Coming up this Thursday at Ponsonby Baptist Church with AJ. Bell, Chris Jones, Miller Yule, Sina, Emma Paki and more. Celebrating Mental Health Awareness week. See poster below.
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Concert at newly refurbished Ellen Melville Centre
Was thinking that blogging is very last week and not cool. Then it occurred to me that those are great reasons to keep going.
It’s amazing how kind you people have been to me I need to write to you often
The good news is that i have something to write about now that it is possible to return to my fav venue in its hugely improved condition.
The gig is on Friday 27 October in the Pioneer Women’s Hall at the Ellen Melville Centre, Freyberg Square, High Street, Auckland Central.
I have good memories of my first show there. This one is gonna follow that formula. Simple renditions of my best songs old and new. Instrumentals and a bit of a chat. We might even invite a guest or two. Please make this kind of event sustainable and try to turn up or sponsor someone else to come in your place tickets are $20 as before .
Starts 7 pm and finishes late. Call me if you need more info 02102592919 or feel inclined to be on the sales team. Let’s get the word out. The more the merrier
Very grateful to Audrey Van Ryn, Andrew Howie and Phil Recordon for without their help this concert would not be possible. Also Clive for his great insight at times where I had no insight into my own behaviour.
I love both street and stage but the stage is less distracting for me and way more comfy for listeners.
CONCERT DETAILS
Friday 27 October in the Pioneer Women’s Hall at the Ellen Melville Centre, Freyberg Square, High Street, Auckland Central. 7pm until 10pm. Tickets $20
Please think about supporting this one. It’s gonna be fun
Tickets Oct 27 concert at Ellen Melville Centre – buy online
$20 a ticket P.S click on orange buttons below to buy. You will be emailed directly by secure PayPal. Tickets will also be for sale on the door – bring cash. Doors open at 6pm.
One ticket $20 (NZD)Two tickets $40 (NZD)
House concert at Wellspring – Parau
You are invited to a house concert where Luke Hurley will perform in the intimate settings of the house and outside on the land of Wellspring (3 Armour Rd , Parau) on Sunday 26th March from 3 to 5 pm
Beatrice writes
“Luke is a well known singer/songwriter and guitarist whose idiosyncratic and perceptive songs are admired by many.”
Refreshment will be served in the interval
Door Charge – $10 to $20 sliding scale
R S V P by email to pritchardbeatrice@gmail.com or phone 09 817 555
It’s about the ideas and being prepared to share them
Thank you readers for supporting me in 2016.
Wonderful support and encouragement.
You brought me great happiness
We got the concerts underway
We got the equipment needed guitars that match different styles
Recordings also….But I have yet to promote these
Facundo made two albums of my live playing for release on his Argentinian label
He records for two days and VOILA he makes an album
His point is very valid.
The way things are now you can capture music easily
People want that
And if we musicians and writers of songs and music don’t give it to them…
why the people just help themselves or turn their attention towards artists who are more generous with their muse
It’s not about the equipment anymore
it’s about the ideas and being prepared to share them.
If you need me call 02102592919 I am happy to play at gatherings the smaller the better and also happy to teach my style. Your feedback would be most appreciated as I am keen to play more
Have a great Christmas and don’t let the Coke pimp convince your kids to love things and use people( instead of the other way around.)
Thank you Jason for managing the site. Good job!
Songs – drawn out of thin air
In this forthcoming show the emphasis is on the new and unfamiliar…especially improvised songs that are drawn out of thin air. Songs that i dare not sing to anyone! Like the one i made up last night about a dreaming time wasting egocentric nincompoop just like me. Songs about the grim reaper. Songs about life’s river – a river so immense that it carries the stars in its flow. Many songs that come out of nowhere and which i play to no one.
Perhaps i will dare to share some of this madness. It didn’t hurt John Lee Hooker. He could take a line and weave a song from one thread and commit it to wax. Something recorded that can never be recaptured. I am fascinated by this approach.
Marcus Sellwood will be playing his unique blend of blues. He has an astonishing technique. You will be impressed and i will be nervous. He’s a hard act to follow!
The show itself rolls out from 8pm but the venue is open from 6pm and i urge you to come early and convivialise. This time we have a nice separation between chit chat space and concert. The concert is separate to the bar so its poss to flow between both at applause times…
Note also that this is the first time we have done this in an environment that is designed for film making pity no one has offered to man a camera. All the gear is there but no operators as yet. If you can work a camera pleeeeeeeeeeeease come forward. We will look after you and its possible we can come up with a gem. Its not often you get to gig in a movie studio.
Call me if you have any issues with coming 021 0259 2919. Or have any ideas. This show is going to be a lot of fun and i am very grateful to the owner of Lot23 for his support. Cheers Steve. Be safe and God bless. Hope to see you all at the gig.