Big Life

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Educational Theory, Aims & Objectives, Biography & Memoir
Cover of the book Big Life by George Huitker, Ginninderra Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: George Huitker ISBN: 9781760411329
Publisher: Ginninderra Press Publication: April 24, 2016
Imprint: Ginninderra Press Language: English
Author: George Huitker
ISBN: 9781760411329
Publisher: Ginninderra Press
Publication: April 24, 2016
Imprint: Ginninderra Press
Language: English

In 2014, George Huitker decided to merge his love of music and service education, and convinced his band, Junk Sculpture, to undertake a life-changing tour of north-western New South Wales. This was the very region where his service learning program was introducing his urban-based students to rural communities, to gain a better understanding of life in rural Australia, particularly for Indigenous children and their families. 

With Midnight Oil’s influential album Diesel and Dust on heavy rotation, Huitker emulated this band’s ground-breaking Blackfella/Whitefella tour and hit the dusty, straight, corrugated roads heading northward on a journey of discovery… On the way, the travellers discovered some hard truths about themselves, their preconceptions and their country’s history, and how best to serve its disempowered and disadvantaged people with greater authenticity. 

In an honest, heartfelt and at times heart-breaking memoir, George Huitker shares this journey while tracing his own songlines and how they instilled his passion for singing and serving others.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

In 2014, George Huitker decided to merge his love of music and service education, and convinced his band, Junk Sculpture, to undertake a life-changing tour of north-western New South Wales. This was the very region where his service learning program was introducing his urban-based students to rural communities, to gain a better understanding of life in rural Australia, particularly for Indigenous children and their families. 

With Midnight Oil’s influential album Diesel and Dust on heavy rotation, Huitker emulated this band’s ground-breaking Blackfella/Whitefella tour and hit the dusty, straight, corrugated roads heading northward on a journey of discovery… On the way, the travellers discovered some hard truths about themselves, their preconceptions and their country’s history, and how best to serve its disempowered and disadvantaged people with greater authenticity. 

In an honest, heartfelt and at times heart-breaking memoir, George Huitker shares this journey while tracing his own songlines and how they instilled his passion for singing and serving others.

More books from Ginninderra Press

Cover of the book Sleeping on Trains by George Huitker
Cover of the book The Silver Cord by George Huitker
Cover of the book In the Shadows of the Garden by George Huitker
Cover of the book How To Pass a Test by George Huitker
Cover of the book Signs of a Poetic Life by George Huitker
Cover of the book The Lilac Bow by George Huitker
Cover of the book From the Edge of the Pacific by George Huitker
Cover of the book The Tower by George Huitker
Cover of the book Black Mountain by George Huitker
Cover of the book They liked me, the horses, straightaway by George Huitker
Cover of the book Cicada Chimes by George Huitker
Cover of the book Brushstrokes by George Huitker
Cover of the book Threading Raindrops by George Huitker
Cover of the book Pursuit by George Huitker
Cover of the book The Fortune Bird by George Huitker
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy