a little history 


During the early nineties, Tracie started 
gaining attention in the Bay Of Plenty, where she
and her husband Brian would perform as a duo
in restaurants and cafes. Word of her unique singing
style spread as she travelled further afield
and was invited to perform around the country.
People hearing her sing were astounded by her 
unique silky voice and sophisticated phrasing, 
which turned folk songs into jazz and enraptured listeners.
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During this time, Tracie was chosen to front a national 
campaign for NZCCS, where she met 
well-known musician/producer Rob Winch, who urged her
and Brian to record their original material. 
Armed with a collection of songs co-written by 
Tracie, Brian and a lyric-writing friend from university,
Kieran Martin, they travelled to Wellington in 1993 
and recorded The Longest Day at Marmalade Studio, 
with highly-respected producer Nigel Stone engineering, 
under the sure guidance of Rob Winch, who also played
 many instruments on the album. 

The Longest Day was immediately picked up by 
Ode Records and over the next few years was released
for sale internationally, including in America, the UK,
Taiwan and Japan. It was even play-listed on radio 
stations in Latvia, while its songs became a regular 
feature in New Zealand on Shortland Street and National Radio.

Two years later Tracie returned to Wellington,
this time to Radio New ZealandÕs famous Studio One,
along with prominent Bay Of Plenty band 
Kokomo, to record a follow-up album. 
The result, produced by top guitarist 
Martin Winch (brother of Rob) was two half-hour radio shows
on National Radio and an album Ð Stromboling Ð featuring
a new set of songs co-written by Tracie and Brian,  
Kieran,  and Derek Jacombs of Kokomo. 

This partnership introduced TracieÕs music to a whole new 
audience and allowed her to experience the energy 
of working with a full band. Stromboling was also released 
on Ode Records in 1996.

The next few years saw Tracie take a break from 
music, as she and Brian moved to the Hauraki Plains 
to concentrate on family life and farming. 
It wasnÕt until they returned to the Bay of Plenty 
that a third album began to take shape.

What began as a home recording project, with 
the idea of a fairly simple production, mushroomed 
dramatically after another meeting with Rob Winch, which 
resulted in the bulk of the album being recorded in 
Nashville and the final CD being mixed & mastered
 by Grammy Award-winning American engineer Michael Hopkins.

Titled 'Turning In', the new album includes a mixture of 
Nashville and handpicked New Zealand musicians, and 
the end result is the most alluring and sophisticated 
music of TracieÕs career. 


Turning In is an independent release and Tracie and Brian are 
presently in the midst of promoting the album.