Making Music - Bill Lake

Bill Lake of Wellington blues/roots institution The Windy City Strugglers takes the podium for this episode from a series for secondary school music students. Accompanied by fellow Strugglers Andrew Delahunty (guitar) and broadcaster/music critic Nick Bollinger (bass), he plays ‘Good Grief’ as an example of the way a song can be written through thinking about a single phrase. However, the main order of business is a beginners guide to the blues and rock’n’roll rhythms he holds so dear (along with a demonstration of guitar playing using open tunings).

I came from Australia to New Zealand in 1967 and I’ve been making music ever since.

– Bill Lake

Key Cast & Crew

Arthur Baysting

Director, Producer

Jeff Fulton

Sound

Stephen Jessup

Sound

David Green

Camera

Anastassia Smirnova

Editor