The Bollands
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New ZealandThe Bollands | |
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 The Bollands at Brown Sugar Jar (Shenzhen, China, April 2014). | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | New Zealand |
| Genres | "Foot-stomping folk", Folk music, Indie folk |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Label | Monkey Records |
| Members | Christian Bolland (vocals & guitar) Joyce Bolland (keyboard & vocals) Paul Maclean (drums) |
| Website | http://www.thebollands.com |
The Bollands are a 2-piece folk music band originally from New Zealand.
Formation
The Bollands were founded by Christian and Joyce Bolland; a husband-and-wife duo from New Zealand. Joyce's background was mostly related to the classical arts, such as classical piano and dance. Contrastly, Christian was raised in a less formal environment, having grown up travelling around New Zealand in his family's house truck.[1] Christian Bolland is the main songwriter of the group, and was part of a Christian cult for around five years, and cites this as a strong influence on the music that he writes[2]
In 2007, Christian and Joyce moved to Taiwan, and after returning to New Zealand for a time, they decided to return to Asia,[3] this time to Hong Kong.[4] The Bollands first began playing through The Wanch, a local live music bar in Wan Chai, as well as The Underground.[4][5] Since their arrival, The Bollands have become a mainstay of the local indie music scene,[6] performing at numerous music showcases and festivals. In 2012, The Bollands were featured on the government-run RTHK programs '藝坊星期天' (Art Square Sunday) in 2012.[7]
The Bollands also played at the Spring Scream Festival in Kenting, Taiwan, in 2012[8] and Cloceknflap (Hong Kong), Zandari Festa (South Korea), Mu:Con (South Korea), Booshkabash (China), The Auckland Folk Festival (New Zealand). They have also toured Asia, The USA and New Zealand extensively.
First Album
The Bollands first, self-titled, album was a collection of songs that they had written in the two or three years previous, which they had played in bars and at music festivals around Asia and New Zealand.[3] In April, 2013, The Bollands went on tour through Taiwan.[9]
Paper Houses
During the production of their second album, Paper Houses, drummer Paul Maclean (who is also the drummer for the Hong Kong metal band DP[10]) joined the band.[3] Paper Houses was launched in June, 2014 at a public event held at Hidden Agenda.[11] After the release of Paper Houses, The Bollands continued to tour around Asia.[12]
All Of My Ghosts
The band's third album was recorded in Auckland, New Zealand in May 2016 at Lab Studios. It will be released in February 2017 under New Zealand & Berlin based record label, Money Records.