Auriel Andrew
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Auriel Andrew is an Indigenous Australian country musician
of the Arrernte people
of Central Australia
.
Andrew grew up in Alice Springs, Northern Territory
, leaving for Adelaide, South Australia aged 21 to pursue her music career.
She appeared in the SBS
documentary "Buried Country: The Story of Aboriginal Country Music" (2000) about Aboriginal country music. (associated with the book by Clinton Walker
), singing "Truck Driving Woman", and in the 1970s was a regular guest on the Johnny Mac Show, Channel Nine's
Reg Lindsay
's "Country and Western Hour" and the Ernie Sigley
Show.
She appeared in 2007 in the show Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word written and performed by English artist Christopher Green
in the guise of Tina C. at the Adelaide Cabaret Festival.
She has taught Aboriginal culture in classrooms for 20 years, passing on her knowledge in schools in Queensland, the Northern Territory and NSW.
Australian country music
Australian country music is a part of the music of Australia. There is a broad range of styles, from bluegrass, to yodelling to folk to the more popular. The genre has been influenced by Celtic and English folk music, by the traditions of Australian bush balladeers, as well as by popular American...
of the Arrernte people
Arrernte people
The Arrernte people , known in English as the Aranda or Arunta, are those Indigenous Australians who are the original custodians of Arrernte lands in the central area of Australia around Mparntwe or Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. The Arrernte tribe has lived there for more than 20,000 years...
of Central Australia
Central Australia
Central Australia/Alice Springs Region is one of the five regions in the Northern Territory. The term Central Australia is used to describe an area centred on Alice Springs in Australia. It is sometimes referred to as Centralia; likewise the people of the area are sometimes called Centralians...
.
Andrew grew up in Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Alice Springs is the second largest town in the Northern Territory of Australia. Popularly known as "the Alice" or simply "Alice", Alice Springs is situated in the geographic centre of Australia near the southern border of the Northern Territory...
, leaving for Adelaide, South Australia aged 21 to pursue her music career.
She appeared in the SBS
Special Broadcasting Service
The Special Broadcasting Service is a hybrid-funded Australian public broadcasting radio and television network. The stated purpose of SBS is "to provide multilingual and multicultural radio and television services that inform, educate and entertain all Australians and, in doing so, reflect...
documentary "Buried Country: The Story of Aboriginal Country Music" (2000) about Aboriginal country music. (associated with the book by Clinton Walker
Clinton Walker
Clinton Walker is an Australian writer, best known for his works on popular music but with a broader interest in social and cultural history and theory....
), singing "Truck Driving Woman", and in the 1970s was a regular guest on the Johnny Mac Show, Channel Nine's
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
Reg Lindsay
Reg Lindsay
Reginald John Lindsay OAM was an Australian country music singer who won three Golden Guitar Awards and wrote more than five hundred songs in his fifty-year music career....
's "Country and Western Hour" and the Ernie Sigley
Ernie Sigley
Ernest William "Ernie" Sigley is an enduring Australian entertainment personality known for his square-rimmed spectacles, the gap between his front teeth and his slapstick approach to comedy.-Radio career:...
Show.
She appeared in 2007 in the show Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word written and performed by English artist Christopher Green
Chris Green (writer/performer)
Christopher Green is a writer and performer whose work covers comedy, cabaret, theatre and live art. Green was born in Matlock, Derbyshire, grew up in Darley Dale and lives and works in London, England.-Background:...
in the guise of Tina C. at the Adelaide Cabaret Festival.
She has taught Aboriginal culture in classrooms for 20 years, passing on her knowledge in schools in Queensland, the Northern Territory and NSW.
Awards
- NT Indigenous Music AwardsNT Indigenous Music AwardsNT Indigenous Music Awards are part of the Darwin Festival and are run by Music NT in association with the Northern Territory Government’s Indigenous Arts Development Unit.-Awards:...
2005: inducted into the hall of fame - The DeadlysThe DeadlysThe Deadlys are an annual celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander achievement in music, sport, entertainment and community. Vibe Australia hosts the awards, which for have been held at the Sydney Opera House since 2001. The first Deadly awards were held in 1995...
2008: Jimmy LittleJimmy LittleJimmy Little AO , is an Australian Aboriginal musician, singer, songwriter and guitarist, whose career has spanned six decades. For many years he was the only Aboriginal star on the Australian music scene...
Lifetime Achievement Award for Contribution to Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Music - Order of Australia Medal 2011 (Hunter Region) for contribution to art, music and education.