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All kinds of music and all kinds of musicians in conversation with Andrew Ford.
Shellie Morris sings for our little ones and Tim Brady composes for 100 electric guitars
The Music Show
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Shellie Morris sings for our little ones and Tim Brady composes for 100 electric guitars
Wardaman and Yanyuwa woman Dr Shellie Morris AO grew up speaking English in her adopted family, but has since gone on to learn over 20 First Nations languages. Her new album Singing For Our Little Ones is in Warumungu, and it's a collaboration with Elders in Tennant Creek as well as the local recording studio and a whole bunch of musicians. Shellie's cultural advocacy and leadership recently earned her a Red Ochre Award for Lifetime Achievement, and she's back on The Music Show to talk about why music is the perfect tool to preserve languages.
Many bands include 2 or 3 guitars, but Tim Brady's latest project has one hundred of them. The Canadian composer and guitarist recently premiered 100 Guitars at Brisbane Festival, where local ensemble Topology was bolstered by 100 guitarists—a mix of professionals, casual players and complete newbies. Tim talks to Andrew Ford about the pulling off such an ambitious performance, the changing role of electric guitar in new classical music, and doing something a lot of composers are daunted by: writing for a string quartet.
The Music Show
All kinds of music and all kinds of musicians in conversation with Andrew Ford.