Author: Ted Egan
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 1760871435
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 432
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They don't make them like Ted anymore. He's the quintessential bush storyteller; he has rubbed shoulders with some of the best-known and least-known of his countrymen and women, and he can wring a heart-wrenching song out of a beer carton. In Outback Songman, Ted Egan recounts the story of his rich and extraordinary life. Born to a working-class family in Melbourne's Coburg, he has never had a music lesson. Nonetheless, he has composed some of the first original songs about Australian history and ethos, many of which are now classics. Through his stories of growing up during World War II, teaching in a bush school, working with Aboriginal people in the Gulf Country, and performing in Alice Springs and around the country, Ted Egan brings to life an Australia that has largely disappeared. His encounters offer insights into national politics and everyday life over the past eight decades. His generosity of spirit and his deep understanding of his country shine from every page. 'Ted Egan is a national treasure.' - Russell Crowe, actor 'Ted Egan is a gifted natural born storyteller and a wonderful writer.' - Geraldine Doyle, singer and comedian
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Publisher: Brolga Publishing
ISBN: 1922036277
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 228
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Author: Lee Kernaghan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780733333668
Category : Country music
Languages : en
Pages : 352
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Barnstorming his way onto the country music charts with the mega hit Boys From The Bush Lee Kernaghan has notched up 31 #1 hits on the Australian Country Chart, won a staggering 28 Golden Guitars and has sold 2 million albums in the Australian market. His music gave birth to rural rock and songs like Hat Town, She's my Ute and The Outback Club gave voice to a new generation of country Australia. This is a quintessentially Australian memoir of music and a life on the road and in love with music. A memoir told through the 50 songs that define and inspire Lee and beloved by his fans. From a single song written by a talented teenager to 31 number 1 hits on the Australian Country Chart hits. This is the story of the people, places, landscape, characters of the great Australian outback that Lee tours - as much as it is Lee's story.
Author: Lee Kernaghan
Publisher: HarperCollins Australia
ISBN: 1460703391
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 307
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Lee Kernaghan's very outback memoir is an affectionate celebration of the sounds, characters and milestones (as well as the odd calamity) behind the making of an Australian music legend. Lee Kernaghan is 'the Boy From the Bush', an iconic star and 2008 Australian of the Year whose music has shaped a generation of country music fans. For the first time, Lee steps off the stage and invites you behind the scenes, into the ute and over the rutted red dirt on a rollocking journey through his songs and the stories that inspired them. In a plot with more twists than the Gwydir River, Lee bounces from a disastrous caravan-obliterating encounter on Nine Mile Hill to the triumph of the Starmaker stage, from his infamous teenage rock'n'roll-fuelled Albury High lunchtime music room invasion to the frenzy of the Deniliquin Ute Muster. He shares the doubts that nearly ended his career before it began, the heartache of the bush in crisis and reveals the secrets behind scores of his hit songs. It's a tapestry of yarns that will fascinate, amuse and entertain diehard fan and newcomer alike. She's My Ute, the Outback Club, Hat town, Planet Country - Lee's hits have earned him 33 Golden Guitars and 3 ARIA Awards, climbed to the top of the Aussie charts 32 times and propelled over 2 million albums off the shelves and into the lives of everyday Australians. Now the songs that celebrate the life and times of our rural heart take on a whole new dimension as Lee draws us into his confidence, into the studio, onto the tour bus and up the hill to his hidden songwriting shack, along the way initiating readers into fully-fledged membership of the Outback Club. A unique memoir for everyone, Lee Kernaghan's Boy from the Bush is an affectionate, inspiring and unforgettable montage of characters, conquests and calamities that tumble from the real-life adventures of an Australian legend.
Author: David N. Brown
Publisher: David Brown
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 39
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When an extinct beast returns from the dead, the curse of a vengeful god is unleashed in the Australian desert as an army of walking dead. It is up to Carlos Wrzniewski to save the world again!David N. Brown is a resident of Mesa, Arizona.
Author: Bob Randall
Publisher: ABC Enterprises(Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 300
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Autobiographical account of author's experience as a member of the Aboriginal Stolen Generation. Bob Randall was seven years old when he was taken away from his family by white authorities. He maps the process of finding his family again, being educated, and establishing a career as an Aboriginal educator and renowned performer. Aboriginal spirituality is woven throughout the account, and Aboriginal principles about responsibilities and connections are explained. Includes colour photos, glossary of Aboriginal words in the text, references and notes, and list of abbreviations. Author is an elder of the Yankunytjatjara people of Central Australia and a registered traditional owner of Uluru.
Author: Colin Buchanan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781459695474
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 402
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Lee Kernaghan's very outback memoir is an affectionate celebration of the sounds, characters and milestones (as well as the odd calamity) behind the making of an Australian music legend. Lee Kernaghan is 'the Boy From the Bush', an iconic star and 2008 Australian of the Year whose music has shaped a generation of country music fans. For the first time, Lee steps off the stage and invites you behind the scenes, into the ute and over the rutted red dirt on a rollocking journey through his songs and the stories that inspired them. In a plot with more twists than the Gwydir River, Lee bounces from a disastrous caravan - obliterating encounter on Nine Mile Hill to the triumph of the Starmaker stage, from his infamous teenage rock'n'roll - fuelled Albury High lunchtime music room invasion to the frenzy of the Deniliquin Ute Muster. He shares the doubts that nearly ended his career before it began, the heartache of the bush in crisis and reveals the secrets behind scores of his hit songs. It's a tapestry of yarns that will fascinate, amuse and entertain diehard fan and newcomer alike.
Author: Linda Phillips
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Song cycles
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Author: Marcie Muir
Publisher: Melbourne University
ISBN:
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 588
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Volume One of reference work listing all children's books by Australians together with children's books about Australia from 1774 to 1972. Entries provide physical descriptions, dates, publishers, illustrations, awards received and, in some cases, remarks on the content. Entries are arranged by author. Title and illustrator indexes are included.
Author: Andrew Barton Paterson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ballads
Languages : en
Pages : 192
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