After two years of hard work behind the scenes on their album + book project “Sweet Paname”, the Sonia & Nigel duo are delighted to bring their songs and stories on the road on a national NZ tour. They will be starting their musical journey with a first leg in the South of the South (all the way to Stewart Island!) in January 2023. They are joined in song by Dunedin-based 15 year old award-winning Kiwi/French singer-songwriter Anna Feillet.
Thanks to Al Park for this invitation to perform at the Saturday morning Lyttelton Farmers Market.
Sonia and Nigel are a multi-cultural acoustic duo featuring French-American Parisienne Sonia Wilson on vocals and ukulele & Kiwi-American musician and composer Nigel Gavin on 7-string guitar. After meeting and playing together for the first time at the Whare Flat Folk festival in Dunedin during Sonia’s first visit to New Zealand on a solo round-the-world trip in December 2014, the pair have since become a well-loved duo in the New Zealand folk music scene. They weave French, Kiwi and American songs in with their own original compositions and inspiration from their travels around the world. www.facebook.com/sonianigelmusic
"Sonia and Nigel absolutely wowed us with their beautiful singing and guitar/ukulele playing. They are very polished." (John Collings)
"I have seen Sonia and Nigel playing and singing together a few times during events in Auckland and I must say INCROYABLE talent and voice. They will take you on another planet." (Jean Philippe Janin)
"Stunning voice and lovely stage personality. Everyone I have spoken to since the concert has raved about you! WOW! Such compliments." (Joan Mcbeath)
A precocious and talented Dunedin-based Kiwi-French 15 year old singer, songwriter and ukulele player. Anna Feillet was the winner of the 2021 nationwide Uke Can Do It song writing competition organized by the New Zealand Ukulele Trust: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24Njsm1UHfY The same year, her song "Aroha I Aotearoa” won the 2021 NZ Music Commission's Hook, Line and Sing-along contest: https://hooklineandsingalong.com/2021-aroha-i-aotearoa/
After performing at the market, the trio will give a "Sweet Paname" book & CD presentation at the Christchurch Alliance Française Open Day: https://www.afchristchurch.org.nz/ They will then head over to the Lumière Cinema of the Christchurch Arts Centre that evening to play a 5.30pm ticketed concert: https://ticketing.oz.veezi.com/purchase/17008?siteToken=yy3jdf694afk32tzbdj30agtdr The following day, on Sunday 15th, they will be offering two workshops at the Christchurch Arts Centre: https://www.artscentre.org.nz/whats-on/the-art-of-music-practice-workshop/ and https://www.artscentre.org.nz/whats-on/a-focus-on-music-and-healing-workshop/ Never a dull moment! Hope to see you at one or more of these events...