Andrew Kerr with Alan Norman and
The Scarborough Connection
‘For the record’ Album Release Party
Full Moon Thursday 6 April
Andrew and Alan released their album ‘For the record’. They were joined by Maurice Newport (drums, percussion), Andrew Laking (double bass), Paddy Burgin and Bill Hickman (guitars), Grant Shearer (whistle), Dan Yeabsley (saxophone, clarinet), Nick Swan (banjo, mandolin) and Marian Price-Carter (clarinet).
‘For the record’ comprises eight tracks of mostly originals with a couple of favourite covers. It was recorded at the
‘Surgery’ in Newtown and ‘Home Run Productions’ in Miramar. Engineered by Andrew Downes and produced by Andrew, Alan, and Andrew Laking.
Here’s a small taste – ‘Roll On’
Bill Hickman kicked off the night. For those of you unfamiliar with Bill, check him out here – Bill Hickman

Carol Bean & Ruth Wyand
Sunday 2 April
“The first thing that snapped me to attention in Ruth’s bio was that she grew up playing along to Duane Allman and Doc Watson. Well hey, that caught my eye!” – Carol Bean.
The last time Ruth Wyand toured New Zealand, she and Wellington musician Carol Bean got together one afternoon and discovered they both loved playing the blues. The next day, Carol – in true stalker fashion – followed Ruth to the Wairarapa Blues Club and joined her onstage for a fun-filled version of Jimmy Reed’s ‘Big Boss Man’.
On Sunday, April 2^nd  at Hilltop, Carol played an opening set of favourite pickin’ blues and then invited Ruth to help showcase the songs that had them both laughing and trading off their big mamma blues riffs. 
For the second set, Ruth played her own stuff featuring her new album ‘Guitar Routes’.

Matt Joe Gow at Hilltop
Saturday 4 March
Matt Joe Gow grew up in the deep south of New Zealand in a town with bad weather and good music: Dunedin. Surrounded by music, he was encouraged to pick up a guitar at an early age. After traveling the world, Matt moved to Melbourne, Australia, drawn by its vibrant music scene. In 2009 released his debut record The Messenger, produced by multi-Aria award-winner Nash Chambers, and featuring contributions from Jim Moginie of Midnight Oil, and iconic Australian country guitarist Bill Chambers. As Alternative Country continued to grow in popularity, Matt toured and supported acts such as Chris Isaak, Justin Townes Earle, The Jayhawks and Grant Lee Phillips. Whilst regularly working on other projects in the studio, it would be 2016 before the next Matt Joe Gow record, Seven Years, was released to critical acclaim. The record was self-produced by Matt and guitarist Andrew Pollock. After touring and numerous festivals in support of the record, and encouraged by its positive reception, Matt returned to the studio in 2018 to make the follow-up, Break, Rattle and Roll. An ambitious record which went on to win the Music Victoria Award for Best Country Album. After the rewarding but demanding process of making Break, Rattle and Roll, Matt headed back into the studio in 2020 with the concept of making a stripped-back album. Midway, the world was hit by the coronavirus pandemic. The result is a unique record which, although laborious to make during a dark time, is the most pure expression of Matt’s song writing and artistic vision of his career… called ‘Between Tonight & Tomorrow’.
Matt Joe Gow – You Tube

Love Songs for Valentines Day
Tuesday 14 February
First Set; Andrew Kerr and Alan Norman are a Wellington duo who have developed a fluid and instinctive sound based on a mutual love of acoustic original and non-mainstream sounds. A combination of folk, ethnic, blues and rag-time sounds with influences from a diverse range of artists such as Leonard Cohen, Nick Cave, Paul Kelly combined with originals. Both musicians have been involved with many recordings and have toured nationally and internationally in various guises.
Irishman Andrew Kerr was part of NZ Music award nominees, Jacky Tar, and more recently alt country outfit, Parcel of Rogues.
Al is a legend of the Wellington scene and features with The Warratahs and the Rag Poets “I very much enjoy the cut-down sound of playing with Andy as a 2-piece and having the space to express the music we play with dynamics, space and free improvising”.
The duo are currently recording their debut album, which is a collective effort with other local musicians including Paddy Burgin and Andrew Laking. It is due for release in April/May of 2023
Second Set; Shan! Fabulous singer, songwriter, and pianist Shan Jordan with Giacomo Caleffi on guitar and drums. The Shan duo arrange sound into expressively lyrical, upliftingly melodious and catching original songs with an international flavour…soooo good!

Alchemy
Friday 2 December
Alchemy trio ….special, eclectic
Dyne, Haynes, Culverwell
Great stories  from these Alchademics…
www.GeoffCulverwell.com
What a night! They smashed it!

Charlotte Yates
Friday 25 November
Charlotte Yates is an independent singer-songwriter with a growing catalogue of seven solo and fifteen collaborative releases. No stranger to the format of pairing famous words with music, Charlotte has devoted albums to James K Baxter, Hone Tuwhare, Witi Ihimaera and most recently, Katherine Mansfield.
www.charlotteyates.com

‘King’ Leo LaDell & Chris Armour
Saturday 5 November
“King” Leo LaDell is one of Aotearoa’s best kept musical secrets. Born in Norfolk Virginia,  LaDell has shared the stage with legends such as Pinetop Perkins, Bo Diddley and brings his own powerful and dignified presence to a blend of traditional blues idioms. After moving to Otepoti, Aotearoa in 2004, Leo has been quietly delivering some of the country’s best, most deeply felt live performances and has built a loyal following.
Chris Armour is our very own Wellington wonder guitarist, heard and lauded often for his ability to fall into the music and play just the right, tasty stuff.

B#6
Saturday 3rd September
B^#6  are the result of six friends from two local musical collectives, Raven Mavens and New Valley Stompers gathering together to create something new and diverse with an emphasis on fun. B^#6  are a sextet of four singers, nine instruments, and three song writers that feature the talents of Marian Carter, Cindy Muggeridge, Bill West, Chris Caudwell, Graham Parker, and Barry Carter.  They perform a mix of originals, together with some of their favourite songs from the early years of Jazz and Blues composed by people like Buddy Bolden, Bessie Smith, Rosetta Tharpe, Duke Ellington and Ma Rainey. B^#6  consists of improvising combinations of Alto Sax, Clarinet, Piano, Trumpet, Trombone, Cornet, Banjo, Guitar, and Upright Bass, which may cause the development of a malady where you find that your feet cannot keep still, and that you have an irresistible urge to get up and dance.    For this there is only one cure – DO IT.

Jan Preston Showcase
with Michael Pullman
4pm Sunday 21st August
Jan Preston’s 2022 NZ concerts contain her favourite songs and instrumentals in a SHOWCASE performance. “Over the past 2 years with lockdowns and cancellations due to COVID and border closures, I’ve had time to reflect on my repertoire, rework some material, and bring out songs and instrumentals I haven’t performed in years” says Jan. “With the perspective of time and distance I have been able to hear my music anew, and I’m excited to be expanding my singing and playing.” Jan’s longstanding affection for Winifred Atwell was included in her show, together with her trademark energetic piano grooves and sultry vocals.
“an inspirational and gifted pianist, performer and entertainer” 
Rhythms Magazine.

“Please adjust your G-string”
Saturday 20th August
A hilarious romp through an OE with a difference. Margaret Austin left NZ in 1975, little suspecting what awaited her on the other side of the world. Blessed – or cursed – with a sense of adventure, she turned up her nose at England and went for Amsterdam, Athens and Paris, diving into experiences and situations not for the faint hearted. Some of them involved G-strings, one or two were downright dangerous, and all of them added up to a life of unique discovery. You’ll learn a lot more than how to adjust your G-string.
Margaret Austin is a woman of courage, resilience and humour. Turning her back on a conventional career path, she has deliberately sought experiences in places and situations not for the faint hearted. She was born in Palmerston North, graduated from Victoria University, and set off on an OE in 1975, with no idea that it would last for 13 years. Her experiences in Amsterdam, Athens and above all Paris have provided her with a wealth of information and insights – as well as huge amounts of fun! From erotic dance in Amsterdam to the chorus line of the world famous Folies Bergere, she went on to become a celebrities interviewer, catching up with actor Anthony Hopkins at the Cannes Film Festival. On return to New Zealand, she became the Duchess of Wellington at the invitation of the Duke, thus gaining entrance to a surreal and intriguing world. Director/dramaturg
Ralph McAllister.

Matt Joe Gow
7.30pm Friday 19th August
Music Victoria award winner Matt Joe Gow brought his distinctive brand of Americana music back to Wellington his childhood hometown. The show was intimate and acoustic with Matt playing tracks across his entire career (and a few new ones). With his latest single “Sweet Collapse” spending weeks in the Amrap, Countrytown and itunes charts Matt Joe Gow is riding a wave of popularity and creativity leading to his upcoming fourth album “Between Tonight & Tomorrow”. Matt grew up in the deep south of New Zealand, in a town with bad weather and great music; the birthplace of groups such as The Chills, The Clean, and Straitjacket Fits. Surrounded by music, he was encouraged to pick up a guitar from a young age. After traveling the world, Matt moved to Melbourne, Australia, drawn by its culture and vibrant music scene. He formed a band, The Dead Leaves, and in 2009 released his debut record The Messenger, produced by multi-Aria award-winner Nash Chambers, and featuring contributions from Jim Moginie of Midnight Oil, and iconic Australian country guitarist Bill Chambers. As alternative country and Americana continued to grow in popularity, Matt steadily toured and supported acts such as Chris Isaak, The Jayhawks, Justin Townes Earle, James Reyne, Kasey Chambers, Marlon Williams, Jimmy Barnes, Mark Seymour and John Butler. Whilst regularly making demos and working on other projects in the studio, it would be 2016 before the next Matt Joe Gow record, Seven Years, was released to critical acclaim. The record was self-produced by Matt and guitarist Andrew Pollock. After touring and playing numerous festivals in support of the record, and encouraged by its positive reception, Matt returned to the studio in 2018 to make the follow-up, Break, Rattle and Roll. An ambitious record with keys, horns, pedal steel and backing vocalists supplementing the core band, it was again released to wide acclaim and accolades including the Music Victoria Award for Best Country/Americana Album Of The Year. In addition to full band shows, Matt undertook a solo tour with Grant-Lee Phillips, with Phillips posting that [Break, Rattle and Roll’s] “Bridge Over Concrete is on constant rotation in my head!”. After the rewarding but demanding process of making Break, Rattle and Roll, Gow headed back into the studio in early 2020 with the guiding concept of making a stripped-back record; unvarnished by production tricks and elaborate instrumentation, which would again be self-produced. With recording complete and while preparing to mix and master the record that would become Between Tonight & Tomorrow, the world was hit by the coronavirus pandemic. With Matt overseas and the Melbourne studio under strict lockdown, the choice was made to continue work on the record remotely over the following year. The result is a unique record which, although laborious to make during a dark and difficult time, is the most pure and direct expression of Matt’s song writing and artistic vision of his career.
www.mattjoegowmusic.com
www.facebook.com/mattjoegow
www.sptfy.com/e8vk
www.instagram.com/mattjoegow

Too Many Chiefs
3.45 for 4pm music start
Sunday 14th August
This was a real treat! From a chance meeting in a Paekakariki cafe in 2012, four singer/songwriter/ bandleaders hatched a cunning plan to join forces and present a show featuring their favourite original songs, without their usual ‘Indians’. Featuring Wayne Mason, Rob Joass, Andrew London & Laura Collins. “Chiefly behaviour involving much banter, interspersed by songs we love”.

NV
7.30pm Saturday 30 July
“NV” are a group of friends who enjoy playing an eclectic mix of music that reflects the myriad of styles kiwi’s love. Inspiration is taken from jazz, blues, soul, pop and indie with a decent dose of improvisation to keep the challenge high for these professional musos. Darren Mathaissen (Shapeshifter, Kora, Hollie Smith) on drums; Deane Hunter (Shaken Not Stirred Roger Fox) on Guitar; Bridget Kelly (The Troubles, Sam Manzanza) playing clarinet and saxophone; Patrick Bleakley (Blerta, Crayford Trio, The Troubles, Lucien Johnson) on double bass; with Nicole Chesterman (California Dreamers, NZ Pink Floyd Experience, High Society Swingers) vocals.

Love Shack
7pm Matariki
Fireworks Friday
24th June 2022
Love Shack features some of New Zealand’s finest and most experienced musicians. They have drawn on all their years of experience and touring to put together a show so that you can relive the magical days of dancing the night away, rocking out to your favourite bands. Lynley Christoffersen – Vocals, Hamish Graham – Vocals and guitar, Rob Joass – Lead guitar, Cameron Crawford – Keys, Miklin Halstead – Bass guitar, & Vinnie McParland – Drums. Your Ultimate 80’s Party band – playing the songs of The B52’s, Prince, INXS, Blondie, ICEHOUSE, Stevie Nicks, Tom Petty, UB40, QUEEN, David Bowie, Billy Idol, Coconut Rough, Peter Gabriel, The Eurythmics, Devo, U2 and lots more.

Grant Haua
4pm Queens Birthday Monday
6th June 2022
To match his very impressive, and quite often moving, debut album Awa Blues (released March 2021) Grant Haua, who was longtime half of blues-roots stompers SWAMP THING (with drummer Michael Barker) will present in solo concert, his deep timbred soul blues vocals/ acoustic guitars and foot percussion (cajon/ snare ) in a performance of style that relates heavily to his Maori culture which are at the heart of these songs. Grant wants the audiences at his shows to feel like they’re guests in his home and, like the songs, his home is pretty simple – it’s warm, cozy and friendly. So, welcome. Awa Blues tour 2022 . Kia ora koutou. Grant will be playing his latest release “Awa Blues” and throwing in a few classics from his back catalogue.
‘A seasoned artist who touches all kinds of points in the blues and folk from Taj Mahal and JJ Cale to dialled down Stevie Ray and even an adventurous touch of acoustic James Blood Ulmer. Seems like this is Grant Haua’s time’ Graham Reid (Elsewhere Magazine).
Rolling Stone Album of the Week. “An “old-fashioned” blues-rock record, masterful and stunning which is already rising to the level of the best songwriters of the genre. Definitely essential”.
– Philippe Langlest (Rolling Stone Magazine).

Hope and the Hobo
7pm Saturday
9th April 2022
Hope and the Hobo is a duo made up of two singer songwriters, Jo Sheffield and Phil Hope from Wellington. Jo has recently enjoyed collaborating with a number of excellent musicians to produce her first CD of original music “Gypsy Mind” – due to be launched in March 2022, but delayed due to COVID. She is also a member of an all-girl Eagles tribute band called ‘the Eagals’. Phil Hope is a former bandmate of Matt Hay and the Makers, the Rag Poets and the 80’s band Hutt River Band. His musical influences come from many genres, mainly Americana and Country Blues, but currently he is performing his own and Jo’s original quirky songs with Jo while also teaching acoustic guitar.

Rag Poets
With opening set guests Bill Lake & Steve Hemmens
7.30 pm Saturday
12th March 2022
Wellington band Rag Poets features Carl Evensen – vocals and percussion (Fourmyula), Clinton Brown – bass (Rocking Horse), Rob Clarkson – drums , Alan Norman – accordion and 12 string guitar, who along with Clint and Rob played for many years with NZ’s seminal Country band The Warratahs, and Gary Creary guitar. Gary hails from Toronto and has extensive live and session experience including a stint in the fabled Hawks Nest Band. Rag Poets play many of those ‘heady’ Wellington hits from the 60’s & 70’s era, as well as new material they’ve written and a bunch of covers from the likes of John Prine, Boz Scaggs and Neil Young. The band thrives on big vocal harmonies as they continue to maintain the unique sound they’ve developed over the years. Their audiences love the ‘timeless’ music they play and the stories they tell. 

Bill Lake & Steve Hemmens
First Set (Second set Rag Poets)
7.30pm Saturday
12th March
“Gentle, sometimes witty and just as often moving reflections at every turn” – Graham Reid
Guitarist, singer and songwriter Bill Lake is one of New Zealand’s most respected and long-serving practitioners. For more than four decades the singer and guitarist led the iconic country-blues band The Windy City Strugglers, as well as playing with pioneering rock group Mammal in the 70s and fronting brassy funk-rockers The Pelicans in the 80s. His songs have been covered by Midge Marsden, Darren Watson, Kokomo, The Rag Poets and Marg Layton.
Bassist Steve Hemmens played with Bill in Mammal. Recently returned from many years in the UK, he adds warmth and swing to the mix.
The Bill Lake songbook is perfectly suited to an intimate setting.

Love Songs on Valentine’s Day – Kim Bonnington followed by Carol Bean, with Al Norman & Nick Swan
14/02/2022
A spontaneous and different way to spend the Monday Valentine’s Day evening. Celebrating love songs and Valentine’s. A lovely way to enjoy the almost full moon evening. 

Hobnail
Happy New Years Eve Party 31/12/2021
Hobnail combine folk, Celtic and country influences, add superb musicianship and songwriting and blend it all to take you on a dazzling ride. Hobnail are looking forward to showing off their new lineup on New Years Eve. They are now a five piece, boasting a fuller sound since the addition of their old mate Murray Costello on bass guitar. They’ll be playing some new songs, and have dusted off a couple of older songs for the long term fans. There might even be a Fleetwood Mac cover in there….
With Rob Joass, Caroline Easther, Hamish Graham, “Jo Moir’s barnstorming fiddle”, great songs and spectacular harmonies, Hobnail’s music will make your feet move and your heart sing.

Barry Saunders
Private House Concert
11th December
Barry Saunders, along with some accordion, snare & piano from Al Norman, delighted us.
“With deep rural roots,and a restlessness that has taken him down every backroad, through ghost towns and past shuttered memorial halls, it is understandable that Barry Saunders has become one of New Zealand’s most recognisable voices by describing the country and its characters. The last 50 years have been a continual road trip of shared music, conversations and observations that have
all led to songs that tumble out like faded photos from a much-thumbed album. Since the mid-1980s he has fronted The Warratahs, whose songs have become part of the soundscape. Their TV advertisement for the Interislander connected them with fans just as the ferries connect New Zealand. Alongside his work with The Warratahs, several solo albums have provided Saunders with a more personal outlet for his prolific songwriting and his gritty, everyman voice.” John Pilley

Krissy Jackson
& Tony Hillyard
27th November
She’s a little bit quirky: He’s a little bit trad. This talented duo weave fiddle fireworks and lyrical guitar with silky vocals, to craft their arrangements for songs and tales that stir the blood and soothe the soul. “It’s so good to be making music for you once again. This time, in the lovely, intimate setting at Hilltop House Concerts in Kelburn, Wellington! We can’t wait. We have old songs, new songs and some downright quirky songs to sing and play for you. Songs of love, grief and glory. Songs with their own special tales to tell. Come on a journey to far-away places and far-out people! Come and find out about: revenge in the Carpathians; what are Infidel Skies; why is good tea so important; why you shouldn’t skate on rivers; and why Adam didn’t get the Apple and more, much, much more!”

Bill Lake & Steve Hemmens
First Set (Second set = Rag Poets)
Sunday
14th November
4pm to 7pm
“Gentle, sometimes witty and just as often moving reflections at every turn” – Graham Reid
Guitarist, singer and songwriter Bill Lake is one of New Zealand’s most respected and long-serving practitioners. For more than four decades the singer and guitarist led the iconic country-blues band The Windy City Strugglers, as well as playing with pioneering rock group Mammal in the 70s and fronting brassy funk-rockers The Pelicans in the 80s. His songs have been covered by Midge Marsden, Darren Watson, Kokomo, The Rag Poets and Marg Layton.
Bassist Steve Hemmens played with Bill in Mammal. Recently returned from many years in the UK, he adds warmth and swing to the mix.
The Bill Lake songbook is perfectly suited to an intimate setting.

Rag Poets 
With opening set Bill Lake & Steve Hemmens
Sunday
14th November
4pm to 7pm
Wellington band Rag Poets featuring Carl Evensen (Fourmyula), Clinton Brown (Rocking Horse) and Phil Hope (Kal-Q-Lated Risk) along with Al Norman (The Warratahs) and Vic Singe (The Desotos). They play many of their old hits from this era (60s and 70s) plus new material they’ve written and a bunch of covers from the likes of John Prine, Boz Scaggs and Neil Young. The band thrives on big vocal harmonies as they continue to maintain the unique sound they’ve developed over the years. Their audiences love the ‘timeless’ music they play and the stories they tell. 
Listen to some of their sounds

Oscar LaDell &
Chris Armour
Sunday
7th November
4pm to 6pm
Oscar LaDell and Chris Armour put on a special performance of their original, authentic blues material.
Oscar is a second generation blues musician (guitar and harmonica) hailing from Dunedin (Born in the USA) He blends soul, funk and blues into a heady mix of hypnotic slow-burning ballads and driving rhythms.
Chris is our very own Wellington wonder guitarist, heard and lauded often for his ability to fall into the music and play just the right, tasty stuff.

Carol Bean Music
During Covid Level Two
Saturday
30th October
7.30 – 11pm
A fantabulous night for “Moondance”, and dance we did. An absolutely great night. With one foot in acoustic NZ folk/country music, and one foot in the blues, Carol has released three original albums. The Carol Bean Quartet performed with Costa Botes – guitars, Andreas Lepper – percussion, George Packard – bass, Alan Norman – piano, & Holly Carrington – BV’s. Musical influences include Ry Cooder, Lucinda Williams, Gillian Welch, James McMurtry, Memphis Minnie, Elmore James, J B Lenoir, & Otis Taylor.

Janet Muggeridge & Dave Murphy 
Saturday
14th August
8pm – 11pm
Dave and Janet play their own brand of Americana, blues and originals, underpinned by Murphy’s driving fingerstyle acoustic guitar, and huge earthy
vocals. Muggeridge adds to the mix shimmering harmonies and mandolin played in her own style. Together they have a formidable skill set, and present a repertoire that will have your emotions tugged in every way. They guested at the final and tenth Tui festival at New Year, and appeared at the Hamilton Folk Festival, Easter 2021. In April 2021, they presented a well received set of music on the Singer Songwriters Stage at the Newtown Festival in Wellington. Dave is considered a master of finger-style blues guitar, and a fine interpreter of the blues. Nic Bollinger considers him, ‘’an icon in the NZ music scene”. Janet is s founding member of Gumboot Tango, and often finds herself adding harmony and mandolin as a guest player.

The Downunderdogs
Saturday 31st July 2021
7pm-10pm
This three-part vocal/instrumental blend features first-class flatpicking, stellar songwriting, heavenly harmonies, yodelling, and lots of laughs. Like their music, Jack MacKenzie, Peter Dyer and Cathy Dyer are American born and bred. They enjoy discovering, digging into and arranging “Americana” country, bluegrass, old-time, and swing music. Think Hank Williams, Doc Watson, Carter Family, and originals by Jack and Peter. The Downunderdogs have been featured guests at Kiwigrass and Wellington Folk Festival.
Listen to some of their music here

Julie Bevan
Saturday 24th July 2021
4pm to 7pm
From Colin Morris’s review;- “Wellington born Bevan studied at The New Zealand School of Music – Te Kōkī, founded the Brazilian music group Zamba Flam, and is a founding member of Wellington’s Batucada. Wellingtonians are super proud of this group. They make you sit up, then get up and shake your booty regardless of age. Kaleidoscope (my favourite with guitar and accordion in the style of Astor Piazzolla) is an outstanding track. The album is absolutely steeped in the sounds of Brazil. The delicate Spanish guitar nylon string plucking mixed with bass, drums, trumpet, sax, and accordion all fused seamlessly together gives us a sound redolent of João Gilberto, Antônio Carlos Jobim, and Luiz Bonfa. But it’s more than a homage. There are some serious compositions on display here. None more so than the electrifying picking by Marcelo Nami and Bevan on Stone Eaters or the non-Brazilian track Show Us Your Bole-R-Us, which incorporates some fiery flamenco. The very next track Dervish and the muted trumpet of Altair Martins made me think of Miles Davis’ Sketches of Spain. It’s a catch-me-if-you-can kind of a track between guitar and trumpet before expanding into a drum solo. Technically it’s the most satisfying on the disc. It comes as no surprise that all the music was composed and arranged by Julie Bevan. For sheer listening pleasure, Danca Dos Gnomos, a seemingly improvised jazz track, works best. This wonderful disc will knock your socks off. Oh, to see this album released in Brazil.
Listen here

Rag Poets 
Saturday 10th July 2021
5.30 – 8.30pm 
Matariki Fireworks
Such a fabulous night! Just wow! Great music, beautiful still night for the fireworks, delicious food thanks to Kit, wonderful people making the gorgeous vibe. Opened with Andy Kerr & Alan Norman; break for Vegetable hotpot (ratatouille) & rice, with 6.30pm Matariki Fireworks over the harbour; followed by the Rag Poets – Phil Hope, Vic Singe, Clinton Brown, Carl Evensen, and Alan Norman, with guest drummer Rob Clarkson. They play Americana/country roots flavoured music. They are a bunch of local musicians who have been on the Wellington scene for decades.
Listen to some of their sounds