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Richard Frankland - Music Richard began playing music at the age of twelve and wrote his first song at thirteen. In 1983 he enlisted in the Army where he joined the military band (The First Battalion Royal Australian Regiment). With this band Richard initially played flute and saxophone, and was later to do vocals at numerous performances. With the First Battalion Royal Australian Regiment he toured extensively through North Queensland. In 1988 Richard joined a Koorie rock and roll band known as Interaction and played saxophone and sung vocals. In 1989 he formed Djaambi which is a ten-piece Koorie/Non-Koorie band. The band and Richard's music featured in three of his films. Djaambi toured internationally, specifically the headline act at the 5th Pacific Island Festival New Caledonia. The band was also the opening act for Prince on his 1992 Australian tour, recorded with Angry Anderson and performed with Mark Seymour and Louis McManus.
During 1992/3 he was the National Consultant with the Australian Contemporary Music Development Company Ltd (AUSMUSIC). Richard was contracted by DEET to develop the Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Employment Strategy into the Music Industry. L to R: Archie Roach,
Shane Howard, Amy
Saunders, In 1993 he jointly coordinated the Songlines Project at South-West College of TAFE (Warrnambool) with his Song writing partner Anthony Norris of the Black Sorrows. The Songlines Project derived from the Employment Strategy and is in place to develop Aboriginal Control on Aboriginal product within the Music Industry. In 1993 Richard again toured Djaambi through New Caledonia attending and performing in Yate and Noumea. Richard also recorded Yesterdays Dream for a Songlines Music Aboriginal Corporation compilation CD During 1995/96 Richard recorded over sixteen songs for his debut CD titled Down Three Waterholes Road which was released in Australia through Festival/Larrikin in September 1997. Down Three Waterholes Road has received extensive airplay on Indigenous and community radio stations. Wa Warrinor featured on Radio National throughout the months of October and November
Three Waterholes Road
In 1998 Richard performed at Port Fairy Folk Festival, Queenscliff Music Festival, Brunswick Street Festival (broadcast live on 3RRR) and Wadamba Bic Stage At Moomba Festival. |
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Richard
has written over seventy original works. Including "Malcolm Smith"
which is performed by Tiddas and has been recorded on their album
'Sing About Life'. "Malcolm Smith" was performed on the National
TV Show "Blackout" in 1994. This episode won a United Nations Peace
Award.
