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
Open Mic Night
5 May 2024
Perform to an appreciative audience, who will listen, engage and respect your performance. You will be amongst friends.
Isabelle Wolff
12 May 2024
Isabelle Wolff is a German singer/songwriter playing gypsy jazz pop with German and English lyrics
6th Ferris Show
19 May 2024
As in all previous Ferris shows, Robin selects a variety of top tier musicians to perform with this year’s lineup a blend of multiple bands with distinct styles.
My Back Pages
26 May 2024
Isabella (Izzy) Miller Bell Aka Ma Bell “My Back Pages”. Up close and personal with one of the country’s finest acoustic folk blues jazz Celtic soul singer-songwriters.
Waimate Winter Folk Festival
Kings Birthday Weekend Fri 31st May – Monday 3rd June.
A great, homely musical gathering for performers and enjoyers of folk music of all ages and levels of skill, from beginners to seasoned performers.
July Ceilidh
14 July 2024
Known for their nights filled with fun, great music and most of all, exceptional dancing. Bring your dancing shoes and smiles, all that is needed for an evening of merriment and “the best fun to be had with your clothes on”.
Muddy Mama’s Blues Band Live & Bluesy Seasoned with Jazz
4 August 2024
You are invited to lose yourself in some wondrous blues and jazz rhythms, the aim is simple: great music, great fun. Join us as the band holds down a smouldering groove behind Judi’s sultry, bluesy voice and passionate stage presence, for this concert designed to showcase talents and the love of song in a sincere spirit of musical expression.
Gary Elford
8 September 2024
This folk club concert will be 2 small shows. The first “Coming of Age” is a collection of Gary’s works in both verse and song The second is “From Paterson to Prine”.
This features Gary reciting his favorite Banjo Paterson poems which tell the stories of Aussie bush characters and display his love of the genre; Bush Poetry.
Nick Smith
15 September 2024
Nick has a long standing interest in British folk music, attending folk clubs and festivals back in the U.K. before emigrating to NZ 20 years ago. Nick and his family settled in Gisborne for 12 years, where he was an active participant on the local music scene, performing in an acoustic duo and forming a folk / Irish band called Barleycorn.
September Open Mic Night
29 September 2024
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.