Tuesday, October 17, 2017
Delaney Davidson is coming to Opotiki with his Magic Lightbox. Photo supplied
REMEMBER the slide show of the returned traveller?
Remember the projected image on a sheet in the living room?
Eastern Bay people can see these old-time images combined with evocative music in Delaney Davidson’s homage to lost ways of storytelling – coming to Opotiki in November.
Blending live music and film, Davidson gives audiences a glimpse of a forgotten time – dusty highways, old Europe, the “new world” of the USA and New Zealand as you’ve never seen it before.
Fresh from the success of his recent European tour, he presents Magic Lightbox at Opotiki’s De Luxe Theatre on November 21.
Artist Laureate of New Zealand 2015, three times winner of the NZ Country Music song of the year award, awarded NZ Country Music album of the year, finalist for the coveted NZ Apra silver scroll award, and winner of One Man Band competition in Zurich, Davidson has earned great praise from the media and huge respect among his peers.
Forging his own identity on the European tour circuit, he has been a strong part of the Voodoo Rhythm Family of Switzerland since 2003 and is building a name for himself in the States.
Initially inspired by the songs of Hank Williams and the Birthday Party, together with the performance styles of Johnny Cash and Buster Keaton, Davidson has synthesized his own unique persona.
The guitar and harmonica have become his trademark, a small battered suitcase a props table for his magic show and looping sounds over each other to achieve that old-fashioned carnival tent sound.
His lyrical content ranges from classic murder ballads to songs with a deeper insight into human frailties, and a sympathy and acceptance of the quirks of life.
Magic Lightbox
- Where: Opotiki De Luxe Theatre
- When: Tuesday, November 21
- Cost: $20
- Book: Opotiki Library or buy tickets at the door.