Rollicking Bluegrass meets One part folk, two parts country, two parts soul.

New Zealand’s progressive bluegrass supergroup You, Me, Everybody and folk pop duo Looking for Alaska are teaming up for a double bill of acoustic Americana at the Tuning Fork. While Looking for Alaska has soul on their side and You, Me, Everybody was birthed in bluegrass, both bands have built a reputation for blending folk and Americana sounds.  This will be a night that will engage the heart in ways that in equal measures have you tapping your toes while reaching for another pour from the bottle to dull the heartache.

You, Me, Everybody (Aotearoa Music Awards’ Best Folk Artist Finalist for 2021), have gained national recognition for pushing boundaries to create their own form of New Zealand’s progressive bluegrass. Their music challenges the usual rhythms and chord patterns of traditional bluegrass to create songs that feature more complex and nuanced emotional subjects such as alienation and isolation, in addition to the staples of whiskey, love and loss. With a wider audience since their appearance on Netlfix’s Sweet Tooth, the band are looking forward to getting out, playing tracks from their previous releases and trying new material. 

Looking For Alaska offer up a sound rooted in country-style guitar and soaring harmonies woven together at their very fibre, their sound is intensified by their on-stage chemistry. The duo's familiarity, closeness and authenticity is fuelled by their real-life romance, creating a magnetic performance style that captivates their audience time and time again. Finalists for the Taite Music Prize’s Best Independent Debut Album, 2017, Amy and Aaron deliver everything from thigh-slapping, foot-stomping folk sing-alongs, to poignant heart-rending ballads drenched in melancholy.