South of the Divide – 2011, Sunday 21st August, 2011
Headlining the show 'The Ranchsliders' from Christchurch, stonkin' boogie and blues, and we really are heading South this time - also coming Gilly Darby - wonderful Otago based blues Diva. She will melt your heart and knock your socks off with her astounding voice. (read more below ***) Laura and her back porch band will open the show, expect soul, sass and fine pickin'
Tickets: For presales, if you would like to book a large group, and would particularly like a table, please email Laura on laura@lauracollins.co.nz or you can purchase tickets from Alistair's Music on Cuba Street. We'll have whatever is left on the door.
Venue: Irish Society Hall, 10 Fifeshire Avenue (off Cambridge Tce), Wellington. Bar on site, Southern delights on sale.
Doors: open 3.30pm, show from 4.00 - 8.00pm.
South of the Divide, has become a regular fixture on the Wellingon music calendar and a must
for Wellington’s alt-country/zydeco/country-blues fans. Begun in 2003 the event has become known as a great day out to please all the senses, music for your ears, rhythm for your feet and some Tex Mex or Cajun delights on sale to please the tastebuds. Over the years it has showcased local, national, and international acts.
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The Ranchsliders
A “musical moveable feast of friends” known as The Ranchsliders play an evening of country, roots and blues. They will perform an eclectic mixture of self-penned material, old and new, while taking the opportunity to perform songs by their favourite songwriters.
The band’s impressive line-up features the rhythm section from the iconic Coalrangers band - drummer Alan Cattermole and bassist Geoff Farmar.
Alan became interested in playing drums at age four. He has played professionally in both New Zealand with The Newz and Australia with the Domino Theory signed to WEA He continues to tour NZ as a session musician.
Bassist Geoff Farmar is a true storyteller. Originally a drummer, he is a multi-instrumentalist and a prolific writer of songs “filled with simplicity, imagination and charm”. Geoff was a founding member of Christchurch’s country rockers The Cowboys where he first joined forces with John Sanchez-Lloyd before forming the Tui Award-winning Coalrangers.
John Sanchez-Lloyd began his musical career peddling a harmonium with the band Salvation when he was an art student in the late 1960s. A veteran of numerous musical liaisons as keyboardist and session musician, he performs, records and tours in the duo Lloyd & Doublet with guitarist Phil.
Phil Doublet began playing at age seven and has not stopped since. He is a professional musician and has played in many working bands and provided music as a multi-instrumentalist and backup vocalist for many recording artists and shows in Australasia. He is at home playing blues and country music, genres in which he is highly regarded and also keeps busy as a music teacher, session player, performer and composer.
Together, these amazing musicians will give you an evening to remember.
***Gilly Darby
“I just can’t imagine anyone not falling in love with the feel, sensuality and emotion in Gilly’s voice”
“Quietly lovely, then strong enough to be heard two blocks away”
"The most powerful three minutes of performance I've ever heard."
Formerly from the UK and now based in New Zealand, blues singer Gilly Darbey's career includes gracing the stage of nearly every major venue in the UK including support slots for Van Morrison, Jasper Carrott, Phil Cool and Tori Amos.
As a member of the popular duo Nothing By Chance, she received airplay on BBC's Radio One, playlisted on BBC Radio Two, and the duo followed up numerous TV and radio spots with their own half hour BBC special. Collaborations with award-winning composers resulted in her voice featuring on BBC drama “The Tenant of Wildfell Hall” and in independent drama “The Coupe de Gloire”.
She now regularly tours to the British Isles, Europe, Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand, performing for audiences at large festivals as well as smaller music venues, webcasts, and live TV and radio spots.
