Raglan twins, Tindra and Vivi Crossland (age 10) won in the Duet Junior section at the New Zealand Gold Guitar awards in Gore during the weekend. They live on a farm near Raglan. They are year 6 students at Southwell School in Hamilton where they are members of the Senior Girls’ Choir. Tindra enjoys acting as well as singing and last year appeared in the Riverlea Theatre’s performances of Oliver! Outside of musical pursuits Tindra enjoys playing netball and cricket. She joins with her twin sister Vivi to perform as a duo called the Blondinis.
Results were:
Junior: Gospel, Zoe Scott (Geraldine); duet, The Blondinis (Raglan); vocal solo, Jenny Mitchell (Gore); NZ Gold Guitar overall winner, Zoe Scott (Geraldine).
Intermediate: NZ composition, Khona Va’aga-Gray (Auckland); group, Outback Hunterz (Invercargill); instrumental, Tangled Strings (Gore); traditional, Khona Va’aga-Gray (Auckland); gospel, Katie Mason (Dunedin); duet, Country Combine (Hinds); country rock, Katie Mason (Dunedin); vocal solo, Katie Mason (Dunedin); NZ Gold Guitar overall winner, Katie Mason (Dunedin).