Walmadany Concert for Heritage

March 21, 2009 by  
Filed under Events

Hi there friends, comrades, like souls and earth lovers..

On Friday the 27th of March there is a huge concert up in Broome to raise awareness and support for the many thousands of Broome and Kimberly locals who are devastated that the WA state Liberal Gov, supported by the Commonwealth are planning a massive Gas plant RIGHT on the reef of James Price Point, destroying untold beauty, cultural song lines and people’s spirit in the process… not to mention the millions of dollars in revenue that tourism brings to Broome…

The Pigram Brothers, local international stars, have called on a bunch of friends to help them make a musical statement about this development, in support of the land, speaking for the land if you like..

I’ve been invited to perform the song we wrote together called “The Last Frontier”. Along with Shane Howard, Patrick Davies, John Butler, Paul Kelly, Missy Higgins, we hope to get local Broome voices heard by the international and national community. It may even get podcast on JJJ so you can check it out..

So, we really need your help to pass on this information to your contacts, people power has worked before!

For the Land, not the bastards who look set to make billions of dollars while trashing truly pristine, untouched, beautiful country.

If you have never been to WA, just imagine what NSW, VIC looked like 200 years ago and your getting close…

Tonchi McIntosh

Read more and see video – ABC Perth

Walmadany Concert for Heritage

Walmadany Concert for Heritage

Performing Artists Featured

PIGRAM BROTHERS
JOHN BUTLER
SCRAP METAL
KUCKLES
SHANE HOWARD
ERNIE DINGO
ROB HIRST (midnight oil)
PATRICK DAVIES
WIL THOMAS & THE HOPEFUL 3
NAOMI PIGRAM
ANGUS GRANT (scotland)
TONCHI MCINTOSH
KIMBERLEY RIDERS

FREE ENTRY from 4pm

Donations gratefully accepted at entrance/exit gate to help cover costs of concert Law Keeper and Custodian  for the Goolarabooloo heritage, Joseph Roe,

has asked the Pigram Brothers and friends to create this cultural celebration  – “Walmadany Concert for Heritage” The WA State Government have said they will build a gas processing precinct at Walmadany (James Price Point) 60 km north of Broome on the Kimberley coast and are even prepared to compulsorily acquire this land.

Apart from the obvious environmental and social impact of such proposed industrialization, this event hopes to draw attention to the significant social and cultural values at stake in Broome should this development proceed.

Excerpt from the invitation to artists :

“The law and song cycles of Walmadany (James Price Point) are not ancient dreamtime history. This law has been kept alive through my grandfather Paddy Roe and now through me. If the threatened development goes ahead our Country is gone for good. Our Country holds our heritage including burial sites, and most importantly the Song

Cycle that runs through this country from the north of the Dampier Peninsula from Burringbarr (Swan Point) to Wabbina (Bidyadanga)  Your voice can help draw attention to this great plight and help protect our ancient and sacred song cycles – Bugarigaara

(Dreamtime)”……..JOSEPH ROE, LAW KEEPER & CUSTODIAN – GOOLARABOOLOO

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