Happiness is Near

Lyttelton's award-winning Delaney Davidson and Barry Saunders, iconic frontman of The Warratahs, have announced their new album HAPPINESS IS NEAR – out on 27 September on vinyl and compact disc, with an accompanying release tour taking the Canterbury luminaries to a variety of cosy halls and venues this spring.
The creative collaboration between these two songwriting legends has produced an album with all the darkness and driving force of Davidson, and the warm, classic sounds Saunders is known for.
 
‘As the album began to stack up, we looked for the balance. Just chucking the songs down. Loose as. Barry playing most of the lead guitar, pulling in some strange Greek psychedelic spirit. It was made in the living room. This was a quieter collection. More folky. Just two guys with their guitars and their songs.’
Delaney Davidson
‘It’s been great working together we both have a love and a view of the world, some of which makes its way into the music, our conversations are as much about family, recipes, films and the way of the world, but music is at the centre of it.’
Barry Saunders