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Playing live – a small big audience

Posted on 17/06/2014 by Nigel Parry Music

Well, thanks to the staff of Paekakariki 88.2FM for inviting us into the studio, and for looking after us so well when we got there. The audience in the little studio was perhaps five. I know we were actually playing … Continue reading →

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Plenty of music in the Bay

Posted on 21/03/2014 by Nigel Parry Music

High time I wrote a little something about a music festival I was at recently – the Tauranga & Katikati Acoustic Music Festival, 21-22 Feb. This is a totally relaxed event with just one smallish stage, set in a nice … Continue reading →

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The Story Behind the Song – Roll on the Day

Posted on 28/02/2014 by Nigel Parry Music

Roll on the Day is a sad, haunting ballad created by UK folk singer Allan Taylor. It tells of the health difficulties suffered by a working man from the north of England struck down in retirement by a typical industrial … Continue reading →

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