Christchurch Folk Music Club
Welcome to the Christchurch Folk Music Club.
Live Music Lives Here
CONCERTS ON SUNDAY EVENINGS:
Doors open at 7.00pm. Performance starts 7.30pm
VENUE: Irish Society Hall
29 Domain Terrace, Spreydon
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The hall is situated up the long driveway, directly next to Domain Park, and there is plenty of well-lit off-street parking.
DOOR SALES CASH ONLY: Tea, coffee, biscuits, and cake are available during the break, also bar facilities for cold refreshments throughout the night, Eftpos available for purchases only, no cash-out facility. Folk Club and Irish Society members please remember to bring your membership card for licensing purposes.. Non-members sign in at the bar.
Folk music is ‘music which covers multiple genre music styles’. We vary the weekly concerts, giving variety for all age groups and music preferences.
The Folk club is an inclusive club made up of members, visitors & performers with a common appreciation and love of performing arts & music. Audiences are often prompted to participate throughout the concerts when appropriate. There is always the opportunity after concerts to interact with performers and discuss instrumental techniques, and a great social way to get to know members and performers alike.
The Club supports local musicians and groups, as well as facilitates many International Performing Artists throughout the year, many of whom are launching CDs or are renowned internationally for their particular chosen musical genre and expertise. We also facilitate occasional ‘open mic’ nights, allowing artists (both amateur and professional) to perform at the club while being supported by a professional Sound Technician & sound equipment. This is a wonderful experience for amateur musicians to gain microphone experience, and an excellent opportunity to share their music with an appreciative audience.
Concerts consist of two 50 min performances, split by a 20-minute break. Tea, Coffee & Cakes are available at halftime. Toilets on site.
We have reduced rates for music students with ID cards.
Club membership is a minimal fee, and entitles members to a $5.00 reduced weekly door charge, a copy of the ‘Hear-Ye’ newsletter, which is circulated regularly. The Hear -Ye, informs you of the upcoming weekly concerts, the performers’ music styles and backgrounds, entry fees, club activities, email reminders, and provides discount vouchers from Music Works.
The club is well established and has been running in Christchurch for 50 years by a committee of volunteer members. Please speak to a committee member if you have any questions/concerns if you think you might be interested in joining or becoming more involved in the club activities.
Please like our Facebook Page for reminders of upcoming concerts & musical events.
Also: like the ‘Kiwifolk’ Facebook page for regular updates on nationwide folk club concerts and musical events.
Come join in, feel welcome, meet new people with similar interests, and most of all…enjoy the music.

Waimate Summer Folk Festival 2023
3-6 February 2023

Jane Cameron
12 February 2023
Lyrical, story-driven, insightful folk. Jane Cameron is a contemporary folk storyteller who brings moments to life that reflect the joy, yearning and sorrow of the human experience.

Sassafras
19 February 2022
Sassafras is based in the Foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. Sassafras is a bluegrass band who pays homage to the Bill Monroe and Flatt & Scruggs era, but also enjoys pushing the edge of progressive Newgrass music as well.

Joël Fafard
26 February 2023
Award-winning guitarist Joel Fafard performs Southern roots and blues classics with the soul of a purist and the showmanship of a seasoned entertainer.

The Wax Birds
5 March 2023
The Wax Birds are a harmonious acoustic duo based in Oxford, Canterbury. Consisting of a husband and wife team with Joanna on main vocals and Pete on guitar and harmonies.

Braggins & Wardrop & Dunne, with guest appearance by Molly’s Remedy
12 March 2023
Braggins and Wardrop and Dunne are three fabulously talented Otautahi Christchurch-based artists who have joined forces and are now creating wonderful music together. They encapsulate what fine performance is all about – innate talent, super musicality and wonderful storytelling.

Enda Kenny
19 March 2023
For over three decades, Dublin-born Enda Kenny has delighted festival audiences across Australia and toured internationally to a dozen countries. His annual tours to UK and Ireland have established a reputation as a cracking entertainer with a razor wit and a swag of songs you’ll want to join in with.

The Dee Street Band
26 March 2023
The Dee Street Band is a Dunedin-based band who play original folk, blues, rock, and protest music, with the occasional sea shanty thrown in for good measure.

We Mavericks
14 May 2023
Nominated for Best NZ Folk Artist 2022, they pack punches but bring songs to heal the scars. Lindsay Martin’s masterful strings and vocals meet Victoria Vigenser’s magnificent voice, in driving rhythms and a connection, you have to hear to believe.
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