The Marion Flow (part 2, Wellington 2001)

: produced by Paul Winstanley, & featuring Chris O'Connor (drums), Chris Palmer (electric guitars), Simon O'Rorke (percussion). Recorded at Thistle Hall, Wellington, 2001, and mixed by Joe Callwood. For the earlier 1999 New Plymouth sessions see The Marion Flow (part 1, Taranaki); The Marion Flow was originally a longer album which spanned recordings from New … Continue reading The Marion Flow (part 2, Wellington 2001)

Cafes in Conversation

4th May 2019 at Wairarapa TV May Music Marathon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdVXlykuJig I wrote this in 1999, after moving to Wellington. I was at an open mic night, at an upstairs bar in Cuba Mall that no longer exists, waiting for my turn to play. I had to wait a while - hence a lot of lyrics. … Continue reading Cafes in Conversation

Seafriends

4th May 2019 live solo version at the Wairarapa TV May Music Marathon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xibV4VPR8ok This song was originally recorded in June 2001, at Thistle Hall, Wellington. It was the opening track of the album The Marion Flow. The 2001 recording featured Dave Edwards - acoustic guitar & vocal Chris Palmer - electric guitars Paul Winstanley … Continue reading Seafriends

A Visit to the Beehive

A pleasant surprise this week to get a small (single figure) royalty payment from APRA for radio airplay for the shortest track from The Marion Flow, recorded back in 2001! That goes some way towards recovering the $600 or so I spent recording the album (a lot of money for a broke student back then). … Continue reading A Visit to the Beehive

Gleefully Unknown: 1997-2005

"Whilst shopping from fiffdimension make sure to get hold of 'Gleefully Unknown', a best-of compilation of Dave Edwards’ music from 1997 to 2005.   Rough outsider folk-blues mysteries, dissonant rock textures, electric and acoustic improvisations... "Edwards strikes me as one of the most overlooked musicians from the fertile lands of New Zealand and if you need … Continue reading Gleefully Unknown: 1997-2005