Who could have been prouder last Saturday?
It was of course Greg and Linda Sheppard as their children – the Sheppard band, took on the stage of The Cosmopolitan.
This was the world premiere of their second album and it was happening in PNG.
Linda is usually on tour with her children. Greg however, is based in PNG and tries to attend every concert he possibly can.
But this time, they brought it to him. Brought it to PNG.
The Sheppard siblings grew up here and Linda believes the country has a role in how grounded her children are.
“Emma is feisty and she’ll say it as it is. Amy is kind and more careful of what she says. George is very personable. He just talks to anybody and can start chatting without any hesitation whatever,” said their mother.
“As a group, they are very generous and kind and I hope they always stay grounded and always think about others.
“I think being brought up in PNG has given them that grounding. We’ve travelled all around the world. But born and growing here has really grounded them. They see and understand that not everybody has an easy life,” she added.
“Amy was born here. George came to PNG when he was about 2.5 years old and Emma about 2.5 days old,” Greg Sheppard said.
“We lived up at Tokarara and then shifted to our Ela Beach house and the kids went to school at Ela Murray and then went on to boarding school.”
(Picture by Kennedy Bani)