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Curriculum Vitae of Published Work
NEIL MURRAY
Songwriter • Author • Poet
Neil Murray is one of Australia’s most respected songwriters.
He also enjoys significant appreciation for his articles, stories and poems.
Neil has been a professional writer, performer and musician since 1983.

PUBLISHED BOOKS
Sing for me Countryman
First published by Hodder & Stoughton 1993
Independently republished 2004, printed by Griffin Press.

One Man Tribe-Collection of poetry
published by Charles Darwin University Press, 1999

Starting Procedure (poetry)
Self published through Papunya Literature Production Centre 1980

SHORT STORIES
Home and Away – The Bulletin 1983
Boomerangs- Going Down Swinging 1983
Two Stones – Inprint 1983
One Last Hitch- The Edge, 1989
The Risks of Two - up Motorcycling, Australian Short Stories 1987
Unmarked Graves - included in Banjo Clarke’s Wisdom Man, Penguin Australia 2003

ARTICLES

A Guide to Boomerang Buying - On the Street 1983
Turning up the stars full blast - Australian Playboy, 1984.
Over the back fence - Follow me Gentleman 1986
He’s my brother - The Australian Way, July 1989
The Getting of Banjos Wisdom, The Age, 25 April 2000
Was True Blue a Blackfella?, The Age, 6 July 2002
Gunnedah Dreaming, The Age Review, 3 July, 2004
No Flowers, the Monthly, 3rd August 2005

STAGE PLAYS
King For This Place
Commissioned by Deckchair Theatre 1999.
Performed for a three week season at Deckchair theatre, Fremantle, Western Australia, 1999

SCREENPLAYS
Desert Stars.
AFC Funded to 4th draft stage 1993. Un-produced.

ENDORSEMENT PIECES
Introduction to Caz Gallery Catalogue 1988. Los Angeles
Jandamarra and the Bunuba Resistance by Howard Pederson, Magabala Books 1995
Desert Footy - an essay included in Centre Bounce - football from Australia’s heart by Jesse Marlow, Hardie Grant Books, 2003
Introduction to Australian Galleries exhibition of David Frazer’s paintings “The Escape” 2005

FORWARDS
Whispering along the Wannon CMA publication 2002

INDIVIDUAL POEMS PUBLISHED
Declaring the Stepchild, Contact 2 - Booklet of Fatherhood CD-Pathways Foundation Limited 2003
The call from East Timor - Folk Alliance news letter, and Northerly, Vol. 1, No 1, 2000
Freemans Gold - The Age, October 2000.
On the Value of Blankets, A pale blue mountain - Good Weekend, February 8th 1997
Windy Mick and The Falcon - Limited Edition Poster print 1993,( recorded live on Carnivale Live on tour CD)
This bands never gonna die - Off the Page 1991
The language of eyes - Overland 1991
Sunshine Autumn - Poets Choice 1978
Other poems have appeared in See Page 207, Chook Chook, Streetpoetry, Compass, Overland, Northern Perspective, North of the Ten Commandments, Poetic Licensees.
Broadcast on ABC radio, 3CR, 3RRR,2EA, 2-SER, 8CCC, 2JJJ.

ALBUMS

Jailanguru Pakarnu- Warumpi Band
Single - Hot records 1983 - b side Kintorelakutu
(Film Clip: Jailanguru Pakarnu)

Big Name No Blankets- Warumpi Band
Festival Records first released through Powder works/RCA 1985
Singles: Breadline, Blackfella Whitefella
(Film Clips, Breadline,Blackfella Whitefella)

Go Bush - Warumpi Band
Festival Records 1987
Singles: My Island Home - B side Didjeridoo Blue
(Film Clip:My Island Home)

Too Much Humbug - Warumpi Band
CAAMA Music- 1996
Singles: Stompin Ground
(Film Clips: Stompin Ground, Wayathul, Stars)

Calm and Crystal Clear- Neil Murray
Festival Records 1989
Singles:
Calm And Crystal Clear,
Lets fall in love again - B side - Wild Country
Ocean of Regret- B side Silver City
Cleverman - B side Seven Days of rain
(Film Clips: Calm & Crystal Clear, Lets Fall In Love Again)

Far Away (Single Release) - Neil Murray
B sides Swagman’s rest, Menindee
Massive Records 1992

These Hands - Neil Murray
Mushroom records 1993. Re-released independently 1999.
Re-released with Shock Records 2004.
Singles:
Holy Road,
Sing Your Destiny - B sides Broken Song, Calm & Crystal Clear
(Film Clips: Holy Road, Sing Your Destiny)

Dust- Neil Murray
ABC Music 1996. Re-released with Shock Records 2004
Singles (1996):
This Bliss - B sides Love or Misery, Great Redeeming Actions
Give this day - B side – In my heart

The Wondering Kind- Neil Murray
ABC Music 2000 Re-released with Shock Records 2004.

Going The Distance - Neil Murray
Shock Records 2004.
(Film Clips - Over the Moon, Holding on to sky)

About Time - A song collection - Neil Murray
Shock Records 2005
Video - "Tom Wills Would"

Spoken - Neil Murray
Island Home Music 2007