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'''Mills Sisters''' is a group of three sisters from Torres Strait Islands, [[Rita Mills|Rita]] and twins Cessa and Ina. All three sang and Rita played guitar, Cessa the ukulele and Ina the tambourine.<ref>The Australian, 13 December 2004, "Trailblazer sang Torres on to map" by Steve Connolly</ref> Cessa and Ina retired in 1996 and Rita continued on a solo career.<ref>Australian Associated Press General News, 28 March 2003, "Better late than never for Uncle Seaman" by Jordan Baker</ref> They started singing in the 1950s and in the 1980s started to tour outside the Torres Strait.<ref>Sunday Herald Sun, 14 March 1999, "Rita's family affair" by Paul Stewart</ref> They performed all over the Pacific and in Europe.<ref>Sunday Herald Sun, 11 March 2001, "Rita calls it a day, at last." by Paul Stewart</ref> Their version of "TI Blues" (a song written by [[Seaman Dan]]) has been called "a signature tune for the Torres Strait".<ref>{{cite news|work=[[The Australian]]|date=8 September 2001|title=Northern Delights|author=Pryor, Cathy}}</ref>
'''Mills Sisters''' is a group of three sisters from Torres Strait Islands, [[Rita Mills|Rita]] and twins Cessa and Ina. All three sang and Rita played guitar, Cessa the ukulele and Ina the tambourine.<ref>The Australian, 13 December 2004, "Trailblazer sang Torres on to map" by Steve Connolly</ref> Cessa and Ina retired in 1996 and Rita continued on a solo career.<ref>Australian Associated Press General News, 28 March 2003, "Better late than never for Uncle Seaman" by Jordan Baker</ref> They started singing in the 1950s and in the 1980s started to tour outside the Torres Strait.<ref>Sunday Herald Sun, 14 March 1999, "Rita's family affair" by Paul Stewart</ref> They performed all over the Pacific and in Europe.<ref>Sunday Herald Sun, 11 March 2001, "Rita calls it a day, at last." by Paul Stewart</ref> Their version of "TI Blues" (a song written by [[Seaman Dan]]) has been called "a signature tune for the Torres Strait".<ref>{{cite news|work=[[The Australian]]|date=8 September 2001|title=Northern Delights|author=Pryor, Cathy}}</ref>

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The Mills sisters received the [[Australia Council for the Arts|Australia Council's]] [[Red Ochre Award]] in 1995.<ref>[http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/news/items/pre-2010/?a=26128 Red Ochre Award] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201115324/http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/news/items/pre-2010/?a=26128 |date=2014-02-01 }} Australia Council for the Arts</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==
*''Frangipani land'' (1993) - New Market Music<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.cs-ma-an12128964 Frangipani land listing]</ref>
*''Frangipani land'' (1993) - New Market Music<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.cs-ma-an12128964 Frangipani land listing]</ref>
*''Those beautiful TI girls'' (2002) - Zuna Entertainment<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.cs-ma-an25020227 Those beautiful TI girls listing]</ref>
*''Those beautiful TI girls'' (2002) - Zuna Entertainment<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.cs-ma-an25020227 Those beautiful TI girls listing]</ref>

==Awards==
===Australia Council for the Arts===
The [[Australia Council for the Arts]] arts funding and advisory body for the Government of Australia. Since 1993, it has awarded a [[Red Ochre Award]]. It it presented to an outstanding Indigenous Australian (Aboriginal Australian or Torres Strait Islander) artist for lifetime achievement.

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| [[Red Ochre Award|1995]]<ref>[http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/news/items/pre-2010/?a=26128 Red Ochre Award] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201115324/http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/news/items/pre-2010/?a=26128 |date=2014-02-01 }} Australia Council for the Arts</ref>
| themselves
| Red Ochre Award
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==References==
==References==

Revision as of 10:56, 5 April 2021

Mills Sisters
OriginThursday Island, Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia
GenresFolk
Years active1950s – present
MembersCessa Mills
Ina Mills
Rita Mills

Mills Sisters is a group of three sisters from Torres Strait Islands, Rita and twins Cessa and Ina. All three sang and Rita played guitar, Cessa the ukulele and Ina the tambourine.[1] Cessa and Ina retired in 1996 and Rita continued on a solo career.[2] They started singing in the 1950s and in the 1980s started to tour outside the Torres Strait.[3] They performed all over the Pacific and in Europe.[4] Their version of "TI Blues" (a song written by Seaman Dan) has been called "a signature tune for the Torres Strait".[5]

Discography

  • Frangipani land (1993) - New Market Music[6]
  • Those beautiful TI girls (2002) - Zuna Entertainment[7]

Awards

Australia Council for the Arts

The Australia Council for the Arts arts funding and advisory body for the Government of Australia. Since 1993, it has awarded a Red Ochre Award. It it presented to an outstanding Indigenous Australian (Aboriginal Australian or Torres Strait Islander) artist for lifetime achievement.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
1995[8] themselves Red Ochre Award Awarded

References

  1. ^ The Australian, 13 December 2004, "Trailblazer sang Torres on to map" by Steve Connolly
  2. ^ Australian Associated Press General News, 28 March 2003, "Better late than never for Uncle Seaman" by Jordan Baker
  3. ^ Sunday Herald Sun, 14 March 1999, "Rita's family affair" by Paul Stewart
  4. ^ Sunday Herald Sun, 11 March 2001, "Rita calls it a day, at last." by Paul Stewart
  5. ^ Pryor, Cathy (8 September 2001). "Northern Delights". The Australian.
  6. ^ Frangipani land listing
  7. ^ Those beautiful TI girls listing
  8. ^ Red Ochre Award Archived 2014-02-01 at the Wayback Machine Australia Council for the Arts
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