Kindred Chords: Australian Musical Families is the first book of its kind in Australia, a book that introduces readers to 27 Australian musical families from across musical genres to provide a glimpse into the extraordinary creativity of Australian musicians and their musical families - the interactions, the influences, the sharing of ideas, the love and support, the special bonds.The author, Loretta Barnard, comes from an esteemed jazz family and has personal connections ...

This book is the first of its kind in Australia, a book that introduces readers to more than 26 Australian musical families from across the musical genres to provide a glimpse into the extraordinary creativity of Australian musicians and their families - the interactions, the influences, the sharing of ideas, the love and support, the special bonds.The musicians covered in this book come from many different backgrounds. Some are selftaught, others have been trained in some of the f...

Did you know there was a piano on the First Fleet? That the first convict artist was hanged for his trouble? That the first female author here started writing under a man's name? That the King owns the painting of our Federation? And did you know that there was a convict who wrote a dictionary of Australian slang? A man who was transported to Australia a record three times? And what about the world's first full-length feature film? Made in Australia, way back in 1906! These are just some o...