On the road with Into the East – AOTNZ tour 10 - 30 May

On the road with Into the East – AOTNZ tour 10 - 30 May

They were an unexpected hit when they toured with Arts On Tour NZ last year. Well known and loved in Southland for their country based folk influenced spirited up-tempo tunes and soulful ballads, it took a tour outside Invercargill for the rest of the country to wake up to Into the East’s talent.

Featuring gently picked guitar one minute, bouncing percussion the next, their songs have struck a chord with audiences all over the country, leading to support slots for Tami Neilson, Neil Finn and the Topp Twins among others, and offers to tour internationally.

Liv McBride and Graeme Woller have been writing and performing together for 12 years and it shows. In 2014 they were crowned National Country Music Duo of the Year and nominated for the 2014 Taite Music Prize as well as 2014 Best NZ Folk Album for Fight from the Inside.

"Their songs are catchy, with a honeyed fusion of harmonies that are sweet music for the ears. Liv McBride’s voice has a rich, dulcet tone that wraps itself around Graeme Woller’s beautifully controlled vocals. The two voices meld together in an effortless dynamic." ON Mag

"McBride is the voice that races ahead excited, Woller is the anchor; he pulls back just a tad – together they find the perfect place to pitch and rest each song. They have a great range of influences – but they sound wholly like themselves."- Dominion Post

For more information contact:

Diana Moir, AOTNZ media liaison, 03 355 2691, 021 126 5738, dhmoir@xtra.co.nz

Steve Thomas, Arts On Tour NZ Trust, aotnz@xtra.co.nz

Into the East info@intotheeast.co.nz www.intotheeast.co.nz/

Itinerary

Tuesday 10 May 7.30pm Owaka

Owaka Memorial Community Centre

$20, Students $10 Door Sales

Wednesday 11 May 7.30pm Bannockburn

Coronation Hall

Adults $25, SuperGold $20, Student/child $5

Book: Cromwell i-Site

Thursday 12 May Okarito

Friday 13 May 7.30pm Hokitika

Old Lodge Theatre

$20 Book: Hokitika regent Theatre

Saturday 14 May 8pm Onekaka

The Mussel Inn

$15 Book: The Mussel Inn

Sunday 15 May 7pm Blenheim

ASB Marlborough Theatre

$25 Book: www.ticketdirect.co.nz

Tuesday 17 May 7.30pm New Plymouth

4th Wall Theatre

$25 Book: www.4thwalltheatre.co.nz 0800 484 925

Wednesday 18 May 7pm Putaruru

The Plaza

$20 Book: The Plaza, i-Sites Putaruru and Tokoroa,

the Storyteller Matamata, Eventfinda

Thursday 19 May 7.30pm Kauaeranga

Kauaeranga Hall

$20 Door, $18 pre-book

Book: 021 912 993, and Lotus Realm Thames

Friday 20 May 7.30pm Coromandel

The Club, Woollams Ave

Book: Coromandel Information Centre

Saturday 21 May 8pm Hamilton

The Meteor

$25 Book: www.iticket.co.nz

Sunday 22 May 7pm Waipawa

CHB Municipal Theatre

Adults $25, $20 Concessions/Groups 8+

Book: www.ticketdirect.co.nz 0800 224 224

CHB Municipal Theatre 06 857 8117

(Booking fees apply)

Saturday 28 May 7pm Darfield

Primary School Hall

$5, 15 and under free

Book: Any branch of Selwyn Libraries

www.selwynlibraries.co.nz

Sunday 29 May 7.30pm Ashburton

Ashburton Trust Event Centre

Open Hat Night

No charge prior to the event

(Guests to pay what they think the evening is worth at end of concert)

Monday 30 May 8pm Lincoln

The Laboratory

$15

Book: Eventfinda or at the Laboratory

Arts On Tour New Zealand (AOTNZ) organises tours of outstanding New Zealand performers to rural and smaller centres in New Zealand. The trust receives funding from Creative New Zealand, support from Interislander, and liaises with local arts councils, repertory theatres and community groups to bring the best of musical and other talent to country districts. The AOTNZ programme is environmentally sustainable – artists travel to their audiences rather than the other way around.

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