Courtney Barnett and Paul Kelly share their rendition of Archie Roach's "Charcoal Lane"
28 October 2015, 19:50
| Written by
Laurence Day
Courtney Barnett and Paul Kelly have covered Archie Roach's "Charcoal Lane" as part of a reissue of Roach's debut record.
Roach's debut album Charcoal Lane turns 25 this year, and it's being re-released with a range of covers - including the Barnett x Kelly one. Briggs, Gurrumul, Dewayne Everettsmith, Emma Donovan, and Dan Sultan have also contributed their versions of Roach's tracks.
The original version of "Charcoal Lane" saw Kelly as co-producer.
Barnett's own recent album Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit is out now.
The 25th anniversary edition of Charcoal Lane is out 6 November,
Check out the cover of "Charcoal Lane" below.
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