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Date: Thursday 24th July Cost: €8/6 Doors: 9pm Singer-songwriter Bob McNeill has 3 New Zealand Music Awards (Tuis) for his solo albums and his work with top Scottish band Ben the Hoose. Now one of NZ's top performing songwriters, he is about to release his 3rd solo album FOLLOWING DISTANCE and tours NZ in February 2009. Bob McNeill grew up in Glasgow and emigrated to New Zealand in 1998. He quickly became one of the country's foremost singer-songwriters, and a pioneer of the “New Folk” genre in the country. His songwriting is a unique blend; it mixes the musical styles he grew up amongst, in Scotland and Ireland, with the modern North American New Folk style. The Dominion Post compared him to Jackson Browne, Luka Bloom, James Taylor and Dougie McLean. He now divides his time between Scotland and New Zealand. “A gifted singer-songwriter” – New Zealand Musician “Fine songs” – The Dominion Post newspaper “A singer & guitarist par extraordinaire” – North Herald “Piercing songwriting and razor wit” – Hawke's Bay Today MORE INFORMATION: www.bobmcneill.net