Across the Great Divide

WORLD MUSIC IN A TRUE FOLK ROOTS FUSION.

Prepare your dancing feet, vocal chords and heart! Here come Across the Great Divide, featuring traditional, contemporary and original songs and tunes from Celtic and Americana roots.

Join Karen Jones, Tony Burt and Hanna Wiskari Griffiths as they visit a small town near you in September with Arts on Tour New Zealand, playing 21 venues in 28 days.

Americana dobro player, guitar master and composer Tony Burt, Scots traditionalist on harp, vocals and guitar Karen Jones, and Scandinavian soprano sax player Hanna Wiskari Griffiths bring together instruments and genres which seldom grace the same stage, weaving Celtic airs and Americana traditions into high energy dance tunes, complete with social comment and heritage.  And their message through it all is their love and respect for the shared traditions, friendship, community, unity and whakapapa. A true folk roots fusion!

An Across The Great Divide concert isn’t a quiet affair. Strap yourself in for a wild, toe tapping and emotionally laden journey, perfectly held together by their passion for their traditions.

This is Across the Great Divide’s second tour with Arts on Tour New Zealand. In September 2022, Tony Burt filmed their tour and put together a documentary on the importance of arts in communities.