Rua (band)
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Rua was a band based in Christchurch
, New Zealand
for more than 20 years. Their musical style was Celtic fusion
, with a range of traditional and original compositions in their repertoire.
Rua performed their farewell concerts at Lyttelton
in December 2001
Christchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
for more than 20 years. Their musical style was Celtic fusion
Celtic Fusion
Celtic fusion is an umbrella term for modern music which incorporates influences considered "Celtic," or Celtic music which incorporates modern music. It is a syncretic musical tradition which borrows freely from the perceived "Celtic" musical traditions of all the Celtic nations, as well as from...
, with a range of traditional and original compositions in their repertoire.
Rua performed their farewell concerts at Lyttelton
Lyttelton, New Zealand
Lyttelton is a port town on the north shore of Lyttelton Harbour close to Banks Peninsula, a suburb of Christchurch on the eastern coast of the South Island of New Zealand....
in December 2001
Members
- Mike Considine - bazouki, percussion
- Jon Hooker - guitars
- Denny Stanway - Vocals, prercussion
- Davy Stuart - viola, citternCitternThe cittern or cither is a stringed instrument dating from the Renaissance. Modern scholars debate its exact history, but it is generally accepted that it is descended from the Medieval Citole, or Cytole. It looks much like the modern-day flat-back mandolin and the modern Irish bouzouki and cittern...
, guitar - James Wilkinson - Vocals, guitar, fretless bass
- Jimmy Young - Northumbrian pipes, whistleWhistleA whistle or call is a simple aerophone, an instrument which produces sound from a stream of forced air. It may be mouth-operated, or powered by air pressure, steam, or other means...
s, fluteFluteThe flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
, percussion
Discography
(incomplete)- The Commonwealth Suite - Ode records 1990. Winner, "Best Folk Album" NZ Music Industry Awards 1990-91
- Live in the Cathedral - Ode Records, 1991
- 10 years After - Live Again in the Cathedral 2001