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"I Am Australian" (or "We Are Australian") is a popular Australian song written in 1987 by Bruce Woodley of the Seekers and Dobe Newton of the Bushwackers. Its lyrics are filled with many historic and cultural references, such as to the " digger ", Albert Namatjira and Ned Kelly , among others.
The Seekers were the first Australian pop group to have a Top 5 hit in Australia, the UK and the US. [6] Australian music historian Ian McFarlane described their style as "concentrated on a bright, uptempo sound, although they were too pop oriented to be considered strictly folk and too folk to be rock". [1]
Bruce William Woodley [1] AO [2] (born 25 July 1942) is an Australian singer-songwriter and musician. [3] [4] He was a founding member of the successful folk-pop group the Seekers, [3] and co-composer of the songs "I Am Australian," "Red Rubber Ball," and Simon & Garfunkel's "Cloudy."
Here I Am: 1988: Keith Potger – – High Barbary: 1963 – – – The Seekers House of Cards: 1988: Bruce Woodley: Fred Koller – How Can a Love So Wrong Be So Right: 1991: Bruce Woodley – – I Am Australian: 1993: Bruce Woodley: Dobe Newton –-25 Year Reunion Celebration Live In Concert: EMI Music: Michael Cristiano: 4:30 I Wish You ...
The Seekers performed "I Am Australian", "Georgy Girl" and "Waltzing Matilda". The Seekers and the Australian Youth Choir 1995: A celebration of Australian films, with John Paul Young performing "Love is in the Air" Tina Arena: 1996
Durham sang on Sixties singles "Georgy Girl" and "I'll Never Find Another You," the first-ever U.S. hits for an Australian band
Bruce Eder from AllMusic wrote, "The set is broken up into five volumes, the first (1963–1964) covering the group's early history: their original 12-song demo, coupled with parts of their debut Australian album, Introducing the Seekers. The music is a mix of traditional Australian, English, and American folk songs spiced with American gospel.
“A national treasure and Australian icon, Judith Durham gave voice to a new strand of our identity and helped blaze a trail for a new generation of Aussie artists."