http://www.davealley.co.nz Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:01:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en i might get inspired.. traverse the net arms wide.. west coast rocks gnaw at the soul, pop art they say, beautiful & gaunt the  hauntinglings.. a 4.am song about a train.. a karioitahi sunset, a dancer sways succinct.. a tour draws nigh, brother Toni from deutschland brings a violin and ... http://www.davealley.co.nz/a-frayed-knot/ soooo... 'twas a great five week tour in Europe taking in Ireland, Wales, England, Germany and Poland.. Giggin with Jon and Toni is always a blast.. at times zany, at times wonderous, at times mind blowing.. From Dingle to Castleblaney & Dublin, Old Colwyn to Lakes District, Huddersfield & Chester then on ... http://www.davealley.co.nz/on-and-on-the-riddle-rolls-unsolved/ the quiet gloom of an exceptionally cold winter dissipates to the brightening skies of a not too distant summer.. a jaunt to the northward hemisphere draweth nigh after shows here in NZ, salubrious in nature, enjoyed of late and so to come.. from one the funkiest bars in New Zealand ... http://www.davealley.co.nz/the-quiet/ have recently recorded a wee solo album, a mix of old & new... had a rather nice low-key album launch at Rick & Dori's yesterday arvo in the warm sunshine. album is available at gigs.. onwards!! http://www.davealley.co.nz/solo-album-surrounded-done-dusted/ summer was great, quite simply a small stack of festivals - a few extensive-ish tours of  New Zealand - one microscopic tour in the north island - one album released - and amoung other things, finally making it to Stewart Island for a couple of nights.. too many highlights to pin down ... http://www.davealley.co.nz/what-a-summer/   day one - heading north it began smooth like a fine aged single malt the four hour journey then around through Back River Road (there's apparently an old New Zealand made movie about this place we're told) we land humidified at the Swamp Palace where the greeting party greets and ... http://www.davealley.co.nz/sanders-alley-tour-novdec-2010/ a small flood of new songs, some completely fresh some old works in progress which have merely had the finishing touches added, are finding themselves added haphazard-like to shows of  late.  this is good ja?! good... hopefully this weekend will see the song "we might all get hit by a ... http://www.davealley.co.nz/new-songs/ twenty ten meanders slow-like now after three months of  varyayshuns... bernie griffin band and broadsides at kings arms last night was pretty darned cool. prior to that a trip manning the sound desk for 'the curls' taking in womad along the way. the jaunt from Karamea to Wanaka, sublime... winter draweth nigh and i imagine a ... http://www.davealley.co.nz/quietly-quietly/ happy new year folks and wow!! what a start to the decade.. it began in the weee small hours of new years day (of course) swingin from rope swing hanging from a pohutukawa tree neath a perfect night sky on Hahei beach after a cool gig at the grange rd ... http://www.davealley.co.nz/2010-the-beginning/ another year drifts well spent on by. distant past it's memories soon to be... wow! what a year!!! thanks,  jon sanders, rod redgrave, al griffith, jono lonie, dave khan, toni geiling, pacific curls, myles o'reilly  & aidan , chris priestly, ben reel, ted & ro, bex, eoin & ilonca, scott O, martin, jerry, steve ... http://www.davealley.co.nz/another-yeah/