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The high energy of five talented musicians will be on stage at the Whangateau Hall on Saturday July 2.
T-Bone, a Wellington-based folk band, has included Whangateau on its seven-date North Island tour to promote its debut album, ‘Good ’n Greasy’, which comes out this month.
Band members include a mandolin playing ex-chef from the Far North, a fiddle playing wine importer from New Jersey, a Dublin-born songwriter, a guitar playing laboratory assistant from Taranaki and a gardening double bassist from Karori.
They got together through a love of Americana music, good wine and great food. They have been rehearsing weekly for about seven years, working on songs and writing harmonies. Guitarist and songwriter Gerry Paul describes the rehearsals as “a ritual that grounds us for the week. We all work other jobs and these Monday get-togethers set the scene for the week. They keep us in touch with our creative side and most of all, it’s a weekly reminder of the importance of good friends, good food and great music”.
There are 11 songs on the new album including seven originals by Paul, two co-written by the band and three from the New Orleans, Zydeco and Cajun traditions.
The band will be joined on the road by internationally renowned American musician John Oszajca. John has toured across the US performing with such artists as Jewel, Brian Setzer and Eve 6. Now based in the Far North, he will bring a ‘punk bluegrass’ sound to the show.
Tickets are available from Under the Radar, $25 presales; or $30 at the door.
