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Bill Direen Returns To NZ: Rare Live Shows Announced
Bill Direen Returns To New Zealand: Rare Live Shows
Announced
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The Bilders are different lineups of musicians doing spoken word/song collaborations, led by musician/author/poet Bill Direen. They are known for spontaneous music making and a live recording style that has produced “many genuine classic compositions”. [John Dix (1988), Stranded in Paradise].
Direen has garnered a passionate following in his homeland for his eclectic recording and captivating live shows. Resident mainly in France, his New Zealand shows are a rare treat.
Constant since 2010 are Stuart
Page (drums) & Rick And (bv/media),
with guest bassists Peter Scott, Brett Cross, Mick
Elborado and long-timer Mr. G
Bainbridge. Other groups are a momentary Melbourne
band of Barry Stockley, Jess McCann and
Tama Stockley and Wellington collective
Ferocious (chiefly Jo Contag/Mark
Williams with spoken word by Bill
Direen).
Direen’s material has
been released on small specialist labels such as Unwucht
(Augsburg, Germany), Siltbreeze (Philadelphia, USA), Onec
(Plymouth, GB), and NZ labels Onset Offset, South Indies,
Powertool and Flying Nun. Some material has been released on
EMI and Warner
Bros.
New Zealand and
Australian tour
dates
WELLINGTON
Friday,
December 7th. Bill Direen w.
Ferocious Mark and Ferocious Jo . Venue is
PUPPIES. 9:30pm bracket of Rising Tides
Festival.
WELLINGTON
Saturday,
December 8th. Solo (songs), Festival. Venue is ROYAL
ANTIDELUVIAN ORDER OF THE BUFFALOS. 3:30pm bracket of Rising
Tides
AUCKLAND
Wednesday, December
19th, 2102. Music, readings & videos. Bill
Direen with Stu Page of
The Axemen and Auckland friends. Venue is WHAMMY
BAR, Karangahape Rd, Auckland.
MELBOURNE
(Thornbury)
Sunday, January 13th. Venue is TAGO MAGO.
4pm. With Barry Stockley (bass),
Jess McCann (accordion), Tama
Stockley (dr).
CHRISTCHURCH
Wednesday, January 16th, 2013. Music and
readings. Bill Direen with Stuart
Page and Mick Elborado. Venue is
DARK ROOM, St Asaph St, Christchurch.
DUNEDIN
Friday, January 18th, 2013. Music and launch of
Percutio magazine 2013. Readings & acts by contributors to
Percutio 2013, followed by music by Bill
Direen with Stuart Page and
Mick Elborado. Venue is TASTE MERCHANTS,
Dunedin.
DUNEDIN
Saturday, January
19th. 2013. Readings & acts to be announced; music by
Bill Direen with Stuart
Page and Mick Elborado. Venue is
TASTE MERCHANTS, Dunedin.
www.powertoolrecords.co.nz
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