The Dunstan Rangers
About The Dunstan Rangers from Wellington
The Dunstan Rangers began in the 80s, formed by homesick South Islanders marooned in the North Is. - their early material consisted of many weepy songs written either by themselves or by Gram Parsons, Hank Williams of John Prine. Over the years musos have come and gone, and the unit has been whittled down to a furious five players now completing their second album. Drumming duties are handled by Martin Durrant, former Dunedinite and Sneaky Feeling person who also penned the title track, Second Life. Bassman Murray Costello MC is an old hand at the four string thing, having cut his teeth with The Mockers and other seminal Wellington bands of that era. Oregon refugee Matt Newman (The Punisher) takes care of all electric guitars and has a baffling array of valve amplifiers encased in beautiful vinyl - each one sounds btter than the last. Noisy dude Chris Nichol sings and honks his horn through most of the album. Another Dunedinite who has spent too much time listening to Coltrane, Weather Report, and the Grateful Dead - some of his songs show signs of all three. Acoustic guitar is played by Paddy Burgin, another surviving southern type person who also sings, and plays keyboard, weissenborn guitar and harmonica. An instrument maker by day, he's usually covered in wood shavings while dreaming up meaningful songs ...
add your gig
add to favourites
