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Flora Knight and Sean Donald - Alexandra.
Location: The Cellar Door, Alexandra
Region: Alexandra
Dates: Tue, 30 January 2018 @ 7.30pm
Arts on Tour New Zealand
Flora Knight and Sean Donald are from different corners of the world. She’s a fiddle player from New Zealand who has previously played with The Eastern and The Lone Pine Specials.He's a guitar-picker raised in Canada playing in the All Day Breakfast Stringband. Recipients of the 2017 New Zealand Gold Guitars Overall Runner-Up award, including winning the ‘Traditional Country’ and ‘The Freeze Ya Bits of Busking’ sections, the pair formed a musical bond a couple of years ago and have dedicated themselves ever since to gathering stories, songs and fiddle tunes from small communities around the world. The two met in Toronto before Flora moved to West Virginia to apprentice to an old-time musician there. Several months later they embarked on a pilgrimage of sorts through the Appalachian Mountains and then south to Cajun country. Flora persuaded Sean to accompany her next on a square dancing music tour held in rural halls all over New Zealand, and he’s lived here ever since. Their self-titled ‘Flora and Sean’ debut record is made up of songs and tunes they’ve gleaned on travels around the US, Canada and Australasia, learning their music from a variety of sources – from mentors and older generation musicians, from those taking part in square dances and honky tonks, and from 78rpm records as well as their peers.
“…a superb set from Sean Donald and Flora Knight, fiddle and guitar, both singing. Close your eyes and it’s music from a crackling old American country and western radio show.” – North and South Magazine.
The Cellar Door
Tickets: Adults $25, Gold Card $20, Child $10.
Book: Alexandra i-Site and door sales.
Location
The Cellar Door, Alexandra
January 2018
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1 | Artbay Gallery - Emma ButlerTue, 19 December 2017 - Tue, 2 January 2018 @ 10am - 5pm daily. | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
Hullabaloo Art Space - Summer ExhibitionSun, 10 December 2017 - Sun, 7 January 2018 @ 10am - 4pm daily. Central Cinema - Peter Pan.1st Screening - Jan 4th, 2nd Screening Jan 7th. Thu, 4 January 2018 - Sun, 7 January 2018 @ Jan 4th, 2pm, Jan 7th 5pm. Central Otago Art Society - Summer Arts at the Packing Shed.Sat, 6 January 2018 - Sun, 7 January 2018 @ 1oam - 5pm daily Cromwell Heritage Precinct - Farmers Market.Sun, 7 January 2018 - Sun, 15 April 2018 @ Every Sunday - 9am to 1pm. Hullabaloo - Nigel Wilson, Ferris Road ProjectSun, 7 January 2018 - Sun, 28 January 2018 @ 10am - 4pm daily | 8 | 9 | 10 | Artbay Gallery - Fiona Kerr Gedson & Annemieke FamiloThu, 21 December 2017 - Thu, 11 January 2018 @ 10am - 5pm daily. | 12 | 13 |
14 | Queenstown Art Centre - Elizabeth Drury.Fri, 22 December 2017 - Mon, 15 January 2018 @ Please phone for opening hours | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
Rippon Festival RetrospectiveSun, 21 January 2018 - Tue, 6 February 2018 @ 11am - 5pm daily. | Queenstown Art CentreMon, 22 January 2018 - Wed, 28 February 2018 @ 9am - 3pm Tuesday - Friday, 10am - 4pm Saturday. | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
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