Whitestone 2011: Circus
Whitestone Guest Artists 2011
MATT LANGLEY
HOMETOWN RECORDS N.Z. is proud to announce the release of Matt Langley’s full-length debut album ‘Featherbones’ featuring the APRA award winning Country Song of the Year ‘7:13’. Matt has been gracing stages throughout Aotearoa for over a decade. His musical journey has taken him from blues and rock roots to folk, country and pop all the while creating and defining a voice that has made him an award winning song writer and sought after performer both locally and abroad.
With ‘Featherbones’ Matt has created an album that reflects his diversity as a writer and performer and collection of songs that invites the listener to reflect on love, life, loss and hope rendered with the sparing beauty of a true song-smith.
“This is no off the cuff throw away collection. Langley reveals plenty of craft in his song writing, both in his vocal phrasing and melodic imagination… which hint at the likes of Grant Lee Buffalo…” - Shane Gilchrist, Otago Daily Times review, 2007.
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MICHELLE NADIA
New Zealand songstress Michelle Nadia has been writing and performing her songs since the age of 18. She has played for audiences up and down her own country as well as further a field in London, Los Angeles, New York, Dublin and Sydney where she majored in vocals at the Australian Institute of Music.
Michelle's song 'Stars' has received radio play in New Zealand and was used on Air New Zealand flights as part of the Whakanui Boarding Video. The 'Stars' music video plays on Juice TV and Michelle has also made television appearances on TVNZ’s Good Morning and Juice TV's 'Live at the Wintergarden'.
Michelle has recently finished recording her debut album 'Firefly' with producer Nic Manders at Bruce Lynch's Boat Shed.
Her studio band includes Bruce Lynch (Cat Stevens, Kate Bush), Nic Manders (Brooke Fraser, Bridgette Demeyer), Andy Lynch (The Feelers, Zed), Murray Grindlay (Goldenhorse, Co-Composer - Once Were Warriors Soundtrack), Murray McNabb (Co-Composer - Once Were Warriors Soundtrack), Jollyon Mullholland (Gasoline Cowboy, Neil Finn), Patrick Khutze (Carly Binding) and Daniel Irvine (Brooke Fraser, Luke Thompson).
The album's title track 'Firefly' was recently featured on BBC's Introducing Show in the UK.
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THE CUTTY WREN
Cutty Wren, a top Irish Nelson group formed in 1993 by the dedicated duo Katy Holland and Clayton Taylor. Being accomplished performers and having played 2000 odd gigs together they sing traditional and contemporary Irish music along with additional ranges of music. Their music and stage performances can be heard around the Nelson region regularly.
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MATT LANGLEY
HOMETOWN RECORDS N.Z. is proud to announce the release of Matt Langley’s full-length debut album ‘Featherbones’ featuring the APRA award winning Country Song of the Year ‘7:13’. Matt has been gracing stages throughout Aotearoa for over a decade. His musical journey has taken him from blues and rock roots to folk, country and pop all the while creating and defining a voice that has made him an award winning song writer and sought after performer both locally and abroad.
With ‘Featherbones’ Matt has created an album that reflects his diversity as a writer and performer and collection of songs that invites the listener to reflect on love, life, loss and hope rendered with the sparing beauty of a true song-smith.
“This is no off the cuff throw away collection. Langley reveals plenty of craft in his song writing, both in his vocal phrasing and melodic imagination… which hint at the likes of Grant Lee Buffalo…” - Shane Gilchrist, Otago Daily Times review, 2007.
Photo: Supplied
MICHELLE NADIA
New Zealand songstress Michelle Nadia has been writing and performing her songs since the age of 18. She has played for audiences up and down her own country as well as further a field in London, Los Angeles, New York, Dublin and Sydney where she majored in vocals at the Australian Institute of Music.
Michelle's song 'Stars' has received radio play in New Zealand and was used on Air New Zealand flights as part of the Whakanui Boarding Video. The 'Stars' music video plays on Juice TV and Michelle has also made television appearances on TVNZ’s Good Morning and Juice TV's 'Live at the Wintergarden'.
Michelle has recently finished recording her debut album 'Firefly' with producer Nic Manders at Bruce Lynch's Boat Shed.
Her studio band includes Bruce Lynch (Cat Stevens, Kate Bush), Nic Manders (Brooke Fraser, Bridgette Demeyer), Andy Lynch (The Feelers, Zed), Murray Grindlay (Goldenhorse, Co-Composer - Once Were Warriors Soundtrack), Murray McNabb (Co-Composer - Once Were Warriors Soundtrack), Jollyon Mullholland (Gasoline Cowboy, Neil Finn), Patrick Khutze (Carly Binding) and Daniel Irvine (Brooke Fraser, Luke Thompson).
The album's title track 'Firefly' was recently featured on BBC's Introducing Show in the UK.
Photo: Supplied
THE CUTTY WREN
Cutty Wren, a top Irish Nelson group formed in 1993 by the dedicated duo Katy Holland and Clayton Taylor. Being accomplished performers and having played 2000 odd gigs together they sing traditional and contemporary Irish music along with additional ranges of music. Their music and stage performances can be heard around the Nelson region regularly.
Photo: Supplied
