This is the second single from Timaru's The Plainsmen. They were a Folk/Country band based around the Stringer brothers Norman and Claude. At a time when most New Zealand artists were happy playing covers The Plainsmen wrote all their own marital. Their subject matter was deliberately about New Zealand. Ballad Of The Waitaki sings the praises of the South Island's Benmore dam and hydro-electric power station.
Russell Stevenson
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Piano
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Lex Sinclair
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Bass
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Norman Stringer
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Vocals/Guitar
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Claude Stringer
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Vocals/Guitar
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| Vinyl Discography | ||
| Singles | ||
| Bullocky Jones | HMV | 1967 |
| Ballad Of The Waitaki | HMV | 1967 |
| New Zealand Sunset | HMV | 1969 |
| EPs | ||
| The Plainsmen | Kiwi | 1966 |
| Albums | ||
| And Then We Wrote | HMV | 1967 |
| The Country Sounds Of... | HMV | 1969 |
Recorded off of the 7" vinyl single
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