Christchurch Folk Music Club

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.

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.

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.

29 March 2026
Dr T & The Dangerous Women bring a bold and evocative take on Americana music—rooted in tradition, yet strikingly original.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.