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

Love Notes: Women in Harmony exploring aspects of love thru song

30 June 2019
Love love love… it seems everybody’s singing about it, and not surprisingly. Love has the power to affect us in the most profound ways. In this mid-year concert Women in Harmony explores the many aspects of love through an eclectic selection of songs from all genres.

Best Enemies

7 July 2019
Best Enemies is a five piece band made up of members that have played together over the years in different line ups.
Focusing heavily on original songs peppered with covers in the Americana vein.

Hobnail

14 July 2019
Hobnail will be celebrating 25 years of touring far, wide, and tirelessly throughout New Zealand. To mark the occasion they are embarking on a national tour and releasing a “Best Of” album showcasing tracks taken from their 7 studio albums.

Danny Tawhiti and Iain Mitchell: AKA The Long & the Short of it

21 July 2019
Presenting a mixture of trad, acoustic blues and other stuff with some of it taken from their new album: “The Long and the Short of it.”

Ceollu – Tessa White & Jonathan Le Cocq – a Celtic flavour night

28 July 2019
What began as an ‘Irish duo with a twist’ delivering traditional and untraditional songs and tunes in an unexpectedly refreshing style. Now a three-piece, Argene, Kirsten and Mary’s sound is strong in Irish flavour with a hit of rock, pop and jazz