Miss Bridget Walsh @missbdwalsh:
Originally from Aotearoa, Bridget has been touring with bands out of the UK since 2013, taking the stage at a number of iconic global venues and festivals, including Glastonbury, Isle of Wight Festival, Boomtown, Latitude, Auckland Arts Festival, CubaDupa and the Edinburgh Fringe.
Bridget's booty-shaking soul-pop is all about bringing people together and making people smile. She is joined on stage by a line-up of killer artists from across Europe, including Lyle Barton (UK) on keys, Radovan Brtko (Slovakia) on drums and Basile Petite (France) on bass.
With a back catalogue of music released under the monikers of her old bands, Bridget’s first solo EP, The Tendency Toward Complexity” is due for release late 2018.
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w/ support from The BackChat (Auckland) and local Raglan legend, Jamin-I.
$10 on the door
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The BackChat - @thebackchat:
The BackChat is a Soul-Pop band based in Auckland, New Zealand. Formed by members from diverse musical backgrounds, the group plays upbeat, soulful tunes through use of lyrical stories, catchy progressions and dynamic beats.
Guitar - Evon Smooth-talker with tasty guitar riffs.
Drums - Jess Hix Full-time drummer, full-time jokester-badass-groove monster.
Bass - Cass (Pete) King Red headed syncopation and cool t-shirts.
Vocals - Bekah Singer/songwriter who likes bright colours and the occasional rap verse.
Jamin-I - @jamin_i_:
Starting out collecting 7 records from Jamaica after living in the Carribean for work, Jamin-I's passion of Bassculture and conscious messages has pushed his cart to all sorts of genres over the years. With sets from reggae/dub/hip hop and swing through to dubstep/moombaton/trap and drum n bass , you'll always be noticing that vintage and tropical influence.
Jamin-I was the man behind starting up and running the notorious Raglan Sunday Sessions which happens every sunday over summer from 420 - 10pm in the Yot Club yard. Bringing in all sorts of acts nationally and internationally making Sunday in Raglan the biggest of them all.
Over the years he has been seen supporting acts and sharing stages both as a DJ and emcee for names such as Kimbra, The Black Seeds, Katchafire, J Star, Earl Gateshead, Ladi6, Optimus Gryme, Vandalism, Knights of the dub table and lately has been on the road as support for Cornerstone Roots.
