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Carnivorous Plant Society, from left, Siobhanne Thompson, Tam Scholes, Finn Scholes, Alistair Deverick and Cass Basil.
Carnivorous Plant Society are celebrating being reunited after lockdown with a show at the Leigh Sawmill Café on Sunday, August 9 at 5pm.
Band leader Finn Scholes says the Auckland-based quintet, known for their cinematic sound and captivating shows, used their lockdown time to compose, animate and practice from their various bubbles. He says their celebratory post-lockdown Leigh Sawmill show is set to impress.
“It’s not easy, preparing for a show with this band. I play trumpet, piano, vibraphone, tuba and sing during the set,” Finn says.
“For the weeks leading up to the gig, I needed to get my chops in shape with each instrument. As you can imagine, this takes a lot of time.”
Multi-instrumentalist Siobhanne Thompson says lockdown was a great time to get better acquainted with some of the instruments she is required to play.
“Finn has me playing all sorts of things that were new to me when I joined the band. It was nice to have some alone time with them to really hone my skills,” she says.
All members in Carnivorous Plant Society have learnt brass instruments to play in the set.
For example, Alistair Deverick joined the band as a drummer but has since learned to play the trombone.
“It made so much sense, always touring together, lots of time for lessons and tips at sound checks,” he says.
“It was really nice during lockdown to have a new instrument to be able to practice. It made the whole time feel very productive”
The band are looking forward to playing gigs after the long period of absence and consider Leigh Sawmill one of their favourite venues.
Tickets available at undertheradar.co.nz
