Martin Curtis

Martin Curtis is a leading New Zealand folksinger and songwriter.

This article is about the New Zealand musician. For the American general and politician, see Newton Martin Curtis.

Biography

Born in Great Britain on 7 February 1944, he came to New Zealand in 1964. In 1976, he and his wife Kay went to Wanaka in Central Otago in the South Island to manage a youth hostel in the town for two weeks. They loved the place, and stayed. They now live in the Cardrona Valley, near Wanaka. His love of the area is reflected in the large number of songs he has written about the district.

Martin runs the annual Cardrona Folk Festival that takes place every Labour Weekend. (New Zealand's Labour Day falls on the 4th Monday of October.) He is also responsible for organising tours of New Zealand by top folk musicians, mainly from Britain, but including Eric Bogle from Australia and Jeremy Taylor from South Africa.

He has produced a number of albums. His 1982 debut album, Gin and Raspberry, is recognised by the New Zealand Recording Industry Association as the best-selling New Zealand folk music album. His 2008 album Sea to Summit was one of three contenders for the 2009 Tui Award for the best New Zealand folk music album of the year. The award was won by the Dunedin trio Delgirl.

Discography

1982: Gin and Raspberry


1986: Back from the Hills


1990: The Daisy Patch


1994: Save the Wilderness


1996: Off to the Dry Cardrona


1998: Below the High Country


2000: Let's Sing a Kiwi Song (children's album)


2002: Beyond a Climber's Moon


2004: Otago, My Home (DVD)


2008: Sea to Summit

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See also

List of folk musicians

Martin Curtis Home Page: http://www.martincurtis.co.nz/


Cardrona Folk Festival: http://www.martincurtis.co.nz/cardrona.html

References

Folk musician's chance for glory, p. 48, Otago Daily Times, 24 Jan 2009


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