Roadside Stories

Dunedin's bards


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Scottish poet Robbie Burns is remembered by a statue in Dunedin - but the city has also been home to many other bards, including Thomas Bracken, who composed the words to New Zealand's national anthem, and the counter-culture poet James K. Baxter. A host of latter-day musical bards are responsible for the 'Dunedin sound' - jangly guitars and thoughtful lyrics, mostly associated with alternative music label Flying Nun.
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Roadside StoriesBy Manatū Taonga - Ministry for Culture and Heritage (NZ)