Show Credits

Performers

Jodi Vaughan

Gray Bartlett

Brendan Dugan

Patsy Riggir

Hamilton County Bluegrass Band

Presenter

Martin Crump

With the All Star Band

Guitars – Rob Galley

Drums – Bruce King

Pedal Steel Guitar – Red McKelvie

Bass Guitar – Neil Hannan

Backing Vocals – Jeannine Beatie

Musical Director

Mike McCarthy

For Sky City

Teresa Sokolich

Thanks to

Toyota Hilux

Newstalk ZB for tour support

Tour Promoter

Pacific Entertainment – Gray Bartlett

Outside Broadcast Facilities

Television New Zealand

Account Executive

Andy Jacquet

Vision Controller / Lighting

Gavin Jack

OB Technical Producer

Phil Boyle

OB Technician

Guy Thompson

Floor Manager

Piripi Menary

Senior Camera

Nick McPhee

Camera Operators

John Brown

Kenneth Sands

Bevan Crothers

Jimmy Jib

Stephen Moody

JJ Grip

Craig MacErlich

Steadycam

Murray Milne

Vision Control

Nick Roberts

Peter List

Vision Switcher

Elizabeth Colby-Smith

VT Operator

Jenny Greenhalgh

Senior Sound Op

Steve Houston

Sound Op

Peter Nock

Cablers

Steve Balchin

Scott Nicholson

Sara Esperson

Field / Backstage Crew

Camera Operator

Chris Brokensha

Sound Operator

Wendy Adams

Field Director

Glenn Sims

Set Design

Xytech – Peter Van Gent

Sound Mix

Xytech – Peter Van Gent

Lighting

Xytech – Steven Pryor

Television Concert Director

Nigel Carpenter

Mandy Toogood

Offline Editors

Cameron Crawford

Lisa Greenfield

Online Editor

Rowan Asmundson

Sound Post Production

Sound Post

Production Manager

Pamela Cain

Production Co-Ordinator

Sarah-Luise Hornblow

Production Assistant

Kinta Jennings

Network Executive

Tony Holden

Executive Producer

Ross Jennings

Producer

Richard Browes

Highway of Legends

Highway of Legends is a 90 minute television special event that brings together New Zealand’s greatest country music legends for one unforgettable night. It features an exclusive concert performance and backstage footage of country music greats – Hamilton County Bluegrass Band, Patsy Riggir, Brendan Dugan, Jodi Vaughan, Gray Bartlett – and hosted by Martin Crump. During March and April 2005 the true greats of New Zealand country music embarked on one last tour together – the Highway of Legends tour. Responsible for over one and a half million album sales, the last time these artists toured New Zealand, there were double sell-outs. Unsurprisingly, there was an unprecedented reaction to the announcement this time around. The tour was the brainchild of ‘Mr Guitar Man’, Gray Bartlett, who over a lengthy period of negotiation persuaded these amazing artists to tour together just one last time. For many Kiwis, Highway of Legends was the music event of the year and the television special event features individual and group performances by these outstanding artists, together with candid backstage moments and interviews. It encapsulates the legacy of New Zealand’s country music legends for the huge number of fans today, and for future generations of fans of this enduring form of music.