Talented Folk Across the Country: Folk Tui finalists

11 December, 2014

Talented Folk Across the Country: Folk Tui finalists announced

Two established and world-wise New Zealand singer-songwriters and an Auckland-based six-piece band are the finalists for the 2015 Best Folk Album.

After winning the Folk Tui in 2013, sextet Great North is back in the line-up announced today by Recorded Music NZ. Also in line for the 2015 Tui are singer-songwriters Flip Grater from Christchurch and Palmerston North’s Rachel Dawick.

Great North’s third album “Up in Smoke” reinvents the band’s sound, experimenting with classic country but adding choir and swirling guitars. It explores themes such as growing old and moving from certainty to uncertainty.

Flip Grater wrote and recorded “Pigalle” in Paris where she is now based. The album pays homage to her inspirations and influences from both France and New Zealand. It departs from Grater’s first three acoustic albums and shows her grittier side featuring electric guitars, trumpets and piano.

Rachel Dawick’s fourth album “The Boundary Riders” is a collection of musical tales of New Zealand’s pioneer women. It moves across different genres incorporating blues, country, folk, swing, cabaret and music theatre – each character depicted through a different musical voice.

Recorded Music NZ Chief Executive Officer Damian Vaughan says there is an outstanding artist line-up for the 2015 Folk Tui.

“The finalists are all very different but they share the resounding quality that comes with all great folk albums. Congratulations to all the finalists.”

The Tui for the Best Folk Album 2015 is being presented at the 42nd annual Auckland Folk Festival in Kumeu (West Auckland) following the ‘Tui Finalists Concert’ on the evening of Sunday 25 January.

Online ticket sales for the 2015 festival are open now. For more information visit the Auckland Folk Festival website: www.aucklandfolkfestival.co.nz

The Tui for Best Folk Album 2015 is for recordings released in the 12 months to 30 September 2014. The Folk category was introduced to the Awards in 1984.

Recent previous winners of the Tui for Best Folk Album
• 2010 – Chris Prowse - ‘Trouble On The Waterfront”
• 2011 – Wires & Wood - ‘Over The Moon’
• 2012 – Amiria Grenell - ‘Three Feathers’
• 2013 – Great North - “Halves”
• 2014 – Tattletale Saints – “How Red Is the Blood”
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Finalists’ websites

Great North: www.greatnorthband.com
Flip Grater: www.flipgrater.com
Rachel Dawick: www.racheldawick.com

About Recorded Music New Zealand: Recorded Music NZ is a non-profit industry representation and licensing organisation for recording artists and their labels. It divides its services into three main areas. The Member Services team delivers projects including the Vodafone NZ Music Awards, the weekly Official NZ Top40 Charts and the Music Grants programme. Recorded Music NZ’s licensing division administers broadcast and public performance licensing either directly or through its joint initiative with APRA called OneMusic. The Pro-Music team is dedicated to protecting and promoting the interests of artists and labels across the New Zealand recording industry.

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