The men behind the music: Shane Howard's anthemic Solid Rock symbolises Australian social protest worldwide, Neil Murray's My Island Home connects cultures across Australia and Archie Roach tells his personal story as a child of the Stolen Generations in Took the Children Away.

In a one-off Brisbane Writers Festival event, these iconic Australian songwriters sing from the Shane Howard songbook.

In a career spanning more than three decades, Shane Howard formed rock band Goanna, performed solo, toured Ireland with Irish folk singer Mary Black and became a founding member of the Black Arm Band collective. Considered to be one of Australia's foremost songwriters and storytellers, Shane's songwriting journey has been gathered together in Shane Howard Lyrics.