14 May 2022

Trevor Reekie in conversation with Shona Laing

From Music 101, 1:20 pm on 14 May 2022

Shona Laing is an articulate singer / songwriter who surfaced as a result of extensive television exposure on the show 'New Faces' in 1972 with her song 1905 (dedicated to Henry Fonda). Still a teenager she collected gold discs, Rata Awards and represented NZ (twice) in the Tokyo World Song Festival before relocating to the UK where, she was a member of Manfred Mann's Earth Band.

Shona Laing - South

Shona Laing - South Photo: Album Cover

Following her return to New Zealand she released a number of albums for both Pagan and Sony, as well as extensively touring in Australia (Glad I'm Not A Kennedy was a number two single there) and the USA. Shona has an extensive catalogue of material that continues to endure.

David Lange letter to Pagan

David Lange letter to Pagan Photo: Trevor Reekie