A big surprise

A surprise wedding!!

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Everyone was here at this function under the premise that they were celebrating a birthday together. What an incredible sight when the groom announced to their unsuspecting guests that a wedding was the real reason they were all together. Amazing watching how a room full of people come together in a moment like this. Just brilliant! So much excitement and love in the room after that announcement. 

A beautiful, relaxed ceremony with a lovely couple and their surprised friends and family! 

We feel lucky to be able to share these special moments in peoples' lives. 

Sawmill Anniversary

The Leigh Sawmill is an iconic music venue that has become a very important part of New Zealand music history. Of course when we were asked to play there as part of their 20 year anniversary we were over the moon!

It was a true honour to be a part of the celebrations for such an amazing venue that is steeped in a rich history of music. We were flattered to be asked to play and share the weekend with incredible artists Tike Taane, DJ Dylan C and Ladi 6. 

Thank you to all the Sawmill staff who always greet us with huge smiles, great beer and delicious food. We recommend that you get along to this place if you haven't been before. 

Happy Birthday Sawmill!! We will see you again soon.....

Season of love

This summer has certainly been the season of love for us.

We have been privileged and honoured to share in the celebration of many beautiful weddings across a deliciously hot and sunny 'Kiwi summer.' Now that we are moving towards the cooler months of the year we figured it was a good time to share a few photo's of just a few of the gorgeous places we have travelled to and the wonderful celebrations we have been a part of. 

Take a moment to look through the photos here. We feel they are a celebration of not only the amazing weddings we see and people we meet but also a celebration of life, love and our stunning homeland Aoteroa. We treasure this place we are lucky to call home and the wonderful people that we all share it with. 

Love Aoteoroa. 

Bonjour!!

Well these wonderful people from New Caledonia certainly know how to throw a party!!

A stunning house on Waiheke Island with a private beach looking over a beautiful sheltered bay, fresh homemade French preserves, pickles, meats, cheeses and breads, colds drinks, boutique ice-creams and a deck for us to play on with this view.....wow!!

The welcome here for us was amazing. The dancing and singing started from the very first song and didn't stop all night. The passion for live music here was incredible and really made us feel special. 

Thank you so much to our wonderful hosts. We loved meeting you all and sharing the birthday celebrations and we sincerely hopeto see you again one day!

On the road

Well it's been a busy couple of days but also a load of fun for us playing across the North Island during this past week.

From Rotorua Thursday and Friday, to Snells beach Saturday, Mangawhai on Sunday then Matakana on Monday it's a true reminder of what a special country Aoteoroa is and we consider it a treat to be able to travel here doing what we love. 

Thanks to all the wonderful venues and hosts that looked after us along the way : Ponsonby Road, The Salty Dog Inn, The Mangawhai Tavern and Plume Restaurant. Biggest thank you goes out to all the lovely, fun audiences that came out to see us play. You guys make it great fun for us. 

How we roll

Perhaps everyone was a bit tired. We had just played 2 nights in Rotorua, a night in Snells Beach and then this was our Sunday afternoon about to play in Mangawhai when this photo came about. Or perhaps this is just how we roll.....sorting out some of the takings from the weekend over a game of pool....#thuglife

Capturing Colour Aoteoroa

This book that was sent to us is absolutely stunning! What a superb thank you that was mailed to us as a thank you for our music on a Sunday afternoon at The Riverhead Tavern. We have very much enjoyed taking in the wonderful images of this gorgeous country we are lucky to live in. 

Thank you Helen Loveday for such a wonderful, creative gift. 

Please go out and hunt down a copy of this beautiful book. We are sure you won't regret it. 

Exponents and Happy Socks

Well we were refreshed and ready to start back into shows after nine days away having some down time with our friends and whanua. 

And no better way to start back than this....a beautiful day in the Coromandel, a stunning winery location, great people and an opening slot for iconic Kiwi band The Exponents. 

Concert in the Vines at Cooks Beach is a a brilliant event. All proceeds go towards supporting the Westpac helicopter trust and along with such a great setting there is a superb line up of entertainment for the day. Such an honour to be supporting such a great cause again and we feel humbled to be opening for such a classic Kiwi band.

Hope to see you there next year!?

Busy months and wide smile

Wow it really has been a busy couple of months for us!! There has been numerous weddings, Christmas functions, private functions, festivals, markets and bars. 

As we draw near to the end of this year we find ourselves wearing big smiles. Exhausted but overjoyed to be doing what we are passionate about for a living. 

We would like to thank all whom have supported us throughout the year. Thank you for the fun, laughter and joy that you bring to us at every show. 

See you int eh new year for more good times and smiles!!

Some local children having a dance contest to some of our tunes at the Sirens and Sounds festival in Avondale. Fantastic community event!

Lunchtime tunes at Auckland Airport. There will be a few more of these for us through the summer months. 

Wedding fun at Lake Karapiro. This was a beautiful wedding with some real fun to be had with friendly folks on the dance floor. 

Absolutely beautiful wedding lay out at The Stables Restaurant, Matakana. 

Not a bad way to start this Christmas function. This was the first of many to come over the month of December. Thanks to the Parnell Raquets Club for kicking off the Christmas season with us in style. 

Another stunning wedding location. It really is a privilege to see all these amazing locations and share in people's special days...it makes us smile like this!

Kids are the greatest!!

Children are fantastic!! We love how they are totally free to express themselves and without fail it's always children that we see up dancing before anyone at gigs. 

Check out this artwork from one of our top young fans. What a great piece of work...we love it! 

Thanks Mitchel for the time you took to make this for us. 

Tunes in the Tron

Gourmet in the Gardens is a regular event in Hamilton that we would sincerely encourage anyone to check out. 

Set in the beautiful Hamilton Gardens overlooking the lake this event is free entry, family friendly with a bouncy castle area for the kids and also some of the finest gourmet food trucks selling some amazing dishes. On top of all of that there is also live music each week. 

Get along and check it out! Every Sunday through summer from 4-8pm. 

We had a blast playing here. So great to see so many out enjoying the weather and the delicious food and good ol' boogie along to our tunes. Thank you to the food vendors for looking after us with beautiful bites to eat during our break. 

See you again soon. 

Rotorua does it again...

Ponsonby road in Rotorua has definitely become one of our favourite places to play. The vibe here is warm, fun and inviting and the welcome we receive from the locals really is amazing. So cool to see people whom had remembered us from months ago making the effort to come back and see us again....and what a great party over two nights of playing with plenty of dancing, singing and fun. 

Special thank you to lovely local Paula who not only came in for both nights but even prepared the wonderful welcome you see below of home made sliders and a cold beer for when arrived for our second night of playing. What a special treat! Thank you!!

And thank you again to Popnsonby Road Bar in Rotorua...we will definitely see you again. 

No make up nessecary

Halloween time again. Here we are all set to go for a night of fun at Crab Farm Winery in Hawkes Bay. 

If you are ever near the area on a Saturday night we highly recommend calling in at Crab Farm to catch one of their legendary Saturday night live sessions. Great setting, delicious wine and local beers and some amazing people that really appreciate the craft of live music. 

Thanks to local band Jharmony for their warm welcome and amazing sounds and a big thank you to Crab Farm Winery for looking after us again.....we absolutely love playing here!

See you next time. 

Best stage ever!!

Check out this amazing little beach house that was built for us as our stage at this private function in Hawkes Bay.

How cool is this....our very own shack built entirely from local driftwood off the beach!? Our hosts even took the time to build our logo into it.......amazing effort !!

A celebration of anxiety and depression.

We were truly honoured to be the opening act for the first ever Wana Festival in Auckland. 

Constructed with the beautiful vision and message or raising awareness and acceptance of mental illness in our country WANA festival was a huge success. Most of us have had first hand experience of mental illness through ourselves or people we love and it really is time that our society talks openly about anxiety and depression and takes positive steps towards acceptance and support.

Fancis Heke has done an inspiring job setting up this Festival and the love invested in it shined through in all the performances and events of the day. We highly recommend getting along to this event next year. 

Rotorua .... Oh how we love you!!

We just had to share some of these moments from our weekend away in Rotorua. 

What a weekend!! ..... and what a reception from the patrons of Rotorua's award winning bar Ponsonby Road. The atmosphere here is warm and inviting and hosts Tamati, Tim and all their staff really go out of their way to create a unique space that is friendly and loads of fun. 

We really have to thank you all for hosting us and particularly all the locals and visitors that made the night so much fun for us....loads of dancing, singing and laughs and even a surprise trip around Rotorua for our lamp 'Trevor'. 

We seriously recommend heading to Eat Street anytime your in Rotorua and call in at Ponsonby Road for a quality cocktail and check out some of the fantastic live music they have on...you won't regret it. 

Thanks again everyone....we look forward to seeing you all again November 6th and 7th. 

New band wagon!?

Wow...the new Audi Q7's are stunning cars and we would have been happy to take one home after playing the launch of this new car in Auckland. 

Thanks Audi for having us along to be a part of your evening ... it was a new experience and a treat to play in this beautiful show room overlooking these fabulous cars. 
 

Get along to Giltrap Audi and have a chat to someone from their friendly sales team about all the features included in these amazing new vehicles. 

Masked dancing

Thank You Leigh Community!!!

What a night.....an absolute blast from start to finish! The reception we had at this masquerade ball fundraiser for the Leigh pre-School was just amazing. The dancing, the singing.....even drinks getting poured down our guitarists throat mid song.....too much fun. Every time we play here the locals make us feel incredibly welcome. 

And how cool to have a special appearance from Dancing with the Stars team Charlie Billington and his fiancee Georgina Bondfield. Man do they know how to dance!

See you all for the next one. 

Thanks to NZ music producer and engineer Malcolm Welsford who always makes us sound so darned good and as always the fantastic staff at The Leigh Sawmill for the warm reception and blimin' good food.  

let's propose a toast.....

There has been more than one reason to share a glass of bubbles over the last month.

The call for a toast was made when we started our first residency at a lovely little private club in the city. The security of regular work is a gift that we are very appreciative of and one that we will certainly endeavour to do our best for. 

This month has also been the final month for Bonnie at her day job. It's very exciting and inspiring to see our good friend and fellow band member taking the leap into making music a full time career. Exciting times ahead for us all it would seem and we are sure there will be further occasions for a toast in the near future!

Listen to some music

There's been so much on for us through the winter it's actually hard to keep track!

Playing music really is a passion for us and we are ever grateful for the work that has been keeping us busy. 

We've been to weddings, a floating pavilion, street parties, wineries, bars and corporate functions. It's a fantastic journey meeting so many interesting people around the country and being a part of the special occasions we are booked for. 

Here's little snippet of what we've been up to.....