Auckland New Zealand
The Titirangi RSA Open Microphone night proved to be the right environment for melding musicians Angela Fox (ukulele/ lead vocal), Pedro Olding (cello/BVs), and Mark Watson (guitar/BVs ) into “Chillele”, a band with an emphasis on happy old swing tunes, and schmaltzy torch songs, sprinkled liberally with favourites from anywhere, anytime.
Based around the cello and ukulele, Chillele (Chill-ay-lee) delve into the musical archives of their grandparent’s era to find forgotten gems that almost everyone recognizes and anyone can sing along to.
With a lush lead vocal underpinned by a re-jigged cello, a rinky-dink ukulele and sweet, sensitive guitar, Chillele is a unique trio. Above and beyond the quality of music that each musician demands of him/herself, Chillele insist that they enjoy the music they are making, and relish the opportunity to do so.
Chillele boast that they collectively have more than a century’s worth of experience in the music industry, and are working on knocking out their next century of good, tasty music.
An informal ‘Singaround’ - ‘Open Mic’ without a Mic - A smaller group of people meet to share their songs and music.
Last Update: 2014-08-20
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.