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Blues, folk and acoustic rockers Mark Laurent and Brenda Liddiard will perform at Little & Local, Snells Beach on Friday, April 26.
The husband and wife team have been performing together for three decades, playing grassroots, mostly unplugged music throughout New Zealand, Australia and the United Kingdom.
Brendan Hanley, of the Byron Vista Social Club in New South Wales, says that Mark Laurent plays the blues like his life depends on it.
Commenting on one performance, he wrote: “The highlight of the entire evening took place when Mark launched into some blues, during which he played blistering, brilliant acoustic guitar licks, while voice-mimicking lead guitar sounds note for note, nuance for nuance in a masterful display of technique and taste that stands as one of our club’s most memorable performances to this day. He almost brought the house down.”
Meanwhile, Brenda Liddiard has a voice schooled in folk, protest songs and alternative country music.
Her influences are chiefly English and American acoustic music. She found her niche as a songwriter during her passionate involvement with environmental and anti-nuclear issues dating from the 70s and 80s.
Her album, Box of Memories, was a finalist in the 2013 Tui Awards for Best Folk Album.
At Snells Beach, the couple will present an eclectic mix of material that can be ‘pin drop’ delicate, or sound like a full band.
They pepper their sets with short bursts of poetry and stories of a road well travelled.
Doors to Little & Local Coffee Kitchen open at 7pm.
The concert will be preceded by an open-mic session for local and visiting poets and singers, hosted by Snells Beach poet Mark Raffills.
Mark and Brenda will take the stage around 8.15pm for a 45-minute set.
The concert is the second Live@Little & Local concert for 2019.
Entry is $10 at the door. Coffee and counter food are available.
