Nina Lane & Bryan Owens

Nina Lane and Bryan Owens have been performing, touring, writing and recording music together since their paths crossed two decades ago in the South Island of New Zealand. The duo play contemporary original songs inspired by a fusion of musical genres - an alt-folk bluesy, jazzy, crossover. They accompany themselves on a range of instruments like the bouzouki, mandolin, fiddle and guitar and include well-blended vocal harmonies.

Nina Lane
As a singer-songwriter guitarist, Nina writes about intriguing people and places from her travels, the shifting sands of love and the magnetic pull of her birthplace Aotearoa, always calling her back home. “Her work reflects her love of the natural environment without becoming saccharine” Hauraki Herald. “A musician of dedicated quality and intellect” Paul Ubana Jones. “What stops people in their tracks is her unique voice, a rare instrument with deep glowing tones like liquid honey” Jo Hardy.

Bryan Owens
is an imaginative, multi-instrumentalist and master of soundscapes. As an accompanist he adds layers of colour and texture to the music on a variety of instruments, including mandolin, bouzouki, guitar, fiddle and vocal harmonies. Bryan has recorded and performed with a wide range of musical ensembles from rock bands to singer-songwriters in NZ & America.

The duo have co-produced a new album of original songs called ‘Holding the Flame’ and their public performances include well-refined songs from the new album combined with original lively folk melodies (now available on Bandcamp).