Music - New Zealand's famous contributions

On a lazy Sunday afternoon I was listening to some of my playlists when I came across Lola's Theme by Shapeshifters which set me to thinking about Kiwilands contribution to one of my great passions..... music.

Undoubtedly Hayley Westenra is the best known Kiwi export despite being in the less followed Classic genre. She has performed for Queen Elizabeth on multiple occasions, as well as the Prince's William and Harry. She sang the New Zealand National Anthem at the Rugby World Cup Final (which NZ won). I shall feature a track of hers later; for now I thought I would start with a rather refreshing new artist who recently released her debut single....

Going simply by the name ABBY .... not to be confused with the now geriatric ABBA... a young lady with a surprisingly mature voice which she uses to great effect in this debut work. Definitely not my genre, I am a rocker after all ... but she certainly struck a chord. Give it a listen and share your thoughts in the comments below.

back to said Haley Westenra and then I off to find some Dave Dobbyn's ... I need my rock fix and if memory serves he is the right man for it...

Well, when you age your memory certainly plays tricks on you .... maybe at the tender age I was in the mid-1980's I thought this was rock {shakes head in dismay} ....

All in all I must admit I am underwhelmed by the NZ Rock bands .... so I am going to pander to my own predilection for music and close off with an absolutely unrelated to NZ music contribution track but one which is absolutely related to rock music.... rock but gentle with lazy Sunday in mind....enjoy!!

The mind boggles when acknowledging this track is over half a century old...

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