by Emily Kraakman | Aug 23, 2021 | history
Christchurch Folk Music Club Remembering Christchurch hangouts of the 80s and 90s Recently, an academic friend pointed me towards the word solastalgia. Solastalgia is a kind of homesickness for a place that no longer exists, a “place that you did not leave but...
by Emily Kraakman | Aug 23, 2021 | history
Christchurch Folk Music Club Father of NZ folk music – Otago Daily Times 8 April 2017, Dave Cannan/contributed folk musician. Phil Garland may have been a born and bred, TrueBlue Cantabrian, but as the self-styled ‘father of New Zealand folk...
by Emily Kraakman | Aug 5, 2021 | Reviews
Christchurch Folk Music Club Lindsey Shields: Singer/Songwriter from Dunedin Lindsey Shields Dunedin based singer and songwriter with her own take on things personal and political, on topics as diverse as Harrison Ford brought her warmth to a cold night to warm the...
by Emily Kraakman | Aug 5, 2021 | Reviews
Christchurch Folk Music Club Graham Wardrop & John Wright, talented local singer songwriters Friends, Graham Wardrop and John Wright gave a night of insightful songs, highlighting their personal creations as well as performing songs together. Some old, some new,...
by Emily Kraakman | Aug 5, 2021 | Reviews
Christchurch Folk Music Club BottleLake Junction – 21st March 2021 Thank you to everyone who turned up and supported BotteLake Junction at the Christchurch Folk Music Club concert. A full house is a true recognition of the esteem these three consummate musicians...
