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💚💚 Beautiful comments about our Flow show - 💚💚 Beautiful comments about our Flow show - thanks to Rick, the host of our Foxton show. Our absolute pleasure to come and sing and play to such an attentive audience. 💚💚

@rick.moonman 

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💚💚 hearts full! 💚💚 A HUGE thank you t 💚💚 hearts full! 💚💚

A HUGE thank you to @rick.moonman and his wife Christine for inviting us to their house to play our music.

I really enjoyed the conversations afterwards - beautiful observations, feelings, sharing your own stories and histories that intertwine with these poems. Tears and smiles. Thank you for that. Also! So many comments in particular about Andrew’s use of the ebow with his guitar playing.

So much thanks. 

#theflowcollective #flowfoxton #beautraisxdevegt #nzmusician #poetryandmusic
"Let it all pour out" Airini Beautrais - Pour, fro "Let it all pour out"
Airini Beautrais - Pour, from Flow: Whanganui River Poems, VUP 2017.

Our track Pour is hitting streaming tomorrow - pre save link in the bio. Recorded live in the @whanganuivenuesandevents Royal Whanganui Opera House on their fantastic steinway. Yeahoo!

#newmusic #flow @airinibeautrais @ororecordsnz @spotifyaunz #theflowcollective
FOXTON See you soon! The Flow Collective are comi FOXTON
See you soon!

The Flow Collective are coming to Foxton - hosted by Rick
To get tickets email Rick
kiwimoonman@me.com or phone
021 742 596
On this day last year we had just loaded into the On this day last year we had just loaded into the The Royal Whanganui Opera House to spend a few very precious days recording our album.

We had an absolutely incredible team involved. A massive thanks to Dave and Ferg, and Carla & Maria and all those behind the scenes who helped us out. I'll post some more behind the scenes. Not to mention my incredible band mates!

For now - we have two new track coming to online streaming! Girl with baby in a cornfield and Tree-Oh.
Presave link in bio.

📷 thanks to @carladonson 
@whanganuivenuesandevents
Merry Christmas to all! New track! Link in bio. #n Merry Christmas to all! New track! Link in bio. #newmusic #spotify #nzmusician #beautraisxdevegt #flowalbum #theflowcollective
Surveyor’s Grave “Send for the doctor, walk th Surveyor’s Grave
“Send for the doctor, walk the track
Lay me down, lay me down
But I’ll be done before you’re back
Oh lay me down on the moss.”

Quote from "Surveyor's grave" poem by Airini Beautrais, from her book Flow: Whanganui River Poems. Victoria Uni Press 2017. Page 34.

💚 Track 1 & 2 off the album are out on streaming services. Link in bio. Go have a listen! 💚

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"A road to map, we worked the chain Lay me down, l "A road to map, we worked the chain
Lay me down, lay me down
We worked in sun, we worked in rain
Oh lay me down on the moss"

Quote from "Surveyor's grave" poem by Airini Beautrais, from her book Flow: Whanganui River Poems. Victoria Uni Press 2017. Page 34.

💚 Track 1 & 2 off the album are out on streaming services. Link in bio. Go have a listen! 💚

#beautraisxdevegt #nzmusic #newmusic #singersongwriter #steinway #flowalbum
Take me back ⏪⏪⏪ I was just chatting to some Take me back ⏪⏪⏪
I was just chatting to someone about pianos today and how each one has their own feel and character. Playing the OH Steinway was a lot of fun. What a taonga. 

📸 by @steve_caudwell
💚💚Aroha mai koutou 💚💚 I’m so sorry t 💚💚Aroha mai koutou 💚💚
I’m so sorry to announce we have to postpone our upcoming New Plymouth Flow show scheduled for this Saturday at the 4th Wall Theatre. (Due to covid)

The new date for this show will be Saturday March 4th 2023. Please contact Raewyn at the box office if the new date doesn’t suit you or you want a ticket refund before then.

🗣🗣I want to say a massive THANK YOU to those of you who have bought tickets and were coming along to spent some time with us on Saturday. It means so much to me and the band. 💚💚

Stay safe beautiful people and I’m really looking forward to bringing our show to New Plymouth soon. 

Ngā mihi

Lizzie & the Flow Collective 

📷 by @lizzie_dv 
In the @whanganuivenuesandeventsThe Royal Whanganui Opera House.

#theflowcollective #flowtour #nzmusic #nzmusicians #airinibeautrais #beautraisxdevegt #4thwalltheatre #newplymouth #taranaki
🛑🛑🛑POSTPONED 🛑🛑🛑 Arohanui kouto 🛑🛑🛑POSTPONED 🛑🛑🛑

Arohanui koutou - we are sorry to announce due to sickness we are postponing our FLOW FOXTON show. The new date for this gig will be Sat 28th Jan 2023 4-6pm. 

Rick is happy to refund you or hold on to your ticket till we announce the new date to see if you can make it. 

💚💚💚💚💚

Get your tickets $20 🎟 from Rick
Kiwimoonman@me.com or phoning him on 021 742 596

#airinibeautrais #theflowcollective #flowfoxton #foxton #nzmusic #nztour
A few snaps from our recent sessions at the @thest A few snaps from our recent sessions at the @thestomach.nz finishing off some vocal tracking for our new song. Loads of fun. A big thanks to Nigel for running a smooth ship.

We have some shows coming up! Foxton and New Plymouth. Would love to see you there. #theflowcollective #nzmusician #songwritersofinstagram #kiwisontour #airinibeautrais #poetryandmusic
“Greet me you red-haired ghost, walking tonight “Greet me you red-haired ghost, walking tonight
along the riverbank, your mind aflame
with all that can be said, and can’t….”

Airini Beautrais
Glow in the dark, pg 165 from Flow: Whanganui River Poems, Victoria University Press 2017.

Our next track to go on streaming services - presave link in the bio!

#newmusic #nzmusician #beautraisxdevegt #airinibeautrais #flowalbum #glowinthedark
Drummer appreciation post! Mr Brad doing his thing Drummer appreciation post! Mr Brad doing his thing setting up the kit at @thestomach.nz for our recent recording. 

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So stoked our track Pākaitore is out today. Check So stoked our track Pākaitore is out today. Check it out!
Recorded live at the @whanganuivenuesandevents Royal Opera House with our dear friend Dave behind the desk, mixed and mastered by Nigel @thestomach.nz 
Such an amazing poem by @airinibeautrais and played by the @_flowalbum musicians.
Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou , go give it a stream for us! Link in bio.
"The years move on, and time expands the distance, "The years move on, and time expands
the distance, but the tale persists:
They formed a circle, holding hands,
around this smallest of small lands"

Airini Beautrais, Pākaitore. From Flow: Whanganui River Poems, Victoria University Press 2017.

We are stoked to be releasing Pākaitore onto streaming this Thursday evening! Check it out, pre save link in bio.

@ororecordsnz 
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#whanganui
#pakaitore
Beautiful words from Toni at St Peter’s on Willi Beautiful words from Toni at St Peter’s on Willis in wellington. Thank you! 💚💚

#nzmusic #beautraisxdevegt #theflowcollective #singersongwriter #nzmusician #flow #poetryandmusic
Excited to announce we have been invited down to d Excited to announce we have been invited down to do a show at Foxton Beach. Come join us 💚💚 Sunday arvo 20th November.

Get your tickets $20 🎟 from Rick
Kiwimoonman@me.com or phoning him on 021 742 596

📸 by @nicholejuneproductions 😍

With @hamishjellyman @lizzie_dv  @gourdartsnz @airinibeautrais @ororecordsnz 

#theflowcollective #beautraisxdevegt #nzmusic #singersongwriter #poetryandmusic
We have a new song coming out soon. Friday was suc We have a new song coming out soon. Friday was such a blast, heading over to @thestomach.nz to record the new track. Can’t wait to share it with you soon. It again features the masterful poetry of Airini Beautrais. 

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Jams on! Last night we were prepping our new track Jams on! Last night we were prepping our new track “final whistle” ready to record @thestomach.nz 
Andrew has cranked out his Les Paul for the occasion. Sounds so good! 
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The long wait - our setting of @airinibeautrais be The long wait - our setting of @airinibeautrais beautiful poem is out on Thursday. Pre save link in bio!
#spotifyartist #newzealandmusic #flowalbum #beautraisxdevegt #theflowcollective #songwritersofinstagram
Thank you @globetheatrepn for hosting us the other Thank you @globetheatrepn for hosting us the other weekend. What a fun show. To all those lovely people who came and joined us thank you! 💚💚💚 #filltheglobe #beautraisxdevegt #flowalbum #nzmusic #airinibeautrais
Port Bowen is now live! Go have a listen, link in Port Bowen is now live! Go have a listen, link in bio. I#⛴🚢⛴🌊
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Set up starting the @globetheatrepn 💚💚💚 Set up starting the @globetheatrepn 💚💚💚

Come on down! 7.30pm TONIGHT

16 poems turned into songs about the whanganui Awa written by award winning author Airini Beautrais, set to music by Composer Lizzie de Vegt. 

#manawatu #palmerstonnorth #globetheatre #livemusic #flowalbum #beautraisxdevegt #teherengawakapress #airinibeautrais #ororecords #victoriauniversitypress @ororecordsnz @airinibeautrais @_flowalbum @hamishjellyman @lizzie_dv @gourdartsnz @manawatu_nz @pncitycouncil @muzicnetnz @nzmusiciansandbands @nzmusicmonth
It is certainly a beautiful thing playing music wi It is certainly a beautiful thing playing music with these people! I am really looking forward to seeing what magic happens tomorrow at the Globe. 

Our full Flow show will be on tomorrow night (1st October) at the Globe, Palmy. 7.30pm, door sales available, or you can still grab your tickets online.

Plus programmes ($10) and CDs ($20) bring cash for these two!

See you soon Palmy!
💚💚
@globetheatrepn 

📸 @steve_caudwell from Whanganui Photography.

The band line up just FYI:
On lead guitar: Andrew Wetherall, 
Taonga puoro & BVs: Elise Goodge
Bass, synth bass, synth and BV's : Hamish Jellyman 
Drums: Brad McMillan
Vox, keys and acoustic gat: Elizabeth de Vegt

Featuring the beautiful poetry of @Airini Beautrais from her book Flow: Whanganui River Poems.
I love the process of setting poetry to music. The I love the process of setting poetry to music. There is something about the thrill of creating that excites me and drives me to keep creating. I often find with a beautiful poem that the song writes itself - all I need to do is sit down at the piano/ guitar and not long after I have a fully formed song. It's a bit of a beautiful process. There is something truely magical about these words that Airini has written and setting them to music is a joy.

It's just about two years now since I started writing songs for this project. Such a journey - I was telling the band last night I still have all the original recordings of the songs on my iphone. It's a trip to listen to the original version, knowing what it is today with the fully formed band arrangement and contributions and having our live recordings. A song is the sum of its parts and I have loved how beautifully and carefully the band have considered their parts for these songs. 

We have such a blast playing together!

Bring on more shows, and see you in Palmy Saturday night. 

💚💚 Lizzie

📸 by @nicholejuneproductions
Port Bowen - releasing soon on all streaming! Pre Port Bowen - releasing soon on all streaming! Pre save link in our bio.

This poem tells the story of the ship Port Bowen, which ran aground at Castlecliff, it was salvaged for the war effort (steel etc) and the song talks about what happens to the night guard while he was fishing. 🐟

One of our uptempo tracks from later on in the album with a cranking guitar solo at the end - featuring Mr Andrew Wetherall on guitar. 🎸

Poetry by @airinibeautrais from her amazing book Flow: Whanganui River Poems. (VUP 2017). Song written by Elizabeth de Vegt. Performed by The Flow Collective. Recorded live at the Royal Whanganui Opera House, Mixed and mastered by Nigel Mauchline at the Stomach, Palmerston North.

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… “like a weeping drunk like a turning tide l … “like a weeping drunk

like a turning tide
like a severed head

like a fatted cow
like those who know”

And except of “Pour”, poem by Airini Beautrais from her book Flow: Whanganui River Poems (VUP 2017), put to music by composer Elizabeth de Vegt and performed by the Flow Collective.

If you like our stairway jam and are around the manawatu  this coming weekend come join us at our show at the Globe Theatre. Tickets available, link in our bio or there will be door sales.

@globetheatrepn
@airinibeautrais 
@ororecordsnz 
@_flowalbum 
@hamishjellyman 
@gourdartsnz 
@lizzie_dv 

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Looking forward to our Palmy show - less than a we Looking forward to our Palmy show - less than a week now. Sat Oct 1st at the Globe Theatre Palmerston North
Do you have tickets? Link in our bio!
@globetheatrepn 

📸 @nicholejuneproductions 

#manawatu #manawatu_nz #palmerstonnorth #Palmymusicians #GlobeTheatre #Songwriter #BeautraisxdeVegt #ElizabethdeVegt #TheFlowCollective #flowalbum #AiriniBeautrais #nzMusic #nzmusician #gibson #nord #taongapuoro #tama #tamadrums
🥁🥁Drummer appreciation post! Mr Brad McMilla 🥁🥁Drummer appreciation post! Mr Brad McMillan on drums.🥁🥁 

📷 📸 Ngā mihi to @nicholejuneproductions for the photograph.📷 📸

💚💚 Do you know we have new tracks coming to online streaming? 📡📀 Pre save link in our bio! 💚💚
New music coming to streaming soon! Presave link i New music coming to streaming soon! Presave link in the bio you know what to do. 💚💚💚
We are coming to you Palmerston North! Oct 1st at We are coming to you Palmerston North! Oct 1st at the @globetheatrepn 💚💚

Get your tickets from the Globe box office.

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💚💚Composer and performer Elizabeth de Vegt i 💚💚Composer and performer Elizabeth de Vegt in action at St Peters on Willis. Thanks to @nicholejuneproductions for the photo.💚💚

Did you hear we have a new track on streaming? 🎼 Up to their necks - link in bio!

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Friday this song off our album is being released t Friday this song off our album is being released to all digital music sores. Presave link in our bio.
Still loving our album art work by @kurt_la_roche_artist 
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St Peter’s on Willis! Pōneke - what a treat to St Peter’s on Willis! Pōneke - what a treat to come play here. Here are few snaps I took when we first arrived. Check out the beautiful space - the stained glass, the organ, the lights! This building has been on this site in its current form since 1879 and it’s impossible to not feel the weight of history held within these walls.

Thanks for having us, hope to be back soon.

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💚💚 Ngā mihi nui Pōneke 💚💚 Thank you 💚💚 Ngā mihi nui Pōneke 💚💚

Thank you so much for having us. St Peters was a beautiful place to play in. 🕍
Also big thanks to @nicholejuneproductions for coming to 📸 our show. She took these fantastic photos - I've got a bunch more to post so keep an eye out for that. Also to @muzicnetnz for their help to get Nichole in.

So many people to thank; Toni & Frances from St Peters, Jamie who managed the door & Dave our loyal sound man.

The biggest thanks also to our attentive audience - thanks for listening, for coming up to say hi and sharing your reactions and thoughts about our show. It was so precious to be able to share this music with you.

Our trip was an adventure and a half, we certainly have added some crack up stories to our tour kete. Bring on the next one at the @globetheatrepn.

💚💚 Hearts full! 💚💚 Thank you. 💚💚
@ororecordsnz
Set up ready to go at St. Peter’s! Pōneke see y Set up ready to go at St. Peter’s! Pōneke see you soon! #nzpoetryday #pōneke #stpetersonwillis #tewhanganuiatara #wellingtonmusicians #flowalbum #beautraisxdevegt
Pōneke - we are coming to you! 7.30pm at St. Pet Pōneke - we are coming to you!

7.30pm at St. Peter’s on Willis. 

This is a post to say bring your poetry book along tonight if you have one so you can follow along with the words. If you don’t have one try popping into @unitybookswgtn to buy one!

We also have programmes ($10) and cds ($20) for sale. Bring cash please. The programmes have a bunch of info in it (great if you are a composition geek like me). It has an introduction about the whole project, a key quote from each poem that caught my attention first when I was choosing what poems to set and notes about the composition of the songs. There is also spiels from Elise about her use and purpose of the taonga puoro in the songs - so thoughts about why which particular instrument is used, why she chose it and how it fits with the kaupapa of the song. 

There is also a great band shot taken by @steve_caudwell . The river image on the front of the programme was taken by @sebastian_j_lowe .

The album cover illustration is by @kurt_la_roche_artist 

Can’t wait to see you all tonight and share this music with you.
It’s national poetry day everyone. Go high five It’s national poetry day everyone. Go high five a poet or read some New Zealand poetry.

“Still I write to parliament, but my pleas are rejected. 
All I can do is wander in the night,
and pray Our lady will fill me with her light”
Foundlings - by Airini Beautrais from her book Flow: Whanganui River Poems. (VUP, 2017)

This is a little clip of us in practising “Foundlings” with just guitar. This is an absolutely heart wrenching poem written by Airini. The poem takes you on a journey from the wharves and rocks in the heart of Wellington, right up to the “mud and dust of our farm on the middle Whanganui”, talking about these beautiful children, these foundlings (orphans) being taking into care and having a new life with Mother Joseph and the nuns at Hiruharama. I can highly recommend sitting down with a cuppa and having a close slow read of this poem and let Airini’s masterful words take you on this journey. 

So tomorrow, not very far away from the setting where this poem opens, we are performing the full Flow show right in the heart of Pōneke at St Peter’s on Willis. 16 poems from this book set to music by myself and arranged and performed by The Flow Collective. We will be playing Foundlings and you know I’ll be feeling the resonance and connection between the words and the landscape - I just know already it will feel pretty magical singing these words so close to where the opening of this poem is set.
You can get your own copy of Airini Beautrais' boo You can get your own copy of Airini Beautrais' book Flow: Whanganui River Poems from our local book shop @paigesbookgallery 
They even have our CD there too!

I'll put the link in our bio.

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