Toast NZ: Regent's Park, 15th July 2006

[drew]

I shall complete the remainder of Hayley's performance in the correct thread.

Watch this space.

[Caitlin]

Well, I've finally found the right place, thanks to Stuart. I love your videos Drew. I can't wait to see more! Thank you so much for posting them.

<3 Caite

[Richard]

Many thanks for the wonderful video, Drew!

Actually nobody painted the moon black, they burnt the toast!!! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif

Also thanks to Andrew for your efforts in moving all the posts to the correct thread. I've just done my bit and increased the text size to normal, so it's easier to read.

Magnificent teamwork yet again! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif

Best Wishes,

Richard

[Andrew]

richnorri said:

Many thanks for the wonderful video, Drew!

Also thanks to Andrew for your efforts in moving all the posts to the correct thread. I've just done my bit and increased the text size to normal, so it's easier to read.

Magnificent teamwork yet again! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif

Best Wishes,

Richard

That calls for a fanfare... which chord would you like for the arpeggio? Or should that be "cord" since threads and rope tricks were the topic of conversation?

Exit stage left...

Andrew

[drew]

Next from the Toast Collection. (Since this song does not appear in the Fenning Edinburgh Edition.)

"May It Be"

Hayley Westenra, Fiona Pears and Al Gurr - Toast NZ, Regent's Park, Saturday 15th July 2006.

www.osmosysoft.com/images/ToastedMayItBe.wmv

More to follow. A Hayley a day keeps the blues away.

[Andrew]

belinda said:

Hi Everyone,

Re " Who Painted The Moon Black "

Hayley seems to sing it when there is a Link to NZ as there was at Toast, Maybe there was a few kiwis at New market.
WPTMB was the song Hayley dedicated to my daughter and i at
The Unicef Concert Last September.

Who Painted the Moon Black was the song they played on NZ Radio,

With Odyssey it is Never saw Blue i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif

Belinda

(Moved from "Concert in Macclesfield 6th August 2006" Thread).

[drew]

Next from the Toast Collection. (Trying desperately hard to catch up with Stuart, I am determined to gain promotion before 23rd September.)

"Ave Maria" (Caccini) - (For anyone that was there, this might be subtitled "Wind in the Willows"!)

Hayley Westenra, Fiona Pears and Al Gurr - Toast NZ, Regent's Park, Saturday 15th July 2006.

www.osmosysoft.com/images/ToastedAveMaria.wmv

More to follow. You can't get enough.

[Steve H]

Hi Drew,

Thanks for the great Video, it sure looked windy, I thought Hayley was going to have the wind get hold of the dress at one point, but as ever the young lady was professional to the end! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif

One more post and you will be promoted to Junior Member, Well done you have made a great contribution to HWI in your first three weeks! keep up the good work.

Best Wishes

Steve

[drew]

And another one from the Toast Collection.

"Scarborough Fair"

Hayley Westenra, Fiona Pears and Al Gurr - Toast NZ, Regent's Park, Saturday 15th July 2006.

www.osmosysoft.com/images/ToastedScarboroughFair.wmv

More to follow. I shall post them all together when I reach the finale.

[drew]

Dear Steve,

You might recall Peter's description of the incident. The wind was strongest during Hayley's first song "Pokarekare Ana", which I unfortunately missed on video as I was listening to the closing bars from Jayson Norris (another HW forum member) in the VIP tent. The wind gradually subsided through the remainder of Hayley's performance. When I put all the videos back into chronological order you may noticed that the polka dots eventually get the better of the wind.

Jayson - Here's one for you.

postscript said:

One, was the dress she wore which was a simple lighweight summer dress of large white on black polka dots. This was not figure-hugging and so billowed like a sail. At one point I thought it was going to blow inside out like an umbrella and she was not wearing any underslip. She was totally unfazed as far as her singing and composure was concerned, in fact she shared a girl-to-girl laugh with Fiona about it during a pause.

She was not helped by a few determined to follow last year's example of over-enjoyment of the liquid refreshments who wolf-whistled their applause at the wind's various impertinences.

She got her own back in a superb Hayley riposte of refined ladylike manners.

'Would you guys like any more beer?'
'Yes' they roared in response, as she had expected.
'Well, you see that tent way back at the other end of the field, it's over there!' They were sober enough not only to realise they had been caught out but gracious enough to recognise her guile and give her polite admonition a good laugh. They also heeded it! I think they also respected the way she handled them. They realised they were on a loser in contesting with her.

Peter

[roger]

drew said:

...I was listening to the closing bars from Jason Norris (another HWI member)...

Is he?

Puzzled of HWI Forum HQ!

[drew]

Yet another one from the Toast Collection.

"In Trutina"

Hayley Westenra and Al Gurr - Toast NZ, Regent's Park, Saturday 15th July 2006.

www.osmosysoft.com/images/ToastedInTrutina.wmv

Please excuse the feathers. I cannot control my wife's hat.

Nearly there.

[drew]

Dear Puzzled of HWI HQ,

Sorry Roger,

He is an "official" HW member, not an HWI member. I stand corrected. (I owe you one.)

I have now removed HWI from the post and replaced it with HW.

And I mis-spelled his name in my original post. It should be Jayson. Apologies.

Anyway, yet another damned fine Kiwi singer.

[roger]

Ah, you mean he is a future HWI member. Now I understand! Good luck to him, anyway.

Many thanks for all these fine videos.

Roger

[drew]

And finally:

"Hine E Hine" - complete version

Hayley Westenra, Fiona Pears and Al Gurr (and the man that is waiting to take Al's piano away to Cardiff) - Toast NZ, Regent's Park, Saturday 15th July 2006.

www.osmosysoft.com/images/ToastedHineEHine.wmv

Time to play "Live from New Zealand", my eyes are going fuzzy.