Goanna | |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Ectoplasmic Manifestation The Goanna Band Gordon Franklin & the Wilderness Ensemble |
| Origin | Geelong, Victoria, Australia |
| Genres | Alternative rock, folk rock |
| Years active | 1977–1985, 1998, 2021–present |
| Labels | WEA Australia, ABC, EMI, Big Heart |
| Members | Shane Howard Rose Bygrave Marcia Howard Graham Davidge |
| Past members | See members list |
| Website | The official website of the band |
Goanna is an Australian rock band which formed in 1977 in Geelong as The Goanna Band with mainstay Shane Howard as singer-songwriter and guitarist. The group integrated social protest with popular music and reached the Top 20 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart with "Solid Rock" (1982) and "Let the Franklin Flow" (released under the name Gordon Franklin & the Wilderness Ensemble in 1983). Their debut album, Spirit of Place, peaked at No. 2 on the related albums chart. They disbanded in 1987 and briefly reformed in 1998.