An Australian and a Greek walked into a bar… This is no joke. Australian drummer Jim White, of The Dirty Three, and Greek lute player George Xylouris got down to the serious business of making music at Auckland’s Tuning Fork last night, taking the audience on a wild musical ride.
You probably know him as the drummer for The Dirty Three. You’ve probably heard him playing with PJ Harvey, Cat Power or Marianne Faithfull. These days Jim White has teamed up with Greek musician George Xylouris in the appropriately-named band, Xylouris White. The duo will be performing at Auckland’s Tuning Fork on Wednesday, March 8th.
“A heavenly union of Greek lute and Australian post rock” – ***** The Guardian Xylouris White, the duo of Dirty Three drummer Jim White and Cretan lute player George Xylouris will make their debut New Zealand performance with a show at Auckland’s, Great South Pacific Tuning Fork on Wednesday 8 March 2017.