Stiff Gins
| 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.
Discography
- Soh Fa ep (2000) - Sony
- Morning Star ep (2000) - Sony
- Origins (2001) - Sony
- Kingia Australis (2004) - Didgeridoo records
- Wind & Water (2011) - Gadigal Music[4]
References
- ↑ Ewans, Michael; Rosalind Halton; John A. Phillips (2004). Music Research: New Directions for a New Century. Cambridge Scholars Press. ISBN 9781904303350.
- ↑ TE Archive Drink up the Heady soul of Stiff Gins
- ↑ Dunbar-Hall, Peter; Chris Gibson (July 2004). Deadly Sounds, Deadly Places. Contemporary Aboriginal Music in Australia. University of New South Wales Press. ISBN 9780868406220.
- ↑ Elder, Bruce (11 June 2011), "Indigenous folk", The Sydney Morning Herald
Further reading
Davis, Therese (2006). "'The Spirit, the Heart and the Power': An Interview with the 'Stiff Gins' on Music, Friendship and History". Aboriginal History 30: 111–123.
External links
- Stiff Gins website
- Stiff Gins at Acoustica Festival
- review at Folk Australia
- review at Message Stick Online
- Stiff Gins on Living Black
- Stiff Gins MySpace