IRIS

Bio:

Heavenly harmonies, soulful singing, stories of the women's journey and the chance to sing along are what you will find when you discover Iris. There may also be laughs, a few tears, and everything in between! Iris perform music influenced by a range of genres including folk, gospel, blues & celtic, and their repertoire features both their own beautiful original compositions as well as songs from other performers they love! Iris is a six-piece all-girl musical group who have evolved from their a'capella roots to performing with touches of guitar, piano, ukelele, oboe, recorder and percussion. However their passion for intricate harmonies ensure the creative emphasis is firmly on voice! Iris have been festival favourites over the past five years at events such as Fairbridge Folk Festival, Bridgetown Blues Festival and Denmark Festival of Voice. Iris are Jo Allen, Kris Arnott, Carmel Bain, Coralie Kan, Sarah Tunzi and Karen Winton 

The relaxed vibe was further enhanced by Iris, a five-part female a cappella group, their voices blended in beautiful arrangements of originals and gospel numbers. Their candid sharing, warm personalities and stunning voices made them instant crowd-pleasers. (The West Australian)

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Member Since:

August 10, 2006

Members:

Jo Allen, Kris Arnott, Carmel Bain, Coralie Kan, Sarah Tunzi, Karen Winton

Influences:

There is huge diversity between us in what we listen to and are influenced by! Here are a few to start with and we'll add more soon. First of all Karen was inspired to form Iris after seeing the amazing Australian group Akasa perform at Fairbridge Festival in about 2002/03. We also think Coco's Lunch are awe inspiring. Other influences over the years have been Steeleye Span, The Fagans, Eva Cassidy, Cara Dillon, Cassandra Wilson, Joni Mitchell, Tori Amos, The Wailin Jennys, EastMountainSouth, Sarah McLachlan, Indigo Girls, Eric Bibb, Gillian Welch, Alison Krauss, Nickel Creek and heaps more. We also love the songwriting and singing of Australian Michael Kennedy, and we have to say we love Andrew Winton as well! ..