Tessa Rain is a

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singer-songwriter best known for her collaboration with

Fly My Pretties __NOTOC__ Fly My Pretties is a collaboration of musicians originally from Wellington, New Zealand who are known for coming together to record live albums, in various locations in New Zealand. The different musical backgrounds of the members make ...

. She wrote the songs ''Carrier Pigeon'' and ''Smoke Me'' from '' The Return of Fly My Pretties'', and ''Mauri'' from ''A Story''. Her debut solo album "Dirt Poems" was released in August 2010.

Biography

Tessa Rain is also known for her past collaborations with

Age Pryor Age Pryor is a New Zealand musician and songwriter. He records and performs solo, he plays many instruments and is a founding member of the Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra, The Woolshed Sessions, and Congress of Animals, and is also a ...

; together they released the album ''Homerecordings''. The song ''Funny Shadow'' from this album was written by Rain and was later featured in the

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film ''

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''. In 2006, Rain was the subject of a 45-minute interview broadcast nationally on

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, where she performed several songs including ''Smoke Me''. In 2007, Rain returned to Radio New Zealand National for another live broadcast performance with Jess Chambers. Rain has also made appearances as a harmony singer and has contributed to several popular recordings, including ''Jess Chambers and the Firefly Orchestra'', Age Pryor's ''Shanks' Pony'' and ''City Chorus'', and Ryan Prebble's ''Fruits''. Outside of Fly My Pretties tours and in addition to performing as a solo artist, she has performed or toured with Age Pryor, Ryan Prebble, Eva Prowse, and Jesse Rivest.

References

External links

Tessa Rain official website
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