DESCRIPTION:
On the 17th of January 1912, Captain Robert Falcon Scott arrived at the South Pole to discover Roald Amundsen's Norwegian team had beaten them by thirty-four days. One hundred and one years later, Auckland-based alt-folk band Bond Street Bridge teamed up with artist Emily Cater to produce 'The Explorers Club: Antarctica,' a multi-media story-song cycle commemorating the heroic age of Antarctic exploration.

In February and March of 2013, Bond Street Bridge toured the show on 25 dates around their native New Zealand, appearing in the Auckland, Wellington and Dunedin Fringe Festivals to packed houses, rave reviews, and an award for 'best music' in the 2013 New Zealand Fringe Festival Awards.

'Great God! This Is An Awful Place' tells the story of Scott's arrival at the pole; the bukk of the lyrics are taken from Scott's diary and letters and many lines are quoted verbatim. This video was shot live at the Wine Cellar, Auckland, during the 2013 Auckland Fringe Festival. All audio was recorded live. The images in the projection are used with the kind permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington.

Bond Street Bridge continue to tour the show around New Zealand, with an album and further dates in 2013 arts festivals to be announced soon. Go to http://www.bondstreetbridge.com for more information.

Credits:

Sam Prebble: Music & lyrics, vocal, guitar
Brendan Turner: Vocal and Bass
Dylan Storey: Guitar
Ivy Rossiter: Vocal and percussion
Hazel Gibson: Video direction, camera and editing
Rohan Evans: Live sound engineering
Jared Kahi: Slideshow
Eddie Fifield: Camera
Finn McGowan: Camera

Photo Credits:

The pole party at the Norwegian tent, Antarctica - Photograph taken by Henry Robertson Bowers. Kinsey, Joseph James (Sir), 1852-1936 :Photographs relating to Antarctica and mountaineering. Ref: PA1-f-066-11-4. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://beta.natlib.govt.nz/records/22724017


Members of the British Antarctic Expedition of 1910-1913 at the South Pole - Photograph taken by Henry Robertson Bowers. Kinsey, Joseph James (Sir), 1852-1936 :Photographs relating to Antarctica and mountaineering. Ref: PA1-f-066-12-1. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://beta.natlib.govt.nz/records/22724814


Captain Lawrence Edward Grace Oates and ponies, Antarctica. Kinsey, Joseph James (Sir), 1852-1936 :Photographs relating to Antarctica and mountaineering. Ref: PA1-f-067-007-2. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://beta.natlib.govt.nz/records/23188931
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Captain Scott and group on return of the Southern Party, Antarctica. Kinsey, Joseph James (Sir), 1852-1936 :Photographs relating to Antarctica and mountaineering. Ref: PA1-f-067-032-2. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://beta.natlib.govt.nz/records/23021465