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
Morris Dancers
Barrie McDonald
Frank Povah
Sophia Bidwell and Russell Gillies
Vicki Smith and David Lloyd
Ian Costello Band
Fab Poetry
Early Hear-Ye Editors
Martingale
Eileen Marciana Reid
The Morris Band
Kay Reid Hudson
Liz Nicol
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Baby Marrow (Lyn de Groot)
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Slim Pickin’s
Ian Costello
Dueling Banjos
Sarah Lawrence
Sue Galvin
Charlie and the Band
Liz Nichol and Eileen Marciana Reid
Presidents Past and Present
Baby Marrow
Gary Elford with Paul Trenwith
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Marg Layton and John Hooker
All Kilted Up
Life Members
The three surviving Life members L-R Russell Gillies, Libby Stuart and Mike Long enjoying themselves and being appreciative of the weekend
Andy Thompson
Andy Thompson
Barry Smith
John Stafford
Kristina Godfrey
Lawrence Morritt
Liz Nicol
Manuka Hunnies
Marg Layton
Mary Cathrine Chetty of Baby Marrows
Peter Morgan
Rob Ferris
Roger Lusby
Rusell George
Sue with the original Rimu Rattlers posters
Tony Hale and Jon Hooker
Wayne Robinson
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Roger Lusby
Kindred Spirit
1 March 2026
Kindred Spirit is an Americana duo from the Foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. Jeff Pardue and Randy Gambill have played music together in various bands for over 45 years, and as a result are Kindred Spirit.
Open Mic Night
8 March 2026
We provide an outlet for local acoustic performers – singers, songwriters & poets all welcome. We encourage all levels – novice or expert – to hone performance skills in front of a sympathetic audience.
The Hummingbirds
15 March 2026
An acoustic collaboration that brings together and presents the collective work of two musical partnerships, The Blues Mamas and the founding members of The Manuka Hunnies.
Dr T & The Dangerous Women
29 March 2026
Dr T & The Dangerous Women bring a bold and evocative take on Americana music—rooted in tradition, yet strikingly original.
Claddagh with opening act The Larks
12 April 2026
Claddagh are a Christchurch-based Celtic Group who toured New Zealand in the 1990’s. Winners of the Folk & Acoustic Music category of the New Zealand Music Awards (now known as the Best Folk Artist Tui) in 1992 for their album ‘Continental Drift’, they are reuniting to perform at the 2026 Canterbury Folk Festival.
The Groomsmen
19 April 2026
Collectively joining forces to form ‘The Groomsmen’ these boys are looking to
take the bull by the horns and deliver the goods at every show.
Moroney
10 May 2026
Mike, Bernadette and Siobhan have been playing music in some form or other, all their lives and nearly all of that on the folk scene. All three are vocalists with a that gift for harmony that seems innate in musical families.
Slaughtered Like Foxes
17 May 2026
Terry and Erin are both established Dunedin musicians reflecting our hearts, town and people.
They are friendly and engage with their audiences. They will draw a mature crowd who are into Dunedin’s Delgirl and Whirling Eddys, as well as being into acoustic NZ roots music, folk and Americana Blues/roots/rock.
Luthier Exhibition and Concert
24 May 2026
The featured luthiers for this Exhibition are Peter Stephen, Steve Barkman, Graham Wardrop, Patrick Murray, Don Milne, Davy Simpson, and Malcolm Locke.
You, Me, Everybody
28 June 2026
You, Me, Everybody hit the road in 2026 for a national tour celebrating Midnight, their new album inspired by the fleeting moment where one day ends and the next begins.