Neil Finn & Jim Carter -
Blue Smoke (ANZAC Day / 2015)

Ruru Karaitiana
2015

Commemorating the centenary of the Gallipoli landing, Neil Finn and Jim Carter have re-recorded "Blue Smoke", composed by Ruru Karaitiana in 1940. Jim Carter played steel guitar on the 1948 recording with singer Pixie Williams. A portion of funds raised will support the RSA’s 2015 Poppy Appeal which funds support services for New Zealand’s veterans, former and current servicemen and women and their dependants.

Update, October 2022:
Meeting Jim was one of the highlights of my life . To find a man so interested and engaged with life , music and people, then already in his nineties was a huge inspiration for me . The afternoon we shared and the music we made lives on in my memory . He was simply one of the good guys and a great musical talent . Sail Away Jim RIP