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Folksong-writers' Angel

Folk Song Makers

Ken Avery James K Baxter Peter Cape Joe Charles John Clark Martin Curtis Bob Edwards

Phil Garland (Phil's book) Dave Jordan Robert Lane (Tex Morton) Gerry Merito Paul Metsers Metzers Sir Apirana Ngata

Tuini Ngawai Jill Rogoff Kath Tait Te Rauparaha Paraire Tomoana Marcus Turner

Folk Story Tellers

John Clarke         Barry Crump         Merv Addenbrooke

GodwitFolk

News of New Zealand folksingers overseas.

Great New Zealand Folkies

Les Cleveland
Mary Seddon of Monde Marie
Mike Harding
Brendan Power
Marg Layton

 

I haven't developed this section much, as yet.
Can anyone help with notes on the following?
And does anyone have a stack of old Wellington Balladeers I could borrow?

Don Toms Willow Mackay Neil Colquhoun Tony Vercoe (coming) Steven & Judith Delft Frank Fyfe Rudy Sunde Acoustic Confusion Debbie Gillanders

Judy Collier Kerry Turner Mahinaarangi Tocker Sugra Morley (coming) Ian & Elaine Johnstone Derek Kirkland (coming) Mary Hubble Mitch Park

Colonial Twostep (coming) Trevor Ruffell Chris Penman Murray & Julie Kilpatrick David McKee-Wright And others ? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(May 14 1999) Thanks to those who have sent information. We're working on it all.

From George Black

Old Wellington folkie George Black, now of Hamilton, sent in this information. Thanks George.

Ron Craig
Ran the Wellington Folk Centre after it was moved from Palmer Street. All the tables in the Folk Centre are from Rank Zerox crates

Jae Renault
Singer in the 60's.

Rod McKinnon
Wanted to be NZ's first commercial folk singer

Arthur Toms, Pauline Harter, Mike Birch
Made up an early Wellington folk group

The Willards
Dick Willard and Sharyn Staley. Very good country/bluegrass musicians. Sharon edited the folk magazine for a long time. Dick plays good autoharp.

Arthur Toms
popularised Peter Cape's songs.

Threepenny Folly
Group in the late 60's did an incredible version of "Haul down lads"

Mitch Park
Bought chorus songs and chorus singing to the public. He, Paul Metzers and two women whose names I cannot recall at the moment made up Kilderkin.

Chris Penman and Jack Penman
Christine is Jack Penman's daughter. Jack would be one of the best traditional singers that I know.

Murray & Julie Kilpatrick
I first remember Murray in the Shez Paree. A fine singer.

Mike Stanley
As good a shantyman as there is. First heard at Raukawa Falls.

Joan Prior
Used to dance in her sets with Jenny Kilpatrick.

The Delahuntys
The protesters par excellent.