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ARCHIE ROACH
announces
RUBY HUNTER AWARD

Inaugural
ARCHIE ROACH FOUNDATION
stage set to bring healing to
PORT FAIRY FOLK FESTIVAL
this weekend

Featuring LIVE KITCHEN TABLE YARN

‘WASH MY SOUL IN THE RIVER’S FLOW’ FILM SCREENING AT AUSTRALIAN CINEMAS FROM THURSDAY

CAREER ANTHOLOGY ALBUM ‘MY SONGS: 1989-2021’ SET FOR RELEASE ON FRIDAY

16 DATE NSW/QLD TOUR TO KICK OFF MARCH 31

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Photo credit – James Morris for Baked

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Beloved national music icon, Archie Roach has today shared his rescheduled NSW tour dates and due to his declining health has advised it will be his last road tour of NSW. Adding two QLD shows to the run, the tour will now take in Civic Theatre in Ipswich on April 1 and Princess Theatre in Brisbane on April 3, on sale from Friday 28 Jan, 8am QLD time.  Head HERE for more information and tickets.  All tickets purchased for the postponed shows will be honoured for the rescheduled dates, without need for exchange, and ticketholders are able to get a refund from place of purchase.

“This is the fourth reschedule of this tour over the past year or so.  My health is my biggest challenge and coming to NSW in March/April will be my final NSW road tour. I am so grateful that everyone has held onto their tickets waiting for these shows to go ahead. Thank you.”

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A Maar Nation Elder, Archie is incredibly proud to launch the inaugural Archie Roach Foundation stage on Peek Whurrong country in south west Victoria, thanks to a very special partnership with the Port Fairy Folk Festival.  Archie explains the importance and cultural significance of the Maar Nation community sharing culture which has existed for well over sixty thousand years with Port Fairy Folk Festival audiences.  “For me personally, it’s huge! I was taken away as a child from my mother’s country when I was just two years old. To return to my community and be able to present our culture on the ARF Stage would not have happened if I had not found my way back to my people.”

Curated by Archie and members of the Maar Nation, the stage shines a wholehearted spotlight on both emerging and established First Nations musicians from across Australia. It will host a series of community-led traditional dance, art and songwriting workshops, curated conversations, storytelling, a yarning circle plus an on stage ‘Kitchen Table Yarn’ with Archie and some very special young guests. Hear Kutcha Edwards, Emma Donovan, The Merindas, Shellie Morris, Amos Roach, Kee’ahn, Lee Morgan, Nola Lauch, MRLN X RKM (Rulla Kelly-Mansell, Marlon Motlop and band), the Singing Our Futures collective and NT rapper J-MILLA and remote West Arnhem Land up and comers, Black Rock Band.  Head HERE for information.

The Archie Roach Foundation stage is proudly supported by the Restart Investment to Sustain and Expand (RISE) Fund – an Australian Government initiative.

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This week holds a lot of significance for Archie Roach, with his film Wash My Soul in the River’s Flow (a cinema portrait of two of Australia’s great artists: Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter at the peak of their powers) hitting cinemas across Australia on March 10, and his career anthology My Songs 1989-2021 set for release on March 11.  Happy to be as busy as ever, Archie enthuses, “I am excited to launch my career anthology, My Songs 1989-2021at the festival on Sunday and will be performing my new song, One Song with my band and special guest, Sally Dastey. And this weekend also sees the national release of Wash My Soul in the Rivers Flow which celebrates Ruby’s music and her story of the lower Murray River and Corrong.”

And Archie will be setting off on his NSW/QLD tour at the end of the month, performing sixteen dates across regional NSW and QLD in what has been announced to be his last road tour.

For tickets and information, head HERE.

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ARCHIE ROACH
2022 NSW TOUR

THU 31 MAR – SARATON THEATRE, GRAFTON NSW
FRI 01 APR – CIVIC THEATRE, IPSWICH QLD **NEW SHOW**
SAT 02 APR – NORPA, LISMORE NSW
SUN 03 APR – PRINCESS THEATRE, BRISBANE QLD **NEW SHOW**
TUE 05 APR – JETTY MEMORIAL THEATRE, COFFS HARBOUR NSW
WED 06 APR – JETTY MEMORIAL THEATRE, COFFS HARBOUR NSW
FRI 08 APR – DUBBO REGIONAL THEATRE & CONVENTION CENTRE, DUBBO NSW
SAT 09 APR – GRIFFITH REGIONAL THEATRE, GRIFFITH NSW
SUN 10 APR – WAGGA CIVIC THEATRE, WAGGA WAGGA NSW (PRESENTED BY GREAT SOUTHERN NIGHTS)
TUE 12 APR – BATHURST MEMORIAL CENTRE, BATHURST NSW
WED 13 APR – TILBA VALLEY WINERY & ALE HOUSE, CORUNNA NSW
15-16 APR – NATIONAL FOLK FESTIVAL, CANBERRA ACT
MON 18 APR – ALBURY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE, ALBURY NSW
THU 21 APR – SUPPER CLUB @ MARY’S UNDERGROUND, SYDNEY NSW
FRI 22 APR – CITY HALL, NEWCASTLE NSW
SAT 23 APR – ANITA’S THEATRE, THIRROUL NSW

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