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Thursday 7th June 2018, ca. 9am.
Broome, at Broome Time resort.
Elsie Dickens, born ca 1940. Grew up around Cherrabun station, Fitzroy Crossing area.
Jean Tinghe Minga (Napurrurla)
Julia Lawford
Rita Minga
Janelle White, the Yiriman Women's co-ordinator
Also two younger family members came in and out throughout the session
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Recorded with J Green's zoom with inbuilt XY mic. Did not have any lapel mic or wind shield. Some wind noise and external noise.
One audio file, 32 minutes 16 bit/48khz
20180607Broome.wav
3 photos taken on my iphone.
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Elsie spoke most about the song, remembering it when she was a child.
Most people referred to song as 'Warriwankanya'
Verses played were ones that had been on the WA recordings. These were:
m-laka33 Warri wankanha :|| Kakanala wanjiwanji warnpanarra
(women didnt recognise warri 'cold'. Wlsie did same main dance)
m-laka25 Kuyardinpangu kuyardinpangu wangkanyjala
m-laka30 Jalkangka yirra yirrala jilka mintila
(women volonteered prickle)
m-laka40 Purakakarnala jiwirdila rna lampirrkakarna
(women didnt know jiwirdi)
m-laka45 Yularra yularra yananyi :||: Nginpirrkay yinpirrkay nyina
(Elsie clearly knew this one)
m-laka46 wijirrkinpara wijirrkinpara
(Elsie clearly knew this one)
m-laka50 Japara-japarala :|| rrimany-many jarlkalay rrimany-many jarlkanji
(Elsie may not have known this one)
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