Firekites
Firekites | |
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| Origin | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genres | Folk, Pop, Indie |
| Years active | 2005 |
| Labels | Spunk, Own Records |
| Associated acts | The Herd, Josh Pyke |
| Members | Tim McPhee Jason Tampake Ben Howe Pegs Adams |
| Past members | Jane Tyrell |
Firekites is an Australian band from Newcastle, New South Wales. The group is composed of Tim McPhee, Ben Howe and Pegs Adams with other members including Jane Tyrrell (The Herd) and Jason Tampake (Josh Pyke), .[1][2] They released their debut album, The Bowery (produced by Wayne Connolly), in 2008[3] which has had significant airtime on national broadcaster Triple J.[4] Their chalk-drawn animation (by Lucinda Schreiber) video for "Autumn Story" was nominated for a J Award in 2009.[5]
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References[]
- ^ "Kites fly high", Sunday Herald Sun, 20 April 2008
- ^ Beaumont, Anita (9 April 2009), "Firekites go global", The Newcastle Herald
- ^ Wigney, James (20 April 2008), "Folk/Pop", Sunday Herald Sun
- ^ "Firekites blend musical styles", The Chronicle (Toowoomba), 23 October 2008
- ^ Edwards, Amy (21 August 2009), "Flying high after J Award nomination", The Newcastle Herald
- ^ Mengel, Noel (26 June 2008), "Mining the past can turn up real gems", The Courier Mail
- ^ McCabe, Kathy (29 May 2008), "The Bowery review", Daily Telegraph
- ^ Zuel, Bernard (24 May 2008), "Acoustic pop", The Sydney Morning Herald
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Categories:
- New South Wales musical groups
- Musical groups established in 2005