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Dunedin singer Nadia Reid on her move to the UK: ‘In New Zealand I felt ceilinged-in’

From Music 101, 1:20 pm today

 In 2023, after the pandemic had stamped out her budding international career, a pregnant Nadia Reid moved to the UK with her partner and their toddler.

On her new album Enter Now Brightness, the award-winning folk singer leaves “deep sadness” in the dust and sets her sights on joy.

She tells Charlotte Ryan how she's been softened by motherhood, why she refuses to think about heavy subjects and why she left Aotearoa.

New Zealand folk singer "reclaims the joy" on her new album Enter Now Brightness.

New Zealand folk singer "reclaims the joy" on her new album Enter Now Brightness. Photo: Marieke Macklon