Pitcairn Music
A group of Tahilians came to Pitcairn in 1789 and started the Pitcairn music.
The group consisted of Ron and Maurcen toward of Melbourne, Andrian Cook, who
had flown down to Pitcairn from Tahili and other distant points for the
celebration of 150th anniversary of Pitcairn. They were a wonderful group of
people who created wonderful Pitcairn music..
Tom Lloyd was an editor of the newspaper who played wonderful music and sang
holy song in the Church and published this song in the newspaper. The
Pitcairn music that he made and song was truly called the “music to my
ears”- every harmony and lyric saying, “This is Pitcairn; this is the
Pitcrainers Norfolk”.
As the band waited at the airport for their flight back to Auckland and as
the flight was delayed they played the much memorable music and song so
beautifully that all people at the airport also started dancing with the
rocking Pitcairn music in the small, neat but crowded Pitcairn Island
Airport.
The Pitcairn churches were filled with the tourists on Sunday night to
listen to the Pitcairn music. The singers also sang “Pitcairn Anthem” in the
church for which people gathered in the church on Sunday night. It was joy
for the tourists to come to Pitcairn and to take some tune off from their
work to get some knowledge about the history of a number of the musicians of
Pitcairn and Norfolk.
Mesaldars Warren was one of the Christian who settled in Pitcairn only to
learn about their music. Music and songs in Pitcairn had particular
significance for her. Most of Meralda’s songs were not very famous but yet
the music was really outstanding. Her most famous music that was composed by
her was on the historical roots of two island communities.
Away on Pitcairn, in the blood and the Bounty’s gone were her some
collections. Meralda’s songs include “Pitcairn Places”. The Pitcairn music
was also played in the wedding celebrations. This music was also played on
the stage performances. One of the big events that were held in Pitcairn was
known as Bounty Day in which 3,000 people participated.
The Pictairners were dressed in the most colorful dresses that looked like
that Hawaii dresses. They looked so rich and beautiful. The musicians sang
sweet songs that are still remembered today.
The Pitcairn Anthem is the national anthem of the Pitcairn islands. God save
the Queen is the official National Anthem of Norfolk Island, however, come
ye blessed is the unofficial anthem that is sung at most island events. The
Pitcairn singers were free in composing a song on the Pitcairn history. Some
of the singers who created beautiful songs on the history of Pitcairn were
Susan Pedle, Don Ehristian Reynolds, Peke Evans, Bevery Simpson and Kath
King.
They sang and played music around the whole of the celebration week of
Pitcairn. The celebration week was held in Pitcairn and the town was
decorated so beautifully that hundreds of people came in the cars from far
off to watch this Celebration week and enjoyed the music and dancing. As the
singers sang the songs people cheered them by whistling and clapping. Such
was the music of Pitcairn that everybody danced on the tunes of the music
and made mercy. .