PATHWAY FESTIVAL
JUNE 19 & 26 2022, GREY LYNN
TAMAKI MAKARAU AOTEAROA
AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND
LINE - UP LOCATIONS & MORE
Encounters with musicians that evoke the hidden water systems and the Opou creek, running from Grey Lynn Park to Cox's Bay / Opoutukeha.- free || zero-waste || all ages || socially distanced- all times and locations approximate and subject to change!
- bring an umbrella and a raincoat!
- buses at Williamson Ave, Richmond Road and West End RdLINE-UP JUNE 26th 2022(SEE BOTTOM OF PAGE FOR ARTIST LINKS)OXSUN OX - Cox's Bay Pavilion, 4pmBIG FAT RARO - Cox's Bay Pavilion, 5pmANUANUA PERFORMING ARTS TROUPE - 4pm - 6pm, Grey Lynn Park playgroundM4URI M4STA - 4 - 6pm, Grey Lynn Park Sculpture TrailNEIL FEATHER - 4pm path next to the Opou creek, Cox's BayDADSONIC/HARKNESS 4pm - freely roving! 5pm - path next to the Opou creek, Cox's BayDIAMOND BLAZER - 4 - 6PM in the bush, near the boardwalkBIG BOX MEN - Hakanoa Reserve, 4 - 6pm
KRAUS - effervescent psych-noise wonderland - June 19 only
DRORGAN - mutant stomp party
STEEL'N BEATS - the glory of steelpan - June 19 only
BIG FAT RARO - electro improv from the Wheke Fortress - June 26 only
M4URI M4STA x HASJI - electro taonga puoro out of the wilderness
SHINDIG - old time is a good time - June 19 only
NEIL FEATHER - The Present-Day Instrument Inventor Refuses to Die
DADSONIC/HARKNESS - Revelatory Sounds for Close Listeners - June 26 only
BIG BOX MEN - Zero-Waste Percussion Cacophony
DIAMOND BLAZER - Les Voix Mysterieuses des Synthetisuers
SAXOBROS - Gaudy Kiwi Honk Fest - June 19 only
PRESS RELEASEIf the music industry has struggled to respond to the logistical problems imposed by venues, music itself can still see a way forward, judging by the subtle and strangely beautiful Pathway festival in Auckland’s Grey Lynn, on Sundays June 19 and 26th.A low-key, low-budget affair, Pathway stations a series of performers in the natural environment, timed around twilight. Audiences of all ages will be free to roam the free, socially-distanced and un-ticketed late afternoon event, encountering music that evokes a conceptual riverside pathway.Grey Lynn Park covers part of a system of waterways that pass beneath the streets, through Hakanoa Reserve, Bayfield Park and Cox’s Bay/Opoutukeha where the Opou stream flows out to the sea. In pre-colonial times, the neighbourhood was a place of fishing, flax-gathering and gardening.Pathway’s offerings will be largely instrumental and unamplified, drawing upon a diverse range of scenes and traditions, offering audiences an experience of contrast, fascination and surprise.Artists to encounter include cacophonous found-percussion duo Big Box Men (Drummy & Guestspeaker), as well as an intimate set by the Dadsonic-Harkness duo of iconic NZ composer Phil Dadson (From Scratch) and multi-instrumentalist/producer Darryn Harkness (New Telepathics, King Ketchup and Loud Ghost). Mutant stomp / party band Drorgan (Ben Holmes and Hermione Johnson) will perform, taonga puoro meets electronic music with performances by M4uri M4sta (artist Abigail Aroha Jensen) and Hasji, deep improvised electronica from Big Fat Raro, and the uncompromising music of underground psychedelic pioneer Kraus.Acclaimed American instrument inventor Neil Feather will appear, there will be a set of mysterious synthesizer music from Diamond Blazer, and for dancers the Steel’n Beats ensemble will provide a set of steel pan music at Grey Lynn Park playground - drawing on Trinidadian classics and pop - plus for trad music fans, there’ll be virtuoso old-time, country and blues from the Shindig duo of David Ward and David Khan. The festival will be completed by the the gaudy delights of the Saxobros - kiwi pop classics by way of New Orleans-style marching band, (plus low-budget LED lights).The event will run continuously from 4-6pm on both Sunday 19th and 26th June. The event is zero-waste, and audiences are encouraged to bring weather-appropriate clothing for the walk, which takes approximately 60 minutes. Buses are available on both Williamson Avenue and West End Road, with numerous facilities for car parking along the way.A downloadable programme / map of the Pathway festival will be available from pathwayfestival.carrd.coPathway Festival is supported by the Local Activation Fund Programme, administered by Tataki Auckland Unlimited on behalf of the NZ Government.