Neil Billington

Mark your Calendars

Mark your Calendars

Friday February 24th 2023 – Club Night

A chance for anyone to come along and share their performance with a small and supportive group.
Doors open at 7:00 pm with start at 7:30 pm.

Friday March 10th 2023 – The Salty Hearts

Doors open at 7:00 pm with start at 7:30 pm.

Friday March 24th 2023 – Club Night

A chance for anyone to come along and share their performance with a small and supportive group.
Doors open at 7:00 pm with start at 7:30 pm.

Friday April 14th 2023 – Raven Mavens

Doors open at 7:00 pm with start at 7:30 pm.

Reminder – Half year membership subscription

Welcome to 2023 everyone.

This is a reminder that the second half of the financial year for the Levin Folk Music Club began on 1st February 2023.

For those who wish to join the Club we have a half year membership subscription of $12.50, which will take you through to 30th June 2023.

For anyone who, for one reason or another, was unable to renew their membership subscription in the first half of the Club’s financial year, you can also take advantage of the half year membership subscription of $12.50. This will renew your membership through to the end of the current financial year, 30th June 2023.

Sept 13th Concert Guests

Sept 13th Concert Guests

Bob & Kate

Bob & Kate

Bob Cooper-Grundy and Kate Marshall are based in the Wairarapa but play gigs regularly around the southern half of the North Island. The song list veers between swing sounds of Texas, mixed with the blues, bluegrass, something approaching jazz and some Pop songs served up in the Bob and Kate way.

Bob Cooper-Grundy has pursued obscurity now for some 40 odd years, having played with some famous people in London including the drummers of The Pogues and the Woodentops. He enjoys playing blues guitar and singing country songs.

Kate Marshall plays violin, accordion and flute and sings quite beautifully. She started with classical piano and singing in choirs and you don’t have to listen that carefully to hear Bach and Mozart lurking behind Bob Wills and Memphis Minnie.

They have played at most of the folk clubs in the Wellington area, at the Wellington, Auckland and Dunedin Folk Festivals and at Jazz in Martinborough.  You can catch them at many cafes and pubs in the region. Check out their Bob and Kate facebook page for details.  Adding Neil Billington’s astonishing harmonica playing to the mix puts the emphasis on the Blues and provides even more opportunities for swapping ideas and stealing licks.

Bob, Kate and Neil met at music festivals where they would sit around jamming and enjoying each others music and improvisations. These jam sessions often became long musical conversations as the quickwitted musicians tried to outdo or steal ideas from one another. If one of them was performing and spotted the others in the audience, eyes would light up and a sudden guest spot would appear on the bill! Most recently they have played together at a cajun restaurant in Wellington, the Mayfair in Upper Hutt and most recently  at Jazz in Martinborough.

Neil Billington

Neil Billington

November Newsletter

November Newsletter

See all the November news and change of venue to RSA LEVIN for this month.  Click here to read the latest newsletter.