Martin Curtis
New Zealand Singer - Songwriter - Bush Poet - Trekking Guide
New Zealand Singer - Songwriter - Bush Poet - Trekking Guide
Reviews
"Martin's tunes provide the perfect vehicle for his well crafted words… The effectiveness of his songs lie in their very simplicity."
Stringybark & Greenhide - Australia
"Superbly written songs…..Martin Curtis presents another alternative to the music of New Zealand - music that is unlikely to get any airplay on commercial radio stations, and yet thoroughly deserves to."
The Press - Christchurch, N.Z.
"Curtis finds the very essence of New Zealand."
The West Australian - Perth
"New Zealand is a beautiful land of bewildering contrasts. Drive through Christchurch and you could be in the heart of Southern England. Head south-west and you're in the Scottish glens, with Switzerland just next door and Norway a few miles beyond. One minute it's all so familiar, the next you're trying to read the stars in a totally strange sky and the moon is upside down…Martin Curtis's own songs embody this feeling of closeness and distance, of Europeans uprooted to seek a new life on the opposite side of the world. He sings of times past and present, from the days of the Gin & Raspberry mine to the battles of the Nineties. He has added hilarious bush poems and old New Zealand songs...to create a fascinating, captivating repertoire."
South Wales Echo - Cardiff, UK
"Martin's songs fit into the scenery - his pieces are weathered and comfortable, sounding as though they have been around longer than they have. You find yourself humming these songs after just a couple of plays, and a day or two later curse the ones that won't go away."
Taplas - Cardiff, UK