Who's Your Mob

Linda is a musicologist, specialising in the study of Australian Aboriginal musics, immigrant musics and the digital humanities (particularly archiving and repatriation of ethnographic field recordings as a site of interaction between researchers and cultural heritage communities). Linda has studied community music practices through fieldwork in Australia, Italy and the Philippines. Themes of her research include analysis of musical action in place, the language of song, and the aesthetics of cross-cultural musical practice. She also publishes on theoretical issues, including analysis of non-Western music, and research implications of digital technologies. https://sydney.edu.au/music/staff-profiles/linda.barwick.php

A yarn with Peter about his work reclaiming and revitalising culture and sharing it with Aboriginal and Non Aboriginal people. He has long been a part of a big yearly corroboree in NSW which attracts hundreds of people black, white and brindle. Here's some footage of it - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRGrYLohywk

I had a yarn with Djolpa up in Darwin about life and culture in Maningrida as well as his latest EP 'Red'. The title track plays underneath my intro. - https://www.djolpamckenzie.com/music

I had a chat with David about Kava to begin with, then found out a lot about PNG and his connection there. Also gained more of an insight how to go about collaborating with different cutures musically. The track playing in the background is 'Red (2000 Miles Away from the Fair) / Shes Upped and Gone' - https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/red-2000-miles-away-from-the-fair-shes-upped-and-gone-single/1445378689 https://www.davidbridie.com

A yarn with John about his work reviving Gamilaraay and Yuwaalaraay language. He has been doing amazing work restoring and passing on language despite not being Aboriginal. An interesting insight in to Aboriginal languages and his practice. http://www.yuwaalaraay.org https://researchers.anu.edu.au/researchers/giacon-g

Jacob is the artistic director of Yirramboi and the writer/performer of Blood on the Dancefloor as well as having been the Artistic Director and Choreographer of Tanderrum. We have a frank yarn about balancing the traditional with contemporary and get an insight in to how he goes about it working with various communities across the country. https://www.jacobboehme.com.au https://yirramboi.net.au http://ilbijerri.com.au/event/blood-dance-floor

Great to kick back and have a yarn with Tim after work looking out on Nicholson St, Melbourne. Such a multi-talented and in demand man, we talk primarily about creating music and dance for 'The Fighting Gunditjmara' but also touching on his work within government roles for community and being vegetarian. https://www.facebook.com/The-Fighting-Gunditjmara-489787907767417

A quick chat while Myfany was in Melbourne about her work with the Kaytetye and Arrernte communities. As well as a little bit about the nuts and bolts of traditional Aboriginal music and language from the central desert. http://sydney.edu.au/music/staff-profiles/myfany.turpin.php

Up on the hill looking out over Tamworth the morning after our Buried Country show. Great to get an insight in to the cultures of the Central Desert, his country music and his responsibilities with traditional songs. The song in the intro and outro is track 1 from 'Winanjjara' The Song People Sessions album he recorded with the Warumungu Songmen It can be purchased here - https://shop.abc.net.au/the-song-peoples-sessions-2cd

Having a cuppa with Ted and a good yarn about Gamilaraay and Yuwaalaraay language and culture and how to go about revitalisation. Also a little bit about Dreamtime crocodiles in North Western NSW. Some resources for Yuwaalaraay language and culture - http://www.yuwaalaraay.org

A chat in Clint's office about his work revitalising language and songs with and for his mob. Also a bit of a yarn about ethical and effective ethnomusicological practices. Some of Clint's music is playing underneath the intro/outro. Also, pardon my audio. I had to use my audio from his mic as I had to reset my phone with my mic recording on it :/ Ya don't need to be listening to me anyway ;) http://sydney.edu.au/music/staff-profiles/clint.bracknell

This is actually the first podcast I recorded. I thought I better take the opportunity while I was at Rarotonga to record a conversation to get an insight in to the culture there. Mark Short is an amazing drummer as so are all of his children. A fascinating fellow as well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0F46PFT0Gcw I ended up having to rerecord the questions due to low audio quality from my mic. You might notice me sounding a bit odd, this is why.

A yarn with Yuin Elder, Uncle Max Harrison about Yuin stories, sharing culture and travelling around with my Great Grandfather in a gum leaf band. http://www.ngaranaboriginalculture.com/uncle-max My apologies for the audio quality due to my mic, but there's some good wisdom from Uncle Max to make up for it.

A nice chat with my cousin from the Stiff Gins. We talk about her work writing in Aboriginal languages and her process around that. She sings with Kaleena Briggs (other half of the Stiff Gins) in Kaleena's Wiradjuri language in the background music on the intro and outro - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjtZnw6-fF0 They'll be down in Melbourne for the Brunswick Music Festival on the 14th of March 2018 - http://brunswickmusicfestival.com.au/stiff-gins/

A chat with Philly about growing up in Mildura and changes in his music since being signed to Bad Apples Music. http://badapplesmusic.com.au/?artist=philly Background music by one of Philly's producers, Marze https://soundcloud.com/marzenz

Great to hear Arweet Carolyn Briggs' story and learn about the sense of responsibility being an elder and sharing culture. https://www.vic.gov.au/aboriginalvictoria/community-engagement/leadership-programs/aboriginal-honour-roll/details.html?honour-roll_id=47

A great chat with Mandy about her process reviving and sharing culture. Also a great insight in to language of the Kulin Nation. http://www.bunjils-country.com

A yarn with Jamie out about traditional songs, dance and Wayapa Wuurrk. - http://wayapa.com Background music by Dave Arden - https://www.daveaarden.com

A triple threat dancer, actor, singer from Ngikina country having a yarn with me on my balcony about his process. You can also catch him every Tuesday at 8pm on Joy FM - https://joy.org.au/urbandreaming

Having a yarn with Kim in her backyard about cultural appropriation and protocols amongst other things. https://museumsvictoria.com.au/about-us/staff/humanities/indigenous-cultures/kimberley-moulton