Hopetoun Brown knows how to hit the spot.
This year the hippest two piece brass band around did a great double act with the release of the album Don't Let Them Lock You Up, and wowed the crowd at Womad.
Now, they are performing in Whangārei.
Hopetoun Brown's sound has been described as rough, ragged, gloriously soulful, and unable to be pigeon-holed - their repertoire spanning blues, soul, funk, jazz, Americana and stomp.
Tim Stewart (also the vocalist) and Nick Atkinson, aka Hopetoun Brown, have enlisted the country's finest trumpet player Finn Scholes for a unique journey through rhythm and blues, and a real-road journey that will bring them to Whangārei.