The Wax Birds

Description

A husband and wife acoustic duo covering songs spanning the last 80 years.
Originally from the UK. We have been living in New Zealand for over 4 years and have loved having the opportunity to go out and play our rendition of our favourite songs along side writing and performing our own material which can be found on Spotify and all other major streaming services.

Set-List

COVERS SETLIST (subject to change. Requests accepted given time)
Creepin’ In – Nora Jones
Vienna – Billy Joel
Work Song – Hosier
At Last – Etta James
Ocean Eyes – Billie Eilish
Songbird – Fleetwood Mac
Can’t Take My Eyes Off You – Frankie Valli
Fix You – Coldplay
Time After Time – Cindi Lauper
Come Together – The Beatles
If I ain’t got you – Alisia Keys
Skinny Love – Bon Ivor
Your Song – Elton John
Sitting At The Dock Of ... – Otis Redding
Two Hearts – Gavin James
Wonderwall – Oasis
Change Is Gonna Come – Sam Cooke
Cry Me A River – Ju ... lie London
Shook Me All Night Long – ACDC
Watermelon Sugar – Harry Styles
Feeling Good – Nina Simone
Cheek To Cheek – Ginger Rogers/Fred Astaire
Wanna Dance... – Whitney Houston
Hallelujah - Rufus Wainwright
Fly Me To The Moon – Frank Sinatra
Englishman... – Sting
Fields of Gold – Eva Cassidy
You’ve Got A Friend – Carole King
Stuck In The Middle – Stealers Wheel
Pumped up kicks – Foster the people
Wild World – Cat Stevens
Never Gonna Give You Up – Rick Astley
Guiding Light – Foy Vance
Hey Jude – The Beatles
Dreams – Fleetwood Mac
Thinking out Loud – Ed Sheeran
When I Fall in Love – Nat King Cole
Wrecking Ball – Miley Cyrus
Seven Bridges Road – Eagles
Sweet Child O Mine – Guns n Roses
Turning Tables – Adele
Isn’t She Lovely – Stevie Wonder
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Biography

The Wax Birds are Pete and Joanna Green. Here is their journey so far...
During their teens, in their homeland of Yorkshire, UK , Pete and Jo both started their
musical journeys on two closely knit paths.
Pete began playing bass from 13yo with friends in school. He went on to complete a Diploma
in Music Technology and played in a couple of bands, varying between pop punk, alternative
and rock. Writing and singing most of the material for his first band, he has played many
shows from Scotland down to the UK South Coast, and everywhere in between! They enjoyed
playing festivals, heari ... ng their music get indie air play across London, Yorkshire and the
Midlands. They had the privilege of playing on stages in venues where some of their influences
have played including The Garage in Islington and The Underworld in Camden, London, as
well as The Academy and The Junction in Nottingham. After a few years of this minor
success, the band parted ways on good terms, much to their fanbase’s sadness.
Jo started singing in a church band from 14yo and at 16, after discovering her natural vocal
talents, decided to hone this gift by attended music college. She sang most weeks and at a
number of events before fronting an emo band which was short lived due to musical
differences.
Pete and Jo met through friends around this time and after a couple of years finally hit it off
in the middle of a police raid at a dive bar (blue lights, sniffer dogs and everything!). Knowing
that their interest in music plays in their connection, they have always had the intention of
writing and performing together, performing at a few open mics and private functions. This,
however, went on the back burner when their two girls came along and they decided to set up
their own cafe/delivery business that saw a bit more success than they could handle!
Up until their move to NZ in 2016, Pete and Jo have casually grazed on learning covers and
writing material acoustically and now feel it is the time to fully immerse themselves in their
gifts again. This brings us to now! The Wax Birds regularly perform a good range of covers
spanning the last 80 years as well as recording their own material to share with you! Read More

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Virtual Services Offer

Live Stream

We can provide an online live concert for you. All our songs are listed on streamersonglist, to make it easy for you and your guests to request songs for our set. Please feel free to sontact us for anymore info regarding this service.