“Beautiful playing, great musicianship, wonderful ideas. The String Contingent are going places, and quickly.
— CHRIS DUNCAN, ARIA award winning Scots fiddler.
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Hello from TSC, and welcome to all our new fans! Since we last posted, we visited New Zealand for a swift 7 gig 10 day tour, from Invercargill to Auckland. We had a great reception at Dunedin thanks to Peter and Dianne Madill, who put us up, fed us, and organised our concert for us. As most of you know, Peter made Graham’s guitar ‘Maddy’, and since Graham started touring with her in April last year, she has had nothing but compliments.
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Virtuosic instrumental trio The String Contingent compose and perform music of sparkling beauty and originality that explores the full spectrum of musical expression. Australians Chris Stone (violin) and Holly Downes (double bass) with Scotsman Graham McLeod (guitar) integrate disparate musical styles through their own refined acoustic sensibilities
This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.