Wellington Bluegrass Society 21 November 2020 8pm

Skiffy Rivets with Cathy Dyer on bass, Wellyfest 2019. Photo: thanks to Gerard Hudson, Musichaven Images.

Bluegrass Society founder Andrew Bicknell QSM says he saw us at last year’s Wellington Folk Festival, but the Wellington Bluegrass Society is a busy intersection of acoustic music and it took a year before he could fit us in.

Still, that’s given us time to learn new material – we’ve cleared the shelves for the new season’s fashion. While hardship songs are still here to remind us of stuff we should never forget, flippant songs about being ripped off/jilted/drunk/saved are as trendy as specially ripped jeans.

Meanwhile classic songs about love gone wrong never go out of style, while the range is topped off with a modest specialty line of songs that take the piss.

Much to our delight, Cathy Dyer has agreed to give us a bass boost for as much of the set as we can manage.

All this adds up to one thing – you just gotta be there.

Skiffy Rivets Concert
Wellington Bluegrass Society

54 Richmond Street, Petone
21 November 2020 8pm