David Arden is an Australian guitar player, singer and songwriter. He has performed with
Archie Roach
Archibald William Roach (8 January 1956 – 30 July 2022) was an Australian singer, songwriter and Aboriginal activist. Often referred to as "Uncle Archie", Roach was a Gunditjmara and Bundjalung elder who campaigned for the rights of Abori ...
,
Ruby Hunter
Ruby Charlotte Margaret Hunter (31 October 195517 February 2010), also known as Aunty Ruby, was an Aboriginal Australian singer, songwriter and guitarist, and the life and musical partner of Archie Roach .
Early life
Ruby Hunter was born on 31 ...
,
Tiddas,
Bart Willoughby
Bart Willoughby (born 12 September 1960) is an Indigenous Australian musician, noted for his pioneering fusion of reggae with Indigenous Australian musical influences, and for his contribution to growth of Indigenous music in Australia.
A Pitj ...
,
Mixed Relations
Mixed Relations were an Australian band formed by Bart Willoughby. They played a mixture of reggae, pop, rock and jazz. Mixed Relations toured Aboriginal communities, Australian cities, Pacific Islands, New Zealand, United States, Europe, Can ...
and with members of
Shane Howard
Shane Michael Howard (born 26 January 1955) is an Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist, he was the mainstay of folk rock group Goanna (1977–85, 1998) which had hit singles with " Solid Rock" (September 1982, No. 3) and " Let the ...
,
Paul Kelly,
Not Drowning Waving and
Hunters and Collectors
Hunters & Collectors are an Australian rock band formed in 1981. Fronted by founding mainstay, singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Seymour, they developed a blend of pub rock and art-funk. Other mainstays are John Archer on bass guitar, Dou ...
. He is currently a member and co Musical Director of
The Black Arm Band.
Arden has released one album called ''Kookatha / Gunditjmara Clan''
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Kookatha / Gunditjmara Clan
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Shane Michael Howard (born 26 January 1955) is an Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist, he was the mainstay of folk rock group Goanna (1977–85, 1998) which had hit singles with " Solid Rock" (September 1982, No. 3) and " Let the ...
and Arden and featured contributions by Howard, Amy Saunders, Helen Mountfort, Rose Bygrave
Roslyn Louise Bygrave (born 1955) is an Australian singer-songwriter.
Life and career
Roslyn Louise Bygrave grew up in the small town of Willaura in the Western District of Victoria and later attended secondary school and art school in Balla ...
, and Bart Willoughby
Bart Willoughby (born 12 September 1960) is an Indigenous Australian musician, noted for his pioneering fusion of reggae with Indigenous Australian musical influences, and for his contribution to growth of Indigenous music in Australia.
A Pitj ...
.
Arden has been involved in the Koori Visible project, which saw the release of an album by Tjudi, a band led by Arden.
Discography
Albums
Extended Plays
Awards and nominations
Music Victoria Awards
The Music Victoria Awards
The Music Victoria Awards (previously known as The Age EG Awards and The Age Music Victoria Awards) are an annual awards night celebrating music from the Australian state of Victoria. They commenced in 2006 and are awarded in Melbourne Music W ...
are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2006.
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, Music Victoria Awards of 2016
The Music Victoria Awards of 2016 are the 11th Annual Music Victoria Awards and consist of a series of awards, presented on 16 November 2016, during Melbourne Music Week. For the first time this year, the Best Venue award was separated into of o ...
, Dave Arden
, Best Indigenous Act
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References
External links
Dave Arden Website
The Black Arm Band bio
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Indigenous Australian musicians
Australian guitarists
Australian male singers
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Australian male guitarists