Bullfrog Rata’s musical journey has been wide and varied. From busking on the streets in towns like Wairoa and Waipukerau to flying on jets to play for US billionaires. He has been lucky enough to open for and share the stage with many of his idols including Midge Marsden and The Chills, and with international … Continue reading "The Bullfrog Rata Express"

A new band for one of your long-standing musicians - Pip Payne’s Blues And Gospel Train is pulling into Jack Hackett’s with special guests on board. Pip will be joined by John O'Connor on guitar, Wayne Mason on keys, Miklin Halstead on bass, and Des Mallon on drums.   Pip’s gospel blues tunes always hit … Continue reading "Pip Payne’s Blues And Gospel Train"

The Dancing & Drinking Society (or DADS for short), is New Zealand’s premier exponent of authentic 1920s Blues & Jass.   Their repertoire includes many of the Rags, Rambles, Shuffles, Drags, and Blues that our great-grandparents would have shimmied to in the juke joints, speakeasies, woolsheds and Memorial Halls of 1920s New Zealand.   Although … Continue reading "The Dancing & Drinking Society"