Don Clarkson

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Don Clarkson  —  Bass Guitarist with Peter Nelson and The Castaways

Don Clarkson has been revered in Christchurch musical circles for almost 60 years.  His formative years included groups such as The Wildcats, The Downbeats, The Village Gate and Peter Nelson and The Castaways

Don in The Wildcats at St David's Church Hall, Christchurch

Don in an early lineup of The Downbeats

The most successful iteration of the wonderful Downbeats

Don's very last incarnation of The Downbeats

Don in The Village Gate - at The United Services Hotel

Don in an early iteration of Peter Nelson and The Castaways

Peter Nelson and The Castaways on tour ....

The Wildcats and The Downbeats reunited in Christchurch Cathedral 2006 as The WildBeats

Don reunited with Peter Nelson and The Castaways - Christchurch Cathedral 2006

Don reunited with Peter Nelson and The Castaways - Flaxwood Festival 2012

Don (right) reunited with Peter Nelson and The Castaways - Flaxwood Festival 2014