These photos were taken at the big Finale concert, Rangihoua Estate on Sunday night by myself and Auckland-based photographers Steve Bone and Shelley Wood
In the afternoon before the Festival Finale, Greg Poppleton and the Bakelite Broadcasters played for a luncheon for Medical alumni of Otago University at Venue, Onetangi on Waiheke Island, New Zealand
Greg Poppleton, 1920s-30s singer with Greg Poppleton and the Bakelite Broadcasters, dancing on stage at the Grand Finale, 2016 Waiheke International Jazz Festival. Photo Steve Bone
I took a snap from the stage while chatting in between songs.
And Auckland photographer Shelley Wood snapped me taking that snap!
Greg Chicott sousaphone and Arthur Washington guitar with me on stage. Photo Steve Bone.
Greg Poppleton singing The Charleston through the big, red 1920s megaphone on the stage at Waiheke. Photo Steve Bone.
Kiaora! What a fantastic festival. We hope to return to Waiheke one day. Greg Poppleton thanking the audience and waving kiaora till next time. Photo Steve Bone.
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Then at the last minute a flash of inspiration. I dash out to the front of the hall and make a big entrance through the audience singing ‘Sweet Sue’ into my red 1920s megaphone
The microphones are gone. The 200 people in the hall fall into a hush. Greg sings ‘Sweet Lorraine’, unamplified, with Arthur Washington on acoustic guitar
Greg Chilcott on trombone and Arthur Washington guitar duet ‘On the Sunny Side of the Street’
The finale. Greg Poppleton biding farewell to Morra Hall.
More pics soon by Steve Bone of Greg Poppleton and the Bakelite Broadcasters on stage at the big festival finale at Rangihoua Estate in front of 1500 dancing people.
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The band’s first show was in the Artworks Theatre, Oneroa.
Artworks Theatre, Oneroa. First Waiheke gig for Greg Poppleton and the Bakelite Broadcasters
“FANMAIL ALERT!!! Hi Greg. I “met” you (not in person) during your Friday evening performance at the Waiheke Jazz Festival. I live my life on purpose and in the moment, rarely missing a calling / opportunity. However, during your performance I totally froze when you made eye contact, and I could not bring myself to talk to you afterwards. I regret not telling you that your music has moved and inspired me. Thank you for giving of yourself so generously! With best wishes for your future,” W.T. NZ
With me in the Bakelite Broadcasters for Waiheke were Greg Chilcott (sousaphone and trombone) and Arthur Washington (guitar).
The Friday night bill for the Artworks Theatre was George Washingmachine, Greg Poppleton and the Bakelite Broadcasters, followed by Liam Burrows. A quick snap I took of the audience
The Artworks Theatre audience
A shot of the midnight moon taken on my pocket camera as I strolled the 20 minutes home to Hekerua Bay from the gig
Moon over Waiheke
Saturday afternoon, Greg Chilcott joined George Washingmachine and Arthur at their gig in the Aperitivo in Oneroa. I sat in on ‘Avalon’, changing the title in the second chorus to ‘Oneroa’, singing personally to everyone in the bar, then high-stepping to the exit, waving my hat in a grand flourish to head for the beach.
Took a stroll to Ostend. Since NZ has no poisonous snakes and its one poisonous spider lives in sand dunes, I did what I certainly could never do in Australia – popped in off the roadway into a web-free, snake-free, leech-free and very dense, fern forest. Beautiful!
Fern forest in Waiheke suburbiaRambling through a fern shaded Waiheke gully
Saturday night was the big show at Morra Hall, with Greg Poppleton and the Bakelite Broadcasters supporting LA-based, New Zealand singer/songwriter of melodic, lyric-based pop, Greg Johnson.
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