Goanna - Spirit Returns

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Event Goanna - Spirit Returns
Venue Melbourne Concert Hall, Melbourne, VIC
Umbrella Event Melbourne Festival 1998
First Date 30 October 1998
Last Date 31 October 1998
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description The driving force behind Goanna, Shane Howard, created a musical legacy that brought about a new vision of Australian identity.
Fifteen years on and still heard daily on national radio, Goanna remains in the hearts of Australians. They wre the first band to bring national mainstream awareness to the plight of Aboriginal Australians with Solid Rock, then focussed our attentions on the proposed damming of the Franklin River in Tasmania with the song Let the Franklin Flow.
With the passing of time, Goanna have seeped even deeper into the Australian psyche, continuing to raise 'black consciou
Description Source Brochure
Primary Genre Music
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Séamus Begley Musician
Stephen Cooney Musician
Lionel Fogarty Musician
Shane Howard Musician
Liam O'Maonlai Musician
Kerryn Tolhurst Musician
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Brochure Melbourne Festival 1998 guide
Event Identifier 100720
Dataset AusStage