Mills Sisters
Mills Sisters | |
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Origin | Thursday Island, Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia |
Genres | Folk |
Years active | 1950s – present |
Members | Cessa Mills Ina Mills Rita Mills |
Mills Sisters is a group of three sisters from Torres Strait Islands, Rita and twins Cessa and Ina. All three sang and Rita played guitar, Cessa the ukulele and Ina the tambourine.[1] Cessa and Ina retired in 1996 and Rita continued on a solo career.[2] They started singing in the 1950s and in the 1980s started to tour outside the Torres Strait.[3] They performed all over the Pacific and in Europe.[4] Their version of "TI Blues" (a song written by Seaman Dan) has been called "a signature tune for the Torres Strait".[5]
Discography[]
- Frangipani land (1993) - New Market Music[6]
- Those beautiful TI girls (2002) - Zuna Entertainment[7]
Awards[]
Australia Council for the Arts[]
The Australia Council for the Arts arts funding and advisory body for the Government of Australia. Since 1993, it has awarded a Red Ochre Award. It it presented to an outstanding Indigenous Australian (Aboriginal Australian or Torres Strait Islander) artist for lifetime achievement.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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1995[8] | themselves | Red Ochre Award | Awarded |
References[]
- ^ The Australian, 13 December 2004, "Trailblazer sang Torres on to map" by Steve Connolly
- ^ Australian Associated Press General News, 28 March 2003, "Better late than never for Uncle Seaman" by Jordan Baker
- ^ Sunday Herald Sun, 14 March 1999, "Rita's family affair" by Paul Stewart
- ^ Sunday Herald Sun, 11 March 2001, "Rita calls it a day, at last." by Paul Stewart
- ^ Pryor, Cathy (8 September 2001). "Northern Delights". The Australian.
- ^ Frangipani land listing
- ^ Those beautiful TI girls listing
- ^ Red Ochre Award Archived 2014-02-01 at the Wayback Machine Australia Council for the Arts
- Queensland musical groups
- Indigenous Australian musical groups
- Torres Strait Islanders
- Torres Strait Islands culture
- Australian folk singers
- Musical groups established in the 1950s