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Death of Leo De Castro
We have just learnt that Kiwi-born Leo De Castro has died after experiencing poor health for a number of years. His contribution to music in the time he was in Australia was huge. He joined the Browns in 1969 when he arrived, moved on to Leo & Friends then helped form King Harvest which included…
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The Pardoners (Glyn Mason & Sam See) at Gibson’s Wine Bar Saturday Feb 23, 2019
Gibson’s was full. More than full in fact. There were mix-ups with table bookings & very little space to dance. People spilled outside. It was a sheer delight to hear the duo again after a hiatus of a couple of months. Glyn lead with the singing; his delivery every bit as strong as we heard…
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Finding Pete Williams
In the break at the Pardoner’s gig yesterday Sam See (one half of the Pardoners) told me Pete Williams was there. ‘Here?’ I responded. He was. You could have knocked me over with that proverbial feather. I first listened to Pete play when he was in the Meteors with Max Merritt on tour in New…
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Death of Kiwi guitarist Peter Posa
All Kiwis in NZ in the early 60s knew his name & heard his instrumentals often. Tunes like his White Rabbit were favourites on radio in NZ & Australia in 1963. In 1964, this 45rpm was one of the NZ singles that went to Chess Records in the States. It was released there on Interphon.…
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Dave Hogan with Heinous Hounds at the Cherry Bar twice in January
On January 6, Heinous Hounds who are Steve Lucas (g,v); Jerome Smith (b,v); Matt Dwyer (g,v) Dave (h,v) and drummer Ash Davies were on fire and during the first set the place was packed. Matt; Jerome; Ash; Steve & Dave The 4 vocalists take turns to sing. Dave’s first song was C’Est La Vie but…
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