Swan Fest

Swan Fest was a concert at the Wine Cellar on the 24th of March 2018 in honour of Adison Whitley, following his death on the 14th of February 2018.

Background
On the 14th of February 2018, Adison Whitley of David Adison, Heroes for Sale, milk, NIISA, and CHEATS, committed suicide.undefined

Posthumously his unreleased albums and EPs were released on Bandcamp for free download by his friends and collaborators Reuben Winter and Rachael Charlie. The two also released the compilation album of Whitley's solo work, Forever and Always Rings True, on the 24th of March through Prison Tapes; "a showcase of his progression, his moods, his self-understanding, of his beauty." with all proceeds donated to the NZ Music Commission.undefined Charlie (OPI), Caroles, Greenfog, P.H.F., and Flameboy played Swan Fest, a fundraising event for the New Zealand Music Foundation Wellbeing Service in Whitley's memory and release party for the Forever and Always Rings True cassette, produced by Prison Tapes.{{sup| $2000 was raised and donated on the night.undefined

Each performer's full set was recorded by Rohan Evans and was released as one album, SWAN FEST (LIVE RECORDING), on the 3rd of May 2018 on the David Adison Unreleased Bandcamp account.

Acts

 * Charlie (OPI)
 * Caroles
 * Greenfog
 * P.H.F.
 * Flameboy

Personnel

 * Rachael Charlie - organising
 * Corey Taylor - organising
 * Jordan Wilson-Grell - organising
 * Chuck E Ramone - organising
 * Rohan Evans - sound engineering, mixing, mastering

Links

 * SWAN FEST (LIVE RECORDING)
 * "Forever and Always Rings True" from Prison Tapes


 * Event Page
 * Undertheradar