Whanganui news in brief: Our best folk artists win again
1 Feb, 2021 05:35 PM
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Tennessee-based New Zealand duo Tattletale Saints have again been judged New Zealand s best folk artists of the year. Photo / file
Whanganui Chronicle
Best folk artists
Tennessee-based New Zealand duo Tattletale Saints have again been judged New Zealand s best folk artists of the year. The decision was announced on Sunday, January 31, at the Auckland Folk Festival. The award is the 2021 Tūī for Te Kapuoro Taketake Toa. It s the second time Cy Winstanley and Vanessa McGowan have won it - the first was in 2014. They have often performed in Whanganui because Vanessa s father, John McGowan, lives here. Full story here
Kiwi folk duo Tattletale Saints win second Tūī at Auckland Folk Festival
31 Jan, 2021 09:45 PM
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Wanganui Midweek
Tennessee-based New Zealand duo Tattletale Saints won the 2021 Tui for Te Kaipuoro Taketake Toa, Best Folk Artist at the Auckland Folk Festivalon the weekend.
The group won for their third studio album, Dancing Under The Dogwoods. This is the second time the duo has won Best Folk Artist, winning in 2014 for their album How Red Is The Blood.
Made up of Cy Winstanley and Vanessa McGowan, Tattletale Saints crafted an album which showcases the band s perfectly intertwined harmony vocals and Winstanley s clever yet emotional songwriting.