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The death of Sandy Edmonds . . .
Nobody in New Zealand knew her real name was Rosalie Edmondson. And that she came from Bootle, just north of Liverpool. In the mid-sixties the family moved to New Zealand. Just at the time Liverpool & the Beatles were coming up in the world. She became immensely popular in NZ. And she was everywhere. On…
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Don McGlashan at Memo Oct 14, 2022
Until Friday night I hadn’t had the chance to see him perform live. And that show had been re-scheduled twice …. But he didn’t disappoint. Now in his early 60s, Don has had a varied career in music & as a teenager thought he’d end up playing French horn in an orchestra. He started out…
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Field, See & Mason at the Oakleigh Bowls Club
This gig on September 25th was the first time I have seen the trio (Lindsay Field, Sam See & Glyn Mason) for a long time. They’ve played lots of gigs since the end of all those lockdowns but for a series of reasons I haven’t got to any. So hearing them, seeing them play live…
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Kevin Borich at Way Out West Sunday Sept 18, 2022
How wonderful to go to a Kevin Borich Express gig again. Last time he was in Melbourne doing shows was in a break between all the lockdowns last year. He has a new 3-CD compilation out, titled Legacy. It features re-mastered versions of songs he has done previously & embraces 3 themes; hot, chill &…
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Death of Kiwi singer Margaret Urlich …
Today came the news that Margaret, who had been battling cancer has died in NSW. She came from the well-known Urlich family & was cousin to Peter & sister of Pat. In New Zealand (before her time working in Australia) she had been in the band Peking Man & later was in the very successful…
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