associated_acts years_active label article_title past_members background origin name
the pigram brothers , kuckles , jimmy chi 1983 -- 1995 abc records , jigil records scrap metal -lrb- band -rrb-
 alan teh johnny albert duncan campbell pigram stephen pigram phillip pigram michael ambi michael group_or_band broome , australia scrap metal
scrap metal -lrb- band -rrb-

scrap metal were a band from broome , western australia who played rock music with elements of country and reggae .
the members had aboriginal , irish , filipino , french , chinese , scottish , indonesian and japanese heritage .
the band toured nationally as part of the bran nue dae musical and with midnight oil , and were the first aboriginal band to sign an international publishing deal .
an abc tv documentary `` from broome to the big smoke '' was made about them .
scrap metal won the ` best indigenous act ' award at the 1992 west australian music industry awards .
after scrap metal alan , stephen and phillip pigram joined up with their brothers david , colin , gavin and peter to create the pigram brothers .
in 2006 stephen and alan pigram were inducted into the western australian music hall of fame .
