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      • Peter Irwin Cape (19 January 1926 – 30 May 1979) was a New Zealand singer, songwriter, writer and radio producer. He is best remembered for his simple folk songs, including "Taumarunui On The Main Trunk Line", "She'll Be Right" and "Coffee Bar Blues".


      Early life


      Cape was born in Helensville, north-west of Auckland. He was educated by Correspondence School, and in the 1940s he went on to study for a Bachelor of Arts in English, philosophy and psychology at The University of Auckland, where he was the Craccum editor for part of 1948, and then 1949. After graduating, he worked for a time as a freelance journalist.


      Career


      In the 1950s, Cape undertook theological studies at Selwyn College, after which he was ordained as an Anglican priest. He subsequently took a job as talks producer for the New Zealand Broadcasting Service. His first songs were recorded in 1958. He is best remembered for his songs "Taumarunui On The Main Trunk Line", "She'll Be Right" and "Coffee Bar Blues". His music is often seen as capturing a deliberately rural and disconnected side of New Zealand that was not shown by contemporary artists, with most music performed in New Zealand during his career being covers, or otherwise heavily influenced by international trends.
      In 1963, he was promoted to director of religious and arts programmes at the New Zealand Broadcasting Service. In the 1960s, Cape also served as the Director of Volunteer Service Abroad. In later life Cape authored a number of books on New Zealand's contemporary visual arts and fine artists. He also wrote an autobiography, titled An Ordinary Joker.


      Personal life


      In 1952, he married Barbara Henderson. The marriage ended in divorce in the 1970s. He lived in Richmond until his death 1979 at the age of 53. His ashes were buried in Kaukapakapa, near his birthplace, in 2019.


      Discography


      A selection of Cape's recordings are listed below:

      All Black Jerseys
      Black Matai
      Bullocky
      Charlie's Bash
      Coffee-Bar Blues
      Down the Hall on Saturday Night
      Feet Fish
      Fetch 'Em On
      Gumdigger
      I Don't Want To Be a Kiwi
      Inter-Island steamer Express
      May, The Drover's Daughter
      Nativity (New Zealand Christmas)
      Okaihau Express
      Old Joe Becher and Young Joe Bayer
      Poor Unfortunate Boy
      Pussycat
      Rainbird
      Scotty The Roadman
      She'll Be Right
      She's A Great Little Town
      Spell-Oh!
      Talking Dog
      Taumarunui On The Main Trunk Line
      Taumata...
      The Monde Marie
      The Stable Lad
      The Swagger
      Tramcar
      You Can't Win


      References




      External links


      Peter Cape - A Search for National Identity

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