Christchurch Folk Music Club
50th Weekend
Finding our folk at the Christchurch Folk Music Club’s 50th celebrations. Thank you Warren Watson for recording these wonderful memories.
Thank you to Tony Hale for selected captions
Life Members
The three surviving Life members L-R Russell Gillies, Libby Stuart and Mike Long enjoying themselves and being appreciative of the weekend.
Morris Dancers
All kilted up
Promenade
Past and Present Presidents
L-R: John Harte (1978), Ian Costello (1981), Mary Chetty (1984), Gill Coe (1986), Julie Adam (1990), Libby Stuart (1991, 2001), Russell Gillies (1994-6, 1998-9, 2002-5, 2008-11), Denny Stanway (1997, 2000), Martin Kraakman ( 2013-7), Steve Stern (2018). 1993 President Neil McLeod present but not in photo.
Charlie and the Band
Early Hear Ye editors
L-R: Peter Morgan, Lyn de Groot, Jenny Kilpatrick and John Stafford
The Morris Band
Kay and Reid Hudson
Liz Nichol and Eileen Marciana Reid
Eileen Marciana Reid
Dueling Banjos
Stephen Stern and Paul Trenwith
Fab Poetry
Rosie Laing
Gary Elford with Paul Trenwith
Another reason for inviting Paul down from Hamilton is that he was selected by Phil Garland as one of two North Island guests to celebrate the opening of the Bedford Row Folk Centre on 30 August, 1969. He has had a distinguished career as a musican, broadcaster and banjo teacher culminating in the awarding of a QSM for services to Country Music. – Tony Hale
Liz Nicol
Dave Evison
Barrie McDonald
Baby Marrow
Mary Catherine Chetty, Lyn de Groot and Alice Faber.
Vicki Smith and David Lloyd
Marg Layton and John Hooker
Sue Galvin
Martingale
Sophia Bidwell and Russell Gillies
Ian Costello
Sarah Lawrence
Barrie McDonald
Slim Pickin’s
Baby Marrow (Lyn de Groot)
Ian Costello Band
Frank Povah
Liz Nicol
Wayne Robinson
Andy Thompson
Roger Lusby
Kristina Godfrey
Marg Layton
Peter Morgan
Manuka Hunnies
with Susan Leigh Grant, Lynette Diaz, Sophia Bidwell and Argene Flack.
Mary Cathrine Chetty of Baby Marrow
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John Stafford
Tony Hale and Jon Hooker
Lawrence Morritt
Barry Smith
Andy Thompson
Rob Ferris
Sue with the original Rimu Rattlers posters
Roger Lusby
Martin and Sue
Ken Hunter
Back to camera is Margaret Garland, centre is Martin Curtis, right is Mike Garland
Martin Curtis with Margaret Garland
Roger Lusby
Mike Garland – One of the Originals
Allan Berke
Arrived in Christchurch in early 1974 from Canada and has remained since. Early repertoire of Gordon Lightfoot songs – Tony Hale
Stephen Stern
Ans Fonteyn and Roger Lusby
L-R Hugh Isdale (original Treasurer 1968), John Flynn with wife Diane who flew in from Perth.
The team back together again
Peter Royle and Eileen Marciana Reid.
Judi Smitheram and Martin Kraakman
Pam Loader, Kathy McDonald and Deirdre Lusby
Maureen in the middle
Turn That Down, Songs that were Banned or Censored- EOY Barbecue
16 December 2018
Local entertainers to pay tribute to some of the greatest songs that have been censored. For example as the Gulf War began, the BBC deemed several songs inappropriate ‘Imagine’ and ‘Six months in a Leaky Boat” were two of these. This is our final concert for 2018, alongside the annual BBQ.
Fiona Pears, Bob Heinz and Keith Petch bringing Gypsy Jazz vibes
10 February 2018
Fiona Pears has performed and recorded internationally over the past fifteen years.
Andrew Lockwood
17 February 2019
Andrew is a UK based solo artist performing mainly acoustic originals; songs of life, love and the human condition inspired by his time within the Melbourne musical community and travels on the road. Intimate and laid back – inviting, organic songs crafted with honest
often raw lyrics upon a canvas of guitar and vocals.
Luca Ciarla – solOrkestra owns the stage with his fiddle
24 February 2019
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