Auckland New Zealand
This family of 9, from Albany on the North Shore will charm and delight you with a captivating performance from the youngest to the oldest. Basically the theory is that they have fun together and want to let others share in what they play.
They play an upbeat fusion of Comtemporary, Celtic and Bluegrass music as well as original compositions, with violins, cello, flute, keyboard guitars and percussion.
Be in quick before they leave to tour the USA. They were spotted playing a couple of numbers at the Auckland Bluegrass Club and have been invited to play at the US ANNUAL NATIONAL OLD TIME COUNTRY & BLUEGRASS MUSIC FESTIVAL in Iowa August 2008. They also plan to play in Kansas City Missouri, Lincoln Nebraska, Lancaster Pennsylvania and in New York before heading back to Auckland.
Read what The Aucklander has to say about them.
An informal ‘Singaround’ - ‘Open Mic’ without a Mic - A smaller group of people meet to share their songs and music.
Tamlin are an Auckland-based trio consisting of Greg Whitcombe on accordion, hurdy-gurdy, guitar, bouzouki and vocals, Linda Whitcombe playing violin, whistle and bodhran, and Jack Bramah performing on anything within reach - but mostly recorders, whistles, percussion, Hummelchen bagpipes & Galician Gaita. Between them, they play music from Galicia, Ireland, Scotland, England, France, Brittany, Sweden and Finland, along with an eclectic mixture of songs.
Both Greg and Linda have a long history of involvement with folk music in New Zealand and have appeared with various groups at festivals in Wellington, Auckland, Hamilton and Dunedin.
Jack is a recent import from the U.K who has collected & become proficient on a large range of instruments. Being of a quiet & retiring disposition, his favourite instrument is the Galician Pipes.
A rare appearance by this very melodic and successful group of multi-instrumentalists. See you at the party!
Last Update:2008-06-19
The Club was conceived in 1965 when the Clancy Brothers didn't come and someone had the astounding idea of having a sing-a-round thus transforming an audience into a folk group. Formally established in 1966 we're still going strong.