Stiff Gins
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| Stiff Gins | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genres | World/Folk/Acoustic/Vocal |
| Labels | Sony, Didgeridoo |
| Associated acts | Emma Donovan, The Black Arm Band |
| Website | http://www.stiffgins.net/ |
| Members | Nardi Simpson Kaleena Briggs |
| Past members | Emma Donovan Sieni Taumeopeau |
Stiff Gins are an Indigenous Australian band from Sydney. They call their music "acoustic with harmonies" and are regularly compared to Tiddas.[1] The band was formed by Emma Donovan, Nardi Simpson and Kaleena Briggs after meeting at the Eora Centre while studying music. The band's name uses the word gin (a derogatory word for Aboriginal woman which was also a Dharug word for woman/wife) with the word stiff to become strong black woman,[2] a name which caused debate about use of the word gin.[3]
The band won Deadlys in 2000 for Most Promising New Talent and in 2001 for Single Release "Morning Star".[4]
Discography
- Soh Fa ep (2000) - Sony
- Morning Star ep (2000) - Sony
- Origins (2001) - Sony
- Kingia Australis (2004) - Didgeridoo records
- Wind & Water (2011) - Gadigal Music[5]
References
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- ↑ TE Archive Drink up the Heady soul of Stiff Gins
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- ↑ Michael Ewans, Rosalind Halton, John A. Phillips Music Research: New Directions for a New Century 2004 Page 159 "... 2000, the group won a “Deadly” award (The National Indigenous Music, Sport, Entertainment and Community Awards) for Most Promising New Talent, and in 2001, they won the Single Release of the Year award for their song “Morning Star."
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Further reading
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