Able Tasmans

top-class jangly or even baroque-pop auckland band featuring the talents of leslie jonkers (piano / vocals), peter keen (lead vocals), craig mason (drums), jane dodd (bass / vocals), ronald young (synths) and led by graeme humphreys (piano / organ). one of the longest lasting nun bands, the single ''hold me pt. 1'' is a genuine nun classic. sharing vocals across the group (with peter keen taking lead), the tasman''s have a varied output, always with a fun or quirky aspect, incorporating many instruments and musicians from outside the group and certainly maturing as a band through-out their decade long existence. in 1999 flying nun honored their back catalog with a tastefully compiled compilation songs from the departure lounge.