A young country

An episode of a series produced by the Overseas Programme Exchange Service.

Features songs and tales of colonial whalers and sealers who were cast up on the stormy shores of an unknown land. They tell of their hardships, and the reasons why they stayed on to become New Zealand's first settlers. Includes narration between short folk songs.
1) Theme - David Lowston (traditional)
2) John Smith (traditional) (2:27)
3) David Lowston (traditional)
4) Blood red Roses (traditional) (3:07)
5) New Zealand whales (traditional) (2:52)
6) Halfmoon Bay (traditional) (3:55)
7) The fairy fishers (traditional)
8) The Wahine disaster
9) Altered days (traditonal)
10) Run for your life (tradtional)
11) Theme - David Lowston.