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Gospel singer Jules Riding will perform at Snells Beach in the first Live@Little & Local series of concerts for 2019.
The concert will take place at the Little & Local Coffee Kitchen on Friday, March 1. Doors open at 7pm.
Jules sings and writes in the gospel-folk tradition and has seen three of his 10 albums earn gold status.
He has twice won ‘Gospel Album of the Year’ at the NZ Music Awards.
His latest album, Cataclysm, is described as “a close examination of the way we handle personal struggles and changes, as we live our lives in modern times within a society governed by a range of different views and expectations.”
Jules lists his musical influences as the folk greats from the 60s, including Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, James Taylor, Cat Stevens, Joni Mitchell, John Michael Talbot and Michael W Smith.
He lives in Whangarei and spends three or four months of each year performing across Europe.
The evening will be hosted by Snells Beach poet Mark Raffills.
The show kicks off at 7.30 pm with local musicians and poets invited to take advantage of an open mic session. Riding will take the stage around 8.15pm for a 45-minute set.
Mark describes Jules as one of the greats of the New Zealand gospel-folk scene.
“It’s a pleasure to be able to host him at Snells and to hear him perform his music before he heads back to Europe for a few months,” he says.
Tickets are $10 at the door. Coffee and counter food will be available.
