And fortunately, those in the know don't need Rachel Hunter, Tamati Coffey and the crew to find it for us. We just turned up at the Wellington Bluegrass Society's Petone venue to see The Prowse Brothers. What an amazing evening of music we were treated to. Knowing Rob, the violinist, was the main drawcard for me, but I was absolutely blown away by the talent from all five of the brothers, and how seamlessly they blended together in various combinations of instruments and vocals - they all seem to play multiple instruments extremely well. Hopefully they will continue to perform together (a possible October gig on the books?) and I will be in the front row - I was lucky to get any seat at all last night as the venue was packed. An added treat was a warm up act by a son/nephew of the brothers, Bobby, who had an amazing voice and stage presence. It was a great night out and I will keep an eye on the society's future programme with interest.
I have never really thought much about the technique involved in playing the bass, but it is almost an athletic event in the energy and gymnastics involved. By Olympic standards this was a gold medal performance!
As expected, a virtuoso performance by Rob.
That's a great photo of Richard playing bass.
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