This is a win for Brewarrina, a win for Weilmoringle, a win for Ngemba, Murrawarri, Yuwaalaraay lands, for our Country, for our rivers and for the ancient living stories that run through them. WATER IS LIFE 💧🖤🪶
It took a COMMUNITY to tell this story!!! I can’t haven’t done any of this without each and every one of you!! 👇🏽 🖤 To my mother, my father, my sisters for supporting me, to my nieces and nephews for inspiring me, and my entire family for helping me and cheering me on in my journey
👣 To the people of Brewarrina and the 8 nations who have cared for Country and rivers there for millennia
🩵 To my wonderful partner
@lola_almar for your endless love and support. Thankyou for being in my corner
💙 Dedicated to our Aunty Noeleen and my grandmother, Mary Shearer
A massive thankyou to Brad Steadman for your direction, your artistic vision and your guidance.
To Aunty Josie Byno, to Aunty Lily Shearer
@wangeepad , uncle Tommy Barker, Brad Gordon, and all the people who share this story on the album
To
@kelsey_iris for trusting me with your beautiful song and joining me on this journey. It’s an honour playing and touring with you!
To Brad Hardy
@bradley.hardy.1614 for your beautiful guitar on WAHWANGU, and for your bountiful generosity in sharing your knowledge of our rivers with everyone
Thankyou to Vyvienne Abla
@vyvaent for helping me realise I could dream this big
To Fi, Sereen and the team at
@abcmusic for carrying this project with such care
To Dan and my amazing team at
@sonymusicpubaus , Thankyou for believing in me
To Micke Morphingaz for the AI footage for Dirrpi Yuin Patjulinya
To Lolita Emmanuel, Sandy Evans, Madeleine Mallis, Michael Brady. You are all incredible
To the amazing Tom Garnett, Stefan Du Randt, Stewart Geddes, Matt Barnes & Kim Cunio (ANU School of Music) on the recording and mixing front 🔥 and to Andrew Edgson for mastering
📍 Recorded at Studios 301 and Church Street Studios
🪶 To the Pied Butcherbird recorded on Ngemba lands
Thankyou to Chris Sainsbury and to
@creatensw for helping me start this journey
I’m so grateful for everyone who listened 🥹. Thankyou!! Onward!
#WARRANGU
