Fly Like a Kiwi.
Our 2015 You're Getting To Be a Hobbit With Me Tour of New Zealand has entered its fifth and final, dizzying, week. After completing our stint at the Canterbury Folk Festival, we will flap back across the Pacific to the Blue Meanie, which has been waiting patiently in Albuquerque, NM. From there, we resume our 2015 Further West Tour, which began in January. After more shows and tourism, we arrive home in Vermont late this month.
Speaking of Further West, our new album bearing that title has been and will be available for sale only at our shows until the associated swag is ready to be shipped. This is expected to happen not long after we get home.
At the moment, however, we're still happily in New Zealand, and taking inventory of our experiences in this incredible country. Here are a few lines of that inventory:
- Photos taken: 900
- Cups of flat white coffee consumed: 80
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Bungee jumps over the Nevis Valley: 0
- Keurig coffee makers spotted: 0
- German tourists spotted: 2,000 (subset of German students spotted: 1,200)
- Other European tourists spotted: 60
- American tourists spotted: 10
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Pukekos run over accidentally: 1
- Curses hurled at poorly-designed US adapter plugs: 500
- Ounces of drool expended whilst gaping: 36
Like the mighty atom, our 2015 You're Getting To Be a Hobbit With Me Tour photo album has been split into two parts, in particular, part one and part two.
Better Call Hall.
Over the past few years, Rebecca has been approached by an endless succession of aspiring musicians seeking information on how to advance some aspect of their musical careers. She's helped when she could, but is usually too busy to help in a big way. Rebecca has, therefore, begun offering private coaching on all practical aspects of booking shows, touring and career management in the US and internationally. She's also happy to help with concerns about songwriting, singing, harmonizing and home recording. It's US$50 for each 30-minute session by Skype, telephone or instant messaging. If you or someone you love may be interested, please send a message to rebecca@hungrytown.net.
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Frustrated that you're still laboring under winter even though it's April? Visit Hungrytown.net and Facebook.com/hungrytown, and behold us leaving New Zealand in late fall and arriving in New Mexico in mid-summer.
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Saturday, April 4, 2:00 PM
Canterbury Folk Festival, Main Hall
143 Darnley Road
Waipara, CAN (New Zealand)
Sunday, April 5, 3:00 PM
Songwriting workshop w/ Hungrytown
Canterbury Folk Festival, Tui Lounge
143 Darnley Road
Waipara, CAN (New Zealand)
Sunday, April 5, 8:00 PM
Canterbury Folk Festival, Main Hall
143 Darnley Road
Waipara, CAN (New Zealand)
Final concert including Festival choir, the Moroneys, the Remarkables and Graham Wardrop & Valdy.
Friday, April 10, 6:00 PM
Silver City Public Library
515 W. College Ave.
Silver City, NM 88061 (United States)
575-538-3672
Tickets: Free
Wednesday, April 15, 7:00 PM
The Listening Room
420 E. Main St.
Wytheville, VA 24382 (United States)
888-265-0324
Thursday, April 16, 7:00 PM
Acoustic Concert Series
Chesterfield County Public Library
9501 Lori Rd., Chesterfield, VA 23832-6631 (United States)
804-748-1603
Tickets: Free
Friday, April 17, 7:30 PM
Clover Lane Coffeehouse
1280 Clover Ln.
Harrisburg, PA 17113 (United States)
Saturday, April 18, 8:00 PM
Sounding Board Coffeehouse
Universalist Church
433 Fern St.
West Hartford, CT 06107 (United States)
860-635-7685
Tickets: $16 general/$14 members
Thursday, April 23, 7:00 PM
Darien Library
1441 Post Rd.,
Darien, CT 06820-5419 (United States)
203-655-1234
Tickets: Free
Saturday, April 25, 2:00 PM
Rahway Public Library
2 City Hall Plaza
Rahway, NJ 07065 (United States)
732-340-1551
Tickets: Free
