Holdfast
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Andrew 'Hav' Havill (vocals, trumpet), Nat Bristow (bass),Ken Bratten (drums) and Joe McNamara (guitar) were Holdfast. They were a skate punk/ska and pop influenced group and were active from roughly 2000 - 2003. Andrew was previously a member of Flux, and Joe McNamara was later a member of St Lucy. They played shows in Auckland, Hamilton and elsewhere, played at Parachute 2001, and gigs supporting Grannypash, Sommerset, The Bleeders, Strung Out and the Dropkick Murphys. They released a CD EP called Alpha in 2001, the tracks Summon and Katie appeared on the 2001 compilation Against the Wall, and If Only on the 2004 compilation Underground Resistance.
