The Front Lawn
| The Front Lawn | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Genres | Pop, musical theatre, performance art, comedy |
| Years active | 1985–1993 |
| Labels | Front Lawn Records, Virgin Records |
| Associated acts | The Mutton Birds, Six Volts |
| Past members |
Don McGlashan Harry Sinclair Jennifer Ward-Lealand |
The Front Lawn was a New Zealand musical/theatrical duo founded by Don McGlashan and Harry Sinclair in 1985. In 1989 and 1990, they were joined by actor Jennifer Ward-Lealand. The Front Lawn were known for their live performances, and toured extensively in New Zealand, Australia, Europe and America. They released two albums and made three short films.
Don McGlashan went on to form New Zealand band The Mutton Birds, and had a successful solo career. Harry Sinclair has written and directed television and feature films, including Topless Women Talk About Their Lives, The Price of Milk, Toy Love, and the reborn 90210.
The Front Lawn toured Europe, America, Australia and New Zealand with a series of live shows including Songs and Stories from The Front Lawn, The Reason for Breakfast, The Washing Machine, The Story of Robert and "The One That Got Away". They performed at the Edinburgh Festival, in 1988 and 1989, winning The Independent newspaper's theatre award for the festival in 1988, and in both years were included in the "Pick of the Fringe" season at London's Donmar Warehouse.
The Front Lawn released two albums - Songs From the Front Lawn (1989) and More Songs from the Front Lawn (1993). They also had two singles in the New Zealand top 50 - "When You Come Back Home" (#49) and "The Beautiful Things" (#22). Their song "Andy" was voted as number 82 in the APRA Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time list. The group won three New Zealand Music Awards in 1989: Most Promising Group, Best Film Soundtrack/Compilation and International Achievement.
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