The Blue Sea Above will be back at Moons Sunday 25th August 2024, 3 – 5pm
We’ll also be back at Christchurch Folk Club in late 2024, details soon.
Keep an eye on our Facebook page…
The Music of Tom Bolton and Dean Hollebon
The Blue Sea Above are part of the lively and diverse Dunedin music scene. Their live shows combine energetic violin improvisation with solidly crafted and strongly melodic songwriting. Dean’s virtuosic, ethereal, and intuitive violin mastery – drawing on decades of orchestral performance – blends beautifully with Tom’s easy style – sweet earthy vocals and compelling guitar rhythms.
Dean Hollebon
Dean has been a member of the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra for over 40 years. He is the conductor of the Dunedin Collegiate Orchestra, and has conducting and teaching roles at Saturday Morning Music Classes, as well as offering private violin tuition. He is a member of the Southern Consort of Voices. He loves making music and savours every performance, finding music expressive, transformative, and immersive. He relishes exploring a different and creative side of music with Tom in The Blue Sea Above.
Tom Bolton
Tom has been playing his original music both solo and in various line-ups for more than 20 years. His songwriting ranges widely, from the time-honoured basics of three chords and the truth, to song structures and progressions that explore unexpected and rewarding new territory. His voice reaches out in a dynamic conversation with his guitar playing, with range and power that still allow for the human vulnerability and essential positivity at the heart of his lyrics.
“Bolton’s knack for winsome-pretty, winning melodies is a cut above 1000 other guys and gals with an acoustic guitar that want to sing to us about love and its discontents. Instead of wasting our time, he fills it with small, steady wonders”
The Big Takeover…
“Tom’s music grabs you before your intellect has a chance to kick in with its jaded analysis, and sends you on a wave of daydreams.”
Music Zeitgeist…