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Bent Horseshoe and the Hokowhitu Bowling Club presents Andrew London with Fiona Pears Saturday the 15th of March at 7.30 at a cost of $30Andrew and Kirsten are two of our regulars and have been for many years.
Their concerts are always much anticipated by a crowd of regulars.
Over the years they have built a strong following with people coming down from Wanganui and across from Dannevirke etc for their concerts.
This time they are bringing a special guest with them in the form of Fiona Pears.
Andrew has been telling me about Fiona for years extolling her virtuosity on the violin and now we get the chance to see her in person.
.They will be playing some of Andrews songs,some of Fionas and some covers of some standards.
Fionas pedigree is amazing so this is one not to miss.
Andrew London is well-known for his ebullient renderings of swing classics and the quirky and cynical original songs that graced a string of recorded albums during his partnership with Terry Cray-ford in Hot Club Sandwich. Since 2012 he has released a similar output of recordings under with his Andrew London Trio, with partner Kirsten on bass and a variety of Wellington musicians including Nils Olsen, James Tait-Jamieson, Neil Billington and Wayne Mason.
Fiona Pears featured on several early HCS albums after Terry and Andrew gently but firmly co-opted her into collaborating after meeting at a Nelson Jazz Festival in 2003. Their shared enthusi-asm for continental ‘Hot Club’ swing music ensured an immediate bond.
‘She set the crowd on fire that day with her ebullience and charisma, so obviously backed up by innate creative genius and technical brilliance. It was a heady mix and Terry and I were determined that she be persuaded play some gigs and record with us’ says Andrew. ‘Terry was inspired to actually write several pieces specifically for her which we recorded on our album Toasted, and she played festivals all around the country with us for a couple of years’.
Her skills were also noticed by Hayley Westenra and her management, who appointed Fiona Con-cert Master of the group Hayley took on several World tours. This brought Fiona into contact with the jazz and classical communities in the UK and continental Europe, and she subsequently recorded her own original compositions with orchestras in Prague and Liverpool.
Now back in her home town of Christchurch, Fiona has been gracious enough to allow herself to be tempted North for a few days to reunite with the Londons and play some rollicking gypsy-style swing music and some of Andrew’s signature satirical favourites. Strap yourselves in.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
279 Albert Street, Palmerston North, New Zealand
