Meow, 9 Edward St.
24 January, 7:30 pm
Entry $15 (members and students) $20 non-members.
The Chaps have entertained audiences in New Zealand and overseas for 18 years, with their unique cabaret-style mix of music and humour. The music - which they call "Cowboy Lounge" - has its roots in folk and bluegrass, but is flavoured with calypso and swing. John Dodd, Marcus Turner, Hyram Ballard and Mike Moroney sing tight, four-part harmonies, backing their songs with skilful playing on guitar, dobro, fiddle, mandolin and double bass.
The Chaps have recently released their third album "Don't Worry 'Bout Your Age", which has been selected as a finalist in the Folk Album of the Year Award.
They are passing through Wellington on their way to the Auckland Folk Festival where they will perform as finalists and hopefully carry off the award. It's been a little while since we last saw the Chaps here, so this is a lucky chance to catch them and wish them well, as they head north.
Note: the concert is on the Tuesday night following Wellington Anniversary weekend.
(We take a holiday from the usual monthly Acoustic Routes singaround and Mojo session in January. Back up and running with those in February).
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Sunday 29 November, 8pm
Second Half After Blackboard Concert
If you were asked to sing a Kiwi song, what would you choose? It’s not widely known that New Zealand has a rich goldmine of folklore, song, poetry, stories and yarns that are crying out to be told or sung. Cantabrian Phil Garland has spent a lifetime collecting, researching, recording and preserving our Kiwi heritage and much of this work is featured in his book Faces in the Firelight, which presents a swag of songs about sealers, whalers, pioneers, gold-miners, drifters, rogues and scoundrels, shearers, gum-diggers, hard drinkers and moonshiners, along with a colourful collection of yarns, tall stories and ditties. You’ll never be stuck for a song or story again! | 
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Often described as the father or ‘old man’ of New Zealand folk music, Phil Garland must surely be recognised as a Kiwi National Treasure. He began his musical career in rock ‘n’ roll, but soon developed a love of Kiwi culture. In addition to recording 18 albums and winning numerous awards, Phil has become the foremost authority on our folk heritage, dedicating over forty years to gathering and preserving the songs and stories of New Zealand for future generations. |
Wednesday 21st October, 8pm
Paramount Theatre, Courtenay Place Ken Nicol is an exceptional musician. As a guitarist he is one of the most skilled and exciting playing anywhere today; as a singer he is capable of evoking a wide range of emotions in his audience; and as a song-writer he demonstrates these abilities in his clever and well-crafted material. He is a veteran of Al Stewart’s band (as lead guitarist) and more recently the highly acclaimed British folk-rock unit, The Albion Band, after a long and esteemed solo career in the US.
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Read more... [AR at the Paramount - Ken Nicol]
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Sunday 13th September Toi Poeneke, 67 Abel Smith St Pot Luck Dinner, 6.30pm. Concert 7.30pm This month in lieu of our friday night session we are trying something different for a "Bit of Spice". AR has invited Levin Folk Club to put together a showcase performance for us. To get the most out of the evening, and to accommodate their long drive home at the end, we will begin with a pot-luck meal at 6.30. Levin FC will then play from 7.30- 8.30pm. then after a short break we will continue the evening. We aim to finish up by 10. |
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Read more... [Levin Folk Club Comes to Town]
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19 July
| 2.00 – 2.45pm | The O’Connors | | | 3.15 – 4.00pm | Harriet and the Matches | | 26 July | 2.00 – 2.45pm | Marcus Turner | | | 3.15- 4.00pm | Rob Joass and Jo Moir |
The brochure can be downloaded from the link below (1.6MB).
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Read more... [Museum of Wellington City and Sea Sampler Season]
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