Here's a band that got together for all the right reasons – to play the music they loved with a bunch of mates down at the pub. There was no vision of world or even national domination as The Warratahs took to the stage at The Cricketers' Arms in Wellington in 1986.
The Warratahs were named by John Donoghue, after a character in Footrot Flats.
A highlight of Barry Saunders’ solo career was opening for Patti Smith and Bob Dylan in Christchurch in 1998. He recalls now that “my part went really well and got a great review. Patti Smith was fantastic, and Bob Dylan came and said a brief hello after.”
Barry Saunders - vocals, guitar
Nik Brown - violin, mandolin
Marty Jorgensen - drums
Rob Clarkson - drums
Nick Theobald - bass, vocals
Mo Newport - drums
Alan Norman - keyboards, accordion
Sid Limbert - bass
Mike Knapp - drums