Emeralds & Greenstone

Emeralds & Greenstone are a folk fusion band, whose "indigi-folk" blends Maori and Celtic musical instruments and styles into a powerful, evocative musical experience. Traditional songs and chants in Maori, English, Irish and Scots Gaelic are woven into the band's contemporary sounds, coloured with jazz, blues and pop... Think the folk-rock adventure of Fairport Convention meets the exquisite arrangements of Madredeus with a real New Zealand feel!

The lineup includes: Ariana Tikao (vocals, taonga puoro/Maori instruments, dulcimer); Laura Tomlin (vocals, keyboard, tinwhistle, flute); Argène Montgomery-Hönger (bodhràn, tin whistle, ukulele, vocals); Jon Hooker (guitars, ukulele); James Wilkinson (guitar, bass, vocals).

The Fairfield House concert will kick off their NZ tour scheduled for February and March 2012, before Emeralds & Greenstone take their music to international audiences in July/August 2012.

"a real musical gem...It was not only the quality of the vocals that stood out, but the quality and sensitivity of the songwriting with this Maori-Celtic mix" - The Courier Mail Online (Brisbane).

"Across The Seas was inspired by the crossing to Stewart Island but would be as evocative of the trip to Aran." - fRoots album review (UK)

"Ethereal...a spellbinding re-working of traditional songs along with their own contemporary offerings...they ooze character, cross-cultural credentials, multi-lingualism and instrumentalism... colourful songs and tunes which transport, enthral and inspire" - The Garden Sessions (UK).

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