Fly My Pretties is a collaboration of musicians from Wellington , New Zealand that only records live albums, in various locations in New Zealand . The different musical backgrounds of the members make for an eclectic mix of songs on their releases. Fly My Pretties was the brainchild of Barnaby Weir , front man of the Black Seeds and Mikee Tucker of Loop Recordings Aot(ear)oa .\r Founded in Wellington in 2004, the Fly My Pretties cast includes musicians from the Black Seeds , Fat Freddy's Drop , The Phoenix Foundation and Paseload to achieve a unique blend of musical styles. The group is not a band as such, rather a collection of contemporary musicians who come together to collaborate on songs written by Weir , Age Pryor and Samuel Flynn Scott . [ 2 ]\r Fly My Pretties performed their first season at Wellington's Bats Theatre over five nights. Their first album 'Fly My Pretties Live at Bats' achieved platinum-status and was released internationally in the UK. The album received 6 nominations (Best Pop Release, Best Album, Best Producer, Best Cover Art, Best Female Vocalist, Best DVD) [ 3 ] and won Best Pop Release at the 2005 bNet New Zealand Music Awards . [ 4 ]\r In 2006, Fly My Pretties released a second album, 'The Return of Fly My Pretties' which focused on the state of contemporary Aotearoa New Zealand. The 2006 shows sold-out nationwide and the second album reached platinum-status. 'The Return of Fly My Pretties' won Best Aotearoa, Roots album at the 2007 New Zealand Music Awards. [ 5 ]\r Fly My Pretties releases a third album in 2009 titled 'Fly My Pretties - A Story'. The album reached #1 on the top 40 RIANZ album charts. [ 6 ] The third album was nominated for Best Aotearoa, Roots Album at the 2010 Vodafone new Zealand Music Awards.