Songs from the
kitchen table -
Archie Roach and
Ruby Hunter
"Songs from the Kitchen Table", the ultimate illustrated commemoration of Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter in songs, stories, photographs and tributes is out now in all great bookstores and available to purchase here:
Since he left us, Archie Roach’s legacy has continued to soar. Archie’s songs stand as anthems for both the experience of dispossession and our shared humanity.
Songs from the Kitchen Table is a tribute to the power of Archie’s voice, and to the love of music he shared with his life partner and musical collaborator, Ruby Hunter. This beautiful, illustrated volume contains the lyrics to over one hundred of their songs, carefully curated by Archie’s manager and friend, Jill Shelton.
From Archie’s breathtaking early works, ‘Took the Children Away’ and ‘Charcoal Lane’, to the timeless classics ‘Tell Me Why’, Ruby’s ‘Down City Streets’, and Archie’s final masterpiece, ‘One Song’, the lyrics are accompanied by stories about their composition, rare photographs, original artwork, and heartfelt tributes to Archie and Ruby from those who knew and loved them.
With forewords by their long-time friends and musical collaborators, Emma Donovan, Paul Kelly and Jack Latimore, Songs from the Kitchen Table is a celebration of one of Australia’s great creative partnerships, and a testament to the ongoing power of plain-spoken truths. Check out the playlist below to hear well over 100 songs from across Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter’s recording careers.
Big shout out to both Simon and Schuster Australia and Mushroom Music Publishing for bringing this beautiful songbook into the world.
