Loyal Songs
TIRRED by loyal and patriotic feeling during the visit to New Zealand of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, a number of New Zealanders, as ‘well as several people in Australia and Britain, found an outlet in writing songs to mark the occasion. Of those submitted to the NZBS several were. accepted and broadcast from various stations during the tour. The songs accepted were mostly simple and melodic and marked by sincerity of thought, and those written by New Zealanders compared more than favourably with songs received from overseas. New Zealanders whose work was accepted and broadcast include K. Keenan (East Coast), who wrote Hail, Gracious Majesty; John Ford (Whangarei), whose song was Welcome and Haeremai; and Mrs. Lilian Cumberworth (Auckland), whose The Queen’s Welcome Song had both ,English and Maori words. Rotoiti, a song accepted from Mrs. J. McFarlane (Brisbane, Australia), was broadcast during the Queen’s stay at Moose Lodge, Rotoiti. One song sent "from Britain-A Royal Toast, by Miss Fiona Miller (London) — was also accepted and broadcast. In addition to these songs, several were submitted which . had already been recorded commercially..
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 30, Issue 763, 5 March 1954, Page 17
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186Loyal Songs New Zealand Listener, Volume 30, Issue 763, 5 March 1954, Page 17
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