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“Ma jolie, how do you do?” Franco-American, now Aotearoa's folk-country sweetheart Tess Liautaud has released a new song, for the first time she showcases her two mother tongues in a bilingual ballad. For this feat Tess Liautaud chose to sing ‘Jolie Louise’ written by French-Canadian singer and producer Daniel Lanois. Liautaud’s version is saturated in unbridled rawness and honesty, she leans into the song's lyrical heartbreak while her band roll out a country romp. It is a song that moves along and carries your heart with it.
To celebrate the release of ‘Jolie Louise’, Liautaud has announced a special hometown show at Lyttelton Coffee Company, on June 27th. Tess will be accompanied by her band, an ever evolving alt-country ensemble featuring pedal steel, banjo, double bass, shadowy guitars and soaring harmonies. Don’t miss this last ditch show before Liautaud sails away to tour her songs throughout Europe (a follow up to her successful 2025 ‘Sleepless in Europe Tour’.)
Special guests Southriver will open the show with their unique blend of banjo, guitar and old time feeling.
About Southriver: Hailing from the shores of Te Whanganui a Tara alt-folk band Southriver delve into New Zealand folk music with gusto. Pairing the heartfelt lyrics of Sarah August with the slick skills of Brendan Schenk, these two have been performing and writing together since 2021 creating a repertoire of troubled tunes for troubled times.
About Tess Liautaud: The music of Franco-American, Tess Liautaud can not be easily defined. It hangs in the balance of her voice, warm like honey; it carries a depth of raw emotion, delivered with melodic grace and country soul.
Her songs are easy listening, in that Jackson Browne, dreaming of Laurel Canyon, Americana sort of way, so it would make some kind of sense that she’s found a home on the east side of Christchurch, New Zealand, among the folk singers and the rock'n'rollers.
In Paris, Liautaud has been invited on stage to sing with Glen Hansard (La Cigale), Bruce Springsteen (Bercy) and more recently she opened for Tami Neilson (New Morning).
In New Zealand she has shared stages and collaborated with artists such as Delaney Davidson, Jessie Shanks & Adam McGrath (The Eastern), Barry Saunders, Marlon Williams, Holly Arrowsmith and Adam Hattaway.
Following sold out shows on her 12-date “Gold Digger” tour and chart topping singles “Here Go The Lovers” and “The Way It's Meant to Rain”, her album “Blue Mind” was released in October 2024, through Flying Nun/Leather Jacket distribution and reached #6 in the New Zealand Top 20 Charts, and #4 in the Independent NZ Charts. Her song ‘Gold Digger’ even made an appearance on “The Brokenwood Mysteries” TV series in 2025!
‘Blue Mind’ garnered international critical acclaim, and in 2025 she completed her first multi-country European tour, aptly named ‘Sleepless in Europe’, and received a warm welcome in Spain, Sweden, Holland, UK and France, headlining shows as well as supporting great U.S. artists such as Sarah Lee Guthrie and Ward Hayden & the Outliers.
“Everything about Tess Liautaud’s new album Blue Mind feels warm and inviting… Liautaud makes music you can point to the next time someone asks you to define the Americana genre.” -
Ben Salmon, Bandcamp 'Best of Country Music'
“Tess Liautaud found her people in Ōtautahi, she nestled in and quickly became a part of the region's wider story of folk'n'country rock'n'roll. Her new album Blue Mind, is an assured work of rootsy Canterburycana (a genre title we're workshopping), featuring familiar Christchurch cohorts like Adam Hattaway, Elmore Jones, and Jessie Shanks, the shining star here is Tess Liautaud's warm and heartful voice, riding high over her fantastic new set of songs
- Flying Out
“Elle a sa place dans Les Nocturnes ! Il faut l’écouter religieusement.”
- Georges Lang, RTL France 'Les Nocturnes'
“Blending heart-rending country/folk sounds… the Ōtautahi-based Franco-American singer-songwriter’s music draws inspiration from musical legends like Jackson Browne and Bruce Springsteen.”
- Sarah Downs, Rolling Stone Australia
