Age Pryor 'Shanks' Pony' Album Tour
Posted: Sat May 5, 2007 9:35 am

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age pryor presents SHANKS’ PONY National Tour 2007
RIDING TO A TOWN NEAR YOU

‘Shanks’ Pony is unusual, distinctive and compelling. It feels like it offers a glimpse deep into the songwriter’s soul, with all the messiness that entails. Pryor gives the impression of a profound creative restlessness, combing elements of folk, pop, ska, country, prog rock and jazz into his own idiosyncratic hybrid.
This is an album with legs’
**** Grant Smithies Sunday Star Times

Spend some time with trailblazing singer/songwriter Age Pryor & band when they hit the highway to showcase his acclaimed album ‘with legs’ Shanks’ Pony.

Following a mighty evening of finger-picking folk and fiery electric guitar freakouts at Wellington’s Mighty Mighty bar to celebrate the album release, Age and band are packing bags to perform live at selected venues nationwide.

The Wellington born raconteur, jazz school graduate and co-founder of the Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra is being joined on tour by Justin “Firefly” Clarke on guitar and Peter Hill on bass. Drummer Darren Mathiassen will perform with the band at selected shows.

Age describes all the players as phenomenal musicians, “Justin is an off the hook guitarist and the rhythm section is a killa! I’m really excited about exposing the live sound to the rest of the country - it will be a bit of an eye opener.”

Shanks’ Pony is a triumphant follow up to Age’s 2003 debut album City Chorus, and the hugely popular Fly My Pretties project of which he was considered one of the standout performers.

Two of Age’s Fly My Pretties tunes, King of You All and Shouldn’t I Know feature on Shanks’ Pony. Another tune of note is I Don’t Want, the original version of which makes an appearance in Eagle Vs Shark, the debut feature film by Taika Waititi.

The Wellington based duo are long time creative associates and in return for Age’s tune on his movie, Taika created the original artwork that graces Shanks’ Pony.

Age says the upcoming tour will focus on the music from Shanks’ Pony album, with the bonus of the live element adding a different dynamic to the contemporary folk journey.

“All the musicians are improvisers and we have a certain amount of freedom on where we can take the tunes” Age promises.

Shanks’ Pony is available in all good record and online music stores now, and over the horizon look out for the release of the jewell-case version of City Chorus.

‘In the end, Shanks’ Pony leaves us in no doubt that we are in the 21st century where sonically everything is up for grabs, while the questions posed by this singer-songwriter remain the eternal ones’.
Nick Bollinger, The Listener

age pryor presents SHANKS’ PONY National Tour 2007
RIDING TO A TOWN NEAR YOU
June – September 2007

First Leg
Thursday 21st June - Schooner Tavern Auckland
Friday 22nd June - Leigh Sawmill

Like the No11 bus, full SHANKS’ PONY Gig Details will be posted on Age Pryor website in good time

Plus check out Age Pryor Radio Player

http://www.agepryor.co.nz/