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'''Olive and Eva''' was a musical duo who put out the first commercial release in Australia by an all Indigenous act. Olive McGuiness and Eva Mumbler, nee Bell, were cousins who in 1955 or 56 recorded four songs, all written by Grace O’Clerkin, which were released by Prestophone Records.<ref name="RN">{{Citation | last= | first= | title= Aboriginal recording pioneers - Olive and Eva | url= | publisher= Radio National | date= 6 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Citation | last= | first= | title= Olive & Eva: Pioneering Aboriginal Recording Artists | url= | publisher= Sonic Archeology | date= 5 September 2019}}</ref><ref name="Walker">{{cite book |last=Walker |first=Clinton |author-link=Clinton Walker |title=] |year=2014 |publisher= Verse Chorus Press |isbn= |pages=84 |chapter= }}</ref> In 2019 the recordings were added to the ]’s ] collection.<ref>{{Citation | last= | first= | title= Iconic Songs become Sounds of Australia | url= | periodical= Australian Arts Review | date= 7 November 2019}}</ref> '''Olive and Eva''' was a musical duo who put out the first commercial release in Australia by an all Indigenous act. Olive McGuiness and Eva Mumbler, née Bell, were cousins who in 1955 or 56 recorded four songs, all written by Grace O’Clerkin, which were released by Prestophone Records.<ref name="RN">{{Citation | last= | first= | title= Aboriginal recording pioneers - Olive and Eva | url= | publisher= Radio National | date= 6 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Citation | last= | first= | title= Olive & Eva: Pioneering Aboriginal Recording Artists | url= | publisher= Sonic Archeology | date= 5 September 2019}}</ref><ref name="Walker">{{cite book |last=Walker |first=Clinton |author-link=Clinton Walker |title=] |year=2014 |publisher= Verse Chorus Press |isbn= |pages=84 |chapter= }}</ref> In 2019 the recordings were added to the ]’s ] collection.<ref>{{Citation | last= | first= | title= Iconic Songs become Sounds of Australia | url= | periodical= Australian Arts Review | date= 7 November 2019}}</ref>


==Discography== ==Discography==

Latest revision as of 13:15, 18 December 2024

Australian musical duo (1950s)

Olive and Eva
Years active1950s
MembersOlive McGuiness
Eva Bell

Olive and Eva was a musical duo who put out the first commercial release in Australia by an all Indigenous act. Olive McGuiness and Eva Mumbler, née Bell, were cousins who in 1955 or 56 recorded four songs, all written by Grace O’Clerkin, which were released by Prestophone Records. In 2019 the recordings were added to the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia’s Sounds of Australia collection.

Discography

  • "Old Rugged Hills" / "Rhythm of Corroboree" (1955, Prestophone)
  • "When My Homeland Is Calling" / "Maranoa Moon" (1956, Prestophone)

References

  1. Aboriginal recording pioneers - Olive and Eva, Radio National, 6 July 2014
  2. Olive & Eva: Pioneering Aboriginal Recording Artists, Sonic Archeology, 5 September 2019
  3. Walker, Clinton (2014). Buried Country: The Story of Aboriginal Country Music. Verse Chorus Press. p. 84.
  4. "Iconic Songs become Sounds of Australia", Australian Arts Review, 7 November 2019

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