Tuesday October 11th 2022: The KIST + Supports

18/10/2022 admin

The Kist was formed after Pat Higgins heard the sound of a cello from deep in the woods at Wellington Folk Festival. After an arduous and dangerous trek, he came upon a grotto where Rusty Tonz was playing Bach to the podocarps.

After returning to civilization the new flute and cello duet teamed up with 5-string violin player Jude Madill. The Kist is now a trio and features cello, flute, violin, guitar, and frailing banjo. The repertoire stretches from the mists of Ireland to the coal mines of the American Eastern seaboard along with original songs.

The Kist are happiest with themes of love, loss, life and death, to help us make sense of our shared human condition.

Black Eyed Susie is Kapiti Coast-based violin, guitar, and vocals duo, Ramon Oza and Susan Colien Reid. Susan and Ramon have been performing their unique blend of blues Celtic and funk since 2006.

They have spent 15 years weaving their own sound from Ramon’s R&B Funk guitar and Susie’s Classical / Celtic / Rock violin.

Ramon and Susie write songs and have supported many National and International artists. They love to share good music and make it accessible to all. They regularly perform at Paraparaumu Market which is one of their favourite places to play, bringing upbeat and warm sounds to the street.