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“Good songs, well sung
with plenty of grit.”
NZ Musician magazine |
Mike Garner is a musician living and working in Aotearoa - New Zealand. He grew up listening to and playing blues in England and moved to New Zealand in 1988. He lives in Rotorua - tourist capital of NZ and a wonderland of geysers, mountain lakes and volcanic activity.
Mike has played in New Zealand, England, Australia, Italy and Germany. His 5th CD was released in January 2007. He toured New Caledonia in August 2007, The Cook Islands in 2008 and at the Himalayan Blues Festival, Kathmandu in 2009.
Pete Harris tours NZ
Jan/Feb 2010
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UK blues guitarist Pete Harris has performed on stage with many American blues artistes, including Phil Guy, Lowell Fulson, Tabby Thomas, Mojo Buford, Byther Smith, Carrie and Lurrie Bell and Jerry McCain.
Harris is in NZ in Jan/Feb 2010, and plays several gigs backed by the Mike Garner Band. Rotorua's "BluesFeast", Tauranga's "Marchwood Blues Picnic" and Hamilton's Summer Festival are confirmed. See gig guide for details |
Himalayan Blues Festival
Kathmandu 6-11 October
Mike and his band travel to Kathmandu in Nepal, to take part in the Himalayan Blues Festival. It takes place in venues around the city over 5 days, from 6-11 October 2009.
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"Blues From The Heartland" Tour of NZ - 2009
featuring USA's Doc Span - master of the bluesharmonica.
Doc Span has played thousands of gigs, touring Australia extensively. He has performed at every major music festival, recorded six albums and guested on dozens, He has been in demand as a sideman for years, and is currently leading a tight funky six piece original Chicago blues band. |
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The song "Louisiana Huricane" from Mike's CD, 'Cad's Alley' won 3rd place in the Americana section of the International Song Contest, in Nashville. There were 15,000 entries! See his MySpace blog for more details.
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International Songwriting Competition - success for Cad's Alley song
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Cook Islands Jazz & Blues Festival 2008
While playing at the festival in March/April, 29/30 March 2008, reknowned local artist Judith Kunzle did this sketch. Judith's work is on line at
www.jkunzle-onpaper.com
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Mike appears on new NZ release
A cut from Mike's latest CD, Cad's Alley appears on a new release, "Harmonica Masters of New Zealand"
Mike's song - "Leaving Blues", with Australian blues piano player, Jan Preston, was featured on Dan Ackroyd's syndicated "House of Blues Hour" in the USA, earlier in 2008
Distributed by Ode records, it is available in record stores, The Warehouse, and on line. |
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