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Bands & Projects

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Lowlands

Lowlands is a collection of tunes from the Appalachian and British folk traditions, arranged for solo guitar.

Many of these songs were learned from my parents, who brought them to New Zealand when they emigrated from the UK. I also owe a huge debt to the singers Anne Briggs and Jean Ritchie, whose beautiful versions inspired a number of the arrangements.
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Photo: Jon Dehler

Little Bushman

Psych-rock quartet featuring vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Warren Maxwell (Trinity Roots, Fat Freddy’s Drop), drummer Rick Cranson, bassist Tom Callwood, and myself on guitar.

Click below to explore our three studio albums, plus a live recording with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.
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Peace Ensemble

A global collaborative composition for peace.

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Musical ideas from contributors around the world are combined into an evolving long-form work.​ Non-profit and open to everyone.

Photo: Evie S.
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Arc Trio

Clarinet, guitar, and double bass trio exploring improvised chamber music.
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Inspired by American jazz clarinetist Jimmy Giuffre, Arc Trio explore a more stripped-back, introspective approach to improvisation.
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Artwork: Guy Capper

The Woods

Jazzy, worldly instrumental music with broad influences spanning spiritual jazz, blues, and global folk traditions.

The Woods draw on artists such as Pharoah Sanders and Henry Threadgill, alongside blues, Zimbabwean highlife, Peruvian mountain music, and Ethio jazz.
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