Strawpeople

Strawpeople emerged from the corridors of student radio, where founders Paul Casserly and Mark Tierney met in 1985 after swapping academia for jobs at what is now bFM. The studio-based recording outfit utilised an impressive line-up of vocalists, including Stephanie Tauevihi, Fiona McDonald (Headless Chickens) and Bic Runga. Strawpeople released six albums beginning with 1991's Hemisphere, plus distinctive covers of John Hiatt's 'Have a Little Faith in Me' and The Church's 'Under the Milky Way'. After the departure of Tierney in 1996, the final three albums were led by Casserly alone.