Luminous Times Tour kicks off at the Whanganui Musicians Club
A multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, composer, and storyteller … the attributes of folk sensation Graeme James go on and on. His personal story is one of perseverance, serendipity and bravery – performing as a one-man band all around the world.
As a child, music was his first love and he had his sights fixed on being a concert violinist. In high school, he became fascinated with various folk and Celtic traditions and began to perform locally with friends and family.
It wasn’t long until he taught himself the guitar and began writing his own songs. A shoulder injury ended up killing his classical music ambitions and fearing that the dangerous freedoms of a musician’s lifestyle would overtake him, he chose to study teaching in college.
Fate intervened in 2011 after Graeme impulsively bought a loop pedal, in what ended up being an inspired purchase. At home with his new gadget, he experienced a crystalising moment when he realised the various instruments he had picked up throughout the years and that all the music he explored could coexist in real time.
