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Leah Flanagan
Leah Flanagan performing live 2015
Occupation(s ) Singer-songwriter Instrument(s ) Vocals, guitar
Musical artist
Leah Flanagan is an Australian singer-songwriter and arts administrator from Darwin, Northern Territory . based in Sydney . She has released several albums and has toured Australia with her music and as a part of festival ensembles.
Early life and education
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Flanagan identifies as Indigenous Australian due to her Aboriginal (Alyawarre ) heritage.[1] [2]
She studied classical music at the Elder Conservatorium of Music in Adelaide .[3]
Music career
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Flanagan has released several albums and has toured Australia with her music and as a part of festival ensembles.[4] [5] [6] Sinéad O'Connor , Meshell Ndegeocello , poet Sam Wagan Watson ,[7] The Black Arm Band ,[8] Paul Kelly and Ursula Yovich , and recorded a duet with Marlon Williams of Archie Roach ’s "I’ve Lied".[4]
From 2009 to 2011, Flanagan performed in the productions Murundak , Hidden Republic, and Dirtsong with the touring company The Black Arm Band[8] 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics .
In 2010 she appeared at the Melbourne International Arts Festival's production Seven Songs To Leave Behind with John Cale , Rickie Lee Jones , Snead O'Connor, Meshell Ndegeocello , and Gurrumul with Black Arm Band members Ursula Yovich, Dan Sultan, and Shellie Morris .[9]
Flanagan was invited by Deborah Conway to be part of her Song Trails project for the 2009 and 2011 Queensland Music Festivals , which led to her collaborating with Australian artists Peter Farnan (Boom Crash Opera ), Robert Forster (The Go-Betweens ) and Rebecca Barnard (Rebecca's Empire ) to deliver a series of workshops and to perform concerts across regional Queensland .[10]
Flanagan composed a show entitled Midnight Muses , based on the work of Brisbane poet Samuel Wagan Watson , for the Adelaide Cabaret Festival in 2011.[11] Sydney Festival .[12]
Flanagan in 2012
She was invited to perform as a featured soloist in the first Australian production of Leonard Bernstein's MASS at the 2012 Adelaide Festival .[13]
In late 2015 Flanagan was invited by Archie Roach to record a duet of his song "I've Lied" with Marlon Williams for the 25th Anniversary release of Charcoal Lane Rolling Stone Australia [4]
In 2017 she featured in 1967: Music in the Key of Yes alongside Dan Sultan , Adalita , Thelma Plum , and Ursula Yovich , as part of the Sydney Festival . The show celebrated the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Australian referendum through song.[14]
Arts administration
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In December 2019 Flanagan was appointed as national manager of the APRA AMCOS Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Music Office.[1] [2]
In January 2020 Flanagan was appointed First Nations export producer at Sounds Australia . The role entails attending key international events such as SXSW , The Great Escape Festival , Folk Alliance International , and WOMEX , as well as establishing an international bursary program for Indigenous artists. Her first assignment in the role was attending the International Indigenous Music Summit [a] in New Orleans , United States.[1] [16]
Television appearances
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Flanagan has appeared on the Australian TV music quiz shows Spicks & Specks RocKwiz Elvis Costello 's Shipbuilding David Bridie .[17] Faboriginal and RocKwiz [18]
She has also appeared on the light comedy sports programme Marngrook Footy Show Stevie Wonder 's For Once in My Life [citation needed
Collaborations and projects
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Mission Songs Project[19]
Buried Country[5]
Black Arm Band[8]
1967: Music in the Key of Yes [14]
Exiles[7]
Seven Songs To Leave Behind[9]
Midnight Muses[11]
MASS[13]
Liberty Songs[20]
Songtrails[10]
Discography
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Studio albums
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Extended plays
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Awards and nominations
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National Indigenous Music Awards
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The National Indigenous Music Awards (NIMA) recognise contributions to the Northern Territory music industry. They commenced in 2004.
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References
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^ "Leah Flanagan, 2014" . National Film and Sound Archive . 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2020 .
^ a b c Rolling Stone Australia – Album Review: Archie Roach – Charcoal Lane (25th Anniversary Edition )
^ a b Buried Country – Home
^ Leah Flanagan's new album Saudades: from Portugal without love
^ a b Exile Concert – Bio
^ a b c "Home" . blackarmband.com.au .
^ a b Nocookies | The Australian
^ a b Making Song Trails in north Queensland – ABC North Qld – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
^ a b Leah Flanagan – Midnight Muses | ArtsHub Australia
^ Leah Flanagan Live at Sydney Festival – The Live Set – ABC Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
^ a b Adelaide Festival // Mass
^ a b Harmon, Steph (26 October 2016). "Nick Cave, PJ Harvey, an adult ball pit and nude dancers headline Sydney festival 2017" . The Guardian . Retrieved 14 September 2023 .
^ "Home" . International Indigenous Music Summit . 4 June 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023 .
^ "Fast tracking Australian music success globally" . Sounds Australia . Retrieved 14 September 2023 .
^ LEAH FLANAGAN ON SPICKS & SPECKS Pt 1 – YouTube
^ Leah Flanagan – Rockwiz – Youtube
^ Mission Songs Project – Contemporary Indigenous Songs from the 20th Century
^ Get down and get festive in Darwin – ABC Darwin – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
^ "Nirvana Nights by Leah Flanagan" . bandcamp . Retrieved 21 December 2020 .
^ "Saudades by Leah Flanagan" . Apple Music AU . 16 September 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2020 .
^ "OCEANIC SESSIONS by Leah Flanagan" . bandcamp . Retrieved 21 December 2020 .
^ "Colour By Number by Leah Flanagan" . Apple Music AU . 16 October 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020 .
^ "Live at the Bella Unionby Leah Flanagan" . bandcamp . Retrieved 21 December 2020 .
^ Cashmere, Paul (8 July 2021). "NIMA Nominees Revealed" . noise11 . Retrieved 8 July 2021 .
^ "The Kid LAROI, JK-47 lead National Indigenous Music Award winners" . ABC . 14 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021 .
External links
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R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Leah_Flanagan&oldid=1228595133 " C a t e g o r i e s : ● L i v i n g p e o p l e ● A u s t r a l i a n w o m e n s i n g e r - s o n g w r i t e r s ● A u s t r a l i a n s i n g e r - s o n g w r i t e r s ● I n d i g e n o u s A u s t r a l i a n m u s i c i a n s ● P e o p l e f r o m D a r w i n , N o r t h e r n T e r r i t o r y ● M u s i c i a n s f r o m t h e N o r t h e r n T e r r i t o r y H i d d e n c a t e g o r i e s : ● E n g v a r B f r o m J u n e 2 0 1 4 ● U s e d m y d a t e s f r o m J u l y 2 0 2 0 ● A r t i c l e s w i t h s h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n ● S h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n i s d i f f e r e n t f r o m W i k i d a t a ● A r t i c l e s w i t h h C a r d s ● A l l a r t i c l e s w i t h u n s o u r c e d s t a t e m e n t s ● A r t i c l e s w i t h u n s o u r c e d s t a t e m e n t s f r o m S e p t e m b e r 2 0 2 3 ● O f f i c i a l w e b s i t e n o t i n W i k i d a t a ● A r t i c l e s w i t h M u s i c B r a i n z i d e n t i f i e r s ● Y e a r o f b i r t h m i s s i n g ( l i v i n g p e o p l e )
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a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
