Polestar are a three piece covers band who love nothing more than playing classic rock and pop covers.
Band Members:
Alan Selway
Mark "Lodge" Boyes
Wayne Kirby
The band has many many years experience of playing music whether it be covering songs or playing originals.
Ideal for: dance music for corporate function, private party, wedding
Alan Selway is the front man of Polestar. No stranger to performing live, Alan was a member of the British hard rock band "Vardis", back in the 70's and 80's. Quite at home performing in front of large crowds at Rock Festivals, such as 40,000 people at Reading Rock or the Heavy Metal Holocaust at Port Vale with Motorhead and Ozzy Osborne, or an intimate pub crowd, Alan loves to jump around and interact with the audience.
Currently, Alan is working on a solo album, due for release soon, watch this space.
Wayne Kirby is the backbone of Polestar. Having lived in New Zealand for a number of years, he has been in several covers bands. An old hand at doing the pub circuits, weddings and functions, Wayne is a true professional and a superb drummer. Wayne also enjoys teaching drums.
Mark Boyes grew up in a musical home in Steventon, UK. His mother played piano; taught recorder; and sang in the village church choir. Mark started learning keyboard as a child, and later progressed to the guitar and bass guitar. In the late 90s, Mark played bass guitar in a string of rock cover bands in the Swindon area.
After moving to New Zealand in 2004, Mark played bass guitar in several bands, and later played keyboards in an original’s band, Soulserene, performing at grassroots music festivals. During this time, Mark composed and recorded an original song, Cold on the Mountain, which placed runner-up in the Sounds of Manawatu competition. In late 2018, Mark formed Polestar with Alan and Wayne.
In addition to performing in bands, Mark gained Distinction in his ABRSM Grade 5 Theory examination in 2018, and recently passed his Trinity College Rock and Pop Grade 6 bass guitar examination.
Mark’s favourite bands are Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Pink Floyd.
Marry You
Bad moon rising
Give a little bit
End of the line
Have you ever seen the rain
Substitute
American girl
Sad songs
Feel like making love
Proud Mary
Get it on
Crocodile rock
Heroes
Sex on fire
Can’t buy me love
Lola
Living next door to Alan
Only wanna be with you
Relax
Pretty Vacant
Mama Mia
I got you
Go your own way
What shall we do with the drunken sailor
Children of the revolution
Summer of 69
Land of a thousand dances
Brown sugar
Video killed the radio star
Let me entertain you
Bliss
You really got me
My generation
Sharp dressed man
Wrong way
Why does love do this to me?
Denis Denis
Surrender
Glory days
Jumping Jack flash
April sun in Cuba
I love rock n roll
500 miles
Dancing in the dark
Twist and shout
You took the words right out of my mouth
Be my baby
20th century boy