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'To some, black skin and country music may seem unlikely bedfellows. But from early stars like Jimmy Little and Herb Laughton through Dougie and Wilga Williams to Vic Sims, Bob 'Brown Skin baby' Randal, Bobby McLeod, Issac Yama and Roger Knox. Aboriginal country music is a very real phenomenon. A long rich tradition that's still alive today in Troy Cassar-Daley and Archie Roach.' (Source: On-line)

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    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Pluto Press , 2000 .
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      Extent: 323p.
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      ISBN: 1864031522
    • Portland, Oregon,
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      Americas,      :       Verse Chorus Press ,       2014 .
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      Extent: 351p.
      Description: illus. (b & w)
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      • Published: 10th November 2014

      ISBN: 9781891241383
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y separately published work icon Buried Country : An Anthology of Aboriginal Country Music Darren Hanlon , Vincent Namatjira , (cover artist), Kunmanara (Jimmy) Pompey , (cover artist), Gympie : Flippin Yeah Records , 2018 15420621 2018 anthology lyric/song

'Compilation of Aboriginal Australian country music. When we say country, it is a broader category than you might imagine. This LP contains all kinds of sounds. The cosmic organ driven dream song of Black Allan Barker, the droney intensely political Glararrwuy Yunupingu,the straight up rocking Warumpi Band, the ballad singing of Maisie Kelly, the down home pop of Bobby McLeod and much much more. A diverse cross section of Aboriginal “country”. All of this material has never been reissued on vinyl before. Political and powerful songs from communities throughout Australia. This is a truly unique LP. Comes with extensive liner notes and photos.' (Synopsis)
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Down-Home, Down Under : The Aborigines' Country Music Buzz McClain , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The Washington Post , 21 April 2021; (p. 8)

'It comes as quite a surprise to learn that the Aborigines, the native people of Australia, have been listening to American country music ever since Jimmie Rodgers invented it in the 1930s. Furthermore, they've been playing it, forsaking traditional didgeridoos and gum leaves for acoustic guitars, pedal steel guitars and banjos.' (Introduction)
Even on the Streets of Melbourne, Country Music Was the Soundtrack to My Soul Jack Latimore , 2018 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 6 December 2018;
— Review of Buried Country : The Story of Aboriginal Country Music Clinton Walker , 2000 single work biography 'The Buried Country’s rerelease is a reminder of how important country music has been to Aboriginal people'
'Sun Arise' : The Appropriation of Australia’s First Peoples’ Music, 1956–1974 Bill Casey , 2018 single work criticism
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , vol. 42 no. 3 2018; (p. 357-373)
Unearthing Aboriginal Country Music Michael Dwyer , 2016 single work
— Appears in: The Age , 12 October 2016; (p. 34)
Heart of Country Noel Mengel , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 12 December 2015; (p. 10)
— Review of Buried Country : The Story of Aboriginal Country Music Clinton Walker , 2000 single work biography 'Clinton Walker updates Buried Country, his book about Aboriginal country music...'
Educational Perspectives on Indigenous Country Music: Buried Country Robin Ryan , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education , vol. 29 no. 1 2001; (p. 43-48)
— Review of Buried Country : The Story of Aboriginal Country Music Clinton Walker , 2000 single work biography
Clinton Walker : Buried Country Annette Hughes , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , April 2015;
— Review of Buried Country : The Story of Aboriginal Country Music Clinton Walker , 2000 single work biography
Review : Buried Country Anwyn Crawford , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Monthly , May no. 111 2015; (p. 72)
— Review of Buried Country : The Story of Aboriginal Country Music Clinton Walker , 2000 single work biography
Heart of Country Noel Mengel , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 12 December 2015; (p. 10)
— Review of Buried Country : The Story of Aboriginal Country Music Clinton Walker , 2000 single work biography 'Clinton Walker updates Buried Country, his book about Aboriginal country music...'
Clinton Walker: Buried Country – The Story of Aboriginal Country Music (Revised and Updated Edition) – Book Review William Joseph Markes , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Louder Than War 2010-;
— Review of Buried Country : The Story of Aboriginal Country Music Clinton Walker , 2000 single work biography
Indigenous Voices : Part 1 : Deadly Down South Simon Raynor , 2010 single work criticism
— Appears in: World Music : Global Sounds in Australia 2010; (p. 162-177)
Aboriginal Music from the North Gillian Harrison , 2010 single work criticism
— Appears in: World Music : Global Sounds in Australia 2010; (p. 178-194)
Rough Justice and Buried Country : Australian Ghosts John Potts , 2010 single work criticism
— Appears in: Postcolonial Ghosts 2010; (p. 113-124) 'This paper examines the cultural significance of Australian ghost stories, with particular reference to the nineteenth century. The paper considers the specific qualities of these stories in the context of the colonial experience of Australia. The foundation of the penal colony and the dispossession of the Aborigines are proposed as significant contributing factors to any specificity relating to Australian ghost stories. The narrative theme of 'buried country' coming to the surfaces is a feature of late nineteenth century ghost stories, told from the colonisers' perspective, concerning encounters with Aboriginal burial grounds or massacre sites. the uniqueness of the Australian landscape is also considered as a contributing factor to ghost stories or alleged hauntings occurring in the Australian interior.' (p. 469-470)
Unearthing Aboriginal Country Music Michael Dwyer , 2016 single work
— Appears in: The Age , 12 October 2016; (p. 34)
'Sun Arise' : The Appropriation of Australia’s First Peoples’ Music, 1956–1974 Bill Casey , 2018 single work criticism
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , vol. 42 no. 3 2018; (p. 357-373)
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