| Songs of the Southern Skies | ||||
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| Released | 17 August 2012 | |||
| Recorded | Brisbane, Australia | |||
| Genre | Jazz, classical music, pop | |||
| Label | Katie Noonan and Karin Schaupp | |||
| Producer | Katie Noonan and Karin Schaupp | |||
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Songs of the Southern Skies is a collobrative studio album by Australian singer songwriter Katie Noonan and Australian classical guitarist Karin Schaupp. The album was released in August 2012[1] and peaked at number 97 on the ARIA physical albums chart and number 3 on the classical chart.[2]
The album explores music from some of Australia and New Zealand's best classical, folk, jazz and pop songs. The album was recorded in Brisbane, with special guest collaborations including Iva Davies, Gurrumul, Whirimako Black, Diana Doherty, Clare Bowditch and Chris Cheney.
Noonan said; "this project brings together my two main musical loves – classical and pop music. As an artist I love blurring the boundaries of genre and hearing musical worlds collide. This project is a wonderful opportunity for Karin and I to do exactly that!" [3]
The album was toured throughout 2013.[4]
At the ARIA Music Awards of 2012, Songs of the Southern Skies was nominated for 'Best Adult Contemporary' album but lost out to The Ol' Razzle Dazzle by Missy Higgins and 'Best Independent Release' but lost out to Prisoner by The Jezabels.[5][6][7]
- ^ "Song of the Southern Skies by Katie Noonan". iTunes Australia. 17 August 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ "ARIA Report Week Commencing 27th August 2012" (PDF). webarchive.nla.gov.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ "Katie Noonan projects 'Katie Noonan and Karin Schaupp'". katienoonan.com. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ "Songs of the Southern Skies". www.weekendnotes.com. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ "ARIA Awards - Best Adult Contemporary". www.ariaawards.com.au. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ "ARIA Awards - Best Independent Release". www.ariaawards.com.au. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ "2012 ARIA Awards Winners By Year". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 5 October 2012.