We’ve had some terrific main events this year so far, but we’re taking a break this month for the Wellington Folk Festival, occurring at Labour Weekend.
To find out more about that, go to the website or follow Wellyfest on Facebook. It’ll be the biggest event in the Wellington folk annual calendar.
Meanwhile our usual smaller events are still on – please see our Events page for details.
First cab off the rank: Acoustic Routes Social Club, Tuesday 2 October 1.30pm
We’ll see you at one of those events or at the Festival. Check back here to find out details of our November concert with Lindsey Shields all the way from Dunedin.
Thursday 26 September, Collective Community Hub, 33 Johnsonville Road (opposite NZ Post), Johnsonville, Wellington, 7:30 pm. Parking, bus and train nearby.
Entry: $15/$10 for members. Cash only (no eftpos facilities).
Black Eyed Susie
Black Eyed Susie is a band born and bred on the Kapiti Coast, featuring the violin and guitar duo of Susan Colien-Reid and Ramon Oza. Susan has supported many artists including The Blind Boys of Alabama and Ramon is the slick funky blues guitarist with the husky voice who has played since he was 14 including drifting with the “Drifters”, so he’s pretty darn good… Susan and Ramon have worked together for many years and have played festivals, gigs and venues all over the North Island.
A classically trained violinist, Susan has had many accolades offshore and nationwide with her internationally acclaimed band Carousel, performing at Festivals in NZ and Australia. Ramon is one of NZ’s finest guitarists and a song writer in his own right. Together they have written and recorded songs with a strong Celtic / Blues / Funk sound. They are passionate about supporting needs in their own community and have performed and composed songs for White Ribbon Day events, Amnesty International, Food Banks, and Children’s Services. Their performances always include original songs, Fleetwood Mac, Beatles, Fisherman’s Blues, and a Raggle Taggle Gypsy-O.
Duncan Davidson is a New Zealand native with a clear passion for trad music. He has mixed Scottish, English and Irish heritage and has become an accomplished multi-instrumentalist with an emphasis on Irish trad and Scottish to a lesser degree. He is most sought after for his playing of the 2-row button accordion but also loves to play the tin whistle, trad flute and bouzouki! He loves sharing his music with live audiences whether in a concert setting or a tasty session in a pub or house alongside his muso friends. Duncan has also been teaching trad music over the last couple of decades and enjoys imparting the skills and nuances he’s picked up over the years.
Pick & Mixolydian
Pick and Mixolydian are a Wellington-based acoustic duo featuring Jo Shrigley on ukulele and vocals with Bruce Omundsen on small pipes, tin whistle, and vocals. Jo’s singing with Wellington’s WOSOSI (World Song Singers) choir cemented her love of things international. As well as picking away at her ukulele, she is studying Music Theory at Victoria University. Highland piping has been a constant presence for Bruce over the last 40 years. Scottish and other Celtic music is a natural choice for the duo, but Bruce enjoys expanding on the mixolydian scale available to his pipes. Together Bruce and Jo have been building a varied folk repertoire and look forward to sharing their joy of music with you.
