Sunday 31 October, 7.30pm
Ruby Lounge, Bond St
$25 /$20 members
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This promises to be a very special concert with the legendary Australian-based singer songwriter Eric Bogle returning in what may be his final concert tour of New Zealand. This will be his only Wellington concert of the tour and he will be performing with his long-time musical partner, John Munro (guitar and mandolin).
According to Eric's official website, he was born in Peebles, Scotland, a few months after the D-Day landings and was regarded as "an annoying, whiney little child, who was either destined to be a politician or a folk singer of protest songs". He emigrated to Australia in 1969, married and in 1980 became a professional musician. The rest, as they say, is history.
A compulsive, almost obsessive songwriter, Eric has written some songs that have pretty much become Australian classics. Probably his best known song is "The Band Played Waltzing Matilda", but some of his other songs, "No Man's Land", "Leaving Nancy", "Now I'm Easy" and "If Wishes were Fishes", are now beginning to rival "Matilda" in the icon stakes. His songs have been recorded by Joan Baez, Mary Black, Donovan, Slim Dusty, John Williamson, Billy Bragg, The Pogues and The Furies, among others.
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Eric has toured extensively over the last 25 years or so, and has appeared at every major folk music festival in Australia and overseas. He has been awarded the Order of Australia medal for services to the entertainment industry, and a Peace medal from the U.N. for his efforts, through music, to promote peace and racial harmony.
He's a warm and engaging stage performer who leavens his more serious songs at concerts with doses of hilarity ("Nobody's Moggie" for instance).
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OPENING ACT - JOHN SUTHERLAND
Opening the concert will be Upper Hutt's John Sutherland, another Scottish ex-pat (from Aberdeen originally) who's highly regarded for his trad and blues-based song repertoire and beautifully executed finger-picking guitar style.
John Sutherland is something of a musical magpie, collecting songs from diverse sources, and performing material drawn from the many musical influences in his life. His inventive guitar style has developed out of the desire to produce a sound suited to the material he loves to perform. Like his Tui-nominated CD "Mealmarket Street", his performance consists of songs from a number of genres and you can be assured of an entertaining spot delivering accomplished guitar and vocals. |
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