Pink Floyd takes off

What a truly surreal moment .... playing through Pink Floyd 'Another brick in the Wall'  and just as we crescendo in the song there is a helicopter taking flight right in front of us! It still amazes us some of the interesting settings we get to play music in each week. 

Such a pleasure to be supporting the Westpac Rescue Helicopter again. The amount that they do for people in need is amazing. Only 10 minutes after we arrived in the hangar to set up the crew were in the air and on their way to Waiheke to help someone out.. 

The new series of 'Code One' follows the crew of the Westpac Rescue Helicopter on some of their call outs. We were privileged to see a sneak preview here at the launch and highly recommend you check it out when it screens on TV One on Mondays at 8pm. 

Wow!

Wow....what a night.

We were excited to be heading back to play at the Leigh fishing competition for another year in support of the Westpac rescue helicopter. Our expectations of a great night again were met and then promptly exceeded as the Leigh community got into full swing! What a great night of dancing, singing and folks joining us on stage to parade their moves. 

All we can say is : Wow Leigh, you know how to party!

Thank you for having us to play again and for truly enjoying your night. Your great spirit helps to raise a lot of funds for a fantastic cause. 

Beers and bowls....again!!

How nice it was to be back playing this same corporate job 12 months on from the last time. We are loving the repeat jobs that have been coming in! 

Great fun playing out to everyone on the bowling green as they battled their way through the 'world cup' on a truly amazing NZ summer day and it was great to see guests sticking around at the end of the night to enjoy a drink and some tunes with us. 

Thanks for having us again....maybe see you next year?!

Endless Summer

The summer months have been non stop for us so far. From weddings to markets, birthdays and breweries - we have been out playing and sharing music every week in some beautiful locations around New Zealand. There has even been some time contracted in the studio writing and recording some original tunes for a new website soon to be released (we can't tell you what it is 'cause it's all hush hush!). We have been constantly reminded of what a beautiful country we live in and feel privileged to be able to meet so many great people through what we do.

There's no sign of an end yet to the wonderful summer weather and with it no sign of the gigs slowing down.....yessss!!!!

Happy New Year!! .... and a room with a view!

Wow.....what a spot to see in the new year. Vue Restaurant on the top floor of the Mercure building in central Auckland really knows how to put on a great night for their guests. Our view from stage was absolutely stunning and guests (and ourselves!) enjoyed a wonderful seven course degustation menu that was just beautiful. It was a real treat for us to share this and a fun filled night of dancing and singing with people from all over the world. The view of the fireworks off the Sky Tower was amazing. We highly recommend popping up to Vue sometime and enjoying a bite to eat or even just head to the bar, grab a cold drink and sit back and enjoy the view. 

Happy New Year everyone!! 

Hawkes Bay Sunshine

We don't have many bottles left from the box of amazing wines that Crab Farm Winery kindly gifted us!! We seriously recommend you stop in here anytime you're in Hawkes Bay. The food is delicious along with some seriously good wines amidst a relaxed atmosphere in lovely Bay View just 10 minutes out from Napier. 

We were flattered with the amazing response from everyone here and blown away with the friendly and super efficient staff. What a great place to spend our Sunday afternoon in the Bay after a late corporate night. Rumor has it you might be able to find us back here through the summer as part of their Saturday night summer sessions......watch this space!! 

Vampires skeletons and ..... unicorns?

We decided to go all out for this Halloween function and couldn't resist putting this photo up....

.....speaks for itself....

Home again

Well it's been a truly amazing experience for us playing in the UK. Everywhere we visited we encountered amazing sights and history but the most memorable part of the whole experience has been the incredible people we met along the way. Thanks to Jake for setting up the shows and hosting us, Melainee for your hospitality and patience, Pear Ash Farm for sharing your home and life with us and a huge thank you to all those that supported the shows. Maybe see you again next year !!??

London Bound!!

We will be heading to the UK in September for a few shows. All proceeds will be going straight to youth Music UK. Check out their fabulous work here :

http://www.youthmusic.org.uk/

Sunday Sessions

Who says you can't party on a Sunday? Clearly not this family celebrating a 19th birthday. Roast dinner, cakes galore, dancing, singing and quizzes.....wow what a blast we had playing here!

Thank you to our friendly hosts for a delicious dinner and fun times.

Mulled wine and winter chills

Well it's been a surprisingly busy winter for us.

There has been a few mornings at Matakana markets when it's been a little difficult to  get our fingers moving in the icy air. The help of lovely stall holders with their deliveries of warm food and hot coffee has been much appreciated!  We were warmed up after one these mornings with some delicious warm mulled wine at the Leigh Bowling Club for their mid winter Christmas function. Great night playing for these lovely folks. 

We were invited back to one of the cutest community halls in New Zealand to celebrate a 40th. The hall looked amazing complete with Leigh sawmill beer on tap. What great hosts!

Wine and Sunshine

If there was an award for the friendliest audience we think it would have been won this day at Ransom Winery. Lovely winter sun was shining for the end of harvest celebration and everyone was definitely into enjoying some live music.

Thank you to Ransom winery for being good sports and giving away some free bottles of wine to the tables that sang the loudest! We highly recommend getting along to this winery and trying one their platters along with a glass of wine.

Thanks also to Girl Friday for their wonderfully sweet vocals and amazing song arrangements.

Our biggest shout out  has to be to our wonderful audience on this day for really getting into the music with us and making it such a fun show.

Good times in Leigh

Well what a great night we had at the Leigh Sawmill at this corporate function. What started out as a quiet evening ended up quite the opposite with singing and dancing on the tables. Plenty of fun was had as we tried our darnedest to keep up with these guys. Good times. As always the Leigh Sawmill provided an amazing spread with delicious food and warm service. See you again! 

Oh how we love summer

The sunshine just keeps coming through March!

No better way to spend a beautiful Sunday afternoon than playing some tunes at this iconic Kiwi venue. The Leigh Sawmill Cafe were happy for us to take our gear outdoors and join the diners in the yard. Complete with beautiful views, fun staff, crisp local beers and amazing wood-fired pizza's the Sawmill is definitely a place worth visiting. 

Big thanks to Geoff Ong for joining us on this road trip and sharing his amazing musical skills and also Karl Apao our 'sound monkey' for his flawless work on sound.

Getting all professional and stuff...

Well, a few people have been asking what we sound like with quotes so Bonnie's house was turned into a studio for the night for us to record at.

Click on this photo to go straight to Soundkard's facebook page

Any musicians looking for a professional, affordable and mobile recording engineer should definitely look up Karl at Sounkard Recordings He does a great job at a very competitive rate. After recording Thursday night we had a finished product to send to our client by Friday afternoon....now that's efficiency!

Karaoke nights

This 40th had it all. Wonderful food, wonderful hosts, dancing, dodgy karaoke and a few folks enjoying a beverage or three. We were flattered to be asked to play on late and appreciated our hosts gratitude...and we were sent home with lovely home baked pies....yummy! 

Bowls and beers

Thanks to the Mission Bay Bowling Club for their hospitality at this corporate dinner. First time we've been able to watch some bowling in action whilst we were playing a few tunes.

Scallop and bacon rolls

What a great event the Leigh fishing competition is. Fantastic to see so many people out supporting this day with all proceeds going to the Westpac rescue helicopter. Our guitarist's impersonation of the helicopter landing was priceless. We had a blast playing for you all and enjoyed a cold beer and scallop and bacon rolls afterwards. Thanks Leigh community!

Crayfish sliders!

Beautiful Sunday evening playing at this friendly, laid back wedding up north. Thanks to our hosts for the delicious crayfish sliders and mussel fritters! We felt very welcomed and had loads of fun playing for you all.

Sunflowers sun and wine

Another busy weekend playing despite the rain and extreme humidity trying to put a stop on things Saturday. Thanks heaps to the Parnell Farmers Market stall holders for all this yummy produce at the end of the day!! 

A beautiful day with a fun crowd in this lovely setting on Sunday. Thanks to Artisan for inviting us along as part of their summer sounds series and all the guests that were up for a bit of dancing and singing along!