The Healing Songs project started in 2011 with a small group of aspiring singers from Kellerberrin and Quairading who got together to use singing as a tool for healing. Award winning Noongar singer and songwriter Gina Williams with musicians Guy Ghouse and David Hyams guided the group from the beginning, with singing and songwriting workshops which focused on developing new songs, honing the group’s performance skills and co-creating music.
In 2014 the group released its first album, entitled Shine: Healing Songs from the Heart and the Land, a soulful collection of professionally recorded ballads that tell stories of love, loss, life, culture and country. It was launched at the Midland Junction Arts Centre in October.
Sorry Day 2015, Perth Western Australia
The Sorry Day event commemorates the mistreatment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and is close to the hearts of the Healing Song singers, who have all been impacted by the Stolen Generation. At the 2015 event in Perth, the Healing Songs crew performed a number of their popular songs.
Boyup Brook Country Music Festival 2015, Boyup Brook Western Australia
The Boyup Brook Country Music Festival is WA’s premier country music event and in 2015 Healing Songs was the biggest Aboriginal showcase to ever perform at the festival. The Healing Songs singers from Kellerberrin and Quairading joined an illustrious line-up of country stars including Troy Cassar-Daley and Tania and Ray Kerneghan.
WAM Awards 2015, Perth Western Australia
Four songs from the Healing Songs singers’ debut album ‘SHINE: Songs from the Heart and Land’ were selected as finalists in the Outstanding Indigenous category of the 2015 WAM Awards.
Moorditj Day Out 2015, Tammin Western Australia
The Moorditj Day Out 2015 was a family friendly festival that showcased the outstanding music, songs, dance and entertainment from the Central Wheatbelt and the Healing Songs crew was one of the star performances at the festival.
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