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Music & radio heard in NZ homes from the late 50s – mid 70s: Part One
Whenever I interview musicians for the NZ musicians’ book, I ask about the music they heard when they were growing up. Quite by chance my sister & I ended up having this conversation a few months ago. She is almost 10 years younger than me which means our experiences were different. But first to Maureen…
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Spectrum (plus one): Mike Rudd & band deliver a sterling show – August 10, 2018
Spectrum plus one (the one being Brendan Mason from Madder Lake) gave a sterling first half to the Spectrum – Madder Lake Show at the Kingston City Hall on Friday August 10. It was a busy night for Brendan: he was in both bands. The Banquet Room at the City Hall is one of the…
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Field, See & Mason at the Yorkshire Stingo, Abbotsford: Sunday July 22, 2018
I hadn’t see the now ‘international stars’ Lindsay, Sam & Glyn perform since late April. This time they were in the beer garden at a different inner city Melbourne pub. They delivered three great sets. Sam was at his rascally best, with Lindsay describing them at one point as ‘a cowboy & two New Zealanders’…
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Marc Hunter Anniversary Show: Satellite Lounge Saturday July 14, 2018
A group of Melbourne-based musicians delivered a show Saturday night to celebrate Marc’s life & his long career in music. The band including Kiwi bass player Roger McLachlan was excellent. Of the five singers the stand-outs were Mick Pealing (from Stars), Joe Creighton and the keyboard player in this band, Michael Oliphant. Joe, as a…
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Marc Hunter: 20 years since his death
It was 20 years ago; on July 17, 1998 when Marc died. He had a great voice & the Dragon music he helped to make brings as much delight today as it did when it first came out. Marc grew up in Taumaranui in a household where music was often heard. After completing high school…
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