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WELLINGTON: THE THIRD EYE-TUATARA"S TEMPLE of TASTE Tuesday 9 August 8pm

WHANGANUI: The MUSEUM, DAVIS THEATRE, Friday 12 August 7.30 pm

PALMERSTON NORTH, CACCIA-BIRCH HOUSE, Saturday 13 August, 8pm

NEW PLYMOUTH, PURITAWA ESTATE, Sunday 14 August, 3pm

Played a lot of chansons francaises, original guitar instrumentals........

David Calder of Hamilton County Bluegrass Band fame does an excellent radio show on Access Radio Taranaki. He featured Marion's CD 'SOLO PERFORMANCE' on his folk show, 24 April 2015. He has some interesting insights.

My guitar lessons are holistic, introducing many styles, such as classical, folk and pop and all the lovely stuff in between. We can learn to read music notation, strumming and singing, picking, solo guitar playing.

 I also offer Artist Development if that's what you need.

Contact me to talk about what you would like to achieve.

I am starting a new group for beginner ukulele students. Monday 2 February at 9am. We'll do singing and strumming, picking, general musical knowledge and confidence, reading tab etc etc. Contact me if you wish to join us.

I have just finished recording a new Classical Guitar Suite, “Flute and Drum Music At Sunset”, which is a reimagining of an antique Chinese pipa suite by Xi Yang Ziao Gu and dedicated to pipa maestro Wu Man.

The overall title of the suite and the 8 individual titles of the short, evocative pieces are retained, but the content is very different, displaying colourful folk, jazz and classical influences.

This is spacious, contemplative guitar music, its complexity not disturbing the poetic mood. 

Titles are:

 1. The Sound Of Bells And Drums From A Distant Temple Along The River

2. Moon On The Eastern Mountain

3. Breeze Over The Quiet Water

4. Shadows Of Flowers

5. Clouds And Water Far Away Become As One

6. A Fisherman’s Song In The Evening

7. Waves Lapping At The Shore

8. The Returning Boat

Send an email if you are interested in this new original guitar music. Happily it is getting some rave reactions!