[1] Originally the three women, Amy Saunders (a Gunditjmara woman from Portland), Lou Bennett (a Yorta Yorta Dja Dja Wurrung woman from Echuca) and Sally Dastey (from West Heidelberg) combined their vocal talents as backing singers for Aboriginal band Djaambi, led by Saunders' brother Richard Frankland in 1990.
[1][2] The group were invited to perform at a musical celebration for women's artistic achievement, 'Hot Jam Cooking', in Richmond, Victoria.
[1][2][4] After performing together for over a year the band came to the attention of Paul Petran, host of ABC National Radio show 'Music Deli', who assisted Tiddas to record their debut EP, Inside My Kitchen in 1991.
[6] Tiddas quickly became live favourites, touring with Sweet Honey in the Rock and Midnight Oil,[3] adding didgeridoo player Tim "Froggie" Holtze for their first studio album Sing About Life which was released in November 1993.
[5] The group's second studio album was produced by Joe Camilleri titled Tiddas[3] and was released in Australia in August 1996 reaching No.
[5] Backing musicians on the album included the Black Sorrows' Jen Anderson on violin, Joe Camilleri on sax (on "Waving Goodbye"), Peter Luscombe on drums, Steve Hadley on bass, and Weddings, Parties, Anything's Mark "Squeezebox Wally" Wallace on piano accordion.