Thames Music Group Free Friday Lunchtime Concert - Rob Holding

Our first Friday concert for 2026 – a little more about our performer!!

Rob's parents bought him a miniature grand piano when he was three years old because he'd shown such interest in trying to copy his piano-teacher mother on the big one. That led to a few years of annoying music lessons and several years of even more annoying recitals at Otago University's Marama Hall with the Dunedin Music Society. The focus changed when his father brought home Peter Posa's LP The Mad Hatter. Half a century later it's mostly guitar and vocals with only the occasional foray into piano. Apart from being the sole pianist at the church Rob and his wife Sharon have been attending in Katikati, most of Rob's singing these days is done at markets and retirement homes. Prior to going full-time with Coromandel's CFM you could find him regularly busking in various towns the Waikato and Bay of Plenty. Rob will perform a mix of original works and covers, accompanying himself on both guitar and piano.