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Northumberland Down Under

 

In January 2001 I took part in the "Northumberland Down Under" Piping Tour of New Zealand. This was a tour of the North Island by more than twenty Northumbrian Pipers from the UK, Germany, New Zealand, Australia and Canada.

 

And here's the UK contingent re-uniting in Rothbury in September 2001:

 

 

During the three weeks we were in New Zealand, we played  concerts at :

 

  • The Quaker Settlement - Wanganui - 13 January 2001

 

  • Botanical Gardens - Wellington - 14 January 2001

 

  • Old St Paul's Church - Wellington - 14 January 2001

 

  • Molly Malone's - Wellington - 15 January 2001

 

  • Cat and Fiddle - Hastings - 17/18 January 2001

 

  • Celtic Inn - Palmerston North - 19 January 2001

 

  • Tawiti Museum - Harawa - 20 January 2001

 

  • Council Chamber - New Plymouth  - 20 January 2001

 

  • The Left Bank - Hamilton - 21 January 2001

 

  • Biddy Mulligan's - Hamilton - 22 January 2001

 

  • RSA Club - Tauranga - 24/25 January 2001

 

  • Greerton Hotel - Tauranga - 25 January 2001

 

  • Auckland Folk Festival - Kumeu - 26/27/28 January 2001

 

Thanks to everyone who put us up - and made our stay so enjoyable.

 

 

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