Author: TFMC

Banjo-licious Bluegrass

About The Pipi Pickers

The Pipis play a blend of contemporary and traditional hard driving bluegrass with solid instrumental chops and an engaging performance style that puts a smile on everyone’s face and infuses even the most dreadful of murder ballads with a sense of joy and energy. The Pipis bring a love of the genre and a desire to share that love with as many people as possible. Nat Torkington is New Zealand’s best 5-string Scruggs-style banjo player, and is ably supported by his father Barry on guitar, Garry Bigwood on mandolin, and wife Jenine Abarbanel on double bass and vocals.

The Pipis have become favourites at New Zealand and Australian music festivals through their vibrant performances, open and inclusive jam sessions, and slow jam workshops.

You can find out more about them on their website pipipickers.com or visit their Youtube channel to get a complete feel for their live performance. Do that and we’ll be sure to see you at the Titirangi Beach Hall on the 11th June for the real thing.

Vaccine Pass required for entry.
Doors open 7.30PM for an 8.00PM start.
Floorsingers First half.
Admission
Members $8.00,
Non-Members $12.00,
Under 18s Free.

Beverley Young has put together a top-class set from her extensive repertoire  of songs to enthrall and entertain us tonight.

Her material will be  mostly from British and Irish traditions, with maybe a sprinkling of trad-style American country added, and a little from New Zealand for good measure. Expect tales of roguish behaviour, work and hardship and love and loss — traditional songs that prove nothing really changes through the years.

Beverley is a long time singer and lover of folk song. She honed her style at the Devonport folk club, has been a favourite performer at Titirangi folk club over the years, and has performed at venues all over the country. She reflects that she has had the good fortune to be able to share the stage along the way with her idols Martin Carthy and Andy Irvine, among others, at festivals and folk clubs around New Zealand, which Beverley regards as her biggest thrill.

She has recorded three albums, the first of which, Bushes And Briars, won the New Zealand Folk Album award.

Beverley will be joined by husband Al Young who will be playing back up on guitar and dobro and maybe a little banjo, and working hard for his money!

So it will be a cool and laid back night at Titirangi. Beverley is looking forward to singing for you, and to having the pleasure of your company. See you there!

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Vaccine Pass required for entry.
Doors open 7.30PM for an 8.00PM start.
Floorsingers First half.
Admission
Members $8.00,
Non-Members $12.00,
Under 18s Free.

Note:- No Club Night in the Beach Hall tonight, instead we’ll be getting a live concert from Hanna & Harry live streamed
HERE – https://fb.me/e/1tuFYPYBG
or on the TFMC Facebook page!!!

Here is Hanna & Harry’s Facebook Page

Same time – 8:00PM start – different place.

Pairing traditional tunes from Hanna Wiskari Griffith’s native Sweden with new tunes influenced by Harry Champion’s English & Celtic heritage, Hanna & Harry weave soprano sax and acoustic guitar through polska and reel – highlighting musical connections between Scandinavia and the British Isles and expanding on a conversation that likely started hundreds of years ago.

Hanna Wiskari Griffiths has toured NZ extensively with Habbadam (DEN/SWE) and Goodland Trio (SWE), and performs as one third of  Across The Great Divide (NZ). She is an Ockham Collective artist-in-residence, and coordinates the NZ branch of Ethno, a global network that encourages young people to explore and share their culture through music.

Harry Champion is a recovering pop muso, having worked as a session musician for Anika Moa, The Feelers, Tama Waipara, Ruby Frost, Zowie, and many others. He was brought up immersed in the Auckland folk scene and writes jigs while his children are trying to get to sleep.

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