Putuparri and the Rainmakers

by David Bridie

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1.	The Rainmaker: Kurtal Theme 04:02	buy track
2.	Why Carry A Load 02:04	buy track
3.	Spider And Dolly At The Waterhole 02:03	buy track
4.	A Gift To The Old Ones 01:48	buy track
5.	The Ballad of Spider and Dolly 01:08	buy track
6.	Mother And Father 03:56	buy track
7.	Keep The Fight 01:10	buy track
8.	Ngurra Parnngurr 03:08	buy track
9.	Canning Stock Route 04:49	buy track
10.	Nyaku Marnanta Nyuntu Mipa Lord 04:15	buy track
11.	The Right Time To Dance 01:16	buy track
12.	Story About The Past 04:16	buy track
13.	Wati Kutchu Yangupala 02:45	buy track
14.	Woma Wanti 02:56	buy track
15.	Kurtal Theme 01:40	buy track
16.	Spider The Last Teacher 01:03	buy track
17.	Land Claim 01:28	buy track
18.	Fitzroy Crossing Refugee Camp 01:08	buy track
19.	Circle of Life 02:42	buy track

about

Against the backdrop of Australia's tangled colonial and Indigenous history, Putuparri and the Rainmakers explores one man's struggle to fulfil his destiny.

Tom "Putuparri" Lawford is a man caught between two worlds: his past and present in modern society, where he battles with alcoholism and domestic violence; and his future as a leader of his people, reconnecting with his ancestral lands, learning about his traditional culture and shouldering his responsibility to pass this knowledge on to the next generation.

Director Nicole Ma spent more than a decade documenting Putuparri's journey, travelling with him and his family on numerous occasions to Kurtal, in the Kimberley's Great Sandy Desert region – traditionally a site of great significance as a place where people ritually make rain – as they fight for their native title claim over the area.

credits

released February 26, 2016

01. The Rainmaker: Kurtal Theme - David Bridie / Tom Lawford
02. Kurtal Theme 2 (Snake Dreaming) - David Bridie / Tom Lawford
03. Why Carry A Load - Kankawa Nagarra
04. Spider and Dolly at the Waterhole - David Bridie / Tom Lawford
05. A Gift To The Old Ones - David Bridie
06. The Ballad of Spider and Dolly - David Bridie / Tom Lawford
07. Mother and Father - Frank Yamma
08. Keep The Fight - David Bridie
09. Ngurra Parnngurr - Parnngurr Band and Monkey Marc
10. Canning Stock Route - David Bridie / Tom Lawford
11. Nyaku Marnanta Nyuntu Mipa Lord - Kankawa Nagarra
12. The Right Time To Dance - David Bridie
13. Story About the Past - David Bridie / Tom Lawford
14. Wati Kutchu Yangupala - Frank Yamma
15. Woma Wanti - Areyonga Desert Tigers
16. Kurtal Theme - David Bridie / Tom Lawford
17. Spider the Last Teacher - David Bridie
18. Land Claim - David Bridie / Tom Lawford
19. Fitzroy Crossing Refugee Camp - David Bridie
20. Circle of Life - David Bridie / Tom Lawford

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David Bridie Melbourne, Australia

David Bridie is a multi award winning songwriter and composer.
Founding member of Not Drowning Waving and My Friend the Chocolate Cake.

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May 11

Bird's Basement

Melbourne, VIC
Jul 19

The Wheatsheaf Hotel

Thebarton, SA
Oct 4

The Great Club

Marrickville, NSW

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