The Two Jimmies (James Wilkinson and Jimmy Young)

by | Jul 14, 2018 | Reviews

Christchurch Folk Music Club The Two Jimmies (James Wilkinson and Jimmy Young) 10 August, 2008 A full-house that spanned the generations, with no seats to be had and a few in the crowd left standing, sums up the preperformance expectations for ‘The Two Jimmies’, James...

Trouble In The Kitchen

by | Jul 14, 2018 | Reviews

Christchurch Folk Music Club Trouble In The Kitchen Club concert – 28 May, by Lorcan Bolster Trouble In The Kitchen are a young, Melbourne based, traditional Irish Music band and a damn fine band they are. Over here in NZ on their first overseas tour they are...

Simon Kerr

by | Jul 14, 2018 | Reviews

Christchurch Folk Music Club Simon Kerr Review by Lynette-Diaz – July 20, 2008 New Zealand native, Simon Kerr, has been living in Australia for the past six months. Leaving his New Zealand band the Acoustic Junkies to go it solo in the big Melbourne pond. During...

Ruth Wyand – Review

by | Jul 14, 2018 | Reviews

Christchurch Folk Music Club Ruth Wyand – Review Club concert – 23 April, by Isabella Miller Bell I really look forward to receiving the folk club magazine and reading through to see who’s coming to town and who’s doing what with whom these...

Rural Delivery

by | Jul 14, 2018 | Reviews

Christchurch Folk Music Club Rural Delivery Concert at Club Sunday 8 October, Reviewed by Margorie Mitchell With “just a desire to entertain” Rural Delivery succeed from every angle. A comedy night – with incidental music – was an understatement offered...

Port Fairy Folk Festival – March 9th-12th, 2007

by | Jul 14, 2018 | Reviews

Christchurch Folk Music Club Port Fairy Folk Festival – March 9th-12th, 2007 By Lance Risk If it is possible to have too much of a good thing, Port Fairy Folk Festival is just that for a hard core Festival haunting Folkie like me. It is like every New Zealand...

Back Porch Music

by | Jul 14, 2018 | Reviews

Christchurch Folk Music Club Back Porch Music Reviewed By Larry Milnes I noticed in a review in the previous Hear Ye that the reviewer closed with the postscript “If you love music don’t flog it off the net” and while I agree with this, a positive...

An open letter from Dunedin

by | Jul 14, 2018 | Reviews

Christchurch Folk Music Club An open letter from Dunedin Okay Canterbury… Now you’ve done it. This was supposed to be raid, for heaven’s sake! This was war. But when we crossed the border between Otago and Canterbury what met us? Nothing! Where were...

Compadres – James Keelahan & Oscar Lopez

by | Jul 14, 2018 | Reviews

Christchurch Folk Music Club Compadres – James Keelahan & Oscar Lopez At Al’s Bar, 31/1/09 Reviewed by Gill Coe From the very first bars, you knew you were in for something special. The big Canadian with his beautiful baritone voice, paired with the...