Following on from last month’s release of the single “Seventeen”, Don and the Divorcees are now releasing a limited edition CD of the complete “Bit Players” album. Copies can be obtained by emailing donandthedivorcees@gmail.com.
About Don and the Divorcees
Don and the Divorcees is a collaboration among Te Whanganui a Tara singer-songwriters and multi-instrumentalists Don Mackay, Hollie Wright and Beans Wright (no relation). Each brings their own compositions to the table and we then work together to make the most of them.
As we each tend to write a slightly different style of song, the unifying element of our sound comes from the arrangements featuring tight vocal harmonies over multiple stringed instruments. While this gives breadth and variety to our live performances, it does make us, in marketing terms, seriously genre non-compliant.
We are a bit “old school”. Our songs are strongly centred on the lyrics, which tell stories or paint pictures, and are designed to be listened to. The instrumentation is built around a variety of acoustic stringed instruments (guitars, violin, mandolin, cello and bass). The whole approach is pretty “wooden” and low tech. We see ourselves as “spiritual folkies” performing contemporary songs.
If you want to check out what we sound like live you can follow the link https://www.youtube.com/@DonandTheDivorceesBand. You will find live recordings of five songs from a gig in April 2024. This includes “Seventeen” and 3 other songs that will be on the “Bit Players” album.
“Bit Players” was recorded in June 2024. Recording and mixing was by Warwick Donald, and the recordings were mastered by Mike Gibson.
What next?
Further online releases will follow with further singles schedules scheduled for May and June ahead of the full online album release in July.