2022, All the Rage.[12] Michael Dwyer of The Sydney Morning Herald found it is an "inspiring guide" to both Stewart's music career and social activism while avoiding "anger and despair", which have consumed others.

Painters and Dockers

See main article: article and Painters and Dockers. Painters and Dockers were formed in 1982 in Melbourne as a pub rock band by Stewart on lead vocals and trumpet, Vladimir Juric on guitars and backing vocals, Andy Marron on drums, Phil Nelson on bass guitar and Chris O'Connor on guitars and backing vocals.[13] [14] They released four studio albums, Love Planet (1984), Kiss My Art (1988), Touch One, Touch All (1989) and The Things That Matter (1994) before disbanding in 1998. The subsequently reunited in 2014 and disbanded again in 2019. Their only charting album Kiss My Art reached the top 30 on ARIA Charts,[15] while their most popular singles "Nude School" and "Die Yuppie Die" (both 1987) peaked in the top 50 on Kent Music Report singles chart.[16] Stewart co-wrote the latter song with Juric, Morris and O'Connor.[17]

Dili Allstars

See main article: article and Dili Allstars. Stewart also co-founded the East Timorese-Australian band, Dili Allstars in 1992. He had attended a rally in St Kilda to support East Timorese resistance leader Xanana Gusmão, who had been captured by Indonesian forces in November of that year. At that rally Stewart met Gil Santos, an East Timorese emigré and Gusmão supporter, together they formed the reggae-ska group. Dili Allstars provided two tracks, "Hey Lord Don't Ask Me Questions" and "Liberdade", for Balibos soundtrack. Stewart co-wrote the latter song with Santos, Billy Abbott and Mark McCartney.[18] At the ARIA Music Awards of 2009, the album won the Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album.[19]

The band have released three albums, EPs, and a compilation via ABC Music. They toured internationally, performing in Australia, East Timor, Portugal and Brazil and have raised funds for East Timorese charities.[20] Stewart raised funds for the ALMA (Asossiasi Lembaga Misionaris Awam; English: Association of Lay Missionaries for the poor and the disabled)[21] nuns – five Indonesian Catholic women who supported disabled children as physiotherapists – whom he met while working on Balibo with Dili Allstars.[22]

Accolades

Stewart is the first recipient of the Essence of St Kilda essay award.[23] He was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia on Australia Day (26 January) 2020 for "service to the community, and to the performing arts."[24]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Compass - 31/01/2010: 'My Brother, Balibo and Me' (RPT) . Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) . 31 January 2010 . . http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20100702045701/http://www.abc.net.au/compass/s2794813.htm . 2 July 2010 . 14 January 2024 . live .
  2. Web site: Paulie Stewart . 4 January 2024 . The Wheeler Centre .
  3. Web site: OAM for Painters and Dockers' Paulie Stewart . Goya . Dmytryshchak . Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay Star Weekly . 28 January 2020 . National Library of Australia . http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20210405185513/https://maribyrnonghobsonsbay.starweekly.com.au/news/oam-painters-dockers-paulie-stewart/ . 5 April 2021 . 13 January 2024 . live .
  4. Web site: Not every Indigenous person wants to change the date: Aretha Brown . Brooke . Fryer . NITV (SBS-TV) . 26 January 2019 . National Library of Australia . http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20190519145304/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/173594/20190520-0000/www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/2019/01/26/not-every-indigenous-person-wants-change-date-aretha-brown.html . 19 May 2019 . 13 January 2024 . live .
  5. Web site: Painters and Dockers reunite to play Meredith Music Festival . Annabel . Ross . The Age . 10 December 2014 . National Library of Australia . http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20231028114850/https://amp.theage.com.au/entertainment/music/painters-and-dockers-reunite-to-play-meredith-music-festival-20141211-124ezb.html . 28 October 2023 . 13 January 2024 . live .
  6. News: New search for answers on Balibo Five . https://web.archive.org/web/20060113122212/http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/new-search-for-answers-on-balibo-five/2005/10/16/1129401145681.html . 13 January 2006 . Les . Kennedy . . 17 October 2005 . 13 January 2024 . live . subscription .
  7. News: Balibo Five deliberately killed: coroner . 21 November 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161121091831/http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/killed-to-silence-them/2007/11/16/1194766918197.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1 . The Sydney Morning Herald . 17 November 2007 . Hamish . McDonald . live . subscription . 13 January 2024 .
  8. Web site: No action on Rudd's Balibo vow . Tom . Hyland . . 31 May 2009 . National Library of Australia . http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20120318105533/http://www.sensitive.com.au/sensitive-articles/2009/5/31/no-action-on-rudds-balibo-vow/ . 18 March 2012 . 13 January 2024 . live .
  9. Web site: Dockers to rock again . Patrick . Donovan . The Age . 25 September 2009 . National Library of Australia . http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20100120154250/http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertainment/music/dockers-to-rock-again/2009/09/24/1253385086151.html . 20 January 2010 . 14 January 2024 . live .
  10. Web site: Balibo - Review - Photos . OzMovies . 14 January 2024 .
  11. Rocker, writer, activist: The many lives of Paulie Stewart . Andrew . Hamilton . Eureka Street . 17 November 2022 . National Library of Australia . http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20221130071812/https://www.eurekastreet.com.au/article/rocker--writer--activist--the-many-lives-of-paulie-stewart . 30 November 2022 . 13 January 2024 . live .
  12. Web site: Northover . Kylie . 8 December 2022 . Why this rock icon calls East Timorese nuns his punk heroes . 4 January 2024 . . http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20221211230356/https://www.theage.com.au/culture/music/no-we-didn-t-steal-the-weeping-woman-paulie-stewart-20221205-p5c3ok.html . 11 December 2022 . subscription . live .
    • 1st edition [online]: Encyclopedia: McFarlane . Ian . Ian McFarlane . . [//www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=556 Encyclopedia entry for 'Painters and Dockers' ]. 13 January 2024 . 1999 . . . 1-86508-072-1 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20041001002853/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=556 . 1 October 2004 . dmy-all .
    • 2nd edition [print]: Book: McFarlane, Ian . Jenkins, Jeff (foreword) . The Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop . Encyclopedia entry for 'Painters & Dockers' . 2017 . . Third Stone Press . 2nd . 358 . 978-0-9953856-0-3 .
  14. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20040301180240/http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/p/paintersanddockers.html . Painters and Dockers . . Holmgren . Magnus . Miles . Richard . 1 March 2004 . 13 January 2024 . dead .
  15. Web site: Discography Painters & Dockers . Steffen . Hung . Australian Charts Portal (Hung Medien) . 13 January 2024 .
  16. Book: Kent, David . David Kent (historian)

    . David Kent (historian) . Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 . illustrated . Australian Chart Book . St Ives, NSW . 1993 . 0-646-11917-6 . 228 .

  17. Web site: APRA AMCOS (Australasian Performing Right Association, Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society) . Song Catalogue Search Results for 'Die Yuppie Die' . 13 January 2024 .
  18. Web site: APRA AMCOS (Australasian Performing Right Association, Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society) . Song Catalogue Search Results for 'Liberdade' . 14 January 2024 .
  19. Web site: 2009 ARIA Awards Winners . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) . 2020 . National Library of Australia . http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20210607075200/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/56172/20210607-1607/www.aria.com.au/awards/past-winners/2009.html . 7 June 2021 . 14 January 2024 . dead .
  20. News: Stafford . Andrew . 5 December 2022 . How Painters and Dockers' hedonistic rocker Paulie Stewart cheated death – with help from some 'punk' nuns . 4 January 2024 . . 0261-3077 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221205025213/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/dec/05/how-painters-and-dockers-hedonistic-rocker-paulie-stewart-cheated-death-with-help-from-some-punk-nuns . 5 December 2022 . live .
  21. Web site: Balibo Five Brother Paul Stewart Launches National Campaign to Help Disabled East Timorese Kids . Clare . Collins . NewsMaker . 17 August 2009 . National Library of Australia . http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20101127075617/http://newsmaker.com.au/news/1288 . 27 November 2010 . 14 January 2024 . live .
  22. Web site: Paulie and the punk rock nuns . Neve . Mahoney . Australian Catholics . 2 November 2020 . 14 January 2024 .
  23. Web site: Dwyer . Michael . 23 December 2022 . An inspiring guide to family tragedy, rock'n'roll and the wider world . 4 January 2024 . The Sydney Morning Herald . https://web.archive.org/web/20221224031351/https://www.smh.com.au/culture/books/an-inspiring-guide-to-family-tragedy-rock-n-roll-and-the-wider-world-20221219-p5c7il.html . 24 December 2022 . live . subscription .
  24. Web site: Award Extract - Australian Honours Search Facility . . 26 January 2020 . 13 January 2024 .

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