A call for taking care of Country+ Teskey Brothers support; A Day On The Green
CHARLIE NEEDS BRACES
“The way Charlie expresses spirituality and identity is so beautiful and alive. So into the energy on this one.” – Jerry Ijale Agbinya
“Your music has touched many hearts and your talent knows no bounds. Keep shining bright, Charlie!” – Archie Roach Music
Charlie Needs Braces releases new single ‘Dyarrubin’, a call for taking care of Country
+ Teskey Brothers support; A Day On The Green
Celebrating the Country’s beautiful waterways and surrounding bushlands, Naarm-based musician Charlie Needs Braces is back with her looping prowess and lush vocal layers in her new single ‘Dyarrubin’. Her first release following her debut album Saltwater People, which saw Charlie awarded the ‘Archie Roach Award for Emerging Talent’ at the 2023 Music Victoria Awards and touring interstate and regionally, ‘Dyarrubin’ is the first look at a new chapter for the project, out Thursday 15 August. With her sister Miri, Charlie Needs Braces has announced they will support The Teskey Brothers in January of 2025 for A Day On The Green, with shows across Australia.
Named after the Dyarrubin River, the traditional name for the Hawkesbury River that runs from the NSW Central Coast to Northern Sydney, ‘Dyarrubin’ was inspired by the surrounding vivacious wildlife. ‘We watched the sunset reflecting in the water as the dusk fell and the mullet fish jumped in and out splashing their silver tales on the surface. We heard the bellbirds singing and making their loud echolocation popping, calling to each other through the bush’says Charlie. Amongst ethereal layered vocals created with her sister Miri, the many different brass tones of Charlie’s leading instrument trumpet create loops and solos around their message to celebrate and take care of our Country.
‘We need to continue to protect and take care of our Country, maintaining the lands and waters just as our ancestors have done for so long before us. Celebrate our Country and Culture with us.’– Charlie Needs Braces
‘Dyarrubin’ out Thursday 15 August via Gyrostream
A proud GuriNgai woman and direct descendant of Bungaree and Matora, Charlie Needs Braces has drawn in audiences across Australia, her energetic musical landscapes weaving together stories and language, also known for her work with Casey Donovan, The Teskey Brothers, The Seven Ups, and Tek Tek Ensemble. Her debut album ‘Saltwater People’ saw her single and video clip featured on RAGE, was triple j Unearthed Artists of the Week, and was recently featured on the ABC documentary ‘Changing Tides’ as part of a NAIDOC week special. Following the album’s release, Charlie has performed across Australia at the Share the Spirit Festival, Woodford Folk Festival, Burramatta Festival, Far East Music Festival, St Kilda Festival, Sydney Road Street Party, Wominjeka Festival, Tanglewood, Oops A Daisy, The Town, and supported the likes of Ziggy Ramo, Kee’ahn, Cookin on 3 Burners, and Harry Angus.
Charlie Needs Braces new call for the importance of taking care of the land will surely bring the magic of the Dyarrubin River to you.
Upcoming Shows
Sofar Sounds
Wednesday 28 August
Djerriarrah Festival
Saturday 23 November
Melton, Victoria
Free Event
The Town
Friday 29 November – 2 December
Licola, Gippsland
A Day On The Green 2025
The Teskey Brothers with Band of Horses, Sierra Ferrell, CMAT, Charlie Needs Braces
Wednesday 8 January 2025 Burswood Park Burswood, Western Australia
Friday 10 January 2025 Peter Lehmann Wines Tanunda, South Australia
Saturday 11 January 2025 Mt Duneed Estate Geelong, Victoria
Sunday 12 January 2025 Centennial Vineyards Bowral, New South Wales
Saturday 18 January 2025 Bimbadgen Pokolbin, New South Wales
Sunday 19 January 2025 Sirromet Wines Mount Cotton Queensland
Dyarrubin Lyrics:
Fish are swimming all around, through the waterways they surround me.
All the spirits are alive, just as much as you or I.
Take me to the Dyarrubin, take me to the Dyarrubin river, and you will see.
The ancestors’ voices sing through the wind, and the waves, calling to you as its storming. Their presence is strong in the land, on our country, in the sand.
Take me to the Dyarrubin, take me to the Dyarrubin river, and you will see. And you will see, and you will see, and you will see.
Take me to the Dyarrubin, take me to the Dyarrubin, take me to the Dyarrubin, take me to the Dyarrubin river.
Take me to the Dyarrubin, take me to the Dyarrubin river, take me to the Dyarrubin, take me to the Dyarrubin river.
Credits:
Charlie Woods on Vocals, Trumpet, and Loops
Miri Woods on Backing Vocals
Michael Saxall on Percussion.
Produced, Recorded, and Mixed by Master Kapow
Mastered by Guy Louis Faletolu
Supported by the Archie Roach Award for Emerging Talent and Music Victoria.
The Dyarrubin track was recorded in Naarm on Wurundjeri Country.
Charlie Needs Braces would like to acknowledge the Traditional Owners, and pay respect to all past present and emerging First Peoples and their ongoing living cultures.
