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  SOLD OUT! Saturday 17 March 2012 8.00pm Booking No. 8 $38/$30 Brunswick Town Hall Doors Open: 7.15pm ARCHIE ROACH This show features two of our very best Victorian Koori artists; Archie Roach and Lou Bennett have been friends of the Brunswick Music Festival for many years and we're particularly pleased to welcome Lou back to the festival after many years. Archie first appeared at the festival in 1990 and he's been one of our most popular artists since that time. His recent life experiences have taken him down some rough roads, but 2011 has seen him go from strength to strength; on 27th. May he was awarded the presdigious Red Ochre Award for his lifelong contribution to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts at both a national and international level; and his involvement with the Black Arm Band has seen both his music and his wonderful singing exposed to the world via several high profile shows both here in Australia and overseas. Archie's generosity of spirit and his love and support for his people, their culture and the land has been well recognized for years among his people so its pleasing indeed to see such wider recognition affirmed by the Australian Government. > Find out more: Website | Facebook | MySpace LOU BENNETT Lou Bennett first appeared at Brunswick as part of the fabulous Tiddas, who's early shows were in company of the unforgettable Mills Sisters from the Torres Strait Islands; shows which were truly legendary and instrumental in the success of both groups of sisters. Lou's career since Tiddas saw her leading a favourite trio The Sweet Cheeks before finding her way into the Black Arm Band as vocal arranger and performer. The past year 2011 has also been an outstanding one for Lou when she was presented with the Australia Council for the Arts two year 'Fellowship Award' for music to be trained up in Artistic Direction with the 'Black Arm Band'. It is indeed most deserved recognition of a wonderful talent, which will surely blossom even further in her new role in future years. > Find out more: Website Check out one of our other concerts:
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