Firekites

Firekites are an Australian band from Newcastle, New South Wales. The group is composed of Tim McPhee, Ben Howe and Pegs Adams with other members including Jane Tyrrell (The Herd) and Jason Tampake (Josh Pyke), .[1][2] They released their debut album, The Bowery (produced by Wayne Connolly), in 2008[3] which has had significant airtime on national broadcaster Triple J.[4] Their chalk-drawn animation (by Lucinda Schreiber) video for "Autumn Story" was nominated for a J Award in 2009.[5] Origin Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia Genres Folk, Pop, Indie Years active 2008- Labels Spunk, Own Records Members Tim McPhee Jason Tampake Ben Howe Pegs Adams (Past member Jane Tyrell) Discography: The Bowery - Spunk/EMI (URA245) (2008) [6][7][8] Closing Forever Sky (2014)