Thursday, 17 December 2020, 9:36 am
Darren Watson and
You, Me,
Everybody have claimed their first Tūī finalist
nominations for Te Kaipuoro Taketake Toa | Best Folk Artist
alongside past Tūī winner and finalist
Tattletale
Saints.
Darren Watson
Watson has had
quite the 35-year journey from fresh faced front-person of
popular 80s rhythm and blues showband Chicago Smoke Shop to
politically engaged folk-blues artist.
The
Pōneke-based musician’s latest album
Getting Sober For
The End Of The World was a labour of love recorded
mostly in his lounge, then mixed with care in a nearby
bedroom.
Despite its humble origins it has been