Overview
If their brilliant Radio New Zealand live sessions are anything to go by, then the upcoming co-headline tour from Bic Runga and Tiny Ruins is set to be the best local outing of the year.
The partnership was born out of a simple email; Runga reached out after seeing Tiny Ruins perform at the 2014 New Zealand Music Awards, where she won Best Alternative Album for Brightly Painted One.
It was a busy 2014 for Tiny Ruins - otherwise known as Hollie Fullbrook - who spent the better part of the year performing with her band (Alex Freer, Cass Basil). The three-piece played over 130 shows around the world including: Iceland Airwaves, End Of The Road Festival and Celtic Connections in Glasgow. Her mesmerizing live performances also saw her make fans of David Lynch, NPR and The New York Times.
Runga’s own songwriting talent has earned her three number one albums, a countless number of top ten singles and a Silver Scroll songwriting award for the instantly loveable ’Drive’. The upcoming tour will see her debut material from her upcoming and yet-to-be-announced fifth studio album.
The intimate seated shows will see each songwriter take the stage with their respective bands, before they come together to perform new songs and a selection along of covers.
Photo credit: Kody Nielson