Flip Grater...with:
Kris Wilson - banjo, guitar
Simon Hall - mandolin, guitar
Simon Brouwer - drums
Tim Chesney - bass
Influences
New Video! Watch Your Suit Hangs Well Here:
Be All And End All - live at The Repertory Theatre, NZ July 2008
New Video! Watch Ring Around The Rosie Here:
Watch This Road Leads Home
Sounds Like
I enjoy listening to: Cat Power, PJ Harvey, Mazzy Star, Be Good Tanyas, Gillian Welch, Fiona Apple, Nick Drake, Tom Waits, Jollie Holland, Stina Nordenstam, Sufjan Stevens, Magnet, Iron and Wine, Keren Ann, Damien Rice, Shaun K Anderson, Jesse Sykes, Smog, Elliot Smith, Bonnie Somerville, Johhny Cash.
“(Flip Grater) has a Hope Sandoval feel to her acousto-folk, but when she shades to something more angsty indie, she's got a little Cat Power in her” – Austin Cronicle
If you keep up with what’s new and interesting in New Zealand music, then you will have heard of Christchurch based, singer/songwriter Flip Grater. This rising star performed at the prestigious SXSW festival last year and has shared the stage with artists such as The Veils, Ben Lee, The Shins, Anika Moa, The Phoenix Foundation and SJD.
Flip's song Long Awaited Sigh recently featured in the season final of hit US TV show Brothers and Sisters and Flip is now working on tracks for her sophomore LP release for 2008.
To celebrate the release of her debut album Cage For A Song, Flip took off on ‘The CookBook Tour’. This solo tour saw Flip traveling big and small town New Zealand in her Lada Station wagon, playing shows and collecting recipes for a cookbook/ tour stories book - OUT NOW is selected cafes nationwide, Real Groovy Stores and online at www.thecookbooktour.com.
Flip is heading off to Europe for the second edition of The Cookbook Tour this year. CHeck out the show list for EU dates. Tickets to the London show are on sale now www.ticketweb.co.uk
‘Cage For A Song’ and 'Be All And End All' are out now on Maiden Records.
Special thanks to www.nzdirectory.co.nz
BUY THE NEW ALBUM BE ALL AND END ALL:
Be All And End All
This is the latest album from Flip Grater, recorded at The Sitting Room in Christchurch during November and December 2007.
Be All And End All is a brilliantly balanced album, with Flip's polished songwriting taking centre stage, as she moves from gentle, tender ballads to raucous indie-folk and back, via quirky pop and just a touch of alt-country.
The album features a choir of 12 ñ including Anita Clarke (Ragamuffin Children) and Ben Edwards (Degrees K).
CD $25.95 NZD + P&H
Download MP3 $19.95 NZD
Cage For a Song
Cage for a Song, released on Flip Graters own label, Maiden Records, was recorded over a six month period in and around Christchurch and Diamond Harbour in the south island of New Zealand and released in August 2006.
$25.95 NZD Plus P&H
Download MP3 NZ $16.95
The Cookbook Tour
In 2006 Flip Grator went on an epic tour of New Zealand to promote her debut album Cage For A Song.
Travelling the length and breadth of the country in her trusty 1988 Lada station wagon, she sang for her supper in small towns and big cities, blagging accommodation, food and most importantly recipes along the way.
With a cast of unusual characters, this book is the ultimate cookbook/tour diary, and a snapshot of Kiwi subculture punctuated by 47 delicious recipes.
i see you is coming to the dux! Yaye! I'll get your details off you there! Last show in Nz for this year huh? Wow... you're gonna do great things overseas!
hey thanks for being a pal to a myspace novice. digging your album. i also live with brouwer and know tim chesney pseudo intimately. keep up the good work.
you're not coming to spain?! I'm in Madrid... across the Med from Rome... mabe if you turn the volume up REALLY loud.... saludos desde España, Charles (Aotearoa ARtists)
all the best for your nz shows and your uk/europe gigs too! i've played at the spice of life in london a few times, you will sound fabulous there. xx lisa
Hey Flip, really looking forward to sharing the stage on the 23rd!!! Keen to hear the full band thing, as the only time I've seen you play was solo at the Tote with Cassette back in the day. Simon
Hi Flip, it was great to be able to share the stage with you at the Paradiso gig, Was an amazing experience and you all sounded brilliant. All the best with the rest of the tour and good luck overseas. Hope we can do it again some time, and thanks for introducing me to Tim,s music, i was blown away. Thanks Again
Lovely show last night. Even lovelier album (Oren bought it and gave it to me for my birthday tomorrow). Good to finally have a recording of This Year's Lie! Hope the rest of your tour goes really well. :)
Hey Flip, good to see ya other night at Dux. The new album is sweet all the hard work is worth it eh?, we've been playing it heaps in the shop, did you get a in store sorted with Paul?
we'll be like two ships but i'll be sending you warm & cosy knitwear thoughts, peppermint tea a-plenty days & whiskey laden night dreams along the way happy sailing x reb
I think The Press got a mix-up. They listed you as being at the Dux on Friday night, with Sunswtich. I turned up but missed you there. But I see by your list it doesn't show. I'll try and get to your nest one.
hey flip! how are you darl? so cool hanging out the other week - give me a text if your free Monday/Tuesday and we can catch up for a coffee or something...not sure if I can cook Vegan, but could always try! ha ha.
