Getting involved

The Inala Elders Yarning Place Singers

welcome you to:

'Stories and Songs from the Inala Yarning Place'

Beginning in 2007, the 'Stories and Songs from the Inala Yarning Place' project will work over a period of 10 weeks with the Inala Indigenous Elders, their Yarning Place Singers group and individual community members and organisations to:

• share stories about how they live in and what they have brought to the wider Inala community
• turn selected stories into lyrics and songs
• practice and rehearse singing these songs
• stage a community concert of stories and songs
• publish the songs, stories and video of the concert as a DVD and accompanying booklet for distribution to the wider community.

The project is looking for local Inala individuals and groups to help the Elders and other project participants share stories about Inala and the local district and help turn these stories into new songs for the community concert.

This cross cultural project aims to spread the magic of sharing stories and creating new songs across a whole range of different groups in the area.

Already the project has added to the Yarning Place Singers repertoire with a new song about the importance of 'Biota Street' in the hearts of locals and a second song about the adventures of ICY Tea - the Inala Community Theatre.

Participants will learn new storytelling and songwriting skills as they work with storyteller, Daryll Bellingham, and well known singer/songwriter Getano Bann.

There will be three more workshops organised for early 2008 at the Inala Elders Centre. The workshops will be followed by 4 rehearsals and a performance with a live band.

Help build

• community understanding
• some new local songs and
• a fantastic concert of stories and songs.

Help tell the world via our blog (inalayarningplace.blogspot.com) and concert DVD just how respectful, understanding, creative and welcoming Inala can be.

Like to get involved?
Phone the project organiser
Karen Tunny on 3846 3135.
or email - mail@storytell.com.au