Matthew Bannister


Matthew Bannister arrived in Dunedin from Scotland with an itch to scratch. Born in 1962, his head was filled with dreams of The Beatles, The Kinks and Fairport Convention. He had a vague notion of making music like they had – big, bold albums defined by great playing and lofty musical experimentation. Songs drenched with harmony, sitting atop soaring melodies and choruses that hooked and just wouldn’t let go.

Fortunately for Bannister, he was in the right place at the right time. Musical change was about to sweep through Dunedin.

Matthew Bannister - Life's A Mistake
Matthew Bannister and The Weather, 2000: Mike Beck, Paula Law, Alice Bulmer and Matthew Bannister
Matthew Bannister outside Experience Music Project, Seattle, Washington, during the 2007 Pop Conference
The Changing Same - Baby Tonight
Positively George Street, Matthew Bannister's 1999 history of his time as a Flying Nun artist. The book caused some controversy at the time (and some solid support) in the music community. 
Matthew Bannister
Dribbling Darts Of Love's Florid Dabblers Voting, 1991
The Changing Same - Nobody Knows (They Can't Be Sure)
The Changing Same - In The Beginning
One Man Bannister - Tomorrow Never Knows (Thirsty Dog, Auckland, Friday September 6, 2013)
Sneaky Feelings: David Pine, Kat Tyrie, Martin Durrant and Matthew Bannister, circa 1983
Sneaky Feelings in the mid-1980s - Martin Durrant, Matthew Bannister, David Pine, John Kelcher
Rubber Solo, 2019
Dribbling Darts of Love: Matthew Bannister, Alan Gregg and Alice Bulmer
The Weather - That's the Main Thing
Matthew Bannister's longtime musical collaborator and partner Alice Bulmer
Dribbling Darts of Love - Hey Judith
The Weather's Aroha Avenue, 2008
Dribbling Darts Of Love's Present Perfect, 1993
One Man Bannister's Birds & Bees, 2015
The Changing Same: Matthew Bannister, Nick Johnston and Stan Jagger
One Man Bannister's debut album, Moth, 2007
Dribbling Darts Of Love's Shoot, 1990
One Man Bannister's Evolver, 2013

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