Louise and Josca Get Married

It was nice to be traveling again with Emily and BB as we headed up to The Hokianga for Louise and Josca's wedding. It was a beautiful day and a beautiful and heartwarming event. They put on a great wedding and a great party at the reception in Kohu Kohu. It was nice to be on stage again and performing with Emily and BB.

Next morning, after sleeping in a couple of hours beyond what we planned, we just made it onto the ferry in time to take the west coast road south through the kauri forest and back to Auckland.

Photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/F7U8auLbvTpLYPEeA

Larry's Trial

I took advantage of a fine weather day to ride The Beast south for a couple of hours to watch Larry compete in a vintage trials bike competition. Larry has been doing this for years on his Triumph Tiger Cub but this was my first time see it in action. I was impressed by how physical this is for the riders, even though it is more of a skills test than a speed one. If you look at the photos, Larry is the one with the red helmet.

It was a lovely day for a ride through some of beautiful rural New Zealand.

Photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/gk7dT8paUx1ZUrCX8

Northland

I rode The Beast up to Northland and stayed with Larry and Karon for a couple of days. We had lunch with Harmen and Julie one day and with Kim and Sally the next. Karon cooked some fab dinners and i gave Larry some pointers with his bass playing and computer.

Photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/ingP8sqeL2dwu2nx5

Avocadotious 2012

Trude and i were fortunate to participate in a weekend gathering at the Holme's residence, near Tauranga. There were plenty of good friends, good food, good music, good weather and an over abundance of avocados from their orchard. If you've ever wondered what an avocado tree looks like then check out the photos.

Photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/NeyKHn3JKu1k5vXJ8

Auckland Folk Festival 2012

A large part of the last month has been devoted to preparing for the Auckland Folk Festival. My bluegrass band "Wires & Wood" (www.wiresandwood.co.nz) were featured guests this year and we felt compelled to be well rehearsed before taking the stage in front of the home town crowd.
I also spent some time helping Trude's band "The Roswells" prepare for their performance in the invitational concert. All their hard work paid off and they stole the show, swinging their thing on stage (see photos).
It was a fine weekend of jamming, performing, hosting workshops, and catching up with lots of friends.

Photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/4oHNuueochyPkjjP8

Final Tweaks to Take The Hypotenuse

The final tweaks to Diane Ponzio's "Take The Hypotenuse" album were completed today. Diane is an amazing musician and songwriter and it has been an exciting, challenging and rewarding experience to record and mix this project over the past month. It should be available for purchase in two or three months time. I highly recommend it.

Diane and her music make this world a better place.

Tahora Music Festival 2011-2012

It was another great Tahora Music Festival. Even though it rained nearly constantly for six days we still managed to have good time jamming, socializing, reading and just generally hanging out. I managed to get a few photos for the few hours that it wasn't raining - on the first day and during the mock battle.
This is an enchanted place and an amazing musical community that it is a privilege to be a part of.

Photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/M6XZP1CFjbFDVefXA