White Line Fever - Fiddler Wanted For Country and Roots Rock Band

WHITE LINE FEVER - FIDDLE PLAYER WANTED FOR COUNTRY AND ROOTS ROCK BAND

White Line Fever are a new Wellington-area country and roots-rock covers band. We formed earlier this year and are open to playing live gigs from now onwards, with our first 3-hour pub gig already booked for November. You can find out more about the band here: https://nzbands.co.nz/lst/13765/white-line-fever-for-live-country-music-and-roots-rock-book-us/

Instrumentally, we cover a lot of ground: electric and acoustic guitar, pedal steel, banjo, mandolin, dobro, piano, bass, and drums. The result is a full, rootsy sound that's not always easy to find around the Lower North Island.

We're building a repertoire that spans the 1950s to the 2020s: mostly mainstream classic and modern popular country, alongside rockabilly, country-rock, roots-rock, honky tonk, Americana, alt-country, and a nod to Australian and New Zealand country.

So far, we've been working on songs by artists like Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, Emmylou Harris, George Jones, Merle Haggard, Johnny Paycheck, Bob Dylan, Chris Stapleton, Miranda Lambert, Keith Urban, Thomas Rhett, Kenny Rogers, Alabama, Brooks & Dunn, The Bellamy Brothers, Dwight Yoakam, Chris Isaak, Roy Orbison, Chuck Berry, Dave Edmunds, The Traveling Wilburys, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Allman Brothers Band, The Byrds, Clint Black, Eddie Rabbitt, Ella Langley, Gretchen Wilson, Jo Dee Messina, Mark Chesnutt, Bobby Bare, Dave Dudley, Delbert McClinton, Tom T. Hall, The Flying Burrito Brothers, The Mavericks, Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, Robert Earl Keen, Radney Foster, Shooter Jennings, Terry Allen, Santo & Johnny, Slim Dusty, Kaylee Bell, James Blundell, James Reyne, The Fargone Beauties — with many more to come.

Repertoire selection is collaborative; everyone in the band has input into the songs we cover, and this will continue to be the case.

This project is about more than just live playing. It's about musical development, a genuine love of country and roots-rock music, and having fun while entertaining people.

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WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR:

Fiddle is often at the heart of great country music, and we'd be really keen to add fiddle to our lineup. We're looking for a fiddler with an interest in country across the decades - including the electric fiddle sounds that have been a feature of the genre from the 1970s to the present day.

Like several other instruments in our ensemble, fiddle adds versatility and depth to a country band's sound. We're open to players of any level of experience, as long as you have the commitment and enthusiasm to develop with the band.

If you play additional instruments - accordion, harmonica, or another stringed instrument - that would be a bonus, though not essential.

A broad appreciation of country music is really helpful: not just recent hits, but likewise not only old school songs. And not just pop country, but likewise not only Americana/alt-country.

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PRACTICALITIES:

We rehearse weekly within reason and are based across the Wellington region. If you're in Wellington city, the Hutt Valley, Porirua, Kapiti, Horowhenua, or the Wairarapa and are willing to travel to rehearsals and gigs, feel free to get in touch.

We're looking for someone with passion, commitment, and a genuine enthusiasm for country music - someone who is actively listening to the genre now, and wants to dig deeper into it.

If that sounds like you, hit the message link below and we'll get back to you. Thanks.