Sammy Butcher (musician)

Sammy Butcher (musician)

Sammy Butcher, an Australian Aborigine was born at Papunya, Northern Territory in Central Australia. He formed the Warumpi Band with George Burarrwanga, Neil Murray and Gordon Butcher in the late 1970s. His mother's side is from the south, the Pitjantjatjara tribe and his father's side from the Walpiri from Pikilyi, near Yinjirrimardi area.

Butcher released a solo album "Desert Surf Guitar" on CAAMA music. [ [http://www.nit.com.au/TheArts/story.aspx?id=9558 Issue 28] Sammy Butcher surfs with his desert guitar] He was the subject of the documentary "Sammy Butcher, Out of the Shadows", part of the "Nganampa Anwernekenhe" series. The documentary looks at his life after the Warumpi Band. [ [http://australianscreen.com.au/titles/sammy-butcher/ australianscreen] Sammy Butcher, Out of the Shadows]

He is renowned as the one of the best guitar players to come out of Central Australia. He now lives in Papunya 250 km west of Alice Springs.


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