BIG NAME, NO BLANKETS

BIG NAME, NO BLANKETS By Andrea James with Anuypa Butcher and Sammy Tjapanangka Butcher

“You might think we’re flash up here on this big stage, with big lights and big hair but we come from a little place with a big heart and a big story…”

Big Name, No Blankets cranks up the amps and plugs into the heart of Papunya (Warumpi), where for the first time, we hear the stories of the Warumpi Band through founding lead guitarist Sammy Tjapanangka Butcher’s perspective.

You’re invited into the world of these central desert legends. Stomp your feet, clap your hands and sing along as you get swept away by this big-hearted story.

Cover photo: (L-R) Jackson Peele, Teangi Knox,Taj Pigram, Baykali Ganambarr. Credit: James Henry.