Tami Neilson, a Canadian native who calls New Zealand home, teams up with fellow Kiwi and Crowded House frontman Neil Finn for the fourth single from her upcoming album, Neon Cowgirl.
Tami and Neil duet on the title track, an autobiographical song dedicated to a younger version of herself, a girl who spent her childhood on the road performing in her family’s gospel band, The Neilsons. The version of herself that left Canada and her brother and longtime collaborator, Jay Neilson, to make a new life and start a family of her own in New Zealand. After decades in the musical trenches, her dreams were starting to come true. In 2023 she and Jay played the Ryman for the first time and 2024 found her wowing the audience at her Grand Ole Opry debut.
Neon Cowgirl is released 11 July on Outside Music. The album features guests JD McPherson, Neil Finn, Grace Bowers, and Ashley McBryde and Shelly Fairchild, who co-wrote Tami’s current Americana radio single, “Borrow My Boots.”
Watch the Neon Cowgirl video below.