Musicians

Tiddas

Origin
Melbourne, Victoria
Genre/styles
Country | Folk | World
About Tiddas

The band members included Amy Saunders (a Gunditjmara woman from Portland), Lou Bennett (a Yorta Yorta Dja Dja Wurrung woman from Echuca) and Sally Dastey (from West Heidelberg). The trio disbanded in 2000. "Tiddas" is a Koori word for sisters.

Discography

Album formats explained

Album formats

  • 10": 10 inch vinyl records were played at 45 or 33 1/3 rounds per minute (rpm). The former could hold 9, the latter 12 minutes of music per side.
  • 7": 7 inch records (often referred to as 45s) were played at 45 rpm or 33 1/3 rpm, with about 4:30 or 6 minutes of music per side.
  • LP: Long play, is a vinyl record played at ​33 1⁄3 rpm with a 12 or 10-inch diameter.
  • EP: Extended play, are vinyl records that allowed two or even three songs on each side.

Inside My Kitchen (EP)

Released
October 1992
Tracks
  1. My Brother
  2. Koori Woman
  3. Spirit of the Winter Tree
  4. Inside My Kitchen
  5. Happy Earth
  6. Things I Can't Undo

Waiting (Single)

Tiddas - Waiting (Single)
Released
1993
Tracks
  1. Waiting
  2. Inanay
  3. Long Time Now

Sing About Life

Released
November 1993
Tracks
  1. By Your Side
  2. My Sister
  3. Ann's Song
  4. Real World
  5. Tiddas
  6. Malcolm Smith
  7. Changing Times
  8. Share a Dream
  9. Holdin' Back
  10. Poison Blood
  11. She's Dreaming
  12. Tokoua
  13. Waiting
  14. Caught In a Web
  15. Wasted Time
  16. Nobody's Talkin'
  17. Long Time Now
  18. Sing About Life

Real World (Single)

Tiddas - Real World (Single)
Released
1994
Tracks
  1. Real World
  2. Sing About Life
  3. Real World (Live)

Changing Times (Maxi)

Tiddas - Changing Times (Maxi)
Released
1995
Tracks
  1. Changing Times (Radio Edit)
  2. Changing Times (Album Version)
  3. Changing Times (12" Version)
  4. Changing Times (Instrumental)
  5. Caught In A Web

Ignorance Is Bliss (Single)

Tiddas - Ignorance Is Bliss (Single)
Released
1996
Tracks
  1. Ignorance Is Bliss
  2. Neighborhood Houses
  3. Nan's House

Tiddas

Released
August 1996
Tracks
  1. Walk Alone
  2. Mission Song
  3. Ignorance Is Bliss
  4. No Goon No Pah
  5. You and Me Running
  6. Musqueam
  7. Pebble On the Beach
  8. Hold Her Close
  9. Anthem
  10. Burdens to Bear
  11. Waving Goodbye
  12. Lullaby

Walk Alone (Single)

Tiddas - Walk Alone (Single)
Released
1997
Tracks
  1. Walk Alone (Brighton Mix 1)
  2. Walk Alone (Album Version)
  3. Pick You Up
  4. Walk Alone (Brighton Mix 2)

Lethal By the Kilo

Tiddas - Lethal By the Kilo
Released
1998
Tracks
  1. Little Things
  2. Waka Nini Yana
  3. For A Short Time
  4. Seven Years
  5. And There Are Secrets
  6. Cry Wolf
  7. Think Positive
  8. If You Live A Lie
  9. Father's Calmness
  10. Create Another Day
  11. Still Goes On
  12. Body Shape

Show Us Ya Tiddas

Tiddas - Show Us Ya Tiddas
Released
1999
Tracks
  1. Old Hat Creek
  2. Makin' Believe
  3. Little Girl
  4. Pour The Sea
  5. Aunty
  6. Inanay
  7. Stop All Your Fighting
  8. Earth Lately
  9. Valda's Caravan
  10. Sorry Song
  11. Spirit Of The Winter Tree
  12. Rainbow
  13. Old Mountain Thyme

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Korff, J 2019, Tiddas, <https://creativespirits.info/resources/music/tiddas>, retrieved 11 December 2024

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