by Emily Kraakman | Apr 5, 2025 | previous artists
Christchurch Folk Music Club March 2025 Recap Úna Ní Fhlannagáin – Award-winning harpist and Singer Sunday 2 March 2025 Úna Ní Fhlannagáin is a harper and singer based in Galway, Ireland. Rooted in the jigs and reels of North Clare and the sean-nós singing of...
by Emily Kraakman | Apr 5, 2025 | previous artists
Christchurch Folk Music Club Jan/February 2025 Recap Half Light: Rennie Pearson and Bob McNeill Sunday 19 January 2025 Soaring flute melodies, mesmerizing guitar work, award winning songs. A journey of Celtic music with two masters Driving, hypnotic Celtic music from...
by Emily Kraakman | Mar 3, 2025 | history
Christchurch Folk Music Club Press Article – Out & About: Summer Folk Festival held in Waimate Timaru Herald chief photographer John Bisset went along to the Summer Folk Festival at Gunn’s Bush, in Waimate, and captured these images. Press Article...
by Emily Kraakman | Dec 22, 2024 | previous artists
Christchurch Folk Music Club November 2024 Recap Too Many Chiefs Andrew London, Wayne Mason and Rob JoassMates on the road rolling out top quality songwriting and musicianship, with lashings of irony and humour. – East Auckland Times Three songwriters argue over...
by Emily Kraakman | Nov 23, 2024 | previous artists
Christchurch Folk Music Club February 2024 Recap 28 February: George Jackson & Brad Kolodner At the heart of all traditional music lies two important coordinates, the time and place of origin; objective definitions in the ever-evolving aesthetics of folk music....
by Emily Kraakman | Nov 23, 2024 | previous artists
Christchurch Folk Music Club March 2024 Recap 24 March: Unity Concert – Honouring diversity within our community Music knows no boundaries. It transcends language, culture, and borders, weaving its way into the very fabric of our existence. 17 March:...
by Emily Kraakman | Nov 23, 2024 | previous artists
Christchurch Folk Music Club April 2024 Recap 21 April : Christchurch Musicians Club – a musical variety performance It is with much pleasure and anticipation that The Folk Club hosts our cousins from The Christchurch Musician’s Club, to put on a musical variety...
by Emily Kraakman | Nov 23, 2024 | previous artists
Christchurch Folk Music Club May 2024 Recap 26 May: Isabella (Izzy) Miller Bell Aka Ma Bell “My Back Pages” Featuring MA BELL & THE CONNECTIONS Up close and personal with one of the country’s finest acoustic folk blues jazz Celtic soul...
by Emily Kraakman | Nov 23, 2024 | previous artists
Christchurch Folk Music Club June Recap 2024 23 June: Amiria Grenell Daughter of legendary country musician John Grenell, Amiria grew up on a farm in Whitecliffs, Canterbury, where her family hosted decades of music festivals in the back paddocks. She has followed her...
by Emily Kraakman | Nov 23, 2024 | previous artists
Christchurch Folk Music Club July 2024 Recap 28 July: Just Janie Just Janie is a folk musician born and raised in the heart of Central Otago, and currently residing in Ōtautahi, Christchurch where she is pursuing music and art full time. Janie’s lyrical landscapes...
