Back to Days Bay Pavilion for craft beer, pizza and jolly tunes this Sunday 6.30pm, me, Kirsten and Cecil! We’ll be practicing songs from the new album in preparation for launch on 28th September…come and have a laugh.
Kirsten takes The lead in this little song co-written with Hugh McDonald for his new movie about legendary Kiwi, Sheila Natusch.
The Andrew London Trio is my main vehicle for my satirical, whimsical and comedic songs, which are wrapped in a 1940s ‘Hot Club’ swing, jazz, blues or country-style package. Actually they are veering a little towards English Music Hall these days. Line up includes Kirsten London on bass and usually either James Tait-Jamieson or Brian Omundsen on saxophone,… Read More »
Too Many Chiefs are three of New Zealand’s busiest singer/songwriters: Rob Joass, Andrew London and Wayne Mason. All work regularly with their own respective bands and lineups but come together several times a year to collaborate, sharing songs and stories from the road with audiences around the country. Their individual influences and performing styles range from blues and… Read More »
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’. Although working in slightly different genres the Chiefs discovered enough common ground to compile a repertoire that brings together elements of jazz, country, folk, blues… Read More »
Andrew London’s whimsical songs reflect the national psyche with gentle irreverence, and playfully lampoon many of New Zealand society’s obsessions and taboos. Themes run the gamut from rugby fans, television evangelists, politicians and weddings to male insecurities, technophobia, youth culture, household appliances, pretentious socialites, parenthood, and various other issues of concern to the average middle-aged, middle-class Middle-Earth-dwelling Kiwi. Download our press pack to… Read More »
The Cattlestops began in 2004 when Hamilton County Bluegrass Band violinist Colleen Trenwith moved to Otaki and was bullied by Andrew into joining a non-existent country band. Bass player James Cameron (ex-Velox Brothers), guitarist Dave Berry and drummer Evan Williams were hastily recruited and a couple of rehearsals were promising. Andrew & James tended towards the Western swing… Read More »
The Retro Pack is a loose collaboration of swing and jazz musicians who had their first outing a decade ago with the award-winning show ‘Blue Eyes’; a tribute to Frank Sinatra conceived by playwright and vocalist April Phillips. April, Andrew and crooner/saxophonist James Tait-Jamieson comprise the core of the project, with Kirsten London playing bass since the retirement… Read More »
Hot Club Sandwich began in the radio NZ recording studio in Wellington around 1992 with a collaboration between Andrew London and pianist/bass player Terry Crayford. The original repertoire was jazz standards in the 1940s Grappelli/Reinhardt ‘Quintette du Hot Club de France’ style. Terry originally played a split electric keyboard with basin the left hand and a violin sample… Read More »
The Swing Voters are a five-piece unit recruited to play Andrew’s original songs, and selected swing, R’n’B & country rock classics in a bigger band setting than the usual trio format. With the solid rhythm section of Kirsten (bass) and drummer Ryan Watson, and Andrew’s chugging rhythm guitar, soloists Brian Omundsen (sax & harmonica) and Wayne Mason (piano)… Read More »