Taikurtinna Welcome to Country
On Friday night, the Welcome to Country will be given by Jamie Goldsmith and Takurtinna.
Jamie Goldsmith is a Kaurna Narungga man from the Adelaide Plains and the Yorke Peninsula. His Kaurna name is Ngungana Kartemeru (First Born Kookaburra) Ilyaitpinna (father of Ilya). He is the only surviving son of Uncle Stevie ‘Gadlabarti’ Goldsmith. Like his father before him, Jamie is a world renowned Yidaki artist (the word for Digeridoo used by the Yolngu, the original creators of the instrument), playing all over Australia and overseas and celebrated widely for his immense talent.
Jamie will also give a Welcome to Country to visiting artists before the festival opens and lead three sessions of Uncle Stevie’s Classroom in KidZone on Monday.
Fri
5:30pm
Foundation Stage