Watch: The Frank Burkitt Band’s 13th Floor Video Session

Wellington’s Frank Burkitt Band release their new album, Raconteur, today. 

The quartet traveled up to Auckland to record a Video Session at The 13th Floor. Here they are performing three songs, including their single, Simple.

And here’s more info about the new album from their record company:

Creating a truly genre spanning album influenced by jazz, blues, folk, swing and all things American Roots, The Frank Burkitt Band’s new album Raconteur is out today!

With sweeping strings, a plucky double bass riff and hugely relatable lyrics, Simple is one of 10 songs on the album indicative of Burkitt’s ability to not only convey profound messages and entertaining anecdotes in his songs.

New Zealand audiences will get a chance to experience these true and tall tales in wonderful settings throughout Aotearoa this April when The Frank Burkitt Band embark on a nationwide tour.

 

THE FRANK BURKITT BAND – RACONTEUR TOUR
APRIL
Thursday 5^th              San Fran                            Wellington   (With Bill Hickman)
Friday 6^th                   Globe Theatre                    Palmerston North
Saturday 7^th              4^th Wall Theatre                   New Plymouth
Thursday 12^th            The Boathouse                   Nelson  (With Kim Bonnington)
Saturday 14^th             Murchison Theatre             Murchison
Sunday 15^th               Blue Smoke                        Christchurch (With Adam McGrath)
Thursday 19^th            Common Room                  Hastings
Friday 20^th                 Nivara Lounge                    Hamilton
Saturday 21^st             Vic Theatre                         Auckland  (With Albi & The Wolves)
Tickets from www.frankburkitt.co.nz

 

THE FRANK BURKITT BAND – RACONTEUR
Work So Hard
Simple
Raconteur
Breathe Slow
Paint The Town
The Gypsy Barber
Albert Woodfox
Walkin Right
Too Much Noise
My Heart Waits
The Frank Burkitt Band is;
Frank Burkitt – Vocals, Guitar – Kara Filbey – Vocals, Flute, Percussion – Cameron Burnell – Mandolin, Tenor Banjo, Vocals – James Geluk – Double Bass.