Kuckles
| Kuckles | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Broome, Western Australia, Australia |
| Years active | 1981–1982 |
| Associated acts | Jimmy Chi, Scrap Metal, The Pigram Brothers |
| Past members |
Jimmy Chi Stephen Pigram Mick Manolis Garry Gower Patrick Bin Amat |
Kuckles (Broome kriol for cockles[1]) is an Australian band. They formed in 1981 by students from Broome, Western Australia studying at the Centre for Aboriginal Studies in Music in Adelaide. Their music moved from acoustic calypso toward an electric reggae/rock style.[2] They recorded an audition tape, Milliya Rumarra, which won them a trip to Germany to the Third Annual International Cologne Song Festival in 1982.[3] They returned to Broome in 1982 and disbanded.[2]
Kuckles songs later appeared in Chi's musicals Bran Nue Dae and Corrugation Road with Kuckles appearing as part of the music.
Chi and Manolis later played were part of a new band called Bingurr which is moonlight in Bardi. Pigram played with Scrap Metal and The Pigram Brothers.
Discography
Kuckles
- Milliya Rumarra: Brand New Day (1981) – Imparja
- Songs from Bran Nue Dae (1990) – Bran Nue Dae Productions
Jimmy Chi and Kuckles
- Bran Nue Dae: Original cast recording (1993) – Polygram
Jimmy Chi, Pigram Brothers and Kuckles
- Corrugation Road (1996) – Angoorrabin Records
References
- ↑ Chi, Jimmy; Patrick B. Amat; Garry Gower; Michael Manolis; Stephen Pigram (1991). Bran Nue Dae. Currency Press. p. 116. ISBN 0-86819-293-7.
- 1 2 Breen, Marcus (1989). Our Place Our Music. Aboriginal Studies Press. ISBN 0-85575-197-5.
- ↑ Cochrane, Peter (12 Oct 1996). "The Long Road". The Age.
- McFarlane, Ian (1999). Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86448-768-2.