KEEP ON THE SUNNY SIDE. THE NATIONAL BANJO PICKERS CONVENTION HAMILTON NEW ZEALAND

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Year
1970
Reference
F201860
Media type
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Year
1970
Reference
F201860
Media type
Moving image

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Place of production
New Zealand/Aotearoa
Categories
Television
Duration
0:27:04
Production company
Daisy Films
Credits
Producer: Bob Harvey
Director: Warwick Brock
Musician: Frank Sillay
Musician: Stoney Lonesome
Musician: Bill Clifton
Voice: Michael Grace
Voice: Dave Skinner
Voice: Jeff Bendall
Voice: Garth Gibson
Voice: The Hamilton County Bluegrass Band
Camera: Kel Peach
Camera: John Longworth
Camera: Tong Wong
Sound: Wahanui Wynyard
Sound: Tony Small
Editor: David Tossman
Graphic: Mark Dunstan
Still Photography: Alan Lindsay
Script: Alan Smythe
Script: Warwick Brock

A Feltex Award-winning documentary on the 1970 National Banjo Pickers' Convention, in Hamilton. Featured players (each in still photos following the title) are Frank Sillay, Stoney Lonesome, Max Winnie, Bill Clifton “... and others including: the Hamilton County Blue Grass Band”. The still photo of the latter cuts to them playing. Attendees arrive at the Convention campsite at night and the [next] day. Seating is set up in a [sports] hall. Tents are set up. Performers on the outdoor stage with a seated audience. [Organisers] talk over cups of tea at (sign:) “NBPC Headquarters”. Enthusiastic folk dancing in hall. Guitar and [double bass] duet by parked vehicles. A couple walk in shade of trees. Banjo pickers seated on ground at campsite. Performers on stage.