Winery Tour a feast of New Zealand Music.

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If you are in New Zealand on a travelling holiday try to catch the More FM
Winery Concert Tours somewhere along its way.  It’s a feast of world-class New
Zealand music.

At Ascension Vineyard, between Warkworth and Matakana last night a crowd of
4000 sat under the setting sun enjoyed the venue’s fine wine products, supped up
on picnic hampers and were treated to a pot-pourri of classics from Tim Finn,
Bic Runga and Dave Dobbin.

The warm-up set was done by Runga’s younger sister, Boh Runga, along with
major hip-hop star, Supergroove front-man Che Fu – and they alone would have
been feast enough to justify the entrance money. They were on stage for well
over an hour.

The three main players reprised a tour they did together 10 years ago, and
time has not wearied them. They gave us all the hits we wanted to hear with Finn
reaching back to the days of Split Enz , Crowded house and his own solo career.
We got Weather, I See Red with it’s high energy and discordant piano riffs, Six
Months in A Leaky Boat. Bic Runga’s hits Sway and Driver were there and Dobbin
served up Wailing, Loyal – anthem of New Zealand’s America’s Cup bid a few years
back – and You Oughta Be in Love, the theme from the film Footrot Flats.

Not surprisingly, given the career paths of the performers, the age range
of the audience was wide, very wide. At least three if not four generations. The
middle age moshers down front had their kids, and grandkids, boppin’ to the
beats.

The show covers 18 shows at 16 venues from as far north as Tutukaka to
Millbrook at Queenstown.

Seriously, if you are here on holiday this is your chance to sample the
best of Kiwi music. 

Get more from the tour website www.winerytour.co.nz. 

For more information on travel in  New Zealand go to A New Zealand Travel Guide