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London 21 August

First UK show in almost 7 years (!), West Hampstead Arts Club

Tickets here

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Radio Eins performance/interview

Listen to NC with Judith Hamann & Fredrik Kinbom live on Berlin Radioeins, March 3, 2025 here

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AUSTRALIA/NZ AOTEAROA TOUR, RISING FESTIVAL, NEW RAMPANT OPTIMISM etc.

NED COLLETTE & THALIA ZEDEK AUSTRALIA / AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND TOUR All Australian dates feat. Elisabeth Fuchsia, viola

8/6 - Melbourne AU - Athenaeum, Rising Festival* TICKETS 9/6 - Castlemaine AU - Theatre Royal* 3pm holiday matinee! TICKETS 10/6 - Beechworth AU - Tanswell's Hotel w. Ryan Davis 13/6 - Hobart AU - three shows: Sex & Death Dayspa Mona Museum 1pm w. Leah Senior & Michael Beach Dark Mofo Winter Feast 5:30pm Grand Poobah 8pm w. Leah Senior & Michael Beach 14/6 - Thirroul AU - Frank's Wild Years 3pm! feat. Chris Abrahams TICKETS15/6 - Sydney AU - Red House Earlwood feat. Chris Abrahams plus Ryan Davis  BOOKINGS email duxextra@gmail.com 18/6 - Auckland NZ - Auckland Unitarian Church - TICKETS 19/6 - Wellington NZ - Vogelmorn Upstairs - TICKETS 20/6 - Lyttelton NZ - Lyttelton Coffee Co. (NC only) - TICKETS

*MELBOURNE/NAARM - JUNE 8 - ATHENAEUM, RISING FESTIVAL and CASTLEMAINE - JUNE 9 - THEATRE ROYAL are part of the...

NEW RAMPANT OPTIMISM ROADSHOW

Featuring the songs of: Ned Collette Leah Senior Michael Beach and extra special guest, Thalia Zedek

And the band:

Chris Abrahams (the Necks) - piano Mick Turner (Dirty Three/Mess Esque) - guitar Elisabeth Fuchsia (Bonnie “Prince” Billy) - viola Joe Talia - drums Ben Bourke - bass Jesse Williams - guitar/keys

Everyone in together, one night only at the Athenaeum Theatre, one afternoon only at Theatre Royal. Tickets at Rising Festival and Theatre Royal Castlemaine

Poster by Dan Davis @kinshipgoods 

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End o The Road

Playing the famously wonderful UK fest in August...

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Three NC Band Germany shows

Thu Feb 27 - Leipzig - Hitness Club Fri Feb 28 - Hamburg - Westwerk Sat Mar 1 - Berlin - Sowieso

Featuring: Judith Hamann cello/organ/voice, Steve Heather drums + percussion, Fredrik Kinbom bass

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Solo set Berlin Jan 28

Opening for the wonderful Simon Joyner, from Omaha Nebraska.

@ Bis Aufs Messer – Marchlewski Strasse 107 10243 Berlin Friedrichshain

Concert begins 19:30 sharp!

Artwork Joanie Collette

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Berlin show December 8

Featuring Chris Abrahams piano, Steve Heather percussion

__Neither__ Eisenbahn Str. 12 10997 Kreuzberg Doors 7pm, concert 8pm sharp

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Melbourne show Dec 18

One-off Melbourne show, double header with Judith Hamann + James Rushford

Ned joined by Leah Senior, vocals  &  Judith Hamann, cello

presented by Liquid Architecture

Carlton Church Of All Nations 180 Palmerston St, Carlton 8pm

Tickets here

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Ned opening for Bonnie 'Prince' Billy

...in Germany. All shows duo w. Elisabeth Fuchsia, viola.

Oct 9 - Karlsruhe - Tollhaus Oct 10 - Frankfurt - Zoom Oct 11 - Erlangen - Redoutensaal Oct 12 - Regensburg - Audimax Oct 13 - Munich - Kammerspiel Oct 15 - Essen - Lichtburg Oct 16 - Leipzig - Peterskirche Oct 17 - Hamburg - Kampnagel Oct 18 - Berlin - Pierre Boulez Saal

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US Midwest Tour

NC duo w. Elisabeth Fuchsia, viola Full line ups here

Sep 18 – Louisville KY – Camp Social Club  Sep 19 – Chicago IL – Fallen Log Sep 20 – Rock Island IL – Rozz-Tox  Sep 21 – Omaha NE – Grapefruit Records  Sep 22 – Lawrence KS – Replay Lounge (matinee) Sep 24 – Nashville TN – Vinyl Tap  Sep 25 – Athens GA – Georgia Theater Rooftop Sep 26 – Atlanta GA – The Earl  Sep 29 – Memphis TN – Gonerfest

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New album OUR OTHER HISTORY

LP out September 6 via Sophomore Lounge Records CD/Cassette via ever/never records

Pre-orders available now.

LP Europe/UK: Ned bandcamp OZ/NZ distro: Poison City US/AMERICA: Sophomore Lounge bandcamp Limited CD/Cassette edition ever/never bandcamp

Featuring Leah Senior, Steve Heather, Mick Turner, Elisabeth Fuchsia, Mike Majkowski, Joe Talia, Eamon McNelis, Judith Hamann, Jim White, Fredrik Kinbom, & Chris Abrahams.

Insightful words from beautiful people below...

'Our Other History' is a wonderful new LP by this wandering Berlin-based Melbourne expat. Ned's last album, 'Afternoon—Dusk' was an avant instrumental trio outing with James Rushford and Joe Talia, but 'Our Other History' is a return to delicate, sophisticated song craft of his 2018 masterpiece, 'Old Chestnut.' 

Ned's approach to lyrics, vocals and music shares a melancholic beauty that is both haunted and haunting. His words are often more impressionistic than overt in their storytelling, but his vocals carry hints that recall those of the legendary Roy Harper. But where Harper's attack was often Dionysian, Collette's approach is Apollonian, and the tracks often have a compositional feel with a distinct taste of Canterbury. 

The players this time include old hands, like drummer Steve Heather and pianist Chris Abrahams (of The Necks), but there are a bunch of new players on hand, including Melbourne mates, Jim White and Mick Turner (of Dirty 3 fame) and the folksinger, Leah Senior. All these elements (and more) are fitted together with elegance and allowed space to breathe. 

Collette's music is hard to classify. It exists inside a dynamic flux made up of equal parts post-rock, folk, jazz and avant prog, but it manages to remain plain-spoken and uncluttered regardless of how complex its structure can be when you start parsing it. But why bother? With a record as throughly lovely as 'Our Other History', the best idea is to just relax and let the music flow. Beautifully. 

– Byron Coley 2024 

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I don’t really know Ned Collette. That’s about to change, and I am energized with anticipation. Last summer, I saw Ned in performance here in my hometown of Louisville, KY, accompanied by Elisabeth Fuchsia who had recently become a hero-friend. And it was ‘magical’, ‘alchemical’, engaging and illuminating and inspiring; I witnessed Ned’s and Fuchsia’s almost overpowering fluency with music and with music’s ability to act simultaneously as the medium for communication between performers and with audience. 

I’m bouncing back and forth with how I refer to Ned Collette in this writing. If I always called him “Collette” it might disguise the fact that, should I wish to, I could reach him now, easily, on the telephone or over email, and that our acquaintance continues to grow and just about resembles something I’ve learned can be called friendship. If I only referred to him as “Ned”, though, it would belie the fact that I am humbled by his ability. 

These are songs. They are also sound-pieces, artful constructions of dynamic arrangement. 'Our Other History' is a dreamworld unto itself and, where each song stands on its own, this is one of those increasingly rare beasts: a full-length record to to experience and behold and live in for a while as a whole thing. The contributors’ voices (including the human voice in the cases of Leah Senior and Judith Hamann) bring such significant impact that it is beyond what we think of as musical parameters, getting deeper into the drama and tone of each piece. I would call it “Lyric Music” because the lyric carries much of the weight (not to say burden) of what is communicated. The word dominates, and here the word rewards. When Mick Turner’s guitar enters the scene, I am overwhelmed with joy; and Jim White’s drum playing has never felt more natural and powerful and appropriately modifying than it does here. And then I begin to notice Steve Heather’s drumming everywhere else and am floored by its dusty elegance. But isn’t fair to single out players; I’m being fully subjective, and my perspective changes with each listen. The record as a whole is directed in ways that we understand a movie director oversees the identity of her or his film. 

Ryan Davis and I were driving around the United States not long ago and he played this record in the van. I couldn’t believe that something so fine was also new. But it could only be new; it wears its modernity subtly and surely and is as rewarding a listening experience as I’ve come across in recent times. 

– Will Oldham 2024 

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European Spring Tour

SOLO TOUR w. RYAN DAVIS (USA)

30/5 - Halle DE - X-Berg 31/5 - Blankenburg DE - Walden Kulturwirtschaft 1/6 - Weikersheim DE - W71 2/6 - Amsterdam NL - Zonzij (Paradiso) 3/6 - Freiburg DE - Kommode Eins Konzert 5/6 - Rome IT - Fanfulla  6/6 - Bologna IT - Frida nel Parco 7/6 - Milan IT - ExAlge 8/6 - Guastalla IT - Handmade Festival 9/6 - Zagreb HR - Mochvara 10/6 - Klagenfurt AT - Hafenstadt 11/6 - Prague CZ - Punctum 12/6 - Jena DE - Trafo 13/6 - Leipzig DE - The Ränch 14/6 - Berlin DE - Intertank

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Berlin Band Show

Sat May 25 – Berlin DE – KM28

The Berlin Quintet returns:  Ned Collette guitar and songs, Chris Abrahams piano, Judith Hamann cello and organ, Steve Heather drums, Fredrik Kinbom bass

Karl-Marx-Allee 28, 12043 Berlin Neukölln Doors 20:00 | Concert 20:30

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Feb 29 Berlin, Old Parish Church Lichtenberg

Duo show with Judith Hamann, and a solo cello set from Judith first.

Loeperplatz, 10367 Berlin Tram to Loeperplatz

Doors 7pm | Concert 8pm 15€ at the door

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Berlin band show December 16

House show, Schöneberg. 6pm, all welcome. Write mail@nedcollette.com for address and details.

With Chris Abrahams – piano Judith Hamann – cello Steve Heather – drums Fredrik Kinbom – bass

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European Tour

A lovely handful of dates to end the year... Nov 23 - Blankenburg DE - Walden Kulturwirtschaft Nov 24 - Wetzlar DE - Franzis Nov 25 - Freiburg DE - secret show mail@nedcollette for details  Nov 26 - Colmar FR - Le Grillen Nov 27 - Zürich CH - El Lokal Nov 28 - Parma IT - Borgo Santa Brigida Nov 30 - Roma IT - Fanfulla 5a Dec 1 - Bologna IT - Grabinski Point  Dec 16 - Berlin DE - house show mail@nedcollette for details.

All solo except Berlin, with Chris Abrahams – piano, Judith Hamann – cello, Steve Heather – drums, Fredrik Kinbom – bass

Tickets and venue info here

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US Summer Tour

August 17 – September 3. On the road again as a duo with Elisabeth Fuchsia on viola. Full details and wild lineups featuring Thalia Zedek, Ryley Walker, Sunwatchers and many more, here

Poster Ryan Davis: https://techniquestreet.com