During their busiest years, 1814 were one of the hardest-working touring reggae groups in Aotearoa. Their growing fanbase sent their first three official albums into the Top 20, despite very little attention from local media and commercial radio. The remarkable story of the band could fill a documentary, and probably will. However, there’s only one way to start this story and that is with the Colbert family, who started 1814 all those years ago. It all began in 1999, when Patu Colbert started playing music with his sons Jimmy and Shaun Colbert. The family was based in Kaeo, near Kerikeri in Northland. Between 1999-2003, they started playing at church, small community events and writing music at home. People in the community were enjoying the music, so the band grew a little bigger with the addition of backing vocalist Katherine Te Haara-Atama [more] AudioCulture.co.nz