tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25529895452098268422024-03-18T20:22:48.489-07:00inalayarningplaceAustorieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08534829900161155303noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552989545209826842.post-40608386230546884052008-03-16T04:55:00.000-07:002022-10-11T01:20:11.000-07:00Concert & Recording Session SuccessWell after a lot of work and organising by a lot of people the Stories and Songs from the Inala Yarning Place concert and recording session on Saturday the 15th was a complete success. The Inala Community Hall was as full with as many people as we could comfortably fit. There was a great participatory energy and much enjoyment by all.
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/austories/2337353446/"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 180px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2010/2337353446_4959f68d24_m.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>We set up with the band (AZITIZ) and the choir in the middle and the audience arranged around them in a big semicircle. This also left room for a projector and screen to put up images from the project workshops, the history of Inala and a set for each of the new songs. We were fortunate enough to have on loan a full sound desk, microphones and recording gear so with the support of Bagginz Entertainment Services.
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The first half got underway with some stunning didjeridu playing by Stephen Bond. The Welcome to Country was performed by Kerry Charlton and the concert was opened by Brisbane City Council Community Arts Officer, John Jeffrey.
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The first performers were the 'Yarning Place Singers' with two numbers from their much appreciated repertoire - 'Dreamtime' and 'Yanundaar - Murri Boy'. Next came Marie Dao from the Vietnamese community who sang 'Lang Toi' (My Country).
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There was a dramatic change of style with the Inala Tongan Youth singing 'Fakamalo' (Thank You For Life). Their wonderful harmonies entranced us all.
The Yarning Place Singers and Songlines joined together to sing the last two songs of the first half with 'God Gave Us Mothers' and 'Strong Black Women'.
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The interval was a bush tucker delight thanks to Dale Chapman from 'Dilly Bag Catering' who provided some catering training for local youth and some great food for us all.<br><br>
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<div style="text-align: left;">In the second half we recorded the five new songs:
</div></div><ul><li>'Biota Street'</li><li>'Fresh'</li><li>'We Can Be Strong'</li><li>'My Town' and</li><li>'The Word'.</li></ul>
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Here's 'Biota Street'<br><br>
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One of the pleasant surprises for the recording was Hola from the Tongan community turned up with a Tongan version of 'My Town'. It meant we were able to record English, Jagera, Vietnamese and Tongan versions. It was an example of the many different ways in which people have contributed so generously and thoughfully to this project.
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I've uploaded some photos to my flickr page and they can be <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/austories/sets/72157604126911272/">viewed here</a> or you can <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/austories/sets/72157604126911272/show/">see them as a slide show here</a>.
Next comes the sound and video editing and the DVD and booklet creation. We'll let you know how they are progressing.Austorieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08534829900161155303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552989545209826842.post-79971859651316618842008-02-29T22:24:00.000-08:002008-03-01T16:41:13.588-08:00Creating 'The Day before Valentine's'Wednesday 13th February, 2008 was a truly historic day. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd made the apology that many Australians black and white had been waiting for. It was the apology on behalf of the Australian Parliament to the Stolen Generations for the wrongs that had been done to them over many years under government policies and laws that sanctioned and encouraged the forced removal of children from their families and their cultures.<br /><br />When we arrived at the Inala Elders Centre on Saturday morning, it was clear that it had been an important week. Not only did we talk and tell and listen to stories about what it had been like for members of the Stolen Generations but we created a song together that was inspired by the apology in Parliament House.<br /><br /><object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/B1jeWeDpc68"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/B1jeWeDpc68" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />This is the magic of getting together in projects like Stories and Songs from the Inala Yarning Place. We can listen and talk, create and sing, reflect and learn together.<br /><br />Many organisation had been working to accomplish this historic apology.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/iXRJXMfWv9E"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/iXRJXMfWv9E" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>Austorieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08534829900161155303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552989545209826842.post-24701169286708623202008-02-29T21:59:00.000-08:002008-03-01T04:43:17.074-08:00'The Word' or, alternatively, 'The Day before Valentine's''The Word'<br /><br />(Listen to a work in progress version of the song <a href="http://web.mac.com/austory/austory/Podcast/Entries/2008/3/1_%E2%80%98The_Word%E2%80%99_or_%E2%80%98The_Day_Before_Valentines%E2%80%99.html">here</a> - QuickTime)<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">(chorus)</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Sorry is the word they came to hear.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">It brought tears to my eyes.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Strangers and friends embracing,</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Gone are all those lies.</span><br /><br />I saw it unfold before my eyes.<br />He spoke, his heartfelt words.<br />Sacred stories in his message,<br />The words we waited for.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Chorus</span><br /><br />Smoke, leaves and dancers,<br />Elders leading the way,<br />Spirits of our ancestors,<br />Their presence blessed this day.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Chorus</span><br /><br />The past is not forgotten,<br />Stories still to be told.<br />Lets journey together,<br />The old, the young and the bold.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Chorus x 2<br /><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >(created as part of the Stories and Songs of the Inala Yarning Place' project Saturday, 16th Feb, 2008)</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span>Austorieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08534829900161155303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552989545209826842.post-69608699986132358602008-02-29T21:01:00.000-08:002008-02-29T21:58:16.666-08:00Creating 'My Town'One of the many highlights of the Stories and Songs from the Inala Yarning Place Project has been the creation of the 'My Town' song.<br /><br />It was on one of the days with a quite a lot of participants attending especially people from the Vietnamese community. While we were talking about the things we liked about Inala, a number of people talked about the trees and birds and about the streets that were named after flowers and how important these things were to people across all cultures.<br /><br />So we set to work creating a verse of a song about this. First of all we worked in English and came up with:-<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">My town has many streets,</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Named from flowers and birds,</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">These things lift my heart</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">And purify my soul.<br /><br /></span>Then our Vietnamese participants, led by Marie Dao, translated this into Vietnamese and paid a lot of attention to making sure it was suitably poetic and sounded authentically Vietnamese.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo5xcKQBuuoXk-9o2A5D4yr_BQ7FSrBRkEX7t6_qbGiwnI42BA8QNMc0opFNKwJHvPJVm-3nnnzn4G6NV9_Hs_eVlwDgbfvl2w0TCDEUFtHRFOWrTCqq7PpcCwYRmfW0XYhlJttw5LsNE/s1600-h/MyTownViet_600.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo5xcKQBuuoXk-9o2A5D4yr_BQ7FSrBRkEX7t6_qbGiwnI42BA8QNMc0opFNKwJHvPJVm-3nnnzn4G6NV9_Hs_eVlwDgbfvl2w0TCDEUFtHRFOWrTCqq7PpcCwYRmfW0XYhlJttw5LsNE/s320/MyTownViet_600.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172647662486895346" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />Then we were able to practice singing with English and Vietnamese versions.<br /><br />The next stage is to create an Indigenous language version. Watch this space or, better still, come along to the concert and be entranced.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span>Austorieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08534829900161155303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552989545209826842.post-6601838223134409192008-02-29T20:49:00.000-08:002008-03-04T02:50:08.405-08:00My Town - lyrics & movie - English version<span style="font-style: italic;">'My Town'</span><br /><span style="display: block;" id="formatbar_Buttons"><span class="on" style="display: block;" id="formatbar_CreateLink" title="Link" onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);" onmouseup="" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);FormatbarButton('richeditorframe', this, 8);ButtonMouseDown(this);"></span></span><br />My town has many streets,<br />Named from flowers and birds.<br />These things lift my heart,<br />And purify my soul.<br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><br />(created by participants in the Stories and Songs of Inala Yarning Place Project - 2008)</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://gallery.mac.com/austory#100018">Here's a short movie of the workshop working version.</a>Austorieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08534829900161155303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552989545209826842.post-30906956612077056702008-02-12T20:09:00.000-08:002008-03-04T02:47:34.913-08:00Fresh From the Ground<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Fresh from the Ground</span></span><br /><br />(<a href="http://web.mac.com/austory/austory/Podcast/Entries/2008/2/13_Fresh_from_the_Ground.html">hear a recording of the working draft</a> - QuickTime best on broadband)<br /><br />Come to Inala<br />It happens all the time.<br />Home made cooking,<br />That'll blow your mind.<br /><br />Fresh from the ground,<br />Fresh from the vine,<br />It's good for the body,<br />It's good for the mind.<br /><br />There's plenty of firewood<br />For umu and roast,<br />Taro and banana leaves<br />You're totoatu host.<br /><br />Come to Inala<br />It's happens all the time.<br />Home made cooking,<br />That'll blow your mind.<br /><br />Fresh from the ground,<br />Fresh from the vine,<br />It's good for the body,<br />It's good for the mind.<br /><br />Mango sandwiches<br />and a strong cup of tea<br />biscuits for dunking<br />and a chocolate - Yes Please!<br /><br />Pies, fish and chips<br />A working man's chow<br />Deadly porcupines<br />I wish I had some now!<br /><br />Come to Inala<br />It's happens all the time.<br />Home made cooking,<br />That'll blow your mind.<br /><br />Fresh from the ground,<br />Fresh from the vine,<br />It's good for the body,<br />It's good for the mind.<br /><br />Rough leaf pines, Nectarines,<br />Spring rolls, Black Eyed Beans,<br />Watermelon, Blunder Road Grapes,<br />Prickly pear, Beans on toast,<br />Kuppamurri, Warm damper ,<br />Mango sandwiches, Raisin toast<br />Doondle Grubs, Gerringna,<br />Suckling Pig and ........ Vegemite!<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >(Project draft version of 'Fresh From the Ground' created by the participants in the 'Stories and Songs from the Inala Yarning Place Project' on Saturday 9th February, 2008. More information and sound files can be found at www.inalayarningplace.blogspot.com or from<br />Karen Tunny and Daryll Bellingham, 3846 3135)</span>Austorieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08534829900161155303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552989545209826842.post-71873925375224052612008-02-04T04:46:00.000-08:002008-02-04T04:48:07.740-08:00Lyrics - Everybody Knows Inala But do you know Biota Street?Everybody knows Inala <br />But do you know Biota Street?<br />Fish and chips at Tony's, <br />Chandlers for the first TV.<br /><br />Pinball machines and fish cakes, <br />Still put a smile on my face,<br />Jumble sales and street stalls, <br />Cruisin at an easy pace.<br /><br />Down Biotoa Street, Down Biota Street, <br />Down Biota Street, Down Biota Street.<br /><br />Baby cryin in the pram, <br />Frangipannis, Kickin cans,<br />The TAB's long gone now,<br />I have to use the hole in the wall.<br /><br />Chorus x 2<br />Whistle<br /><br />I remember the black Santa Claus,<br />Dr. White and the hairdresser.<br /><br />Chorus x 2<br /><br />Everybody knows Inala <br />But do you know Biota Street?<br />Fish and chips at Tony's, <br />Chandlers for the first TV<br /><br />Chorus x 2<br />WhistleAustorieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08534829900161155303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552989545209826842.post-31618331038172270072008-01-16T19:53:00.000-08:002008-01-16T20:38:48.312-08:002nd project song - 'Down Biota Street'<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/austories/2194110085/" title="IYP_BiotaSt_3_300 by Austories, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2091/2194110085_eb76d964b5_s.jpg" width="75" height="75" alt="IYP_BiotaSt_3_300" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/austories/2194897900/" title="IYP_BiotaSt_2_300 by Austories, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2175/2194897900_d503c87d85_s.jpg" width="75" height="75" alt="IYP_BiotaSt_2_300" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/austories/2194110253/" title="IYP_BiotaSt_4_300 by Austories, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2351/2194110253_b56b6bd4c5_s.jpg" width="75" height="75" alt="IYP_BiotaSt_4_300" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/austories/2194110459/" title="IYP_BiotaSt1_300 by Austories, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2166/2194110459_61c8673a5e_s.jpg" width="75" height="75" alt="IYP_BiotaSt1_300" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://web.mac.com/austory/austory/Podcast/Entries/2008/1/17_Second_workshop_song_-_%E2%80%98Down_Biota_Street%E2%80%99.html">Listen to the song</a> (QuickTime 2.8 MB - better with broadband)<br /><br />We all have special places and for a majority of the Inala Yarning Place singers one of those is Biota Street. It didn't takes us long at all to make a list of fond memories and start telling stories about Biota Street.<br /><br />The stories reflected the nature of Biota Street then (it was the first shopping centre in the area) and now. It's still very multicultural and, despite the streetscaping, a humble suburban street with a shopping centre in the middle and the primary school down the end.<br /><br />We've podcasted the song from the end of the second workshop <a href="http://web.mac.com/austory/austory/Podcast/Entries/2008/1/17_Second_workshop_song_-_%E2%80%98Down_Biota_Street%E2%80%99.html">here</a>. I imagine it might change a little by the time we get to the concert and would welcome some assistance in singing it.<br /><br />We would love to read your memories and stories of Biota Street. Feel free to post a respectful comment.<br /><br />Daryll<br /><br /><a href="http://web.mac.com/austory/austory/Podcast/Entries/2008/1/17_Second_workshop_song_-_%E2%80%98Down_Biota_Street%E2%80%99.html">Listen to the song</a> (QuickTime 2.8 MB - better with broadband)Austorieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08534829900161155303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552989545209826842.post-20198813576093512632007-11-30T04:46:00.000-08:002007-11-30T05:32:00.913-08:00Getting involved<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >The Inala Elders Yarning Place Singers </span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">welcome you to: </span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">'Stories and Songs from the Inala Yarning Place'</span><br /></div><br /><br />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:<br /><ul><li>share stories about how they live in and what they have brought to the wider Inala community</li><li>turn selected stories into lyrics and songs</li><li>practice and rehearse singing these songs</li><li>stage a community concert of stories and songs</li><li>publish the songs, stories and video of the concert as a DVD and accompanying booklet for distribution to the wider community.</li></ul>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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />Participants will learn new storytelling and songwriting skills as they work with storyteller, Daryll Bellingham, and well known singer/songwriter Getano Bann.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />Help build<br /><ul><li>community understanding</li><li>some new local songs and </li><li>a fantastic concert of stories and songs.</li></ul><br />Help tell the world via our blog (inalayarningplace.blogspot.com) and concert DVD just how respectful, understanding, creative and welcoming Inala can be.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right; font-weight: bold;">Like to get involved?<br />Phone the project organiser<br />Karen Tunny on 3846 3135.<br />or email - <a href="mailto: mail@storytell.com.au">mail@storytell.com.au</a><br /></div>Austorieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08534829900161155303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552989545209826842.post-85473706237820214872007-11-16T04:19:00.000-08:002008-01-14T22:22:29.646-08:00First Song in the Stories and Song from the Inala Yarning Place projectWe're under way in earnest.<br /><br />After some planning and yarning and writing a Creative Sparks Grant Application we had our first workshop at the Inala Elders Centre on Tuesday 13th November.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmek-0h4Bo8V9ylJQtBkspyb06o-pwbarkkp9ZCbVc6_RwiAA-XMx_QnOry1XSlZGsaGpm5d9L0a9i71enpXiaJw8TE1XluPKkVvytZKm08YRb37yUbTUd2o0dvmYEiEPVgHLbCTNLyDM/s1600-h/IMG_2612.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmek-0h4Bo8V9ylJQtBkspyb06o-pwbarkkp9ZCbVc6_RwiAA-XMx_QnOry1XSlZGsaGpm5d9L0a9i71enpXiaJw8TE1XluPKkVvytZKm08YRb37yUbTUd2o0dvmYEiEPVgHLbCTNLyDM/s320/IMG_2612.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133420149506911186" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Planning session at the Inala Elders Centre - 18/9/2007</span><br />Getano Bann, Aunty Vi McDermott, Daryll Bellingham, Terrie Kavanagh, Aunty Edna Bond.<br /><br />We created our first song and here's the draft. It will be interesting to see if it changes over the next five workshops or not.<br /><br />After a cuppa and some bun loaf, I suggested we tell stories about unusual or special events that had happened recently. Aunty Edna Bond told us all a story about how she had planned to fly up to Yarrabah to visit her sister but the plane got held up on the tarmac because there had been fumes coming into the cabin. When they saw the pilot and copilot leaving the plane, Aunty Edna got a good look at the pilot's face and what she read there didn't look good so she cancelled her flight.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPcN9F-YFlqMTkQSVOxfbhakrCCNvDYQmseN0NLQfVlPbwwDz3TlM5NcxD9fyrlQwNVSi3lKxGV7AmAvdP7AANkCUqrxExDk2MHA18YGMfNAxsyq-Z2-bMGieIZDU35OXxmNBEaho-Q3g/s1600-h/IMG_2945.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPcN9F-YFlqMTkQSVOxfbhakrCCNvDYQmseN0NLQfVlPbwwDz3TlM5NcxD9fyrlQwNVSi3lKxGV7AmAvdP7AANkCUqrxExDk2MHA18YGMfNAxsyq-Z2-bMGieIZDU35OXxmNBEaho-Q3g/s320/IMG_2945.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133423379322317810" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Terrie Kavanagh who's been leading the Inala Yarning Place Singers<br />with the Elders for several years.</span><br /></div><br />Then Aunty Vi McDermott just had to share a story about when she and Aunty Edna and Terrie had all travelled up to Cairns with an ICT (Inala Community Theatre) play about domestic violence. They had some pretty scary and interesting times.<br /><br />Well Getano got to work and we all helped put the two stories together into the one song.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdOPK3qHl6yCBxn693fdeRahcNNThbDQW6hpju7qv9Ys94r96xH89L_RhkYs8XA3b88DYkhVq1rVDh1kmiqvOCfLGBjHLurkkZY5R0V6i9ICIfpVxBP32Nc9HSNKZy_SwC8roXHuyw808/s1600-h/IMG_2939.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdOPK3qHl6yCBxn693fdeRahcNNThbDQW6hpju7qv9Ys94r96xH89L_RhkYs8XA3b88DYkhVq1rVDh1kmiqvOCfLGBjHLurkkZY5R0V6i9ICIfpVxBP32Nc9HSNKZy_SwC8roXHuyw808/s320/IMG_2939.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133424796661525506" border="0" /></a>You can hear the song <a href="http://web.mac.com/austory/austory/Podcast/Entries/2008/1/15_%E2%80%98We_Can_Be_Strong%E2%80%99_-_draft_of_a_new_song_for_the_Inala_Yarning_Place_Singers..html">here</a> (2 MB, QuickTime - better with broadband) and the lyrics are below.<br /><br />'He was gonna make us famous<br />We were doing our play in Cairns<br />He said he worked on the radio<br />But he was just a gamin man.<br /><br />We had to get to Cooktown<br />Theresa said, 'Get out of Bed!'<br />But when we saw the Sunbird<br />We we all mighty scared.<br /><br />We loaded up the hire van<br />But it was the wrong one<br />The driver spoke of crocodiles baking in the sun<br />But when we crossed the river, mmmmmm, we didn't see one.<br /><br />They say I'm a sticky beak<br />But observer is a better word<br />I can read a pilot's face<br />And that is not absurd<br />I found a long lost sister<br />between our brother's words<br /><br />chorus<br /><br />No more worries, no more strife<br />We can be strong, it's our journey of life<br />Whatever mishaps, we'll take it in our stride<br /><br />Whatever mishaps, make it side by side.'<br /><br />The most fun was singing our new song.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzA86LLOQYewBqhP65IpAZrVPpH3YJfPXnvi7o6ykgCn_kEJ-XtlZg2q3CeOXuXHGHKK_RrM_yDtKdelT5cKiGfR5Yb-NvypXoGyQMloROPfAV7Zui31RpyYLJhZEJ_huvZgtiaaDcExk/s1600-h/IMG_2938.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzA86LLOQYewBqhP65IpAZrVPpH3YJfPXnvi7o6ykgCn_kEJ-XtlZg2q3CeOXuXHGHKK_RrM_yDtKdelT5cKiGfR5Yb-NvypXoGyQMloROPfAV7Zui31RpyYLJhZEJ_huvZgtiaaDcExk/s320/IMG_2938.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133426699332037650" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Aunty Vi McDermott and Barry Malezer</span><br /></div><br />(Any thoughts about a good Inala song topic?)<br /><br />DaryllAustorieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08534829900161155303noreply@blogger.com0