Bernie Griffen and Kirsten Warner present a mix of music and poetry at the Whanganui Musicians' Club this Friday.
Griffen has played in Whanganui twice before, club co-president John Keating said.
"He's an ex-fishing boat captain and reformed alcoholic, a salty sea dog sort of a dude."
His songs are poignant and semi-political. His 29 Diamonds was about the Pike River mining tragedy.
His music has been described as gritty, dark and raw. One critic even asked whether he could be New Zealand's Nick Cave.