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Warkworth musician Andy Richards will give the first taste of his latest album live at Leigh Sawmill Café next month.
The concert will be on January 13, starting at 4.30pm.
‘Shades’ is his third solo album, but the first to be recorded in his own home studio.
“It’s been me sitting in a corner of my house with a ukulele to put this one together,” Andy says.
His inspiration has come from the likes of Bob Dylan, Cat Stevens and Ed Sheeran, although he says his sound has changed for this album.
“I used to write a lot more in the third person – about other people’s experiences – but for this one I’ve written more about my own experiences.”
For his 90-minute set he will be joined by a drummer, bassist, pianist and someone on ukulele.
“I’ll be playing tracks from all three albums and a couple of tracks that the band I’m in wrote.
“It should be a fun concert and hopefully, a school band is going to play after us to give them some exposure.”
Andy currently does about four gigs a week around Auckland doing covers, but his true passion has always been song writing.
“I started playing guitar at nine and then writing songs at 12. One of my first songs was played on Radio New Zealand, which was exciting back then.
“I went on to study at the Music and Audio Institute of New Zealand, and that’s when I got in to the recording side of things.”
Andy is looking to take his passion into other areas following his album release via a school programme and a stage production. “I started a programme where I go into a primary school and record a song with the children, which they then take home.
“I’m also looking to write a musical like The Greatest Showman and get it produced by a theatre company.”
His latest album will be available from bandcamp.com from January 1.
Tickets for the Leigh Sawmill Café show will be available at the door, $10 each.
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