Matiu Te Huki - Lead Vocals & guitar,
Tihikura Hohaia - Lead Guitar & vocals,
Anaru Grace - Drums,
Dwayne Patea - Bass Guitar & Vocals,
Derin Thompson - Keyboard & Vocals,
Karla O'Connell - Management,
Charissa Waerea - Management,
SUPPORTING ARTISTS
Mabeth Curians - Percussion,
Roger Rangitaawa - Percussion, Horns & Taonga Puoro,
Alistair Fraser - Taonga Puoro,
Warren Maxwell - Horns,
Yuniere Cuevas Vega (M.C. Revolution) - Out of it vocals, CHUR CHUR!!,
Charissa Waerea - Backing Vocals,
Wiremu - Percussion, Horns & Taonga Puoro.
Influences
Combination of Varied musical backgrounds and love of good roots music, we class our style as Aotearoa Roots.
Committed to making a difference in an uninformed unconscious and unjust world, by bringing uplifting soul felt motivational music.
Picture a warm, sunny summers day on the beautiful Kapiti coast. Where the sea meets hill scapes and untouched native forest. This is the place where Homefire Burning as a band first surfaced early in 2006.
The formation of the band was somewhat unplanned but certainly not unwanted. Matiu Te Huki (vocals/guitar) met Troy Hunt (guitar) and after a few months of jamming with some other musicians, the energy and dynamic was complete.
Homefire Burning is an eclectic group of like-minded musicians who bring the sound of organic, conscious roots & reggae music to the masses. The band will start recording their debut album in october 2006 due for release in Janurary 2007.
The band has been gigging extensively during past 4 months and have appeared on The Good Morning Show & the north island live circuit. They have built a strong live foundation and will be touring & performing that in early 2007 to coincide with their debut album release.
Kia ora HB, Please support the cause (ie. us :) and buy a HANGMAN tee-shirt for $25 - post included! Red or Black with HANGMAN logo in white. Size L. Chur :)
Kia ora Matiu, I'm at 1C Brora crescent, Papakowhai, the northern end of the mway so closer to you. Get off the roundabout at Paremata, past the garage, go parallel to the mway, a few hundrd metres past Mitre 10 and the Paremata school. I'm at One love tmrw, I'm home tonight, at the south coast for the eclipse on thursday, home friday and probably all weekend... 04 233 9889.. U at One Love? I'll be close to stage/foh with a vid cam i expect.
Kia ora I have your DVD's of Parihaka prepared for you, I love to listen the performance, so full of love and caring for humanity, awesome guys..I think you captured the spirit of the festival and spread it around with such ease and smoothness, wish I could have done so much more for you, but limited resource.. anyway lets meetup and korero.. I'm sure you will love to relive the event with the visuals too, I roamed right up the hill and zoomed back down while you played "we are watchin you".. so fitting.. I could have lingered on the three policemen while you sang "enough is enough" but was in a hurry to get back to the stage to capture the end part. chur guys.. paul // moza
Kia ora all.. 180 Parihaka International Peace Festival Music industry pics are up and linked to 1024 versions for you, there are 3500 more so its likely I have you, please feel free to ask. Rakiura Music for more!
Happy New Year guys! All the best for 2008- may all great things come your way. Hopefully will catch you playing somewhere over summer, been too long since I've had a dose of the HFB sound! Much respect..
Kia Ora lads! MUNT fm is having a Parihaka Special next Tuesday the 18th from 2pm til 4pm. We are inviting all bands/artists involved to jump on air, play some tunes and have a BBQ! Let Dayle know if ye can make it! Chur
