Flow Collective show celebrates new album

• Published date: 29 September 2022
• Publication title: Guardian, The

Flow: Beautrais x de Vegt celebrates the Whanganui River and the stories of its people. It is made up of 16 original compositions by Elizabeth de Vegt using poems from Airini Beautrais’ collection Flow: Whanganui River Poems as lyrical inspiration. The compositions celebrate Beautrais’ poems by exploring traditional and contemporary musical forms, including jazz, working songs, sea shanties, folk, country and pop. More importantly, this unique creative collaboration elevates the stories at its core ensuring they continue to be shared and remembered

The show features composer Elizabeth de Vegt (lead vocals, piano, guitar) with accompanists Andrew Wetherall (guitar), Hamish Jellyman (bass and backing vocals), Brad McMillan (drums), and Elise Goodge (taonga puoro and backing vocals).

“We know the show will resonate with a Palmerston North audience because, like us, Palmerston North is a community that is very connected to its river...