Songwriters' Showcase #80

The 3 December show is our finale for 2023. This is where we reprise 4 of our standout performers for the year. Our featured performers will be LOST BiRD, Beans Maries, Bill Hickman and Millie Moon.

Lost Bird - LOST BiRD is the musical pseudonym of singer-songwriter Ali Whitton. Compared to Bright Eyes, Tallest Man on Earth, or Richard Thompson, Ali's songs of struggle, hope, rootlessness and giving over to abandon will charm you, unsettle you a bit, and make you laugh at your own shared humanity.

Beans Maries - Beans blends gentle indie folk sounds with a unique lyrical style - their original songs are rich with humour, honesty and carefully crafted wordplay, borne of a love of language combined with a vibrant imagination. Beans was the smash hit of the 2023 Wellington Folk Festival.

Bill Hickman - Bill Hickman is an intense, lyrical singer/songwriter and a long serving stalwart of New Zealand stages, Bill has played in bands (The Shot Band, Billy Bones, Parcel of Rogues and King Lazy) and as a soloist. A self-described ‘folkie with a chip on his shoulder’ Bill’s songs run the gamut from murder and outlaws to absent friends, love and gratitude. His solo album. 'Crossbones' was released in May 2019, and became a Wellington classic.

Milly Moon - A captivating performer, Milly Moon’s award winning vocals and her embrace of story and poetry, woven into raw and intimate performance, is magnetic. As a solo act, Moon presents deeply connected, darkly explosive and joyously unadorned song and story. Lean in. During 2023 Millie has performed at the Wellington, Melbourne and Edinburgh Fringe Festivals

Door from 5:30pm.`
MOST BiRD - from 6:30pm;
Bean Maries - from 7:15pm;
Bill Hickman - from 8:00 pm; and
MIllie Moon - from 8:45pm

Tickets $12 from Eventfinda, or $15 at the door.

There is a limit of 100 tickets for this show. You can book a table for a group separately from the venue - info@newtownmoon.co.nz.