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<p>On Sunday, we were visited by Te Awamutu Courier reporter <a href="mailto:caitlan.johnston@nzme.co.nz">Caitlan Johnston.</a></p>
<p>Her <a href="https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hamilton-news/te-awamutu-courier/news/article.cfm?c_id=1504325&objectid=12305531&fbclid=IwAR2TJQA9pLx0URx6rDtupTPEdpiP2Wwktf4NdsXBpyRDEYWApEfozelkwcQ">write-up of the festival</a> was reprinted in Stuff and on the New Zealand Herald website. We’ve reprinted it below:</p>
<h1>Weekend full of banjos, mandolins and jams at Karāpiro Kiwigrass Festival</h1>
<figure id="attachment_3755" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3755" style="width: 620px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/HamiltonCountyBGB.jpg"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="wp-image-3755 size-full" src="/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/HamiltonCountyBGB.jpg" alt="The Hamilton County Bluegrass Band, who got their start on the 1960's television show The Country Touch, played at the festival. Photo / Ian Fisk" width="620" height="349" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/HamiltonCountyBGB.jpg 620w, /wp-content/uploads/2020/02/HamiltonCountyBGB-300x169.jpg 300w, /wp-content/uploads/2020/02/HamiltonCountyBGB-350x197.jpg 350w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-3755" class="wp-caption-text">The Hamilton County Bluegrass Band, who got their start on the 1960’s television show The Country Touch, played at the festival. Photo / Ian Fisk</figcaption></figure>
<p>Bluegrass musicians and enthusiast of the genre from all around New Zealand and from as far as America all convened in Karāpiro over the weekend for the second Kiwigrass music festival.</p>
<p>Over 500 people attended or took part in the three-day festival at the Sir Don Rowlands Event Centre. Festivities included concerts, workshops, camp concerts and jamming sessions all weekend long.</p>
<p>Organiser of the festival and bass player for Hot Diggity Bluegrass band, Jenine Abarbanel, said the Kiwigrass festival gave the New Zealand bluegrass music community a place to call their own.</p>
<p>“We’re usually just lumped in with the folk community but we really wanted to have a home of our own and so that’s what this festival is supposed to be – for our bluegrass community,” said Jenine.</p>
<figure id="attachment_3756" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3756" style="width: 620px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Jenine.jpg"><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-3756 size-full" src="/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Jenine.jpg" alt="Organiser of the festival, Jenine Abarbanel says Kiwigrass is a place for the New Zealand bluegrass music community to call home. Photo / Ian Fisk" width="620" height="413" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Jenine.jpg 620w, /wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Jenine-300x200.jpg 300w, /wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Jenine-350x233.jpg 350w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-3756" class="wp-caption-text">Organiser of the festival, Jenine Abarbanel says Kiwigrass is a place for the New Zealand bluegrass music community to call home. Photo / Ian Fisk</figcaption></figure>
<p>The performers included three bands from Australia, one from New Caledonia, two from America and 10 from New Zealand including the Hamilton County Bluegrass Band which set the foundation of bluegrass music in New Zealand after their debut on the late 1960s show, The Country Touch.</p>
<p>It was Hamilton County Bluegrass Band’s banjo player Paul Trenwith who approached Jenine about running the Kiwigrass festival.</p>
<p>“I just thought it was time to show people what bluegrass music was and get it on the rise again,” said Paul.</p>
<figure id="attachment_3758" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3758" style="width: 620px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/PaulTrenwith.jpg"><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-3758 size-full" src="/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/PaulTrenwith.jpg" alt="Hamilton County Bluegrass Band member Paul Trenwirth hopes the Kiwigrass festival will prompt a resurgence of bluegrass music. Photo/ Ian Fisk" width="620" height="413" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/PaulTrenwith.jpg 620w, /wp-content/uploads/2020/02/PaulTrenwith-300x200.jpg 300w, /wp-content/uploads/2020/02/PaulTrenwith-350x233.jpg 350w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-3758" class="wp-caption-text">Hamilton County Bluegrass Band member Paul Trenwith hopes the Kiwigrass festival will prompt a resurgence of bluegrass music. Photo/ Ian Fisk</figcaption></figure>
<p>The headline act for the festival, Lonely Heartstring Band, had come from America and it was their third year on tour in New Zealand.</p>
<p>The band formed six years ago in Boston and is made up of Maddie Witler on the mandolin, Gabe Hirshfeld on the banjo, lead singer and guitarist George Clements, singer and bass player Charles Clements and Patrick McGonagall on the fiddle.</p>
<p>Until recently the band played together full-time but now only get together for the occasional event.</p>
<figure id="attachment_3757" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3757" style="width: 620px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/LHSB.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-3757 size-full" src="/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/LHSB.jpg" alt="Lonely Heartstring Band headlined the festival and it was their third time touring New Zealand, they hope they'll be back again next year. Photo / Ian Fisk." width="620" height="413" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/LHSB.jpg 620w, /wp-content/uploads/2020/02/LHSB-300x200.jpg 300w, /wp-content/uploads/2020/02/LHSB-350x233.jpg 350w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-3757" class="wp-caption-text">Lonely Heartstring Band headlined the festival and it was their third time touring New Zealand, they hope they’ll be back again next year. Photo / Ian Fisk.</figcaption></figure>
<p>Jenine says each year the band visits their audience grows.</p>
<p>“Everyone just adores them, they’re really good musicians, really good people and so generous with their time,” said Jenine.</p>
<p>“All the internationals just keep going on about how much fun they’re having here and that they’d love to move here.”</p>
<p>Maddie said the highlight of the weekend for the band was a camp concert they played at and she hopes the band will be able to come back next January.</p>
<p>“The camp concert was out on the porch and it was just such a beautiful evening. We just love the audiences here. They’re so enthusiastic,” said Maddie.</p>
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<p>We’re so grateful to Ian Fisk and Simon Travaglia for documenting Kiwigrass 2020 so beautifully!</p>
<p><a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/En2N6uhC6aEZAsY4A">Ian’s photos</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/simon.travaglia/media_set?set=a.10222032474505672&type=3">Simon’s photos</a></p>
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<p>The Kiwigrass raffle is back with more fantastic prizes. All funds raised from the raffle go to support the Kiwigrass Trust.</p>
<p><a href="/product/raffle-ticket/"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3254" src="/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Raffle-Ticket-300x113.png" alt="Buy Raffle Ticket" width="300" height="113" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Raffle-Ticket-300x113.png 300w, /wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Raffle-Ticket-350x132.png 350w, /wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Raffle-Ticket.png 646w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px"></a></p>
<p><strong>First prize: Custom built D-18 Dreadnought style guitar</strong></p>
<figure id="attachment_3242" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3242" style="width: 300px" class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Laurence-with-guitar.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-3242 size-medium" src="/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Laurence-with-guitar-300x200.jpg" alt="Laurence Frangos-Rhodes with his guitar. " width="300" height="200" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Laurence-with-guitar-300x200.jpg 300w, /wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Laurence-with-guitar-350x233.jpg 350w, /wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Laurence-with-guitar-768x512.jpg 768w, /wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Laurence-with-guitar.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-3242" class="wp-caption-text">photo by Ian Fisk.</figcaption></figure>
<p>You’ll see Laurence Frangos-Rhodes playing his blistering solos with Rhode Works and You, Me, Everybody, but have you noticed his guitar? “His,” as in, he made it.</p>
<p>In addition to being an outstanding musician, songwriter, and singer, Laurence is also a luthier with a growing reputation and backlog of orders for custom made guitars.</p>
<p>Laurence’s custom Kiwigrass guitar is built to Martin D-18 specifications: mahogany back/ sides; Sitka spruce top; and Rosewood fretboard/bridge.</p>
<p>Some progress photos straight from the workshop of our young master luthier:</p>
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<p><strong>Second prize: Trenwith practice banjo</strong></p>
<p>These cute little practice banjos are produced by Hamilton’s own Paul Trenwith QSM, to allow new banjo players to practice their rolls and fingerings without driving their loved ones crazy.<br>
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1001" src="/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/pic-1-277x300.jpg" alt="Paul Trenwith with practice banjo" width="277" height="300" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/pic-1-277x300.jpg 277w, /wp-content/uploads/2019/01/pic-1-350x380.jpg 350w, /wp-content/uploads/2019/01/pic-1.jpg 672w" sizes="(max-width: 277px) 100vw, 277px"></p>
<p>More prizes will be announced soon!</p>
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<h2>Performers and Instructors</h2>
<p>We are pleased to announce our 2020 Kiwigrass artists.</p>
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<li><strong>Lonely Heartstring Band (US)</strong></li>
<li><strong>AJ Lee and Blue Summit (US)</strong></li>
<li><strong>Bluegrass Parkway (AU)</strong></li>
<li><strong>Coolgrass (AU)</strong></li>
<li><strong>Nine Mile Creek (AU)</strong></li>
<li>Jean-Luc Leroux & Friends (New Caledonia)</li>
<li>Bluegrass & Beyond (NZ)</li>
<li>Downunderdogs (NZ)</li>
<li>The Hamilton County Bluegrass Band (NZ)</li>
<li>Hot Diggity (NZ)</li>
<li>Kaimai Express (NZ)</li>
<li>Melling Station Boys (NZ)</li>
<li>The Pipi Pickers (NZ)</li>
<li>Rhode Works (NZ)</li>
<li>Valley Bluegrass (NZ)</li>
<li>Wires and Wood (NZ)</li>
<li>You, Me, Everybody (NZ)</li>
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<h3><strong>Academy Instructors</strong></h3>
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<li>Guitar: George Clements, Sully Tuttle, Jesse Fichman</li>
<li>Banjo (3 finger Bluegrass): Gabe Hirshfeld, Paul Trenwith</li>
<li>Mandolin: Maddie Witler, AJ Lee, Paul Duff</li>
<li>Fiddle: Patrick M’gonigle, Jan Purat, Maria Duff</li>
<li>Bass: Charles Clements</li>
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