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Strawpeople Profile

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Published: 27 May 2013
Updated: 2 Jan 2019
Strawpeople were formed at 95bFM by Mark Tierney and Paul Casserly in 1990, primarily as a studio band with featured vocalists. Initially signed to Pagan Records, their first single ‘One Good Reason’, a cover of the old Swingers hit, was released the same year but failed to chart. It was followed shortly afterwards by an album Hemisphere.

Further singles ‘Blue’, ‘The Slide’ (a cover of the Tall Dwarfs song), and ‘Love Explodes’ fared little better, although the second album Worldservice charted (No.30) on the strength of student radio play and strong reviews.

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1991 publicity shot of The Strawpeople
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Paul Casserly, Greg Johnson and Mark Tierney during a break recording the Strawpeople at The Lab
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Strawpeople - No New Messages
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Taller Than God
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Fiona McDonald, Strawpeople.
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Mark Tierney and Paul Casserley
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Interview with Mark Tierney and Paul Casserly from Strawpeople, 22 April 1994. Directed by Ross Cunningham.
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Fiona McDonald, Strawpeople.
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No One Like You
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Stamp magazine, July 1990
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Paul Casserly, Merinia, Mark Tierney, 1990
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Paul Casserly
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Trick With a Knife
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Drive, featuring vocals by Bic Runga.
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Strawpeople - Hemisphere, 1991
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Strawpeople - Vicarious2, 1997
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Strawpeople - Broadcast, 1994
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Strawpeople - 100 Street Transistors, 1997
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Strawpeople with Anthony Ioasa, APRA Silver Scrolls, 1995
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Under The Milky Way
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Paul Casserly
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A wry hand drawn Chris Knox comment on Strawpeople's cover of the duo's The Slide, 1992
Photo credit: Revor Reekie collection
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The advert for the first double 10-inch Deepgrooves EP
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The Strawpeople album No New Messages was awarded gold sales status.
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Paul Casserly, Mark Tierney, Stephanie Tauevihi
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Fiona McDonald and Paul Casserly
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Mark Tierney, Stephanie Tauevihi, Paul Casserly,
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Sweet Disorder
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Paul Casserly and Greg Johnson at The Lab. Both Greg and The Strawpeople have recorded two albums at The Lab.
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Drive (feat. Bic Runga)
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Strawpeople: Mark Tierney, Stephanie Tauevihi, Paul Casserly.
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Strawpeople - Vicarious
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Related:

Mark Tierney

MC OJ and Rhythm Slave

Joost Langeveld

Greg Johnson

Headless Chickens

Anthony Ioasa

Tall Dwarfs

Jordan Reyne

Simon Holloway

Trevor Reekie

Stellar*

Bic Runga

Wayne Bell

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Members:

Mark Tierney - producer, composer

Paul Casserly - producer, composer

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Links:

NZ On Screen profile

Wikipedia

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Labels:

Pagan

Sony