Credits...

Produced, Filmed and Edited
by Mairéid Sullivan and Ben Kettlewell

Soundtrack composed and performed by Mairéid Sullivan and Ben Kettlewell

Additional film and photos
Donald McGann and Maggie Pinder
Wayne and Joanne O’Donovan
Donny Woolagoodja, an tribal elder of the Worrora tribe
Bobby Bunnungurr, Maliburr tribal elder, painter, singer, storyteller
Michael Dawu, singer and dancer
Maliburr tribe in Ramingining, Arnhem land

Additional archival images provided by
The U.S. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
( Division LC Call Number: E77 C97)
Trinity College, Dublin
Australian National Library
Artbeats
Kakadu National Park
ATSIC
NASA

Songs, Poetry and Speeches

Original score by Ben Kettlewell
(Copyright 2005 Lyrebird Media)

Native American Speeches Read by Ben Kettlewell

1810 speech by Chief Tecumseh, Shawnee
Traditional Cherokee Travellers’ Greeting
1854 speech by Chief Seattle, Suquamish
1879 speech by Chief Joseph, Nez Perce
1838 speech by Charles Hicks, Tsalagi (Cherokee)

Speech by Australia Aboriginal Elder - Bobby Bunnungurr

Traditional Aboriginal song sung by Michael Dawu

The Song of Wandering Angus by William Butler Yeats
(With permission from Michael Yeats)
Read by Mairéid Sullivan. Music by Ben Kettlewell

The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry Traditional, Western Isles of Scotland
Sung by Mairéid Sullivan. Music by Ben Kettlewell
From the album, For Love’s Caress (1998 Lyrebird Media)

The Trooping Fairies by William Butler Yeats
Read by Mairéid Sullivan. Music for harp composed by Maireid Sullivan
Performed by Donelle Page

The Verdant Braes of Skreen Traditional Irish
Sung by Mairéid Sullivan
From the album, Never Drift Apart (2003 Lyrebird Media)

The Rocks of Bawn Traditional Irish
Sung by Mairéid Sullivan
From the album, Never Drift Apart (2003 Lyrebird Media)

Go From My Window Traditional English
Sung by Mairéid Sullivan
From the album, Never Drift Apart (2003 Lyrebird Media)

Waly Waly (The Water is Wide) Traditional Irish
Sung by Mairéid Sullivan
From the album, Dancer (1994 Lyrebird Media)

In The Garden - Hymn by C.A. Miles
Sung by Mairéid Sullivan
From the album, Never Drift Apart (2003 Lyrebird Media)

Perquimans Lament
Composed by Ben Kettlewell (Copyright 2005 Lyrebird Media)

Painted Desert
Composed by Ben Kettlewell (Copyright 2005 Lyrebird Media)

I Am A Rock
By Mairéid Sullivan and R. Cass Mc Entee
Sung by Mairéid Sullivan
From the album, For Love’s Caress (1998 Lyrebird Media)

Colour Me
By Mairéid Sullivan and Steve Wilson
Sung by Mairéid Sullivan
From the album, Dancer (1994 Lyrebird Media)

Feeling Wings
By Mairéid Sullivan
Sung by Mairéid Sullivan
From the album, Dancer (1994 Lyrebird Media)

Never Drift Apart
By Mairéid Sullivan and Ben Kettlewell
Sung by Mairéid Sullivan
From the album, Never Drift Apart (2003 Lyrebird Media)

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