Mark Tierney and Paul Casserley’s production outfit, the Strawpeople have been a vehicle for many talented kiwi female focalist – with Fiona McDonald, Bic Runga and Stephanie Tauevihi gracing a number of their hit singles. Unfortunately at times their late 90s albums sound a little too close to their contemporaries in massive attack (an obvious comparison), which is not helped by their almost session musician approach to recording songs.
Discography
- Hemisphere [1990 Pagan Pal1067]
- Have A Little Faith Ep [1992 Pagan Pal1089]
- Worldservice [1993 Pagan Pac1086]
- Under The Milky Way Ep [1994 Epic]
- Crying Ep [1994 Epic 660954.2]
- Broadcast [1994 Epic 477675.2]
- Vicarious [1996 Epic 485270.2]
- 100 Street Transistors [1997 Columbia]
- No New Messages [2000 Epic 495498.2]
- The Best Of 1990 > 2000 [Compilation 2000 Epic 5011412000]
- Count Backwards From 10 [2004 Crs 5173692000]
Awards Etc
Rianz Awards 1990
- Most Promising Group Of The Year :The Strawpeople
- Sound Engineer Of The Year: The Strawpeople
Rianz Awards 1993
- Producer Of The Year: The Strawpeople
Apra Silver Scroll 1995
- Song Writing Award: Straw People – ‘Sweet Disorder’
Rianz Awards 1995
- Songwriter Of The Year: Mark Tieey / Paul Casserly / Anthony Iosa [Straw People]
Rianz Awards 1996
- Album Of The Year: Straw People – Vicarious