Whose Home; Which Island?: Displacement and Identity in 'My Island Home'

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Whose Home; Which Island?: Displacement and Identity in 'My Island Home'

'My Island Home' has become a well-known musical assertion of Australian identity. Written in 1985 by Neil Murray, the song originally described the situation of the lead singer of the predominantly Indigenous Warumpi Band, George Burarrwanga, who had moved from Elcho Island in Arnhem Land...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Stratton, Jon
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Department of Contemporary Music Studies 2013
Subjects:	Warumpi Band Tiddas Christine Anu 'My Island Home' land rights Neil Murray
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/49101

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