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David Auld Kilgour MNZM (born 1961 or 1962) is a New Zealand songwriter, musician and recording artist from Dunedin. He first started playing guitar as a teenager in the late 1970s. With brother Hamish he formed The Clean, a group that went on to become one of the principal acts of the Dunedin Sound.

Early life and family

Born in Ranfurly, Kilgour is the son of McGregor Kilgour and Helen Stewart Kilgour (née Auld). He was educated at Otago Boys' High School from 1974 to 1976.

Career

1980s: The Clean and The Great Unwashed

In 1980, Kilgour was one of the founders of New Zealand independent rock band, The Clean. The Clean broke up in the mid- 1980s and David Kilgour proceeded to form and play with other bands such as Stephen and The Great Unwashed. The Clean reformed in 1989 and produced the album Vehicle.

1990s-present: Solo career

In 1991, Kilgour released his debut solo album Here Come the Cars, which received much critical acclaim and peaked at number 35 on the New Zealand chart. In 1994 Kilgour released his second studio album, Sugar Mouth.

In 1995 Kilgour released First Steps and False Alarms, a compilation of recordings and demos, the so-called "best of the worst", between the late '80s and early '90s. In 1997 he released his third album, David Kilgour and the Heavy Eights.

At the 2001 New Year Honours, Kilgour was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to music. That same year, he released his 4th studio album, A Feather in the Engine.

In 2004, Kilgour released his fifth solo album Frozen Orange. The making of Frozen Orange was documented by filmmaker Bridget Sutherland in the film Far Off Town: Dunedin to Nashville. The film screened at Raindance Film Festival, London; Nashville Film Festival, San Francisco Film Festival, Aarhus Festival of Independent Arts, Denmark and was nominated for ‘Best Feature Documentary’ at DOCNZ, 2007.

In February 2007 Kilgour released his sixth solo album, The Far Now.

Discography

Studio albums

Demo albums

Extended plays

See also

• The Clean discography

Awards and nominations

Aotearoa Music Awards

The Aotearoa Music Awards (previously known as New Zealand Music Awards (NZMA)) are an annual awards night celebrating excellence in New Zealand music and have been presented annually since 1965.

References

1. Smithies, Grant (15 September 2019). "David Kilgour offers up warm sounds from the chilly south on Bobbie's A Girl". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
2. Taylor, Alister, ed. (2001). "New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa 2001". New Zealand Who's Who, Aotearoa. Auckland: Alister Taylor Publishers. ISSN 1172-9813.
3. "New Year honours list 2001". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 30 December 2000. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
4. "Far off Town Dunedin to Nashville". 24 May 2006.
5. "Fourteenth Raindance Film Festival | 27.09.06 - 08.10.06".
6. "David Kilgour Discography". charts.nz. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
7. "Aotearoa Music Awards". aotearoamusicawards.nz. Archived from the original on 25 October 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
8. "HOME INDUCTEES". www.musichall.co.nz. Retrieved 16 August 2021.

• Dix, John, Stranded in Paradise, Penguin, 2005. ISBN 0-14-301953-8
• Eggleton, David, Ready To Fly, Craig Potton, 2003. ISBN 1-877333-06-9
• Schoemer, Karen (19 June 1992). "A Supermarket of Sounds". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 November 2007.

External links

• David Kilgour at Allmusic
• David Kilgour at Flying Nun
• Official David Kilgour website
• The Clean and David Kilgour discography

• 1960s births
• Living people
• People from Ranfurly, New Zealand
• Musicians from Dunedin
• Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit
• Flying Nun Records artists
• Dunedin Sound musicians
• People educated at Otago Boys' High School
• The Clean members
• The Chills members
• Merge Records artists