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.Stuart Coupe, (19 August 2000), Black and blues: Buried Country, Sydney Morning Herald: Spectrum, p. 3. Retrieved 15 May 2013Karl Neuenfeldt, (September 2001), Review: Buried Country: The Story of Aboriginal Country Music by Clinton Walker, API review of books, (Perth, Australian Public Intellectual Network) , Combined Review: Buried Country, (2002), Metro Magazine, Issue 134,
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.
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.
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
References
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