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Lindon Puffin, Esther Swift, Brendan Gregg & The Eastern

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Lindon Puffin – 1pm

Lindon Puffin is a Christchurch institution, a hard touring, heart talking, alt pop rockabilly folk phenom he's toured New Zealand relentlessly this past decade and played with everyone from Billy Bragg to Tenacious D. Describing himself as a fisherman trapped in a musicians body he sings his heart out with great guts and humour.

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Esther Swift – 2pm

Esther Swift has travelled the world extensively with her music making and embraces many different influences in her virtuosic harp playing, composing and song writing. She writes songs about her homeland of Scotland, drawing on her folk roots and taking inspiration from nature and the people she meets along the way. An eclectic blend of jazz, folk, classical and everything in between Esther will share with you her stories and musical experiences from around the world.

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Brendan Gregg – 3PM

Brendan Gregg most recently has found himself as one of the city's most sought after sidemen, a true blue collar player he fears no instrument as they are all meaningful on his journey to the big music. This humble approach belies the fact that Brendan is an accomplished singer songwriter in his own right, the former front man of the holy toledos and the black velvet band, he sings with a gravelly warm openness which lifts all hearts and spirits. 

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The Eastern – 4pm-6pm

 The Eastern are a string band that roars like a punk band, that swings like a gospel band, that drinks like a country band, that works like a bar band, that hopes like folk singers, and sings love songs like union songs, and writes union songs like love songs, and wants to slow dance and stand on tables, all at the same time. Whether roaring as their big six-piece string band or swinging the loud lonesome sound as a three piece and averaging over 200 shows a year, The Eastern can hold it down in all settings for all comers.

Earlier Event: 26 January
Son Tumbao & The Penny Blacks
Later Event: 9 February
John Lloyd/Phil Doublet & Monty Bevins