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Stiff Gins
Origin Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Genres
  • World
  • folk
  • acoustic
Years active 1999 (1999)–present
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Associated acts
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The Stiff Gins are an Indigenous Australian band from Sydney. They call their music "acoustic with harmonies" and are regularly compared to Tiddas. The band was formed by Emma Donovan, Nardi Simpson and Kaleena Briggs in 1999, after meeting at the Eora Centre while studying music. The band's name uses the word gin (a derogatory word for an Aboriginal woman which was also a Dharug word for woman/wife) with the word stiff to become strong black woman, a name which caused debate about use of the word gin.

The band won Deadlys in 2000 for Most Promising New Talent and in 2001 for their single "Morning Star".

Discography

Albums

Title Details
Origins
  • Released: 2001
  • Label: Stiff Gins (SGO2500)
  • Format: CD
Kingia Australis
  • Released: 2004
  • Label: Didgeridoo records
  • Format: CD
Wind & Water
  • Released: March 2011
  • Label: Gadigal Music (GAD006)
  • Format: CD, DD

Extended plays

Title Details
Soh Fa
  • Released: 2000
  • Label: Stiff Gins (TSG500)
  • Format: CD

Awards

Deadly Awards

The Deadly Awards, commonly known simply as "The Deadlys", was an annual celebration of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander achievement in music, sport, entertainment and community. The awards ran from 1995 until funding cuts lead to their cancellation in 2014.


Year Nominee / work Award Result
Deadly Awards 2000 Stiff Gins Most Promising New Talent Won
Deadly Awards 2001 "Morning Star" by Stiff Gins Best Single Release Won
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