Listening Sessions - Wayfinders Trio

Wayfinders Trio (Melbourne)

Assembled in 2017 by drummer/composer Ronny Ferella, Wayfinders Trio is part of an ongoing exploration of group communication and connection through improvised music.  In this instance the trio aims to navigate musical terrain without written or verbal structures, and instead picking up necessary information to convey to the audience, purely through the playing experience.

The name Wayfinders was inspired by the Wade Davis, Massey Lecture series, Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World.

Wayfinders were the ancient Polynesian navigators who used the signs of nature to guide them on their sea journeys. Observations of the stars, the sun, ocean currents and reading the clouds replaced the need for a compass and a map.

It is this deep sense of touch and oneness with one’s environment that The Wayfinders Trio hope to communicate. Completely acoustic and committed to an improvising ethos, the group leans to the ritual of ceremonial music, where everyone involved has the opportunity to experience something completely personal and unique, yet share the experience with all.

Ronny Ferella - Drums

Mark Sheperd - Bass

Jon Hunt - Clarinet