Archie Roach

Again, he is there keeping us honest.

Mate, in last week's show, I said that, um, the song from Little Things, Big Things Grow was actually sung by Archie Roach.

Might have got that completely wrong.

I shamed myself as an Australian music fan.

I think that there's plenty of space for other voices and I just know this is mine.

I learned really early from Uncle Archie Roach that I was talking to him just about songwriting and how I had this... heavy hammer fist approach to it.

How the fuck does he communicate these concepts with such a beautiful, soft spoken manner? He imparted lots of game on me.

It's been an amazing experience learning from him, learning from fellas like Paul Kelly and all these people, these legends around who opened their hearts to me and to my intentions you know because we we share a similar goal which is just create yep and and foster a community around us

Even when I didn't listen to him the first 100 times, that guy stuck with me.

So I always send it to him first, and if he gets it, I'm good.

So with the AB original record, we sent it to him and Uncle Archie Roach.

If

I mentioned the fact that I don't think anybody's watched us on TikTok, but we do have two subscribers for our newsletter, Johnny, two subscribers.

Now, in the words of the great Archie Roach, from little things, big things grow.

So make sure you get in on the ground floor, guys.

In the A decade or so time when NRL offside is an entertainment juggernaut, you can say you were there from the beginning.

Um, we've got musicians.

I mean, you go back to Yothu Yindi, Archie Roach, Baker Boy.

Um, you, you look at sport, AFL.

Mangrook, a traditional game played with a skin ball by First Nations people in Victoria.

For the Brisbane Festival, which is on now, they're coming together for a special show exploring how cultural legacy is passed down through the generations through music.

Tonight, they've programmed a playlist for you I think you're going to love, from Bob Marley to Bob Dylan to Midnight Oil and Archie Roach.

These musos have helped shape these two First Nations artists' lives and music, so let Let's find out why.

Welcome, Graeme.

And if that's a contribution that I can make to better the world for my grandkids and those that come after, then I did my dash.

Yeah.

Now you've chosen Archie Roach, legendary First Nations musician.

You've chosen a song called From Paradise.