4-piece Manawatu family group The T-Bar Jays) onstage at the inaugural Mai Farm Festival in the Pohangina Valley. January 2008 saw Billy play with the Emma Paki Band opening the Parihaka International Peace Festival with Emma Paki, Mara TK, Jonathan Crayford, James Davenport, and others. In January 2009, Billy played again at the Parihaka International Peace Festival, this time as part of a reunited Powerhouse. In June 2010 came the release of Gordonia, a feature film with a soundtrack by Billy. The film featured two tracks with the Human Instinct and a new recording, Gordonia Electric Suite. Personal life Billy TK is the father of Billy Te Kahika Jr., also a guitarist, who in June 2020 founded the New Zealand Public Party and Mara Te Kahika. References External links Billy TK Snr Official Facebook Page The Official Billy T K Website AudioCulture profile 1949 births Living people New Zealand guitarists New Zealand male guitarists People from Palmerston North New Zealand Māori people New Zealand Rātanas Levi Smith's Clefs members