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Keith Leon Potger , ( born 21 March 1941 ), is one of the founding members of the Australian pop - folk group The Seekers . He was born in Ceylon ( now Sri Lanka ) and is of Burgher descent . In the Seekers , he played twelve string ___MASK39___ ( a 1967 Maton Special SS200 / 12 ), mandolin and banjo , and sang . He has been the vocal , and often instrumental , arranger for the group throughout its career . Potger contributed the song " All I Can Remember " on the Seekers last studio album " Seen in Green " as well as co - writing ( under a pseudonym ) the single " Emerald City ". On The Seekers studio album Future Road , Potger wrote or co - wrote four songs : " Guardian Angel / Guiding Light ", " Circle Of Love ", " Forever Isn ' t Long Enough ( For Me )" and " Future Road ". The New Seekers are a British - based pop group , formed in 1969 by Keith Potger after the break - up of his group , the Seekers . The idea was that the New Seekers would appeal to the same market as the original Seekers , but their music had rock as well as folk influences . They achieved worldwide success in the early 1970s with hits including " I ' d Like to Teach the World to Sing ", " You Won ' t Find Another Fool Like Me " and " Beg , Steal or Borrow ". The Seekers are an Australian folk - influenced pop quartet , originally formed in Melbourne in 1962 . They were the first Australian pop music group to achieve major chart and sales success in the United Kingdom and the United States . They were popular during the 1960s with their best - known configuration as : Judith Durham on vocals , ___MASK1___ , and tambourine ; Athol Guy on ___MASK36___ and vocals ; Keith Potger on twelve - string ___MASK39___ , banjo , and vocals ; and Bruce Woodley on ___MASK39___ , mandolin , banjo , and vocals . Paul Layton ( born Paul Martin Layton on 4 August 1947 ) is an English musician and former child actor . He is best known for being the bassist and vocalist of the group The New Seekers . In his career he has sold more than 35 million records worldwide .