Taste Canowindra is proud to announce that one of Australia’s best songwriters will grace the stage on Saturday, April 1.
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Neil Murray is one of Australia’s most original and respected singer/songwriters and has enjoyed a solo career since 1989.
He first emerged in the early 1980’s as a founding member of the groundbreaking Warumpi Band that helped make contemporary indigenous music heard in mainstream Australia.
In 1995, Neil Murray received the APRA Song of the Year Award for his composition, 'My Island Home' originally written for the Warumpi Band, and later recorded by Christine Anu.
'My Island Home' featured in the Closing Ceremony of the Sydney 2000 Olympics and was named 25th on APRA’s list of the top 30 Australian songs.
'Jailanguru Pakarnu' (out from jail) – co-written with Sammy Butcher, and recorded by the Warumpi Band, was included on the Inaugural National Film and Sound Archive's 'Sounds of Australia' collection in 2007.
Released in 1983, it was one of the first pop/rock songs sung in an indigenous language.
In 2016, “My Island Home” – as recorded by Christine Anu was also inducted into the NFSA “Sounds of Australia” series.
Blackfella Whitefella, Good Light in Broome, Native Born, Burrumbeep Hill are just some of the iconic songs Neil Murray has penned.
His songs have been recorded by Mary Black, Jimmy Little, Missy Higgins, Christine Anu, Peter Denahy, Amy Saunders, Powderfinger, The Tiddas, Peter Brandy, Adam Brand and Ursula Yovich.
Neil Murray’s output has done much to deepen Australia’s contemporary music heritage.
Neil Murray will come to taste Canowindra for one night only Saturday April 1 at 6:30 pm. There will be a three course meal with the show – cost $85.
Bookings are essential – 6344 2332, taste Canowindra, 42 Ferguson Street Canowindra or online at www.tastecanowindra.com.au