NICKI GILLIS ARCHIVED FOREVER

Leading Australian independent country music artist, Nicki Gillis has achieved immortality after having her music added to the Australian music collection of the National Film and Sound Archive. At the National Folk Festival in Canberra on 29 March 2013, Australian music legend Frank Ifield presented Nicki’s album collection to the curator of the collection, Mr Graham McDonald.

“It is so nice to receive Nicki’s albums, she really has made a name for herself here and overseas in the last few years. These will be a wonderful addition to the national collection.” said Graham as he received the CDs.

Including the albums, “On The Mountain”, “Lucy’s Daughter” and “Woman of Substance”, the EP “Always On My Mind” and single “I Remember You” (with Frank Ifield) the CDs are destined for the archives in Canberra to be kept forever.

Frank Ifield was at the National Folk Festival with LockHouse Productions Managing Director, Tracy Dann, to present a spoken word show where he tells stories from his career as a massive pop star interspersed with songs that are meaningful for him being sung by contemporary artists. The show at the festival and another one at the National Library of Australia both played to full houses and were organised by Rob Willis from the National Library.

Nicki Gillis is preparing for her fifth UK tour in June this year which will also include a short leg into Germany where her single “The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan” has experienced remarkable success. She will return to Australia in July with her new stage show “Nicki Gillis - All Woman” which will be hitting the theatre circuit.

Photo - Frank Ifield presents Nicki Gillis CDs to Graham McDonald (Curator of Australian music collection at the National Film and Sound Archive)