Martin Curtis

Biography Curtis has released over 12 albums. His 1982 debut album, Gin & Raspberry, is recognised by the New Zealand Recording Industry Association as the best-selling New Zealand folk music album. His 2008 album Sea to Summit was a finalist for the 2009 Tui Award for the best New Zealand folk music album of the year.

He ran the Cardrona Folk Festival from 1977 to 2022, and in 2024 hosted the inaugural Earnscleugh Folk Festival. He is also responsible for organising many tours of New Zealand by top folk musicians, mainly from Britain, but including Eric Bogle from Australia and Jeremy Taylor from South Africa.

Albums 1982: Gin & Raspberry 1985: Back from the Hills 1990: The Daisy Patch 1994: Save the Wilderness 1996: Off to the Dry Cardrona 1998: Below the High Country 2000: Let's Sing a Kiwi Song (children's album) 2002: Beyond a Climber's Moon 2004: Otago, My Home (DVD) 2008: Sea to Summit 2013: Live at Greendale 2017: Where the Peaks Meet the Skies 2018: High in the Himalaya 2018: The Sound of the Warning