Delgirl
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Delgirl are an acoustic band from Dunedin
, New Zealand
, who play original music which is a mix of skiffle/folk/country/blues and Pacific styles. Original members, Deirdre Newall, Erin Morton and Lynn Vare formed the band in 2000. Newall retired in 2010 and John Dodd joined Vare and Morton on double bass.
, where they recorded the EP Live at the Wunderbar on the 23 of September 2006 with The Spencerville Project. It was recorded by John Kelcher who was previously a member of Dunedin band Sneaky Feelings
.
Their debut album two, maybe three, days ride won the 2008 RIANZ "Tui" New Zealand Folk Album of the Year. The album was recorded at Vidmark Studios in Dunedin over the course of four days in November 2006. It was recorded by Tom Young who collaborated with the band of some of the tracks, with further mixing and mastering by Dale Cotton at Audioworkshop. The band went on to record a split CD in 2009 with Tom as his musician alias Freddy Fudd Pucker.
Their second album, Porchlight, was recorded by Ross McNab at Sweetway Studios, Owaka
in mid 2009. The album was produced by Nick Bollinger, well known author, music critic and musician with the Windy City Strugglers. Porchlight reached 9th position on the IMNZ Top Twenty Independent Charts in the week of its release. Newall retired from the band in August 2010. John Dodd joined Vare and Morton playing double bass and contributing vocals. Dodd has played in numerous bands including Cripple, The Spaghettis, the Midge Marsden
band, and is currently a member of The Chaps and the Whirling Eddys.
In November 2010 the new trio recorded a 4 track EP called 'Freaky Pea, which was released in March 2011. 'Freaky Pea' was recorded and mixed by John Egenes at the 'Albany Street Studios' in Dunedin, and mastered by Dale Cotton.
Dunedin
Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago Region. It is considered to be one of the four main urban centres of New Zealand for historic, cultural, and geographic reasons. Dunedin was the largest city by territorial land area until...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, who play original music which is a mix of skiffle/folk/country/blues and Pacific styles. Original members, Deirdre Newall, Erin Morton and Lynn Vare formed the band in 2000. Newall retired in 2010 and John Dodd joined Vare and Morton on double bass.
Members
- Erin Morton on guitar/trumpet/ukulele/vocals (2000- )
- Lynn Vare on percussion/snare drum/tenor ukulele/banjo/vocals (2000-)
- John Dodd on double bass/vocals (2010-)
- Deirdre Newall on double bass/bodhranBodhránThe bodhrán is an Irish frame drum ranging from 25 to 65 cm in diameter, with most drums measuring 35 to 45 cm . The sides of the drum are 9 to 20 cm deep. A goatskin head is tacked to one side...
/vocals (2000-2010)
Career
One of the early venues Delgirl played at was the Wunderbar in Lyttelton, ChristchurchChristchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
, where they recorded the EP Live at the Wunderbar on the 23 of September 2006 with The Spencerville Project. It was recorded by John Kelcher who was previously a member of Dunedin band Sneaky Feelings
Sneaky Feelings
Sneaky Feelings were a 1980s New Zealand pop/rock band, led by Matthew Bannister, who recorded on the Flying Nun label. Initially recording with the line-up of Bannister , David Pine , Kat Tyrie and Martin Durrant , Tyrie was replaced by John Kelcher early in the band's career...
.
Their debut album two, maybe three, days ride won the 2008 RIANZ "Tui" New Zealand Folk Album of the Year. The album was recorded at Vidmark Studios in Dunedin over the course of four days in November 2006. It was recorded by Tom Young who collaborated with the band of some of the tracks, with further mixing and mastering by Dale Cotton at Audioworkshop. The band went on to record a split CD in 2009 with Tom as his musician alias Freddy Fudd Pucker.
Their second album, Porchlight, was recorded by Ross McNab at Sweetway Studios, Owaka
Owaka
Owaka is a small town in Otago, in the southern South Island of New Zealand. It is the largest community in the rugged, forested Catlins area, close to the border with Southland, some south of Balclutha on the Southern Scenic Route. The town's population was 334 in the 2006 census, a decrease of...
in mid 2009. The album was produced by Nick Bollinger, well known author, music critic and musician with the Windy City Strugglers. Porchlight reached 9th position on the IMNZ Top Twenty Independent Charts in the week of its release. Newall retired from the band in August 2010. John Dodd joined Vare and Morton playing double bass and contributing vocals. Dodd has played in numerous bands including Cripple, The Spaghettis, the Midge Marsden
Midge Marsden
Keith Douglas "Midge" Marsden MNZM is a New Zealand blues and R&B guitarist, harmonica-player, and singer with a musical career spanning four decades.-Biography:...
band, and is currently a member of The Chaps and the Whirling Eddys.
In November 2010 the new trio recorded a 4 track EP called 'Freaky Pea, which was released in March 2011. 'Freaky Pea' was recorded and mixed by John Egenes at the 'Albany Street Studios' in Dunedin, and mastered by Dale Cotton.