Bush Bands Bash

Billy-Jo Shoveller talks family, music & culture at Bush Bands Business

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From Bidyadanga saltwater country in WA to Italy’s capital, Family Shoveller Band are keen to take their funky bush tunes...

Maningrida’s all-female rock band Ripple Effect release debut album Mayawa

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8CCC’s Shauna Upton caught up with co-producer of Ripple Effect Band’s latest release, Tara Rostron, last week at MusicNT’s Bush Bands Business. This week's feature album at 8CCC, Mayawa is the debut LP from the all-female band from West Arnhem Land’s Maningrida community and shares their stories as mothers, daughters, and sisters in multiple languages across 9 tracks that combine elements of rock, reggae and pop music. 

Newboys Band’s first Bush Bands Business

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Arlparra’s Newboys Band are at their first ever MusicNT Bush Bands Business at Ross River Resort after releasing a stellar second EP, Cheater, in late 2023. Band members Clayton, Matthew and Arison chat with Shauna on The Big Brekky, live from Ross River, ahead of their performance at the Telegraph Station this Sunday.