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SUMMARY:Bazurka
DESCRIPTION:Wonderfully invigorating Balkan\, gypsy\, folk music. \nThe hottest Balkan fusion ensemble in Wellington is coming to the South Island\, and this time they’re pulling no punches. Fresh out of the studio recording their debut album “Novi Grad All Stars”\, they’re raring to showcase their new and exciting brand of music to the people of Nelson. \nBazurka are a six piece instrumental Balkan music ensemble. Forged in the fires of the cultural melting pot that is Newtown\, and tempered by passion\, heartache\, and a dash of madness\, their music is bold\, brooding\, and beautiful. They’ll make you laugh\, they’ll make you cry\, they’ll make you dance like your life depended on it. \nSince forming in 2016 they’ve wowed audiences all over the country\, including Auckland Garden Festival\, Newtown Festival\, and Cuba Dupa. \nYou just have to dance on a beautiful summer evening under the stars in the Fairfield courtyard. \nTickets @ EVENTFINDA
URL:https://www.fairfieldnelson.org.nz/event/barzurka/
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SUMMARY:Mark Lockett ‘Swings and Roundabouts’ NZ Album release tour
DESCRIPTION:Powerhouse drummer or tasteful timekeeper\, you decide.  Top New Zealand drummer Mark Lockett is set to release his seventh album\, ‘Swings and Roundabouts’. Recorded recently in New York\, a chordless quartet also featuring top NY heavyweights David Binney\, Duane Eubanks and Matt Penman.  Masterful improvisations in a cutting-edge setting. \nDuring lockdown Lockett penned nine original compositions inspired by his love of the past\, jazz giant Ornette Coleman and drawing on the modern sound of his contemporaries. \nAlbum will be released on 01 Feb 2023 and to celebrate Mark is embarking on a nine-concert nationwide tour.  Lockett has assembled a smok’n quartet for this outing which features saxophonist Roger Manins\, trumpeter James Guilford\, bassist Daniel Yeabsley and Lion-heart Lockett on drums. \nSo\, “Lockett in” for an intimate gig in the Ballroom at Fairfield House. \nAnd as always Mark & his quartet will deliver a night to remember! \nTICKETS @ HUMANITIX \nNZ Tour Swings & Roundabout – SD 480p (1)
URL:https://www.fairfieldnelson.org.nz/event/mark-lockett-swings-and-roundabouts-nz-album-release-tour/
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SUMMARY:Sonia & Nigel  "Workshops"
DESCRIPTION:Sonia and Nigel are a multi-cultural acoustic duo featuring French-American Paris-born Sonia Wilson on vocals & ukulele and Kiwi-American virtuoso musician Nigel Gavin on 7-string guitar. They weave French\, Kiwi and American songs with their own original compositions and inspiration from their travels around the world. \nSonia & Nigel will lead two different workshops on Sunday 12th \n11am to 12.30pm        The Art of Music Practice Workshop \nwith Nigel Gavin & Sonia Wilson \nTo register Ph. 035483640 or email gather@fairfieldnelson.org.nz
URL:https://www.fairfieldnelson.org.nz/event/sonia-nigel-sweet-paname/
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SUMMARY:Sonia & Nigel 2nd Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Sonia and Nigel are a multi-cultural acoustic duo featuring French-American Paris-born Sonia Wilson on vocals & ukulele and Kiwi-American virtuoso musician Nigel Gavin on 7-string guitar. They weave French\, Kiwi and American songs with their own original compositions and inspiration from their travels around the world. \nA focus on Music & Healing Workshop with Sonia Wilson \nTo register Ph. 035483640 or email gather@fairfieldnelson.org.nz
URL:https://www.fairfieldnelson.org.nz/event/sonia-nigel-2nd-workshop/
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SUMMARY:Sonia & Nigel "Sweet Paname"
DESCRIPTION:Tickets @ HUMANITIX \nSonia and Nigel are a multi-cultural acoustic duo featuring French-American Paris-born Sonia Wilson on vocals & ukulele and Kiwi-American virtuoso musician Nigel Gavin on 7-string guitar.\nThey weave French\, Kiwi and American songs with their own original compositions and inspiration from their travels around the world. \nIn December Sonia & Nigel released ” Sweet Paname ” their first bilingual French/English duo album produced by John Egenes in Dunedin. The album features recognizable and well-loved traditional Chanson Francaise & more modern French cover songs & original songs by Sonia. \nThe accompanying book features lyrics\, stories\, photos and custom-made song illustrations by 15 different artists that Sonia met on her travels between Paris and New Zealand. \nFairfield will host this talented duo in an intimate Ballroom concert promising a delightful evening accompanied with wine & french taste treats \n 
URL:https://www.fairfieldnelson.org.nz/event/sonia-nigel-sweet-paname-book-and-cd-release-tour/
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SUMMARY:Rekindle Whakatū
DESCRIPTION:The  beautiful Fairfield grounds are full of stunning tī kōuka/cabbage trees which willingly shed their leaves\, a gratefully received resource for us humans.  Come along and learn how to create your own tī kōuka basket\, light shade or string at  a Rekindle Whakatū Workshop. \nSunday Feb 19th @ Fairfield \n9.30 – 4pm light shade with Gemma Stratton \n9.30 – 1.30pm Basket with Annie McKenzie \n2.30 – 4pm String with Annie McKenzie \nThis course will give you a resourceful skill that you’ll be able to use in so many ways for the rest of your life! \nWe will be using tī kōuka/cabbage tree leaves in this workshop as these are such an abundant and multi-purpose material that we can find all around us. The techniques taught in this workshop originate in Europe and the UK. To learn more about tī kōuka and how we work with it\, click HERE. \nAnnie Mackenzie learnt tī kōuka string-making at Rekindle some time ago and and tī kōuka basket making from Gemma Stratton this year\, alongside maintaining an artistic practice as a weaver and spinner\, with hand hewn frugalness part of the evolving equation.\nWhen she is not weaving at her loom\, Annie can be found haunting wool sales and shearing sheds\, tracing connections and gaining fleeces.\nAnnie has a bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture from Ilam School of Fine Arts\, but learnt her craft through the New Zealand Woolcrafts Association of Weavers and Spinners Guilds. \nGemma Stratton  now based in Te Tai o Aorere/Tasman\, has been a resident craftsperson at Rekindle. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Canterbury School of Fine Arts\, and weaves her long-held dedication to resourcefulness into everything she touches. Gemma’s time in the Rekindle workshop developing brushes and lightshades was funded by Creative New Zealand. \nBookings @ Rekindle Whatatū \nCancellations:\nWe are reliant on reaching minimum numbers to cover the costs of running workshops in Whakatū Nelson. Therefore\, bookings are strictly non-refundable unless we can be advised in enough time to be able to sell your ticket to someone else. \nPlease let us know as soon as possible if you think you may not make it so we can try to do this for you. You may also choose to transfer your booking to another name. If Rekindle needs to cancel the workshop for any reason\, you will be fully refunded \nWe are grateful to be able to offer this workshop because of support from Fairfield House and Creative New Zealand.
URL:https://www.fairfieldnelson.org.nz/event/rekindle/
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SUMMARY:Esther Swift
DESCRIPTION:Esther Swift explores ritual\, connection\, isolation\, and the natural world in her performance with pedal harp and voice. \nA prolific\, boldly innovative Scottish harpist\, composer and singer\, Esther works across genres as diverse as classical chamber music and free improvisation and writes for ensembles large and small. \nHaving studied at Edinburgh’s St Mary’s Music School and the Royal Northern College of Music\, as well as with harp pioneer Catriona McKay\, she has received numerous prestigious commissions and featured in many international collaborations. \nEsther has traveled to Vietnam\, New Zealand\, Malaysia\, Mongolia\, and beyond with her music\, and shared international\, music lead collaborations with musicians and other artists around the world. \nShe has recently been commissioned by Celtic Connections\, Chamber Music Scotland\, Manchester Jazz Festival and The Edwin Morgan trust and performed internationally with her band Emergence Ensemble. \nEsther performed on her debut New Zealand Tour in Feb 2018 to a sell out Fairfield concert in the middle of a wild storm.. Esther\, a prolific songwriter\, with a deep love of Scotland\, specifically the Scottish Borders\, where she grew up\, lets nature continually inspire and influence her music \nTICKETS @ HUMANITIX
URL:https://www.fairfieldnelson.org.nz/event/esther-swift/
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