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Archie Roach

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Archie Roach Roach in 2016 Background information Birth name Archibald William Roach Born ( 1956-01-08 ) 8 January 1956 (age 62) Mooroopna, Victoria, Australia Genres Alternative rock, world music, roots Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter Instruments Vocals, six-string guitar Years active 1980s – present Labels Mushroom Records Liberation Music ABC Music Associated acts The Altogethers Ruby Hunter Archibald William "Archie" Roach , AM [1] (born 8 January 1956, Mooroopna) [2] is an Australian musician. He is a singer, songwriter and guitarist, as well as a campaigner for the rights of Indigenous Australians. Roach's debut solo album, Charcoal Lane , was released in 1990. It featured the song "Took the Children Away", which was added to the National Film and Sound Archive's Sounds of Australia registry in 2013. [3] Also in 2013 he won a Deadly Award for Lifetime Contribution to Healing the Stolen Genera...

Two Strong Hearts Live

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Two Strong Hearts Live Live album by John Farnham and Olivia Newton-John Released 16 June 2015 Recorded Melbourne, April 2015 Genre Pop, rock Label Sony Music Australia John Farnham chronology The Acoustic Chapel Sessions (2011) Two Strong Hearts Live (2015) Friends for Christmas (2016) Olivia Newton-John chronology Hotel Sessions (2014) Two Strong Hearts Live (2015) Liv On (2016) Two Strong Hearts Live is a live album by John Farnham and Olivia Newton-John recorded in Melbourne with Philharmonia Australia in April 2015. During the concert, the two performed a set spanning their hits over five decades along with several covers. Chong Lim who is Farnham’s musical director, put together the show with a mishmash of songs from both artists, spanning over two acts, one that only had 14 songs and ending in a total of 31 songs. This is also Newton-John’s debut under her new contract with Sony Music Australia. The set list i...