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Trumpeter Finn Scholes has teamed up with Hopetoun Brown for a return trip to the Leigh Sawmill Cafe on Sunday, May 19.
Back on land after their recent circumnavigation of New Zealand in a 38-foot wooden ketch, Tim Stewart (trumpet, trombone and lead vocals) and Nick Atkinson (bass clarinet and sax) will be playing songs from three different Hopetoun Brown albums, as well as journeys into the Carnivorous Plant Society setlist and a smattering of classics.
They say that after many weeks sailing, the horn-playing crew were starting to honk, but frequent swims in chilly southern waters kept them fresh and weather-bound days gave them time to learn new tunes.
The ketch they sailed was a carvel-planked double ender called Sé Swalker, launched in Lyttelton in 1988. The William Atkin design takes inspiration from the Norwegian lifeboats Colin Archer made famous and the vessel was fitted with a wood-burning stove, as well as wooden spars and a manual anchor winch.
Hopetoun Brown will be in Leigh with all manner of tubas, trombones, vibraphones, melodicas, bass clarinets, saxophones, tonsils, tambourines and the big booming stomp of Stewart’s Wesco motorcycle-riding boots.
“It’ll be great concert to bring the kids to and the boys will be mingling around afterwards keen to share stories of their sailing sojourn,” Nick says.
Doors open at 4pm for a 4.30pm start. Tickets and info at eventfinda.co.nz
Ticket Giveaway
Mahurangi Matters has a double pass to the Hopetoun Brown show to giveaway. Send an email to editor@localmatters.co.nz with Hopetoun in the subject line before 3pm on May 15 to be in the draw. Don’t forget to include your name and phone number.
