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Recipients of the 2017 New Zealand Gold Guitars Overall Runner Up award, including winning the ‘Traditional Country’ and ‘The Freeze Ya Bits of Busking’ sections, the pair formed a musical bond a couple of years ago and have dedicated themselves ever since to gathering stories, songs and fiddle tunes from small communities around the world.

The two met in Toronto before Flora moved to West Virginia to apprentice to an old-time musician there. Several months later they embarked on a pilgrimage of sorts through the Appalachian Mountains and then south to Cajun country.  Flora persuaded Sean to accompany her next on a square dancing music tour held in rural halls all over New Zealand, and he’s lived here ever since

Their self-titled ‘Flora and Sean’ debut record is made up of songs and tunes they’ve gleaned on travels around the US, Canada and Australasia, learning their music from a variety of sources – from mentors and older generation musicians, from those taking part in square dances and honky tonks, and from 78rpm records as well as their peers.

“…a superb set from Sean Donald and Flora Knight, fiddle and guitar, both singing. Close your eyes and it’s music from a crackling old American country and western radio show.” – North and South Magazine

Itinerary

Sunday 28 January 7pm Owaka

Memorial Community Centre

$20 Book: Catlins Café

Tuesday 30 January 7.30pm Alexandra

The Cellar Door

Adults $25, Gold Card $20, Child $10

Book: Alexandra i-Site and door sales

Wednesday 31 January 7.30pm Cromwell

Lowburn Hall

Adult $20, Student/child $5

Book: Cromwell i-Site

Thursday 1 February 5pm Queenstown

Sherwood

$5 Book: Eventfinda

Friday 2 February 8pm Invercargill

Invercargill Brewery

$25 Book: Ticket direct

Saturday 3 February Dunedin

Monday 5 February 7pm Lincoln

The Laboratory

$16 Book: Over the bar at the Lab

Wednesday 7 February 7.30pm Hokitika

Old Lodge Theatre

$20 Book: Hokitika’s Regent Theatre

Thursday 8 February 8pm Reefton

Reefton Club

Adult $20, Student $10, Family $50

Book:  Door sales or 03 732 8542 or 03 732 811

Friday 9 February Picton 7.30pm

Picton Little Theatre

$20 Book: Take Note Picton and Alyssums Blenheim.

Sunday 11 February 7.30pm Waipawa

Central Hawkes Bay Municipal Theatre

$25 Book: www.eventfinda.co.nz or at the Theatre

Thursday 15 February 7.30pm Thames

Kauaeranga Hall

$20 on the door, $18 pre-book

Book:  021 912993 or Lotus Realm Thames

[email protected]

Friday 16 February 7.30pm Coromandel Town

The Club

$25/$20 concessions

Book:  Coromandel Information Centre

Saturday 17 February Auckland

Freida Margolis

Sunday 18 February 7.30pm Kaitaia

Te Ahu Atrium

$20 or $15 students and seniors over 65

Book: Te ahu Café or [email protected]

Tuesday 20 February 7.30pm New Plymouth

4^th Wall Theatre

$25 Book: www.4thwalltheatre.co.nz

Thursday 22 February 8.30pm Takaka

The Mussel Inn

$15 Door sales on the night

Friday 23 February 8pm Mapua

The Playhouse Theatre

Dinner from 6pm

$20 Book:  The Playhouse

Saturday 24 February Lyttelton

Lyttelton Records

Christchurch

Sunday 25 February 7.30pm Fairlie

Fairlie Heritage Museum

$20 Book: Heartlands plus door sales.

Arts On Tour NZ (AOTNZ) organises tours of outstanding New Zealand performers to rural and smaller centres in New Zealand. The trust receives funding from Creative New Zealand as well as support from Central Lakes Trust, Community Trust of Southland, Interislander, Otago Community Trust, Rata Foundation and the Southern Trust. AOTNZ liaises with local arts councils, repertory theatres and community groups to bring the best of musical and theatrical talent to country districts. The AOTNZ programme is environmentally sustainable – artists travel to their audiences rather than the reverse.

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