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SONG BIRD

On the third Monday of every month, Steph Casey puts the kettle on and prepares her home for special guests. The singer-songwriter is expecting 10 aspiring musicians from all walks of life to knock on the door, guitars in hand, and gather in her cosy Kapiti Coast living room as the sun goes down. They’ll share some laughs over cups of tea before getting down to business performing among a ‘songwriters’ circle’ – a safe space where artists can give and receive feedback to fine-tune their musical creations.

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