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Tami Neilson: Country and soul singer on her newly announced New Zealand tour 'Neilson Sings Nelson'

Published: Aug. 19, 2024, 10:19 p.m.

One of New Zealand\u2019s country music faves is making her return to New Zealand.\xa0

Tami Neilson, a multi-award winner and friend of the great Willie Nelson, has announced a new mini tour of the country: Neilson Sings Nelson.\xa0

She\u2019ll be performing all of her favourites from the Willie Nelson songbook, with the endorsement of Nelson himself: \u201cTami\u2019s the real deal and does my songs a great honour.\u201d \xa0

The tour coincides with the release of her new album of the same title, recorded at Nelson\u2019s Pedernales Studio in Texas, featuring her brothers Jay and Todd on the backing vocals, guitar, bass, and drums.\xa0

Neilson told Mike Hosking that meeting and performing with Nelson is still something of a \u2018pinch me\u2019 moment.\xa0

\u201cI still check my phone every once in a while to see if it still exists in the world, and kind of expect to wake I from this dream that I did a duet with him.\u201d\xa0

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