Shane Howard Trio
For 35 years Shane Howard’s songs have mapped an Australian landscape. From the dry desert landscape where he penned ‘Solid Rock’ to the Wild Rivers of Tasmania and ‘Let the Franklin Flow’ he’s created a uniquely Australian voice and traversed a vast landscape in his travels.
Howard has refined his art with 13 solo albums, 3 albums with ‘Goanna’, two books and a stable of great production credits, that have established him as a significant contributor to Australian folklore.
His songs have been recorded by numerous artists as diverse as Ireland’s Mary Black and Australia’s John Farnham and Troy Cassar-Daley. He has spent much of his musical life working with Aboriginal musicians, as well as touring Ireland and forging Irish-Australian connections. Shane has been a producer for the Pigram Brothers, Street Warriors, Mary Black, Archie Roach and the soundtrack for the Jimmy Chi musical, ‘Corrugation Road.’
Shane brings his Trio to Kakadu for the first time,with John Hudson (Guitar/Dobro) and Ewen Baker (Fiddle/Mandolin). They will be working up a special collaboration with Black Rock Band for Mahbilil!