The Warratahs began playing a residency at Wellington’s Cricketers Arms in 1986, playing a repertoire of country based songs of Jimmy Rogers, Hank Williams, and the like they quickly established a following and a reputation for great live shows. They recorded their debut album "Only Game In Town" which produced singles “Maureen”,”Hands of My Heart”, “Driving Wheel” etc. They toured extensively throughout NZ & Australia building a strong following.

“Too Hot To Sleep” was the second album with the singles “St Peter’s Rendezvous”, “Taranaki” and “Fool’s Paradise”. By this time the band had become established as part of the NZ musical landscape.

Their unique blend of lyrical poetry travels on a bed of country rock & roll, a lot of which embraces the NZ landscape.

The Band has toured with The Highwaymen, Johnny Cash& the Carter family, Billy Joel, Paul Kelly and Sam Hunt.

The Band has now recorded 5 albums: “Only Game in Town”, “Too Hot to Sleep”, “Wild Card”, “One of 2 Things” and their most recent album “Keep On”. They have now sold in excess of 85,000 albums.

Their live shows still have the fire that has always been and although they play the material from their albums, and some of Barry Saunders solo albums, they never go on the road without something new. This is a big part of what has kept The Warratahs flame burning.

The Warratahs:

Barry Saunders
Nik Brown
Sid Limbert
Maurice Newport