Brendyn Montgomery
mail@brendyn.net
+64 (0)3 545 6157
+64 (0)21 186 7894
12 Harper St, Nelson, 7010, NZ
Brendyn is based in Nelson, New Zealand. He has an M.A. in traditional Irish music performance (1st class honours) and is one of New Zealand’s leading traditional Irish musicians, playing flute, whistle and fiddle.
His solo CD Mountain Air (2003) with Mike Considine (bouzouki) won the ‘Tui’ for best Folk Album of 2003 (NZ music and entertainment awards).
Brendyn performs with a number of different acts at festivals, for recording projects and giving concerts throughout the country and also internationally. Brendyn teaches extensively, giving lectures and courses at universities and lessons to private students throughout the country.
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"Montgomery is an extremely talented whistle player. This Dunedin devotee to all that is Celtic knows his reels inside out, running loops of tunes round one another - even composing his own reels that remain completely faithful to the dedication and feel of traditional Irish session players.”
Dominion post
"the two flutes he [Brendyn] played on the evening are stunning and he is a raconteur and musician of equal merit.”
Northern News
"The leading light in his generation of [New Zealand’s] traditional musicians”
Jimmy Young
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