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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&#8217;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&#8217;s donated Kiwigrass raffle prize</a>.</p>
<p>Okay, it&#8217;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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<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&#8217;s the promise of Valley Bluegrass.</p>
<p>Carola Dunbar, Robbie Stevens, Dave Colecough, Bevan Gardiner</p>
<p>A Video of Valley Bluegrass from Kiwigrass 2019:<br>
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<h3>Nine Mile Creek (Australia)</h3>
<p>An Australian four-piece contemporary bluegrass band and veterans of Kiwigrass 2019, Nine Mile Creek, will be back for Kiwigrass 2020.  Their humorous originals had the audiences at last years festival rippling with laughter.</p>
<p>Nine Mile Creek hails from Victoria and features Mark Pottenger on mandolin, Colin Weight on banjo, Andrew Barcham on double bass, and Doug Wallace on guitar with all members of the band sharing vocals.</p>
<p>The band plays traditional and original bluegrass, with a touch of swing.</p>
<p>It has a strong repertoire and is a regular contributor to the Mountain Pickers Association’s monthly nights at the foot of the Dandenong ranges in Victoria. They regularly feature at Australian bluegrass festivals, including Mountaingrass, Kelly Country Pick and the Foggy Mountain Bluegrass festival.</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>
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<p><strong>First prize: Custom built D-18 Dreadnought style guitar</strong></p>
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<p>You&#8217;ll see Laurence Frangos-Rhodes playing his blistering solos with Rhode Works and You, Me, Everybody, but have you noticed his guitar?  &#8220;His,&#8221; 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&#8217;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&#8217;s own Paul Trenwith QSM, to allow new banjo players to practice their rolls and fingerings without driving their loved ones crazy.<br>
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<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 &amp; Friends (New Caledonia)</li>
<li>Bluegrass &amp; 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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<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&#8217;gonigle, Jan Purat, Maria Duff</li>
<li>Bass: Charles Clements</li>
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		<p>Our goal with Kiwigrass is to create a sustainable, ongoing festival for all of bluegrass-loving New Zealand. Part of that means raising money for future festivals.&nbsp; Our primary fundraiser this year is our amazing raffle.</p>
<p><strong>First prize is a custom made&nbsp;<a href="https://www.vandergaag-guitars.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">van der Gaag</a>&nbsp;mandolin</strong>,&nbsp; worth $2,500&nbsp; and made from all New Zealand native timbers.&nbsp;Johan has been hard at work creating a special masterpiece just for Kiwigrass.</p>


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<p><strong>Second prize is a Trenwith practice banjo, also known as a quiet banjo.</strong>&nbsp; Made of all timber, this little banjo allows you to practice your mad bluegrass licks without driving your neighbours, partner, kids, or flatmates crazy.&nbsp; A must-have for all keen banjo players!&nbsp; Paul says he will have a variety of the little chaps for sale at Kiwigrass. They range in price from $250 for the plywood ones to $400 if it&#8217;s made of nice wood.&nbsp;</p>



<p>&#8220;They&#8217;re all different,&#8221; he says.&nbsp;</p>



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You&#8217;ll be able to buy tickets for the amazing raffle at the festival. $5 each, or 5 for $20.

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		<p><img decoding="async" class="alignright wp-image-798 size-thumbnail" src="/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Smoke-and-ashes-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Smoke-and-ashes-150x150.jpg 150w, /wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Smoke-and-ashes-200x200.jpg 200w, /wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Smoke-and-ashes-100x100.jpg 100w, /wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Smoke-and-ashes.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px">Kiwigrass has scored a scoop with the world launch of the Lonely Heartstrings Band brand new CD  <a href="http://www.lonelyheartstringband.com/gallery"><em>Smoke and Ashes</em></a> at the Kiwigrass kick-off concert on Friday Night.</p>
<p>This spectacular concert will begin with all-female bluegrass band Hot Diggity, and local legends Hamilton County Bluegrass Band, followed by concerts by our three international headliners: Nine Mile Creek, Bluegrass Parkway and of course the Lonely Heartstrings Band.</p>
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<p>This show is generating a lot of local interest so the Friday Night BBQ, kick-off concert, and <em>Smoke and Ashes</em> launch is heading for a bigger venue up the road a little way,  at <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/kyWzLu7CqV72" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tamahere Community Hall</a> at 21 Devine Road.</p>
<p>If you aren&#8217;t staying at Narrows, or are already checked in there, you can come straight to Tamahere Community Hall from 2pm onwards for wrist band pick-up and gate ticket sales. There will be no program events at Narrows on Friday.</p>
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<li>Friday accommodation check in: Narrows Park opens 2 pm</li>
<li>Friday Kiwigrass registration and wrist band collections: opens 2pm  at Tamahere Community Hall.</li>
<li>Drive time: between Narrows Park and Tamahere Hall: 3 minutes</li>
<li>If you are driving over from Narrows, please consider carpooling, or giving a lift to someone who needs one!</li>
<li>Getting from Narrows Park to Tamahere Community Hall:</li>
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		<h2>Bluegrass</h2>
<p><strong>/ˈbluːɡrɑːs</strong></p>
<p>noun: bluegrass; noun: Kentucky bluegrass</p>
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<p>Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music. It is named after the Blue Grass Boys, the 1939–1996 band of Kentucky mandolin player and songwriter Bill Monroe, who is considered &#8220;the father of bluegrass&#8221;. It was further developed by musicians who played with him, including 5-string banjo player Earl Scruggs and guitarist Lester Flatt. It was then evolved by other musicians who admired the high-energy instrumental and vocal music Monroe&#8217;s group created, and who carried it on into new bands, some of which created subgenres of bluegrass.<br>
Bluegrass is influenced by the music of Appalachia and other styles, including gospel and jazz <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluegrass_music" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">read more&#8230;</a></p>
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		<p>There are 60 powered and 80 non-powered campsites at the venue, Lake Karapiro  <a href="https://www.lakekarapiro.co.nz/page/accommodation/">Mighty River Domain.</a></p>
<p><strong>What&#8217;s provided?</strong></p>
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<li>Two amenity blocks with toilets and showers</li>
<li>A kitchen with two ovens, a single chest freezer, a double door fridge, a hot water unit and four sinks</li>
<li>A laundry facility is located on site, laundry costs are $3 per load</li>
<li>A dump station and plenty of water taps for refilling tanks</li>
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<p>Only basic camping facilities are provided. You will need to bring all your cooking equipment and linen, and everything else that is required for an enjoyable camping experience.</p>
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<li>All parking MUST be on your site and not beside. Sites accommodate one large or two small tents plus a car. Extra Large tents such as marquees will not accommodate a car on the same site so another site would need to be booked.</li>
<li>Electricity can only be connected through an approved isolating transformer or RCD Safety switch. Caravans must have current electrical warrant of fitness and comply with LPG gas regulations.</li>
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<p class="text-justify">Adults $20.00 per person per night</p>
<p class="text-justify">Child (12 and under) $15.00 per person per night</p>
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<p class="text-justify">Adults $18.00 per person per night</p>
<p class="text-justify">Child (12 and under) $15.00 per person per night</p>
<p>We strive to be a sustainable festival, and your assistance in this matter is very much appreciated! Please bring refillable drink bottles and use instead of single use bottles. Minimise waste wherever you can, doing a few dishes is a lot easier than finding a new planet!</p>
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		<p>There are two primary stages for concerts.  Programmed concerts will be held in the Don Rowlands Event Centre. The second stage is the Podium Cafe Walk Up Stage. Anyone can sign up for a 15 minute spot by inquiring at the walk up stage.</p>
<p>There will be at least 4 tents set up around the venue that are available for jam sessions. Two Waipa District Council marquees, The Pipi Pickin&#8217; Parlour, and Auckland Bluegrass Club Tents.</p>
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		<p>Check with <a href="mailto:info@lakekarapiro.co.nz">Lake Karāpiro Camping</a> to determine your check out time.<br>
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		<p>Welcome! We will be matching you as far as possible with players of similar levels and you will be in separate sessions from novices. Still, the spirit of Kiwigrass is to be generous and patient with novices, help them along a bit when you can.</p>
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<p>Cotton Daisy Backstep have opened a portal deep into the lost roots of Americana. Playing the old ‘hillbilly’ music of the Appalachian Mountains, their high energy homestead music evokes that old 78 bacon-frying sound no book-learning can give you. With Helena Faust on banjo/vocals, Philip Muollo on guitar, and Eddy Abraham on fiddle, they sing the songs of the pioneers, shotgun totin’ moonshiners and tub-thumping dance tunes.</p>
<p>Helena’s enduring commitment to the Old-time music developed during her 10 years in West Virginia steeped in the local traditions and performing with the award winning band ‘The Raincrows.’ She carried a wealth of traditional material with her when she moved back to NZ in 2003. The group began to form in 2014 when Helena assembled support acts for a touring fiddler from the US. The band chose the name Cotton Daisy Backstep and have been playing concerts at local and regional venues around Wellington for the past five years, including cafes, folk clubs, festivals and fairs.</p>
<p>This band goes beyond just being influenced by the old music; they have largely ignored modern tastes and reached back in time to create an old-world aesthetic. With Helena’s mountainy vocals heading the band, they bust out with wailing harmonies, driving old-timey rhythms, sparkling clawhammer banjo and scratchy old-time fiddle.</p>
<p>Tub-thumping dance tunes, haunting ballads of the pioneers, tales of moonshiners and old gospels, Carter Family and Doc Watson songs are the staples of their repertoire. With their 1930s appearance and style audiences can expect a unique experience.</p>
<p>“Cotton Daisy Backstep are the quintessential Old-Timey band not to be missed!” says Ebony Lamb (Eb and Sparrow)’, “Its the best of Appalachia with all the heart and soul of New Zealand, a real treat to the ears, so good you can&#8217;t sit down.” And Kim Bonnington (You Me Everybody) commented “Authenticity is at the heart of Cotton Daisy Backstep; not only will the music take you back in time but they create an entire experience of what it is to live, breathe and dance the old timey way.”</p>
<p>This is the mountain roots of Americana and Bluegrass.</p>
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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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<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>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&#8217;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>
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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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<p>Now in their 30th year, Bluegrass Parkway are the longest continuously performing bluegrass band in Australia. They have played at dozens of folk and country music festivals throughout Australia, New Zealand and the United States, and have been past favourites on the Australian-based Bluegrass Cruise.   <a href="/bluegrass-parkway-australia/#more-225" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Bluegrass Parkway (Australia)</span></a></p>
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<p>Kaimai Express has been performing for around fifteen years now, mainly around Bay of Plenty.   <a href="/kaimai-express-bluegrass-band-new-zealand/#more-356" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Kaimai Express Bluegrass Band (New Zealand)</span></a></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&#8217;re very entertaining.</p>
<div style="margin-left: 1.5em;">Alastair McCarthy &#8211; guitar<br>
Ian Smith &#8211; mandolin and fiddle<br>
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<p>Hot Diggity is the only all female bluegrass band in New Zealand. They play original songs by Heather Carrigan (mandolin, guitar and vocals) and Deborah Mackenzie (guitar and vocals) along with plenty of bluegrass favourites. Backed up by Jenine Abarbanel (bass and vocals), Sue Drake (banjo and vocals) and Krissy Jackson (fiddle and vocals), they put out a powerful, lively sound with hot instrumentation and tight harmonies.   <a href="/hot-diggity-bluegrass-band-new-zealand/#more-274" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Hot Diggity Bluegrass Band (New Zealand)</span></a></p>
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<h3>Bluegrass &amp; 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&#8217;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 &#8211; guitar, lead vocal<br>
Colin Speir &#8211; guitar, banjo, BV&#8217;s<br>
Cameron Bennett &#8211; dobro, vocals and BV&#8217;s<br>
Pete Parnham &#8211; bass fiddle, BV&#8217;s.</div>
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<h3>Wires &amp; Wood (New Zealand)</h3>
<p>Tui Award winning Wires &amp; 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&#8217;s Convention at Claudelands, Hamilton</strong> and that&#8217;s where he says he fell in love with the 5-string banjo.</p>
<p>Bryan&#8217;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 &amp; Wood was born. Micheal provides mandolin and lead vocals for Wires &amp; Wood.</p>
<p>Dave Warren was introduced to Bluegrass music at about age six, when his father (Tom Warren) heard &#8220;Dueling Banjos&#8221; 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&#8217;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 &#8220;Wires &amp; Wood&#8221;. Plays guitar &amp; occasionally mandolin.</p>
<p>Garry Trotman plays bass in Wires &amp; 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 &#8216;The Terraplanes&#8217; and &#8216;Southern Cross&#8217; bluegrass groups with Bryan, and also played in a South Australian bluegrass band called &#8216;Highly Strung&#8217;.</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 &amp; Wood sound and expanding our repertoire of what we call bluegrass music. Wires &amp; Wood released their debut album &#8220;Over The Moon&#8221; in 2010. &#8220;Over The Moon&#8221; is the recipient of the RIANZ Tui Award for Best Folk Album 2010/11.</p>
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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.  Rounding the package, the three brothers present soulful vocal harmonies and fiery instrumentals.   <a href="/rhodeworks/#more-279" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Rhodeworks (New Zealand)</span></a></p>
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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&#8217;re not happy until we&#8217;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&#8217;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&#8217;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 &amp; Wood (New Zealand)</h3>
<p>Tui Award winning Wires &amp; 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&#8217;s Convention at Claudelands, Hamilton</strong> and that&#8217;s where he says he fell in love with the 5-string banjo.</p>
<p>Bryan&#8217;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 &amp; Wood was born. Micheal provides mandolin and lead vocals for Wires &amp; Wood.</p>
<p>Dave Warren was introduced to Bluegrass music at about age six, when his father (Tom Warren) heard &#8220;Dueling Banjos&#8221; 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&#8217;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 &#8220;Wires &amp; Wood&#8221;. Plays guitar &amp; occasionally mandolin.</p>
<p>Garry Trotman plays bass in Wires &amp; 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 &#8216;The Terraplanes&#8217; and &#8216;Southern Cross&#8217; bluegrass groups with Bryan, and also played in a South Australian bluegrass band called &#8216;Highly Strung&#8217;.</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 &amp; Wood sound and expanding our repertoire of what we call bluegrass music. Wires &amp; Wood released their debut album &#8220;Over The Moon&#8221; in 2010. &#8220;Over The Moon&#8221; is the recipient of the RIANZ Tui Award for Best Folk Album 2010/11.</p>
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<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&#8217;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 &#8211; guitar, lead vocal<br>
Colin Speir &#8211; guitar, banjo, BV&#8217;s<br>
Cameron Bennett &#8211; dobro, vocals and BV&#8217;s<br>
Pete Parnham &#8211; bass fiddle, BV&#8217;s.</div>
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<p>The Melling Station Boys are always being told by people they like the band a lot and that they&#8217;re very entertaining.</p>
<div style="margin-left: 1.5em;">Alastair McCarthy &#8211; guitar<br>
Ian Smith &#8211; mandolin and fiddle<br>
Todd Foster &#8211; banjo<br>
Andrew Bicknell &#8211; bad ass bass<br>
Giacomo Giorli &#8211; resonator guitar</div>
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<p>The Melling Station Boys are always being told by people they like the band a lot and that they&#8217;re very entertaining.   <a href="/melling-station-boys/#more-376" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Melling Station Boys (New Zealand)</span></a></p>
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<p>After the amazing excitement of the first Kiwigrass Academy and Festival in 2019, we are going to ramp it up in 2020, with a bigger and better festival at a bigger and better venue in Waipa, a few minutes drive from Cambridge.</p>
<p>As soon as we have more news, you&#8217;ll hear about it, but you can be confident there&#8217;s going to be a Kiwigrass Academy to help you and inspire you to higher things, and a Kiwigrass Festival that will build on last year&#8217;s winning combination of participation and performance.</p>
<p>So mark it on your calendars now and book that annual leave.</p>
<h1>Kiwigrass Academy</h1>
<p>Wednesday 29th January 2020 &#8211; Thursday 30 January 2020</p>
<h1>Kiwigrass Festival</h1>
<p>Friday evening 31 January 2020 &#8211; Sunday afternoon 2 February 2020</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Kiwigrass festival </h2>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Friday &#8211; Sunday, 11-13 Feb 2022</h3>



<p>Tickets prices include GST.  Small service charge for the ticketing agency is added at checkout. Camping is included in the price of your ticket.  Facilities at Paeroa Racecourse are fairly basic, but there are showers, toilets, and a shared kitchen. </p>



<p>There will be no Camp Kiwigrass this year.</p>



<p>You do not need to to print your Kiwigrass tickets out. Of course, it might be good to have a copy on your phone just in case.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Adult online</h3>



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<td>Earlybird adult</td>
<td>Weekend pass</td>
<td>$50</td>
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<td> Earlybird adult </td>
<td>Friday</td>
<td>$15</td>
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<td> Earlybird adult </td>
<td>Saturday</td>
<td>$30</td>
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<tr>
<td> Earlybird adult </td>
<td>Sunday</td>
<td>$20</td>
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<figcaption>Prices are GST Inclusive. Service fee added upon checkout</figcaption></figure>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Youth 6 &#8211; 18 online</h3>



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<td>Earlybird youth</td>
<td>Weekend pass</td>
<td>$20</td>
</tr>
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<td>Earlybird youth </td>
<td>Friday</td>
<td>$4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Earlybird youth </td>
<td>Saturday</td>
<td>$10</td>
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<td>Earlybird youth </td>
<td>Sunday</td>
<td>$6</td>
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<figcaption>Prices are GST Inclusive. Service fee added upon checkout</figcaption></figure>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Adult at gate</h3>



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<td>Adult</td>
<td>Weekend pass</td>
<td>$55</td>
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<td>Adult </td>
<td>Friday</td>
<td>$20</td>
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<td>Adult </td>
<td>Saturday</td>
<td>$35</td>
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<td>Adult </td>
<td>Sunday</td>
<td>$25</td>
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<figcaption>Prices are GST Inclusive. Service fee added upon checkout</figcaption></figure>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Youth at gate </h3>



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<td>Youth 6 -18 years </td>
<td>Weekend pass</td>
<td>$20</td>
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<td>Youth 6 -18 years</td>
<td>Friday</td>
<td>$4</td>
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<td>Saturday</td>
<td>$10</td>
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<td>Youth 6 -18 years </td>
<td>Sunday</td>
<td>$6</td>
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<figcaption>Prices are GST Inclusive. Service fee added upon checkout</figcaption></figure>



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<h3>Lonely Heartstring Band (US)</h3>
<p>Awesome Lonely Heartstring Band won over the first Kiwigrass with their beautifully polished music, friendly disposition, and great Kiwigrass academy teaching skills. Now they have agreed to make a quick trip back just for Kiwigrass 2020.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-3317 size-thumbnail" src="/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1_-LHB-SMOKE_ASHES-COVER-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1_-LHB-SMOKE_ASHES-COVER-150x150.jpg 150w, /wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1_-LHB-SMOKE_ASHES-COVER-100x100.jpg 100w, /wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1_-LHB-SMOKE_ASHES-COVER.jpg 200w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px">If you haven&#8217;t heard Lonely Heartstring Band before check out their <em>Smoke and Ashes</em> CD or ask someone who was at the last festival. Nourished by deep roots in the expansive canon of traditional American music, the band embodies the modern American condition — an understanding and reverence for the past that informs a push into the future.  Members George Clements (guitar, vocals) Patrick M’Gonigle (fiddle, vocals) Charles Clements (bass, vocals) Matt Witler (mandolin) and Gabe Hirshfeld (banjo) bring together their own musical styles to create a sound greater than the sum of its parts.</p>
<p>Combining soulful instrumental virtuosity with soaring three-part harmonies, their growing repertoire of original songs and compositions showcases not only their considerable talents, but a dedication to meaningful roots-conscious music.<br>
Since their beginnings in 2012, The Lonely Heartstring Band has been on the rise and shows no sign of slowing down. With their 2015 IBMA Momentum Award and their 2016 release of their debut full-length album, <em>Deep Waters</em>, on Rounder Records, this band is an amazing addition to the Kiwigrass lineup.</p>
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<h3><strong>AJ Lee and Blue Summit (US)</strong></h3>
<p>“Could This Kid Be the Next Allison Krauss?” Mother Jones magazine asked about <strong>AJ Lee</strong> — and for good reason.</p>
<p><strong>AJ Lee and Blue Summit (US)</strong>, are a bluegrass band led by singer, songwriter, and mandolinist AJ Lee and features Sullivan Tuttle (yes, Sully belongs to <em>that</em> family of Tuttles) on guitar and vocals, Jesse Fichman on guitar and vocals, and Chad Bowen on bass, singing sweet harmonies and sometimes singing lead on popular Grateful Dead tunes. This year, Jan Purat joined Blue Summit on fiddle, rounding out the band&#8217;s sound.</p>
<p>The band has been the darling of the North Bay, California bluegrass scene since their first appearance in Santa Cruz. Drawing from influences such as swing, folk, blues, jazz, country, soul, and rock, their undeniable talent and insatiable passion for bluegrass harks back to traditional classics while remaining uniquely modern. Over the years, Blue Summit&#8217;s performed all around the US as well as in the UK, Ireland, France and their schedule includes a guest spot in New Zealand at the Kiwigrass bluegrass festival . They&#8217;ve accrued many devout followers and distinctions including the Freshgrass 2019 Band Contest Winner, IBMA 2019 Momentum Vocalist of the Year, 2nd Place at the 2019 Winfield Guitar Competition, and numerous awards in Northern California.</p>
<p>In 2019, AJ Lee and Blue Summit came out with their debut album, <em>Like I Used To</em>, which consists entirely of AJ&#8217;s original songs. Equipped with these new songs and their archive of nostalgic tunes, they&#8217;ll continue playing to both familiar and new audiences, endearing themselves to the country and the world.</p>
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<p>The Martha Layne Collins Blue Grass Parkway is a highway running from Elizabethtown, Kentucky to Woodford County, Kentucky, for a length of 71.134 miles.</p>
<p>The <strong>Bluegrass Parkway bluegrass band</strong> is Australia&#8217;s longest serving bluegrass band, celebrating their 31st birthday in 2020.</p>
<p>Bluegrass Parkway is all about the tradition of presenting bluegrass music in its most authentic form, performing around a single on-stage microphone, as was the norm for the pioneers of the genre during the 1940s.</p>
<p>They have played at dozens of folk and country music festivals throughout Australia, New Zealand and the United States, and have been past favourites on the Australian-based Bluegrass Cruise.</p>
<p>The Band features Paul Duff on mandolin, Maria Duff on bass, Wayne Perry on guitar, Mick O’Neill on banjo and this year Mick Patrick will be joining Bluegrass Parkway on fiddle.</p>
<p>Bluegrass Parkway will share the skills and knowledge as instructors at Kiwigrass Academy and with workshops during the festival.</p>
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<h3>Coolgrass (Australia)</h3>
<p>Coolgrass (Australia) delight audiences with their hilarious take on bluegrass, and are favourites throughout Australia and New Zealand. Do not get the wrong idea though – these boys really can play. Really play.</p>
<p>They have been featured at Australia’s National Folk Festival, the Auckland Folk Festival, Port Fairy, the Harrietville Bluegrass Convention, the Redlands Bluegrass Festival, the Fairbridge Folk Festival, the Tamworth Music Festival and many more, plus many folk clubs, wineries, town halls, arts councils, pubs and so forth across Australia and New Zealand. They have recorded 4 CDs – Toad Rage (2004), Jaguar Breakdown (2006), Never Put The Banjo Down (2009) and Most Peculiar (2012).</p>
<p><strong>Jim Golding</strong> (banjo, vocals) challenges the traditionalists with bebop-banjo, rock’n roll-banjo, bossa-banjo, Mozart-banjo, and the rest.</p>
<p><strong>Bruce Packard</strong> (mandolin, vocals) has recorded and travelled widely with “New Dogs Old Tricks”, folked-up jazzers “Straight Ahead” and trad bluegrass band “Sleight of Hand”.</p>
<p><strong>Angus Golding</strong> (double bass, vocals) is the youngest member of Coolgrass, and brings extra strength (and mischief) to the vocal harmonies.</p>
<p><strong>Doug Wallace</strong> (guitar, dobro, vocals) has one of the longest histories of any Australian (well, Scottish) bluegrass musician, having been part of the Hayes Brothers  not to mention many other top outfits over the past few decades, including “The Promised Band”, “The Melbourne Bluegrass Band” and the “Blue Grass Souls”.</p>
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		<p>As musicians who love that sweet high-lonesome sound, we just want to say right off the bat that we discourage smoking in general. It&#8217;s really bad for your vocal cords.</p>
<p>If you must smoke, please use the designated smoking areas and dispose of your butts responsibly. Throwing them on the ground is littering, and we all want to be tidy kiwis, don&#8217;t we?</p>
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		<p>No audition necessary. You must have a basic proficiency on your instrument, which means knowing basic chord shapes and be able to strum along with a 3 chord song.</p>
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<p>Familiarity with bluegrass music will help. We recommend <a href="https://letspick.org/">Dr. Pete Wernick&#8217;s &#8220;Let&#8217;s Pick!&#8221; Jam Basics</a> as the most comprehensive, user friendly introduction to bluegrass and bluegrass jamming.</p>
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		<p>Yes. The skills are the same, the notes are the same, the techniques are the same, it just the style and songs that are bluegrass. You will learn skills that cross over to all sorts of music.  Many of the players play other style of music as well, but at a bluegrass festival, well, the focus is on umm.. bluegrass.</p>
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<p>Tui Award winning Wires &amp; 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&#8217;s Convention at Claudelands, Hamilton</strong> and that&#8217;s where he says he fell in love with the 5-string banjo.   <a href="/wires-wood/#more-364" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Wires &#038; Wood (New Zealand)</span></a></p>
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		<p>Update: Unfortunately due to schedule conflicts, Crooked Road will be unable to join us at Kiwigrass.</p>
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<p>Together and as members of various other bands, the members of Crooked Road have made 13 albums, many TV and radio shows and several national and international tours. Bluegrass, folk, country, gospel-their influences all come out in harmony-driven originals and pieces by favourite musicians.   <a href="/crooked-road-australia/#more-239" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Crooked Road (Australia)</span></a></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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<p>Born in the small town of Marton, New Zealand, Catherine &#8220;BB&#8221; Bowness spent her early years working and living in her family&#8217;s Fish-and-Chip shop. Although an unlikely origin for a bluegrass banjo player, New Zealand would offer BB her first introduction to the instrument, sparking a lifelong love and fascination. A world away from the heart of bluegrass, BB spent much of her childhood teaching herself the instrument, and through dedication and tenacity became New Zealand School of Music&#8217;s first banjo student. Inspired by her New Zealand predecessors, The Hamilton County Bluegrass Band, BB was always drawn to the five-piece full band, and after heading to America in 2012 she co-founded her current group, Mile Twelve. Immersing herself in the traditions of bluegrass and having studied jazz performance at university, BB&#8217;s banjo playing is an exciting synthesis of new and old ideas. &#8220;She demonstrates a command of the instrument, and plays with great rhythmic clarity both in the traditional and progressive realms. J.D. Crowe co-mingles with the future,&#8221; says Tony Trischka. Her euphoric energy and love of the genre are readily apparent in any of her live performances.</p>
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		<title>Hot Diggity: there&#8217;s something special about this band</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Parnham]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2020 05:51:01 +0000</pubDate>
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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 &#8230; <a href="/hot-diggity-bluegrass-band-2021-copy-copy/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Hot Diggity: there&#8217;s something special about this band</span></a>]]></description>
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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>
<p><a href="http://hotdiggity.nz/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-295" src="/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/wwwlogo.gif" alt="" width="60" height="60" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/wwwlogo.gif 150w, /wp-content/uploads/2018/10/wwwlogo-100x100.gif 100w" sizes="(max-width: 60px) 100vw, 60px" /></a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwxeeM0BQktc6iJSrMlr2vg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-308" src="/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/YT3.png" alt="" width="200" height="48"></a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/HotDiggityBluegrassNZ/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-282 size-full" src="/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/FBlogo.png" alt="" width="50" height="50"></a></p>
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		<title>You, Me, Everybody: Tui Award Finalists!</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Parnham]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2020 04:02:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[“Skilfully played and sung Americana, from a virtuoso ensemble that could hold its head up proudly in the company of such well-known artists of the genre as Alison Krauss and Dan Tyminski.&#8221; Ron Barbers, The Hook. New Zealand’s progressive bluegrass supergroup, You, Me, Everybody, are coming to Kiwigrass as part of their nationwide tour to &#8230; <a href="/you-me-everybody-2021/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">You, Me, Everybody: Tui Award Finalists!</span></a>]]></description>
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“Skilfully played and sung Americana, from a virtuoso ensemble that could hold its head up proudly in the company of such well-known artists of the genre as Alison Krauss and Dan Tyminski.&#8221; Ron Barbers, The Hook.
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New Zealand’s progressive bluegrass supergroup, You, Me, Everybody, are coming to Kiwigrass as part of their nationwide tour to release their first full length album “Southern Sky”.
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On the back of their 2020 self titled debut EP which saw them named as finalists for Best NZ Folk Artist, 2021, You, Me, Everybody have gained national recognition for pushing boundaries to create their own form of New Zealand’s progressive bluegrass. Southern Sky is self produced and features 11 songs and instrumentals all written and arranged by the band.   Recorded with Bevan Galbraith at Bagnall Hill Recording Studios in the Waikato in October 2020, with mixing by Grammy Award winning Bluegrass master, Bil VornDick (USA). Southern Sky challenges the usual rhythms and chord patterns of traditional bluegrass to create songs that feature more complex and nuanced emotional subjects such as alienation and isolation, in addition to the staples of whiskey, love and loss.
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&#8220;Progressive bluegrass isn’t typically an accessible genre for people unfamiliar to acoustic music but this record is. It’s comfortable, relatable and full of musical charisma. The combination of musicians here headed by the formidable force of Sam and Laurence Frangos-Rhodes is fantastic and fits together beautifully. You, Me, Everybody&#8217;s sometimes rollicking album will transport you to New Zealand’s hills through an Americana lens and it’s delightful! Be sure to see them on tour too as their live show stacks up just as well.&#8221; Albi &#8211;  Albi and the Wolves.
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Originally formed by brothers Laurence and Sam Frangos-Rhodes, (best known for their contributions to family band, RhodeWorks) You, Me, Everybody pushes the boundaries of what New Zealand knows of a genre that was formed on tradition and rules to create progressive bluegrass.  While upbeat bangers are part of their repertoire, this is no pub band, but rather a collection of the best of New Zealand’s acoustic instrumentalists that are searching for a new, dynamic sound that showcases the best of Americana in Aotearoa.
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Referred to as New Zealand’s first Bluegrass Supergroup, the excitement around their inception saw them play their first live gig as openers for The Felice Brothers as part of the Americana fest at Auckland’s Tuning Fork.  They recorded their EP a week later and in February 2020, You, Me, Everybody released their self-titled debut EP, which reached number 13 in the New Zealand album charts. 
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<p>
Laurence not only plays but builds beautiful guitars and his songwriting crosses boundaries of effortless yet mature in the same breath.  Sam oozes musicality; he’ll pick up a mandolin, a fiddle or the double bass in a nonchalant manner but his talent quietly shatters the illusion of his youth.  In 2020, Sam and Laurence were chosen as two of 16 musicians aged under 22 to participate in the Savannah Music Festival’s Acoustic Music Seminar in Georgia, USA.  The Festival was postponed due to covid and they hope to join in the seminar sometime in the future.
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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.  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.  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 a solo singer, one half of Kim and Dusty, and for providing harmonies for a range of NZ acts.
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Devil in a Bottle of Whiskey video: <a href="https://youtu.be/8ErVWZRwv_A">https://youtu.be/8ErVWZRwv_A</a>
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Website:  <a href="http://www.yme.nz/">www.yme.nz</a>
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		<title>Downunderdogs: at the bottom of the map and on top of the world</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Parnham]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2020 04:23:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Downunderdogs are Luthier pup Jack MacKenzie (left in photo), tall pup Peter Dyer, and smiley pup Cathy Dyer. Of course they don’t really bark and they certainly don’t bite. They are always a great big smiley treat, so you won’t want to miss. Downunderdogs is cross picking harmonising yodelling strumming swinging originalising earwigging Americana &#8230; <a href="/downunderdogs-2021/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Downunderdogs: at the bottom of the map and on top of the world</span></a>]]></description>
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<p>The Downunderdogs are Luthier pup Jack MacKenzie (left in photo), tall pup Peter Dyer, and smiley pup Cathy Dyer.</p>
<p>Of course they don’t really bark and they certainly don’t bite. They are always a great big smiley treat, so you won’t want to miss.</p>
<p>Downunderdogs is cross picking harmonising yodelling strumming swinging originalising earwigging Americana heaven.</p>
<p>Best song [<em>ed&#8217;s personal bias</em>] &#8220;My baby loves me because I&#8217;m clean Inside,&#8221; a Peter Dyer original.</p>
<p>Their music has a charming and genuine flavour you won’t hear anywhere else.</p>
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		<title>Cotton Daisy Backstep &#8211; Old Timey Goodness!</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Parnham]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2020 05:40:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Cotton Daisy Backstep have opened a portal deep into the lost roots of Americana. Playing the old ‘hillbilly’ music of the Appalachian Mountains, their high energy homestead music evokes that old 78 bacon-frying sound no book-learning can give you. With Helena Faust on banjo/vocals, Philip Muollo on guitar, and Eddy Abraham on fiddle, they sing &#8230; <a href="/cottondaisybackstep-2021/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Cotton Daisy Backstep &#8211; Old Timey Goodness!</span></a>]]></description>
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<p>Cotton Daisy Backstep have opened a portal deep into the lost roots of Americana. Playing the old ‘hillbilly’ music of the Appalachian Mountains, their high energy homestead music evokes that old 78 bacon-frying sound no book-learning can give you. With Helena Faust on banjo/vocals, Philip Muollo on guitar, and Eddy Abraham on fiddle, they sing the songs of the pioneers, shotgun totin’ moonshiners and tub-thumping dance tunes.</p>
<p>Helena’s enduring commitment to the Old-time music developed during her 10 years in West Virginia steeped in the local traditions and performing with the award winning band ‘The Raincrows.’ She carried a wealth of traditional material with her when she moved back to NZ in 2003. The group began to form in 2014 when Helena assembled support acts for a touring fiddler from the US. The band chose the name Cotton Daisy Backstep and have been playing concerts at local and regional venues around Wellington for the past five years, including cafes, folk clubs, festivals and fairs.</p>
<p>This band goes beyond just being influenced by the old music; they have largely ignored modern tastes and reached back in time to create an old-world aesthetic. With Helena’s mountainy vocals heading the band, they bust out with wailing harmonies, driving old-timey rhythms, sparkling clawhammer banjo and scratchy old-time fiddle.</p>
<p>Tub-thumping dance tunes, haunting ballads of the pioneers, tales of moonshiners and old gospels, Carter Family and Doc Watson songs are the staples of their repertoire. With their 1930s appearance and style audiences can expect a unique experience.</p>
<p>“Cotton Daisy Backstep are the quintessential Old-Timey band not to be missed!” says Ebony Lamb (Eb and Sparrow)’, “Its the best of Appalachia with all the heart and soul of New Zealand, a real treat to the ears, so good you can&#8217;t sit down.” And Kim Bonnington (You Me Everybody) commented “Authenticity is at the heart of Cotton Daisy Backstep; not only will the music take you back in time but they create an entire experience of what it is to live, breathe and dance the old timey way.”</p>
<p>This is the mountain roots of Americana and Bluegrass.</p>
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		<title>Hot Diggity: Looking good and playing even better</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Parnham]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Dec 2019 03:22:11 +0000</pubDate>
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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 &#8230; <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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<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>
<p><a href="http://hotdiggity.nz/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-295" src="/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/wwwlogo.gif" alt="" width="60" height="60" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/wwwlogo.gif 150w, /wp-content/uploads/2018/10/wwwlogo-100x100.gif 100w" sizes="(max-width: 60px) 100vw, 60px" /></a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwxeeM0BQktc6iJSrMlr2vg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-308" src="/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/YT3.png" alt="" width="200" height="48" /></a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/HotDiggityBluegrassNZ/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-282 size-full" src="/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/FBlogo.png" alt="" width="50" height="50" /></a></p>
<p><a href="https://soundcloud.com/hot-diggity-bluegrass-nz" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-333" src="/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/soundcloud-logo-2.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="57" /></a></p>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Parnham]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2020 03:23:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[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 toured for two years with the &#8230; <a href="/2021-hamilton-county-bluegrass-band/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Hamilton County Bluegrass Band</span></a>]]></description>
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<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.<br />
<a href="https://www.audioculture.co.nz/people/the-hamilton-county-bluegrass-band" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>&#8211; Read more on Audio Culture</em></a></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.hamiltoncounty.co.nz/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-295" src="/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/wwwlogo.gif" alt="" width="60" height="60" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/wwwlogo.gif 150w, /wp-content/uploads/2018/10/wwwlogo-100x100.gif 100w" sizes="(max-width: 60px) 100vw, 60px" /></a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=hamilton+county+bluegrass+band" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-308" src="/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/YT3.png" alt="" width="200" height="48" /></a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/HamiltonCountyBluegrassBand/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-282 size-full" src="/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/FBlogo.png" alt="" width="50" height="50" /></a></p>
<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&#8217;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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		<title>Hamilton County Bluegrass Band: The ties that bind</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Parnham]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 04:08:27 +0000</pubDate>
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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 &#8230; <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&#8217;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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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Parnham]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Nov 2019 00:50:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Lonely Heartstring Band (US) Awesome Lonely Heartstring Band won over the first Kiwigrass with their beautifully polished music, friendly disposition, and great Kiwigrass academy teaching skills. Now they have agreed to make a quick trip back just for Kiwigrass 2020. If you haven&#8217;t heard Lonely Heartstring Band before check out their Smoke and Ashes CD or &#8230; <a href="/lonely-heartstrings-are-returning-from-america/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Lonely Heartstrings rebound</span></a>]]></description>
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<h3>Lonely Heartstring Band (US)</h3>
<p>Awesome Lonely Heartstring Band won over the first Kiwigrass with their beautifully polished music, friendly disposition, and great Kiwigrass academy teaching skills. Now they have agreed to make a quick trip back just for Kiwigrass 2020.</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-3317 size-thumbnail" src="/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1_-LHB-SMOKE_ASHES-COVER-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1_-LHB-SMOKE_ASHES-COVER-150x150.jpg 150w, /wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1_-LHB-SMOKE_ASHES-COVER-100x100.jpg 100w, /wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1_-LHB-SMOKE_ASHES-COVER.jpg 200w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" />If you haven&#8217;t heard Lonely Heartstring Band before check out their <em>Smoke and Ashes</em> CD or ask someone who was at the last festival. Nourished by deep roots in the expansive canon of traditional American music, the band embodies the modern American condition — an understanding and reverence for the past that informs a push into the future.  Members George Clements (guitar, vocals) Patrick M’Gonigle (fiddle, vocals) Charles Clements (bass, vocals) Matt Witler (mandolin) and Gabe Hirshfeld (banjo) bring together their own musical styles to create a sound greater than the sum of its parts.</p>
<p>Combining soulful instrumental virtuosity with soaring three-part harmonies, their growing repertoire of original songs and compositions showcases not only their considerable talents, but a dedication to meaningful roots-conscious music.<br />
Since their beginnings in 2012, The Lonely Heartstring Band has been on the rise and shows no sign of slowing down. With their 2015 IBMA Momentum Award and their 2016 release of their debut full-length album, <em>Deep Waters</em>, on Rounder Records, this band is an amazing addition to the Kiwigrass lineup.</p>
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		<title>AJ Lee and Blue Summit: Winners of the American 2019 FreshGrass Band</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Parnham]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Nov 2019 01:19:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[AJ Lee and Blue Summit (US) “Could This Kid Be the Next Allison Krauss?” Mother Jones magazine asked about AJ Lee — and for good reason. AJ Lee and Blue Summit (US), are a bluegrass band led by singer, songwriter, and mandolinist AJ Lee and features Sullivan Tuttle (yes, Sully belongs to that family of &#8230; <a href="/winners-of-the-american-2019-freshgrass-band-to-star/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">AJ Lee and Blue Summit: Winners of the American 2019 FreshGrass Band</span></a>]]></description>
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<h3><strong>AJ Lee and Blue Summit (US)</strong></h3>
<p>“Could This Kid Be the Next Allison Krauss?” Mother Jones magazine asked about <strong>AJ Lee</strong> — and for good reason.</p>
<p><strong>AJ Lee and Blue Summit (US)</strong>, are a bluegrass band led by singer, songwriter, and mandolinist AJ Lee and features Sullivan Tuttle (yes, Sully belongs to <em>that</em> family of Tuttles) on guitar and vocals, Jesse Fichman on guitar and vocals, and Chad Bowen on bass, singing sweet harmonies and sometimes singing lead on popular Grateful Dead tunes. This year, Jan Purat joined Blue Summit on fiddle, rounding out the band&#8217;s sound.</p>
<p>The band has been the darling of the North Bay, California bluegrass scene since their first appearance in Santa Cruz. Drawing from influences such as swing, folk, blues, jazz, country, soul, and rock, their undeniable talent and insatiable passion for bluegrass harks back to traditional classics while remaining uniquely modern. Over the years, Blue Summit&#8217;s performed all around the US as well as in the UK, Ireland, France and their schedule includes a guest spot in New Zealand at the Kiwigrass bluegrass festival . They&#8217;ve accrued many devout followers and distinctions including the Freshgrass 2019 Band Contest Winner, IBMA 2019 Momentum Vocalist of the Year, 2nd Place at the 2019 Winfield Guitar Competition, and numerous awards in Northern California.</p>
<p>In 2019, AJ Lee and Blue Summit came out with their debut album, <em>Like I Used To</em>, which consists entirely of AJ&#8217;s original songs. Equipped with these new songs and their archive of nostalgic tunes, they&#8217;ll continue playing to both familiar and new audiences, endearing themselves to the country and the world.</p>
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<h3>BB Bowness and Alex Rubin (New Zealand/USA)</h3>
<p>Born in the small town of Marton, New Zealand, Catherine &#8220;BB&#8221; Bowness spent her early years working and living in her family&#8217;s Fish-and-Chip shop. Although an unlikely origin for a bluegrass banjo player, New Zealand would offer BB her first introduction to the instrument, sparking a lifelong love and fascination. A world away from the heart of bluegrass, BB spent much of her childhood teaching herself the instrument, and through dedication and tenacity became New Zealand School of Music&#8217;s first banjo student. Inspired by her New Zealand predecessors, The Hamilton County Bluegrass Band, BB was always drawn to the five-piece full band, and after heading to America in 2012 she co-founded her current group, Mile Twelve. Immersing herself in the traditions of bluegrass and having studied jazz performance at university, BB&#8217;s banjo playing is an exciting synthesis of new and old ideas. &#8220;She demonstrates a command of the instrument, and plays with great rhythmic clarity both in the traditional and progressive realms. J.D. Crowe co-mingles with the future,&#8221; says Tony Trischka. Her euphoric energy and love of the genre are readily apparent in any of her live performances.</p>
<p>Currently, BB lives in Cambridge, MA. Mile Twelve has won numerous IBMA awards, including 2020 New Artists of the Year and 2017 Momentum Band of the Year. BB won the 2015 Freshgrass Banjo contest and was a winner of the Steve Martin Banjo Prize in 2020.</p>
<p>A member of the April Verch Band from 2016-2020, Alex has toured extensively both at home and internationally, including performances in 49 states and a number of countries including Canada, Sweden, Finland, Germany, Estonia, Australia and New Zealand. Alex’s musical interests as a youth were, shall we say, eclectic but he ultimately developed a love for acoustic and traditional music while attending Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. Graduating with a degree in Neurobiology in 2011, Alex returned to the vibrant Boston music scene, studying privately with Berklee School of Music’s ineffable John McGann</p>
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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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“Skilfully played and sung Americana, from a virtuoso ensemble that could hold its head up proudly in the company of such well-known artists of the genre as Alison Krauss and Dan Tyminski.&#8221; Ron Barbers, The Hook.
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New Zealand’s progressive bluegrass supergroup, You, Me, Everybody, are coming to Kiwigrass as part of their nationwide tour to release their first full length album “Southern Sky”.
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On the back of their 2020 self titled debut EP which saw them named as finalists for Best NZ Folk Artist, 2021, You, Me, Everybody have gained national recognition for pushing boundaries to create their own form of New Zealand’s progressive bluegrass. Southern Sky is self produced and features 11 songs and instrumentals all written and arranged by the band.   Recorded with Bevan Galbraith at Bagnall Hill Recording Studios in the Waikato in October 2020, with mixing by Grammy Award winning Bluegrass master, Bil VornDick (USA). Southern Sky challenges the usual rhythms and chord patterns of traditional bluegrass to create songs that feature more complex and nuanced emotional subjects such as alienation and isolation, in addition to the staples of whiskey, love and loss.
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&#8220;Progressive bluegrass isn’t typically an accessible genre for people unfamiliar to acoustic music but this record is. It’s comfortable, relatable and full of musical charisma. The combination of musicians here headed by the formidable force of Sam and Laurence Frangos-Rhodes is fantastic and fits together beautifully. You, Me, Everybody&#8217;s sometimes rollicking album will transport you to New Zealand’s hills through an Americana lens and it’s delightful! Be sure to see them on tour too as their live show stacks up just as well.&#8221; Albi &#8211;  Albi and the Wolves.
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Originally formed by brothers Laurence and Sam Frangos-Rhodes, (best known for their contributions to family band, RhodeWorks) You, Me, Everybody pushes the boundaries of what New Zealand knows of a genre that was formed on tradition and rules to create progressive bluegrass.  While upbeat bangers are part of their repertoire, this is no pub band, but rather a collection of the best of New Zealand’s acoustic instrumentalists that are searching for a new, dynamic sound that showcases the best of Americana in Aotearoa.
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Referred to as New Zealand’s first Bluegrass Supergroup, the excitement around their inception saw them play their first live gig as openers for The Felice Brothers as part of the Americana fest at Auckland’s Tuning Fork.  They recorded their EP a week later and in February 2020, You, Me, Everybody released their self-titled debut EP, which reached number 13 in the New Zealand album charts. 
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Laurence not only plays but builds beautiful guitars and his songwriting crosses boundaries of effortless yet mature in the same breath.  Sam oozes musicality; he’ll pick up a mandolin, a fiddle or the double bass in a nonchalant manner but his talent quietly shatters the illusion of his youth.  In 2020, Sam and Laurence were chosen as two of 16 musicians aged under 22 to participate in the Savannah Music Festival’s Acoustic Music Seminar in Georgia, USA.  The Festival was postponed due to covid and they hope to join in the seminar sometime in the future.
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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.  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.  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 a solo singer, one half of Kim and Dusty, and for providing harmonies for a range of NZ acts.
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Devil in a Bottle of Whiskey video: <a href="https://youtu.be/8ErVWZRwv_A">https://youtu.be/8ErVWZRwv_A</a>
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		<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3846" src="/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Downunderdogs-at-the-Bunker-960w.jpg" alt="" width="960" height="552" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Downunderdogs-at-the-Bunker-960w.jpg 960w, /wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Downunderdogs-at-the-Bunker-960w-300x173.jpg 300w, /wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Downunderdogs-at-the-Bunker-960w-768x442.jpg 768w, /wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Downunderdogs-at-the-Bunker-960w-350x201.jpg 350w" sizes="(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px"></p>
<p>The Downunderdogs are Luthier pup Jack MacKenzie (left in photo), tall pup Peter Dyer, and smiley pup Cathy Dyer.</p>
<p>Of course they don’t really bark and they certainly don’t bite. They are always a great big smiley treat, so you won’t want to miss.</p>
<p>Downunderdogs is cross picking harmonising yodelling strumming swinging originalising earwigging Americana heaven.</p>
<p>Best song [<em>ed&#8217;s personal bias</em>] &#8220;My baby loves me because I&#8217;m clean Inside,&#8221; a Peter Dyer original.</p>
<p>Their music has a charming and genuine flavour you won’t hear anywhere else.</p>
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