Timaru Herald chief photographer John Bisset went along to the Summer Folk Festival at Gunn’s Bush, in Waimate, and captured these images.  

 Read the article on The Press.co.nz at the following link: https://www.thepress.co.nz/culture/350222466/canterbury-folk-festival-music-people  

Christchurch Musicians Club Newsletter June 2024.docx

Close to our heart as regular performer and attendee at club concert's, his contribution on the committee of the folk Club, as well as time served as Club President. Ian was recognised as a hardworking and dedicated musician, that brought much happiness and toe...

I was a teenager with my head in the clouds and Dylan songs on my brain and guitar when I first heard this chorus on the radio: “Gliddy glub gloopy nibby nabby noopy la la la lo lo/ Sabba sibby sabba nooby aba naba le le lo lo/ Tooby ooby wala nooby aba naba/ Early...

The Irish Society Hall's Backdrop Showing an artistic talent few expected, commercial painter Nicky McMullan created this widely admired painted scene on canvas in late 1961 from his imagination. The castle does not exist but the skilful composition evokes mystique....

          In Search of Native Song Traditional Folksong Collecting in New Zealand         Article by Phil Garland. Click here to read.  

A slideshow for the Unsung Heroes concert at the Auckland Folk Festival remembering folk legends and friends who are no longer with us.  You are sure to recognise at least one person on this video compilation

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