Blair Morgan:
Blair Morgan's music is grounded in acoustic storytelling and a strong sense of place. His latest album Sunday River (2025), released on vinyl, CD and streaming platforms, draws on the landscapes, history and lived experience of Te Waipounamu, weaving together personal narratives, regional history and community stories .
“This is a great album which deserves to be heard — seek it out” — Fatea Magazine (UK), April 2026
Songs from his latest album Sunday River (2025) have received airplay on RNZ, including an ANZAC feature for “Len,” written about his grandfather’s wartime experiences.
Jessie Shanks:
Having traversed the countryside for the last fifteen or so years in New Zealand’s hardest working band The Eastern, Jessie Shanks is a renowned guitar picking, banjo frailing, foot stomper with a sweet southern voice and a raft of songs built from years on the road. Shanks has cultivated her own unique approach to roots music, performing haunting contemporary folk tunes steeped in time and place and woven from her countless travels.
