Letterstick Band

Letterstick Band are a band from north-east Arnhem Land in Australia. The members are from the An-Barra Clan on the coast near Maningrida. They are named after the wooden tools on which messages are carved to communicate between places. They play a mixture of reggae and rock that has been called saltwater rockSydney Morning Herald Solid rock and they sing in English and in Arnhem Land languages.Letterstick Band

Letterstick Band won a Deadly for Band of the Year in 2001. They are the subjects of the documentary Diyama - Soundtracks of Maningrida.Australian Film Commission Diyama - Soundtracks of Maningrida

Discography An-Barra Clan (1998) - CAAMAMusic Australia An-Barra clan Diyama (2003) - CAAMAMusic Australia Diyama

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