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Fur Patrol s Julia Deans to perform at Napier s Botanic Beats
23 Dec, 2020 08:52 PM
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Singer-songwriter Julia Deans, in black, pictured with some members of this year s Project Prima Volta ahead of the Botanic Beats concert. Photo / Supplied
Hawkes Bay Today
By: Louise Gould
Award winning singer-songwriter Julia Deans will be performing at next month s Botanic Beats concert joining Project Prima Volta (PPV) on stage in Napier.
The summer concert will take place at Napier Botanical Gardens on Thursday, January 16 from 6pm to 8pm.
Napier City Council event manager Kevin Murphy said having Deans perform will make the event even more noteworthy.
Thursday, 24 December, 2020 - 08:56
Award winning singer-songwriter and former Fur Patrol front woman Julia Deans will join Project Prima Volta to perform at next month’s Botanic Beats at the Napier Botanical Gardens on Thursday 16 January.
The past decade has seen Julia transition from sassy rock chick to glorious songbird, including making her debut operatic performance as Lola in Festival Opera’s Cav + Pag.
Deans’ critically acclaimed solo albums Modern Fables (2010) and We Light Fire (2018) both earned nominations for the Taite Music Prize, the APRA Silver Scroll and the NZ Music Awards.
This year marks the 20th anniversary of Fur Patrol’s much loved album Pet, featuring the now classic number one single Lydia.