Father of Eastern Rosellas hitmaker on fostering creativity in kids – video
Father of Eastern Rosellas hitmaker on fostering creativity

On July 18, Joel Phillips posted a 'full band version' of his 7-year-old son Miles's song heralding the eastern rosella – a bright parrot native to south-eastern Australia. The song, Eastern Rosellas, has since been viewed more than 1.5m times and received radio airplay.

Father's role in fostering creativity

Joel speaks with Guardian Australia's Rafqa Touma about his role as a father in fostering creativity. The interview explores how a boy's own song about eastern rosellas went viral and was covered by Ben Lee.

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