What's on The Blue Sea Above | Dave Cannan

The Blue Sea Above | Dave Cannan
When: Sunday 15th September 2024
Time: 7.30 pm
How much: $10 public | $5 members | cash bar

The Blue Sea Above | Dave Cannan

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The Blue Sea Above are part of the lively and diverse Dunedin music scene. Their live shows combine energetic violin improvisation with solidly crafted and strongly melodic songwriting. Dean Hollebon’s virtuosic, ethereal, and intuitive violin mastery – drawing on decades of orchestral performance – blends beautifully with Tom Bolton’s easy style – sweet earthy vocals and compelling guitar rhythms.

Dean has been a member of the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra for over 40 years. He is the conductor of the Dunedin Collegiate Orchestra, and has conducting and teaching roles at Saturday Morning Music Classes, as well as offering private violin tuition. He is a member of the Southern Consort of Voices. He loves making music and savours every performance, finding music expressive, transformative, and immersive. He relishes exploring a different and creative side of music with Tom in The Blue Sea Above.

Tom has been playing his original music both solo and in various line-ups for more than 20 years. His songwriting ranges widely, from the time-honoured basics of three chords and the truth, to song structures and progressions that explore unexpected and rewarding new territory. His voice reaches out in a dynamic conversation with his guitar playing, with range and power that still allow for the human vulnerability and essential positivity at the heart of his lyrics.

Dave Cannan - storyteller

After a 48 year career as a professional journalist, Dave Cannan retired in 2017, which gave him a lot more time to devote to a songwriting hobby that began in his teens.

This pastime was accelerated by joining the Dunedin Folk Club in 2022, leading to regular stints at the Thursday night Open Mics.

Dave has adapted his journalistic story-telling traits to his many original songs, which some contemporaries have described as ‘’authentic’’, covering a variety of topics gleaned from a lifetime of experiences.

 

 

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