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Graham Wardrop
Graham Wardrop was born and raised in Dunedin, New Zealand, starting playing music at a very early age. Like so many of his generation Graham was inspired by the music of the Beatles and on a guitar gifted to him, a lifetime passion was born. He played in many bands while at high school and university, the most notable being "Lutha" (1971-73). A good ten years before "Flying Nun Records" and the so called "Dunedin sound" Lutha had recorded two albums of original music, "Lutha" and "Earth" for HMV/EMI Records. Graham composed about half of the songs, the remainder being penned by lead vocalist Garry MacAlpine and his good friend Gordon Spittle. Both albums enjoyed local success and are now regarded in some parts of the world, especially in Europe, as collectors items. Singles "Then I Saw Her Face" and "Stop:the Music Is Over" were very popular and Graham"s song "I Really Only Want to Be With You" was a finalist in TVNZ"s songwriting programme "Studio One". During his time at University Wardrop was heavily involved in writing music for Capping Concerts, folk club events and countless other musical events - sadly to the detriment of his academic studies! The guitar was his focus then, as it still is now. |
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