Ride That Train

The Mid Canterbury Choir is thrilled to bring Paul Ubana Jones to Ashburton to perform with them at the Ashburton trust Event Centre.

Paul is an intimate, soulful performer, an acoustic guitar sensation, winner of three NZ music awards. Paul was born in London to a Yorkshire mother and Nigerian father.

Paul was playing guitar by the age of eleven. After graduating from music college, where he studied guitar, cello and composition, Paul began to forge his own contemporary style, influenced by blues, rock, folk and jazz, which he has developed over the years.

Four decades as a professional performer and nine albums later he continues to perform throughout NZ, Australia, Europe and the USA.

Paul has shared the stage and toured with the best: BB King, Bob Dylan, Norah Jones, Crowded House, Taj Mahal, Keb Mo, Tuck and Patti… and for him, a new experience working with the Mid Canterbury Choir!

He has delighted festival audiences at the Dublin Blues Festival, Byron Bay Blues Festival, Vancouver Island Folk Festival, Blues at Bridgetown and many others in Europe.

In the late eighties, Paul moved to New Zealand, where he still lives.