Sound Clip: The Boers Have got my Daddy Sound Clip: Boys of the Southern Cross Sound Clip: Sons of the Colonies Cover of The Boers Have Got My Daddy The South African War led to an outpouring of patriotic sentiments on the part of New Zealanders.
Sporting ties with South Africa during the apartheid years became a source of great debate and division in New Zealand society. Kiwi Records released a 45 to mark the 1960 All Black rugby tour.
New Zealand isn’t famous for its railway songs and has produced little to compare with the American folk classics, but few home-grown folk songs are as iconic as Peter Cape’s ‘Taumarunui (on the main trunk line)’.
Sea shanties, work songs sung on board sailing ships, were a feature of seafaring life in the 19th century. Although most shanties were of British or American origin, some had a distinctly New Zealand flavour.
Back /images/stories/saw/playsound-tn.gif Words by C. Clarke-Irons Music by Allan White Listen now to Boys of the Southern Cross. This clip requires Flash Player 7 or higher.
