Tami
@tamineilson
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New Zealand
Joined Mar 3, 2004
Tami Neilson was raised in Canada, by parents with a closet full of sequined stage costumes and platform shoes.
She grew up in a house where amplifiers and guitar cases were just as much a part of the furniture as chairs and tables, and when most kids are still singing nursery rhymes in the bathtub, she was traveling across North America in a 34 foot motor home, performing professionally in her family band, The Neilsons.
Sharing the stage with the likes of Johnny Cash, Tami appeared regularly on television and radio, touring North America, promoting The Neilsons independent CD, releasing 2 top 40 singles on the Canadian music charts.
Then Tami met a boy who caused her heart to flutter and her feet to move to the other side of the world.
She arrived in New Zealand, releasing her debut solo album, “Red Dirt Angel”, which included the single “Sister Cash”, a duet with Joanne Cash. Her second release, "The Kitchen Table Sessions" won Best Country Album 2010, making her the first person to win the award two years in a row. The first single, "Cry Myself to Sleep", was also nominated for APRA "Best Country Song". Hot on the heels of being presented “Best Female Country Artist” at the 2010 New Zealand Country Music Awards, this highly prolific artist is now releasing Volume 2 of “The Kitchen Table Sessions” in 2011.
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Hello Tami. It's one of your uncles. I just want to tell you...YOU'RE GREAT. I am real proud of you and your accomplishments. So glad to see Jay and Todd doing great also. You three are keeping on with the music. Thanks for what you are doing. Please tell Grant, I am very proud of him, too. Please say hello to your Mom. I'm still keeping track of your songs nd your interviews. It is a tough road to be on, but with your talent and your writings,I really feel, success is very close. Your songwriting is fantastic. First, I love you and the fellows very much. I do know you have a lot going for you. Bye for now, Tami Neilson