Years active 1988–2005 Website www.strawpeople.co.nz Genres Rock, Pop | Active until 2005 | |
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Past members Mark TierneyStephanie TauevihiFiona McDonald Albums Worldservice, No New Messages Similar Headless Chickens, Bic Runga, Greg Johnson, Netherworld Dancing Toys, The Mutton Birds | ||
Strawpeople sweet disorder
Strawpeople are a New Zealand band. They were created by Paul Casserly and Mark Tierney after they had met while working at the Auckland university radio station now known as 95 bFM.
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Over the years, Strawpeople has brought together various New Zealand songwriters, vocalists and musicians in a collaborative effort and achieved some success. The album 'Broadcast' reached #3 on the New Zealand charts and featured in the top 40 for 51 consecutive weeks. Single 'Sweet Disorder' from that album won the 1995 APRA Silver Scroll Award as well as the 'Songwriting' trophy at the 1996 New Zealand Music Awards. 'Sweet Disorder' was voted one of the APRA Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time, and was included on the related Nature's Best 2 CD. 'Vicarious' won 'Album of the Year' in the 1997 New Zealand Music Awards.
Many albums also featured covers of songs such as The Cars' Drive, John Hiatt’s Have a Little Faith in Me and The Church’s Under the Milky Way.
Vocalists
The Strawpeople, being a studio based recording outfit, have had a revolving door lineup of vocalists, normally female and from New Zealand. Notable vocalists include Leza Corban, Stephanie Tauevihi, Fiona McDonald (a vocalist from another New Zealand band The Headless Chickens), Jordan Reyne and sisters Bic and Pearl Runga.
Songs
Trick With a KnifeWorldservice · 1992
Sweet DisorderBroadcast · 1994
Taller Than GodVicarious · 1996