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<p class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large">You, Me, Everybody is a celebration of allowing others their moment to shine, the virtuosity of the individual and the camaraderie of coming together in a musical moment. Taking their inspiration from a range of musical styles, YME start at bluegrass, weaving jazz, country and blues to create a dynamic sound that celebrates the best of Americana.</p>
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<p><strong>You, Me, Everybody </strong>is a band to look and listen for. You might know the members:</p>
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<p>Laurence not only plays but builds beautiful guitars and his songwriting crosses boundaries of effortless but mature in the same breath.</p>
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<p>Sam oozes musicality; he’ll pick up a mandolin, fiddle or double bass in a nonchalant manner but his talent quietly shatters the illusion of youth.</p>
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<p>Nat Torkington is the resident banjo player for the Pipi Pickers. He is constantly pushing his own and his banjo’s boundaries while also encouraging other musicians to explore and challenge the bluegrass form.</p>
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<p>Kim Bonnington has a heart of pure country. She’s as comfortable at the centre of stage as she is as a backing vocalist and is known for her work as one half of Kim and Dusty but also for providing harmonies for a range of NZ acts.</p>
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<p>James Geluk is a graduate of the NZ School of Music and most recently won a Tui for the Best NZ folk album for his work with the Frank Burkitt Band. A bass player who brings his jazz education to bluegrass, an audience member once declared James’ fingers to be like spiders as they travelled their way around his bass.</p>
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<h3>Bluegrass & Beyond (New Zealand)</h3>
<p>When Bluegrass and Beyond go to play bluegrass, there can be a little mission creep out past the historically accurate Munroe genre.</p>
<p>The authentic bluegrass is there alright, it’s just that other stuff somehow sneaks in, like bluegrassifcation of 60s songs, or genuine Cameron Bennett originals which have flair for capturing stories in a way that is both genuine Americana bluegrass and somehow could only be Kiwi.</p>
<div style="margin-left: 1.5em;">John Olding – guitar, lead vocal<br>
Colin Speir – guitar, banjo, BV’s<br>
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<p>RhodeWorks are an award-winning bluegrass folk band who play fast paced, high energy folk music, presenting a set of traditional and well-loved bluegrass alongside their original material.</p>
<p>That’s the official blurb.</p>
<p>To Kiwi audiences they are the prodigy brothers whose fiery playing just seems to get better – and faster – in the short few years since they began.</p>
<p>Laurence (18), Sam (16) and Nate (13) are largely self-taught multi-instrumentalists, and they have wowed audiences throughout New Zealand and Australia. They are supported on bass by mother Tracy (obscured in the photo above). As well as their dedication to creating unique roots-conscious music they love nothing more than heading to the workshop to craft their own instruments. <a href="/raffle/">Check out Laurence’s donated Kiwigrass raffle prize</a>.</p>
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<p>Modelled on the great American bands in the style of Flatt and Scruggs, Valley Bluegrass play hard-driving rollicking bluegrass led by banjo, fiddle, guitar, upright bass with some occasional Dobro and mandolin.</p>
<p>Playing close in to a single condenser microphone in the old style, Valley Bluegrass is both visually and harmonically a rich experience.</p>
<p>Authentic Bluegrass, that’s the promise of Valley Bluegrass.</p>
<p>Carola Dunbar, Robbie Stevens, Dave Colecough, Bevan Gardiner</p>
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<p>The Melling Station Boys are always being told by people they like the band a lot and that they’re very entertaining.</p>
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<description><![CDATA[Hot Diggity Bluegrass Band (New Zealand) When it come to band photos the blokey bands try, but Hot Diggity are way more photogenic. Could it be that they smile and laugh and generally give the air of real live fun? Hot Diggity is the only all female bluegrass band in New Zealand, but that is … <a href="/hot-diggity-bluegrass-band/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Hot Diggity: Looking good and playing even better</span></a>]]></description>
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<p>When it come to band photos the blokey bands try, but Hot Diggity are way more photogenic. Could it be that they smile and laugh and generally give the air of real live fun?</p>
<p>Hot Diggity is the only all female bluegrass band in New Zealand, but that is not why you should go see them at Kiwigrass. You should listen to them because they are one of the best bluegrass bands in New Zealand and as the photos imply, their shows are lots warm-hearted fun.</p>
<p>They play original songs by Heather Carrigan (mandolin, guitar and vocals) and Deborah Mackenzie (guitar and vocals) along with plenty of bluegrass favourites. If you were not told who wrote these songs you would probably go home and Google them to see where they came from because they totally sound the part.</p>
<p>Kiwigrass identity Jenine Abarbanel supplies bass and vocals, with Sue Drake on banjo and vocals and Krissy Jackson fiddle and vocals, combining to make a powerful five piece with a lively sound, hot chops, and tight harmonies.</p>
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<description><![CDATA[Hamilton County Bluegrass Band (New Zealand) The Hamilton County Bluegrass are quite simply the foundation on which New Zealand Bluegrass is built. Hamilton County became overnight stars in New Zealand as the resident band on the NZBC’s The Country Touch in the late 1960s. That show’s host Tex Morton lured them to Australia where they … <a href="/hamilton-county-bluegrass-band-2/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Hamilton County Bluegrass Band: The ties that bind</span></a>]]></description>
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<h2>Hamilton County Bluegrass Band (New Zealand)</h2>
<p>The Hamilton County Bluegrass are quite simply the foundation on which New Zealand Bluegrass is built.</p>
<div class="page-bio-intro">Hamilton County became overnight stars in New Zealand as the resident band on the NZBC’s The Country Touch in the late 1960s. That show’s host Tex Morton lured them to Australia where they toured for two years with the massively popular Slim Dusty.</div>
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<p>In the middle of their stay across the Tasman they travelled to Nashville and appeared on the Grand Ole Opry, and on their return to Sydney recorded the <i>Kersbrook Cottage</i> LP, still a touchstone of Australian bluegrass music.</p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold;">Hamilton Country Bluegrass Band Discography</span></p>
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<p>LP<br />
Hamilton County Bluegrass Band (Festival)1966<br />
Live at the Poles Apart (KiwiPacific) 1968<br />
Country Touch (KiwiPacific) 1968<br />
Yesterday’s Gone (KiwiPacific) 1969<br />
Fifth Season (EMI) 1970<br />
Live at the Wynyard Tavern (EMI) 1970<br />
For You (EMI) 1971<br />
Kersbrook Cottage (EMI) 1972<br />
Country Road (EMI) 1973<br />
Hamilton County Bluegrass Band (EMI) 1976</p>
<p>CD<br />
Legends Alive (Festival) 1992 (four tunes)<br />
Hamilton County 1968-1973 (KiwiPacific) 1993<br />
Encore (KiwiPacific) 1996<br />
The Very Best Of the HCBB (EMI) 2002<br />
Highway of Legends (Rajon) 2005 (four tunes)<br />
The Tavern Revisited (EMI) 2006<br />
Highway of Legends 11 (Rajon) 2006 (four tunes)<br />
Anthology (EMI/Universal) 2014</p>
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<description><![CDATA[The Downunderdogs perform a three-part harmony and instrumental blend of bluegrass, old-timey, country, and swing, mixed with originals penned by guitar players Jack MacKenzie and Peter Dyer. Supplying the heartbeat, extra cheery smile, and third vocal part, is Cathy Dyer on bass. Like one of those old radio show taglines they are likely to chorus that … <a href="/downunderdogs-2020/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">The Downunderdogs: Embracing Bluegrass’s Country Roots</span></a>]]></description>
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<p>The <strong>Downunderdogs</strong> perform a three-part harmony and instrumental blend of bluegrass, old-timey, country, and swing, mixed with originals penned by guitar players Jack MacKenzie and Peter Dyer. Supplying the heartbeat, extra cheery smile, and third vocal part, is Cathy Dyer on bass.</p>
<p>Like one of those old radio show taglines they are likely to chorus that they’re not happy until we’re happy, and it is hard to imagine any other outcome when you hear them perform.</p>
<p>As it happens, they are genuine, made-in-America imports.</p>
<p>MacKenzie hails from Southern California where he perfected his evocative, flowing, cross-picking style of guitar playing, influenced by legends such as Doc Watson and Tony Rice. In the 1970s he managed and performed at the famous McCabe’s music store on Pico Boulevard in Santa Monica before moving to New Zealand in the early 1980s.</p>
<p>Peter Dyer’s roots are in Little Dixie, Missouri where his dad’s Virginian and Kentuckian ancestors date back to the early 19th century. Dyer is a guitarist and an accomplished songwriter with titles such as <em>Go Ahead and Cry</em>, and <em>Immigrants’ Song</em>, one of several that come with his distinctive high-mountain yodel.</p>
<p>Michigan gave rise to Cathy Dyer’s accent, where she grew up learning classical violin, while on the side taking in that funky Motown groove. Peter and Cathy Dyer moved to New Zealand in 2004 and a few years later teamed up with MacKenzie to form the Downunderdogs.</p>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Dec 2019 04:23:36 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Wires & Wood (New Zealand) Tui Award winning Wires & Wood is a four piece band inspired by the sounds of traditional and modern bluegrass music. This versatile band plays a hard driving punchy style of bluegrass right through to heart melting slow waltzes. As well as striving for instrumental excellence the songs are infused … <a href="/wires-wood-2020/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Wires & Wood: and Voice!</span></a>]]></description>
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<h3>Wires & Wood (New Zealand)</h3>
<p>Tui Award winning Wires & Wood is a four piece band inspired by the sounds of traditional and modern bluegrass music. This versatile band plays a hard driving punchy style of bluegrass right through to heart melting slow waltzes. As well as striving for instrumental excellence the songs are infused with multipart harmony singing.</p>
<p>Banjo picker extraordinaire <strong>Bryan Christianson will be one of the few musicians at Kiwigrass was at the original 1970 Banjo Picker’s Convention at Claudelands, Hamilton</strong> and that’s where he says he fell in love with the 5-string banjo.</p>
<p>Bryan’s been involved in the music since then, playing in various bands with just about all the well-known names of the NZ Bluegrass scene, Peter Brocklehurst, Read Hudson, Graham Lovejoy, to name just a few. After a break of about 10 years (on and off) Bryan met up with Dave Warren and they began to pick a few tunes. At the Waharau Folk Festival in June 2003 they decided that having a band again might be fun.</p>
<p>Micheal Young became obsessed with the guitar at the age of 18, inspired by the likes of James Taylor, Neil Young, Led Zeppelin, Joe Walsh, Chet Atkins and the Beatles. His father used to drag him along to bluegrass festivals in the hills of the Missouri Ozarks and he gained an appreciation for the instrumental skills of the local pickers. While Micheal was never that moved by the old time bluegrass style, he was blown away by the (then) contemporary rock/jazz/blues/bluegrass fusion music coming from the likes of New Grass Revival, The Tony Rice Unit and The David Grisman Quartet. This simmered for years until moving to Auckland where he finally met a few other musicians who were both capable and willing to play in those styles. He has even started to gain an appreciation for the old time traditional bluegrass that the other band members love. They started jamming just for the joy of it, ended up doing a few gigs, and Wires & Wood was born. Micheal provides mandolin and lead vocals for Wires & Wood.</p>
<p>Dave Warren was introduced to Bluegrass music at about age six, when his father (Tom Warren) heard “Dueling Banjos” on the radio, and decided that was the music for him! ! He had a guitar put in his hands by the time he was seven or so and remembers well the National Banjo pickers Conventions, Mike Seeger, Bill Clifton, HCBB, etc etc. Dave’s interest in Bluegrass at a playing level was rekindled around 1998 and on his move to Auckland in 2000 he met and played with many wonderful musicians and eventually became a part of the coalescence called “Wires & Wood”. Plays guitar & occasionally mandolin.</p>
<p>Garry Trotman plays bass in Wires & Wood and is the newest member of the band. He has always been partial to trad country music, blues, folk and sub-genres, such as bluegrass, Cajun and western swing. Garry was previously in ‘The Terraplanes’ and ‘Southern Cross’ bluegrass groups with Bryan, and also played in a South Australian bluegrass band called ‘Highly Strung’.</p>
<p>To help relieve some of the winter blues of 2003 a few Auckland based musicians began having a Friday night bluegrass oriented jam session. Word leaked out, someone asked us to perform at a charity event and a band was born. Since then we have performed at events and venues all over New Zealand, including the Auckland Folk Festival, the Wellington Folk Festival, the Whare Flat Music Festival in Dunedin, Canterbury Folk Festival, Wellington Bluegrass Society, Fight for Life, TV commercials, Music Mountain Matakana and local music clubs and events around the country. We are still refining the Wires & Wood sound and expanding our repertoire of what we call bluegrass music. Wires & Wood released their debut album “Over The Moon” in 2010. “Over The Moon” is the recipient of the RIANZ Tui Award for Best Folk Album 2010/11.</p>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Parnham]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Dec 2019 04:56:49 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[You Me Everybody (New Zealand) You, Me, Everybody is a celebration of allowing others their moment to shine, the virtuosity of the individual and the camaraderie of coming together in a musical moment. Taking their inspiration from a range of musical styles, YME start at bluegrass, weaving jazz, country and blues to create a dynamic … <a href="/you-me-everybody-2020/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">You, Me, Everybody at Kiwigrass</span></a>]]></description>
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<h3>You Me Everybody (New Zealand)</h3>
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<p class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large">You, Me, Everybody is a celebration of allowing others their moment to shine, the virtuosity of the individual and the camaraderie of coming together in a musical moment. Taking their inspiration from a range of musical styles, YME start at bluegrass, weaving jazz, country and blues to create a dynamic sound that celebrates the best of Americana.</p>
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<p><strong>You, Me, Everybody </strong>is a band to look and listen for. You might know the members:</p>
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<h4 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large">Laurence Frangos-Rhodes</h4>
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<p>Laurence not only plays but builds beautiful guitars and his songwriting crosses boundaries of effortless but mature in the same breath.</p>
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<p>Sam oozes musicality; he’ll pick up a mandolin, fiddle or double bass in a nonchalant manner but his talent quietly shatters the illusion of youth.</p>
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<p>Nat Torkington is the resident banjo player for the Pipi Pickers. He is constantly pushing his own and his banjo’s boundaries while also encouraging other musicians to explore and challenge the bluegrass form.</p>
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<p>Kim Bonnington has a heart of pure country. She’s as comfortable at the centre of stage as she is as a backing vocalist and is known for her work as one half of Kim and Dusty but also for providing harmonies for a range of NZ acts.</p>
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<p>James Geluk is a graduate of the NZ School of Music and most recently won a Tui for the Best NZ folk album for his work with the Frank Burkitt Band. A bass player who brings his jazz education to bluegrass, an audience member once declared James’ fingers to be like spiders as they travelled their way around his bass.</p>
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<title>Bluegrass & Beyond: A little bluegrassifcation sneaks in</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Parnham]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Dec 2019 08:51:29 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[  Bluegrass & Beyond (New Zealand) When Bluegrass and Beyond go to play bluegrass, there can be a little mission creep out past the historically accurate Munroe genre. The authentic bluegrass is there alright, it’s just that other stuff somehow sneaks in, like bluegrassifcation of 60s songs, or genuine Cameron Bennett originals which have flair … <a href="/bluegrass-beyond-2020/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Bluegrass & Beyond: A little bluegrassifcation sneaks in</span></a>]]></description>
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<h3>Bluegrass & Beyond (New Zealand)</h3>
<p>When Bluegrass and Beyond go to play bluegrass, there can be a little mission creep out past the historically accurate Munroe genre.</p>
<p>The authentic bluegrass is there alright, it’s just that other stuff somehow sneaks in, like bluegrassifcation of 60s songs, or genuine Cameron Bennett originals which have flair for capturing stories in a way that is both genuine Americana bluegrass and somehow could only be Kiwi.</p>
<div style="margin-left: 1.5em;">John Olding – guitar, lead vocal<br />
Colin Speir – guitar, banjo, BV’s<br />
Cameron Bennett – dobro, vocals and BV’s<br />
Pete Parnham – bass fiddle, BV’s.</div>
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<title>Rhode Works: Talented, fiery players, and oh so young</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Parnham]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Dec 2019 03:45:20 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[RhodeWorks (New Zealand) RhodeWorks are an award-winning bluegrass folk band who play fast paced, high energy folk music, presenting a set of traditional and well-loved bluegrass alongside their original material. That’s the official blurb. To Kiwi audiences they are the prodigy brothers whose fiery playing just seems to get better – and faster – in … <a href="/rhodeworks-2020/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Rhode Works: Talented, fiery players, and oh so young</span></a>]]></description>
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<h3>RhodeWorks (New Zealand)</h3>
<p>RhodeWorks are an award-winning bluegrass folk band who play fast paced, high energy folk music, presenting a set of traditional and well-loved bluegrass alongside their original material.</p>
<p>That’s the official blurb.</p>
<p>To Kiwi audiences they are the prodigy brothers whose fiery playing just seems to get better – and faster – in the short few years since they began.</p>
<p>Laurence (18), Sam (16) and Nate (13) are largely self-taught multi-instrumentalists, and they have wowed audiences throughout New Zealand and Australia. They are supported on bass by mother Tracy (obscured in the photo above). As well as their dedication to creating unique roots-conscious music they love nothing more than heading to the workshop to craft their own instruments. <a href="/raffle/">Check out Laurence’s donated Kiwigrass raffle prize</a>.</p>
<p>Okay, it’s our job to spruik bands on this site. So as proof that we are not making this up, watch the phone video below. It captures one of those Kiwigrass magic moments when professional Berklee degree holders Lonely Heart Strong Band meet on stage with Laurance and Sam Rhodes for a jam.</p>
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<title>Valley Bluegrass: Hard-driving South Island Bluegrass</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Parnham]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Dec 2019 04:32:31 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Valley Bluegrass (New Zealand) Valley Bluegrass is Dunedin’s pre-eminent bluegrass outfit. Modelled on the great American bands in the style of Flatt and Scruggs, Valley Bluegrass play hard-driving rollicking bluegrass led by banjo, fiddle, guitar, upright bass with some occasional Dobro and mandolin. Playing close in to a single condenser microphone in the old style, … <a href="/valley-bluegrass-2020/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Valley Bluegrass: Hard-driving South Island Bluegrass</span></a>]]></description>
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<h3>Valley Bluegrass (New Zealand)</h3>
<p>Valley Bluegrass is Dunedin’s pre-eminent bluegrass outfit.</p>
<p>Modelled on the great American bands in the style of Flatt and Scruggs, Valley Bluegrass play hard-driving rollicking bluegrass led by banjo, fiddle, guitar, upright bass with some occasional Dobro and mandolin.</p>
<p>Playing close in to a single condenser microphone in the old style, Valley Bluegrass is both visually and harmonically a rich experience.</p>
<p>Authentic Bluegrass, that’s the promise of Valley Bluegrass.</p>
<p>Carola Dunbar, Robbie Stevens, Dave Colecough, Bevan Gardiner</p>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Dec 2019 04:22:45 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Kaimai Express Bluegrass Band (New Zealand) Kaimai Express has been performing for around fifteen years now, mainly around Bay of Plenty. The band is made up of: Russ Heyes, banjo, mandolin, dobro and vocal. Steve McCurly, guitar, lead vocal. Colin Allison, fiddle, mandolin. Averil Javol, mandolin, harmonica, washboard, vocal Dave Williams, double bass.]]></description>
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<h3>Kaimai Express Bluegrass Band (New Zealand)</h3>
<p>Kaimai Express has been performing for around fifteen years now, mainly around Bay of Plenty. <span id="more-3429"></span></p>
<p>The band is made up of:</p>
<div style="margin-left: 1.5em;"><strong>Russ Heyes</strong>, banjo, mandolin, dobro and vocal.<br />
<strong>Steve McCurly</strong>, guitar, lead vocal.<br />
<strong>Colin Allison</strong>, fiddle, mandolin.<br />
<strong>Averil Javol</strong>, mandolin, harmonica, washboard, vocal<br />
<strong>Dave Williams</strong>, double bass.</div>
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<description><![CDATA[Melling Station Boys (New Zealand) The Melling Station Boys are always being told by people they like the band a lot and that they’re very entertaining. Alastair McCarthy – guitar Ian Smith – mandolin and fiddle Todd Foster – banjo Andrew Bicknell – bad ass bass Giacomo Giorli – resonator guitar]]></description>
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<h3>Melling Station Boys (New Zealand)</h3>
<p>The Melling Station Boys are always being told by people they like the band a lot and that they’re very entertaining.</p>
<div style="margin-left: 1.5em;">Alastair McCarthy – guitar<br />
Ian Smith – mandolin and fiddle<br />
Todd Foster – banjo<br />
Andrew Bicknell – bad ass bass<br />
Giacomo Giorli – resonator guitar</div>
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<h2 class="entry-title"><a href="/hot-diggity-bluegrass-band/" rel="bookmark">Hot Diggity: Looking good and playing even better</a></h2> </header><!-- .entry-header -->
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<h3>Hot Diggity Bluegrass Band (New Zealand)</h3>
<p>When it come to band photos the blokey bands try, but Hot Diggity are way more photogenic. Could it be that they smile and laugh and generally give the air of real live fun?</p>
<p>Hot Diggity is the only all female bluegrass band in New Zealand, but that is not why you should go see them at Kiwigrass. You should listen to them because they are one of the best bluegrass bands in New Zealand and as the photos imply, their shows are lots warm-hearted fun.</p>
<p>They play original songs by Heather Carrigan (mandolin, guitar and vocals) and Deborah Mackenzie (guitar and vocals) along with plenty of bluegrass favourites. If you were not told who wrote these songs you would probably go home and Google them to see where they came from because they totally sound the part.</p>
<p>Kiwigrass identity Jenine Abarbanel supplies bass and vocals, with Sue Drake on banjo and vocals and Krissy Jackson fiddle and vocals, combining to make a powerful five piece with a lively sound, hot chops, and tight harmonies.</p>
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<h2>Hamilton County Bluegrass Band (New Zealand)</h2>
<p>The Hamilton County Bluegrass are quite simply the foundation on which New Zealand Bluegrass is built.</p>
<div class="page-bio-intro">Hamilton County became overnight stars in New Zealand as the resident band on the NZBC’s The Country Touch in the late 1960s. That show’s host Tex Morton lured them to Australia where they toured for two years with the massively popular Slim Dusty.</div>
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<p>In the middle of their stay across the Tasman they travelled to Nashville and appeared on the Grand Ole Opry, and on their return to Sydney recorded the <i>Kersbrook Cottage</i> LP, still a touchstone of Australian bluegrass music.</p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold;">Hamilton Country Bluegrass Band Discography</span></p>
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<p>LP<br>
Hamilton County Bluegrass Band (Festival)1966<br>
Live at the Poles Apart (KiwiPacific) 1968<br>
Country Touch (KiwiPacific) 1968<br>
Yesterday’s Gone (KiwiPacific) 1969<br>
Fifth Season (EMI) 1970<br>
Live at the Wynyard Tavern (EMI) 1970<br>
For You (EMI) 1971<br>
Kersbrook Cottage (EMI) 1972<br>
Country Road (EMI) 1973<br>
Hamilton County Bluegrass Band (EMI) 1976</p>
<p>CD<br>
Legends Alive (Festival) 1992 (four tunes)<br>
Hamilton County 1968-1973 (KiwiPacific) 1993<br>
Encore (KiwiPacific) 1996<br>
The Very Best Of the HCBB (EMI) 2002<br>
Highway of Legends (Rajon) 2005 (four tunes)<br>
The Tavern Revisited (EMI) 2006<br>
Highway of Legends 11 (Rajon) 2006 (four tunes)<br>
Anthology (EMI/Universal) 2014</p>
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<h2 class="entry-title"><a href="/downunderdogs-2020/" rel="bookmark">The Downunderdogs: Embracing Bluegrass’s Country Roots</a></h2> </header><!-- .entry-header -->
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<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3355" src="/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Downunderdogs.jpg" alt="" width="960" height="603" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Downunderdogs.jpg 960w, /wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Downunderdogs-300x188.jpg 300w, /wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Downunderdogs-768x482.jpg 768w, /wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Downunderdogs-350x220.jpg 350w" sizes="(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px"></p>
<p>The <strong>Downunderdogs</strong> perform a three-part harmony and instrumental blend of bluegrass, old-timey, country, and swing, mixed with originals penned by guitar players Jack MacKenzie and Peter Dyer. Supplying the heartbeat, extra cheery smile, and third vocal part, is Cathy Dyer on bass.</p>
<p>Like one of those old radio show taglines they are likely to chorus that they’re not happy until we’re happy, and it is hard to imagine any other outcome when you hear them perform.</p>
<p>As it happens, they are genuine, made-in-America imports.</p>
<p>MacKenzie hails from Southern California where he perfected his evocative, flowing, cross-picking style of guitar playing, influenced by legends such as Doc Watson and Tony Rice. In the 1970s he managed and performed at the famous McCabe’s music store on Pico Boulevard in Santa Monica before moving to New Zealand in the early 1980s.</p>
<p>Peter Dyer’s roots are in Little Dixie, Missouri where his dad’s Virginian and Kentuckian ancestors date back to the early 19th century. Dyer is a guitarist and an accomplished songwriter with titles such as <em>Go Ahead and Cry</em>, and <em>Immigrants’ Song</em>, one of several that come with his distinctive high-mountain yodel.</p>
<p>Michigan gave rise to Cathy Dyer’s accent, where she grew up learning classical violin, while on the side taking in that funky Motown groove. Peter and Cathy Dyer moved to New Zealand in 2004 and a few years later teamed up with MacKenzie to form the Downunderdogs.</p>
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<h3>Wires & Wood (New Zealand)</h3>
<p>Tui Award winning Wires & Wood is a four piece band inspired by the sounds of traditional and modern bluegrass music. This versatile band plays a hard driving punchy style of bluegrass right through to heart melting slow waltzes. As well as striving for instrumental excellence the songs are infused with multipart harmony singing.</p>
<p>Banjo picker extraordinaire <strong>Bryan Christianson will be one of the few musicians at Kiwigrass was at the original 1970 Banjo Picker’s Convention at Claudelands, Hamilton</strong> and that’s where he says he fell in love with the 5-string banjo.</p>
<p>Bryan’s been involved in the music since then, playing in various bands with just about all the well-known names of the NZ Bluegrass scene, Peter Brocklehurst, Read Hudson, Graham Lovejoy, to name just a few. After a break of about 10 years (on and off) Bryan met up with Dave Warren and they began to pick a few tunes. At the Waharau Folk Festival in June 2003 they decided that having a band again might be fun.</p>
<p>Micheal Young became obsessed with the guitar at the age of 18, inspired by the likes of James Taylor, Neil Young, Led Zeppelin, Joe Walsh, Chet Atkins and the Beatles. His father used to drag him along to bluegrass festivals in the hills of the Missouri Ozarks and he gained an appreciation for the instrumental skills of the local pickers. While Micheal was never that moved by the old time bluegrass style, he was blown away by the (then) contemporary rock/jazz/blues/bluegrass fusion music coming from the likes of New Grass Revival, The Tony Rice Unit and The David Grisman Quartet. This simmered for years until moving to Auckland where he finally met a few other musicians who were both capable and willing to play in those styles. He has even started to gain an appreciation for the old time traditional bluegrass that the other band members love. They started jamming just for the joy of it, ended up doing a few gigs, and Wires & Wood was born. Micheal provides mandolin and lead vocals for Wires & Wood.</p>
<p>Dave Warren was introduced to Bluegrass music at about age six, when his father (Tom Warren) heard “Dueling Banjos” on the radio, and decided that was the music for him! ! He had a guitar put in his hands by the time he was seven or so and remembers well the National Banjo pickers Conventions, Mike Seeger, Bill Clifton, HCBB, etc etc. Dave’s interest in Bluegrass at a playing level was rekindled around 1998 and on his move to Auckland in 2000 he met and played with many wonderful musicians and eventually became a part of the coalescence called “Wires & Wood”. Plays guitar & occasionally mandolin.</p>
<p>Garry Trotman plays bass in Wires & Wood and is the newest member of the band. He has always been partial to trad country music, blues, folk and sub-genres, such as bluegrass, Cajun and western swing. Garry was previously in ‘The Terraplanes’ and ‘Southern Cross’ bluegrass groups with Bryan, and also played in a South Australian bluegrass band called ‘Highly Strung’.</p>
<p>To help relieve some of the winter blues of 2003 a few Auckland based musicians began having a Friday night bluegrass oriented jam session. Word leaked out, someone asked us to perform at a charity event and a band was born. Since then we have performed at events and venues all over New Zealand, including the Auckland Folk Festival, the Wellington Folk Festival, the Whare Flat Music Festival in Dunedin, Canterbury Folk Festival, Wellington Bluegrass Society, Fight for Life, TV commercials, Music Mountain Matakana and local music clubs and events around the country. We are still refining the Wires & Wood sound and expanding our repertoire of what we call bluegrass music. Wires & Wood released their debut album “Over The Moon” in 2010. “Over The Moon” is the recipient of the RIANZ Tui Award for Best Folk Album 2010/11.</p>
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