She can hush a room with an original song that channels the hurting spirit of Patsy Cline or the sensuality of Peggy Lee, or bring the audience to its feet on a rockabilly raver.
She's an artist with real range: there is her powerful big-ballad voice, her golden-age of country Americana, the heartfelt Gospel, soul-infused R'n'B, Western swing or belting old style Rock ’n' roll.She encompasses them all and is a personality-powered cyclonic force of nature in stylishly retro attire, long lashes and a stacked-high beehive.
Tami grew up performing across North America with the Neilson Family Band, working alongside great such as Johnny Cash, Tanya Tucker and Kitty Wells. Falling in love with a Kiwi, moving to the bottom of the world meant having to start a solo career.
The past 7 albums have seen Tami win NZ Awards for Best Female Artist, Best Country Album, Best Country Song, APRA Silver Scroll (songwriting) & Album of the Year nominations.
Tami now tours extensively around th world, receiving rave reviews in Rolling Stone, American Songwriter, Mojo and The Guardian (“Top 10 Best Country Music Album”),her songs appearing on the Netflix's Snowpiercer, Wanted and TV's Nashville.