The Rains On Uluru was born from a profound memory that I have held onto for thirty years. My love of this country and the land has become the focal point of my songwriting along with a respect for the people of our First Nations.

I stood there staring up at the rock after a long drive from Adelaide, my first time to visit Uluru and my first time in the Northern Territory. I watched in awe as the rains came down that day, it had been several months since this had happened and the sight of the water cascading down the rock took my breath away.

It ran through crevices, it disappeared and reappeared, taking away the dust as it went and revealing such beautiful colours with its wash. The water fell in earnest looking like many individual waterfalls all around the rock, the birds were singing, so happy to see the rain.

The dirt at our feet turned to mud, the car took on a new look and I could feel the sweat under my hat running down the back of my neck, leaving trails of red as it went. I couldn’t believe the size of this magical rock, standing there so proud and prominent in the landscape.

Nature was at its best, trees were glistening and wildlife ran and glided wherever its home was to be. The rain felt like a blessing and the sky was sending a reward to the Northern Territory that day.

I am forever grateful that mother nature gave me this experience and even though it took several years to form into a song, I know my mind stored it in memory for it to be released in perfect timing.

And I’ll never forget, the vision I met, the red rock with rain pouring through
And I’ll never forget, my best memory yet, the rains on Uluru.

Lyrics and melody – Anne Fraser, Guitars – Anne Fraser / Corey Noll, Other Instrumentals – Corey Noll, Vocals – Anne Fraser / William Parmbuk – Wadeye Man

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