More Info →Clansmen On Their Way to Expo

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 19th August 1992 "The Tartan Clansmen left last week for Seville in Spain, where they will represent Palmerston North at World Expo 92. First stop is Disneyland where the band will perform for three days. The promoter in Los Angeles told the Clansmen they are the first "Down Under" group to be accepted at Disneyland. From there they move to London and on to Seville, where they arrive by September 10. The group was invited to perform at Seville by Expo co-ordinator Max Cryer, who had been impressed by their performance at Brisbane Expo in 1988. Unfortunately the Clansmen could not get a class A rating, which would have meant their tour would be funded by New Zealand's Expo organisers. So they "had to sing for their supper", said fundraising committee chairman Ian Cruden. The group will promote the region in return for the support they have received. The Clansmen will perform outside the New Zealand Pavilion, entertaining the people lining up to get inside. Mr Cruden said they would only perform for short periods because of the tremendous heat."