It was a full house at Mata Beer last Saturday night when the EBOPers Big Band, featuring The Tequila Mockingbirds, put on a super-impressive performance. The EBOPers were formed out of the EBOP Brass Band in 2014, and are now established performers on the local circuit. . . . → Read More: Review: EBOPers impress
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Anne and Phillip lived 5 kms down the road. To give you an idea of what that meant, if I walked to their farm I passed 4 other houses. In those first couple of years I went there a lot. They looked after me. They rescued me. . . . → Read More: Meet Anne and Phillip of Waikaretu 
A fair few things have happened since my last yearly concert. The circle of performers from Whakatane has grown immensely and The Fuzztards have become a regular gig for me. With the weekly Open Mic nights at The Office Bar and Grill I’ve met many new local musicians. This year I was able to feature a lot more of that local talent at the festival plus I was happy to welcome back some of our regulars as well. . . . → Read More: Annual Concert, 2019 
These annual parties/concerts have been going on now since my old band mates from the late 70’s Dave Arrowsmith and Warren Cate and I dusted off some of our old punk rock songs, put a small vocal PA on the front deck at Waikaretu and used bedside lamps to light the way so we didn’t fall over each other. Every year they get a little bigger, and a lot better. . . . → Read More: It’s Bigger Than Texas  Comments are closed  Music, The Blog  Concert, fiona cosgrove, live music, music, open mic, waikaretu, whakatane |
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